Race by the Riverside started with two Circle Camps counselors and adventure loving friends, Peter and Rex, who wanted to create something that felt like camp: fun, challenging, and rooted in community.

Each year they design the course themselves—mapping trails, placing checkpoints out in the woods to find, and building a day around teamwork and adventure. Racers invite their friends, family, and communities to support their run, helping send kids to Circle Camps along the way.

Circle Camps provides week-long overnight camp experiences for kids and teens who have experienced the death of a parent or primary caregiver at no-cost to families. At camp, kids get to be kids again—spending time outside, making friends, and finding support alongside others who understand what they’re going through.

Every mile hiked and every dollar raised helps create space for healing, connection, and joy at camp.

Thanks for being part of it—from the starting line all the way to camp.

Race by the Riverside 2026

Every Mile Makes Camp Possible