The California Outdoors Hall of Fame recognizes California’s greatest outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen. These are people who have dedicated themselves to advancing the understanding of, appreciation for, and conservation of California’s great outdoors.
Members of the Hall have inspired thousands to take part in the great outdoors and/or conservation, and have taken part in outdoor adventures of paramount impact.
2024 Inductees
Induction Ceremony
Induction for the Class of 2025 will occur at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at the International Sportsman’s Exposition at CalExpo in Sacramento.
Julie Kirby, Bishop Creek Canyon
Nominate
Anyone may nominate an entrant including entrants, who can nominate themselves. To be eligible, nominations must include a 200 to 250-word biography of the nominated person.
ISE, 2020
“In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous” -Aristotle.
Elliot McGucken, Yosemite Valley
About the COHOF
The California Outdoors Hall of Fame honors California outdoorsmen and women who have a commitment to the outdoors, conservation, and the advancement of outdoor recreation.
Making News
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“This 2022 class of the California Outdoor Hall of Fame is a stunner…”
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It was Jim Brown who orchestrated a program that opened the once-closed San Diego city lakes to the public and, in the process, created a template that could be used for off-limit lakes anywhere …
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A salmon conservationist who helped invent an underwater filming technique, one of the world’s greatest hikers, and the man who brought California travel into the lives of millions were voted …
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Maxine McCormick is already a fly-fishing legend. But how can a 15-year-old make her way through a world dominated by retirees?