Explore New Haven by bicycle.
Rock to Rock is a day-long celebration of Earth Day, and of New Haven's rich environmental and cultural resources. Here's how it works: You and a few hundred others will travel between West Rock and East Rock, with celebrations on both sides of the city. Along the way, you will eat tasty food, hear great music, take on environmental service projects, explore Edgewood and Beaver Ponds Parks, and ride Farmington Canal Trail and official city bike lanes

Don't have a bike? Rent one from The Devil's Gear.
Think you're hard-core? Take detours to the top of the two rocks.
Have a little kid in tow? Join us from Common Ground to Edgewood Park.
Families and college students, 20-something hipsters and teenagers, young and old, serious riders and weekend warriors will all be welcomed. Join our rock band.

Support great local environmental organizations.
Your registration fees go to support the organizing partners who are making Rock to Rock run: Common Ground, Solar Youth, and the nature centers run by the New Haven Parks Department. When you collect pledges, you can choose to focus your fundraising energy on one of the following organizations, or have it go to all of the great Rock to Rock participating partners: The Urban Resources Initiative, Common Ground, Solar Youth, New Haven Parks Department, Friends of East Rock Park, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, Friends of Edgewood Park, New Haven-Leon Sister City Project,Sierra Club's Inner City Outings, and Elm City Cycling.

All of these organizations share a commitment to helping New Haven residents explore and learn from the city's parks. And all of these organizations need of additional resources in order to keep their important work strong and growing.

If you have any questions about Rock to Rock, contact Maggie@solaryouth.com.

Last Year: Rock to Rock 2009
THANKS to all those who joined our Rock Band in 2009!

With the help of lots of fine folks and great local organizations, Rock to Rock was an enormous success. Here are the numbers:

1. 250 registered riders joined in the journey from East Rock to West Rock.
2. More than 50 volunteers served food, passed out t-shirts, kept folks moving in the right direction, and helped everything run smoothly.
3. Together, we raised about $10,000 to support the work of Solar Youth, Common Ground, Friends of East Rock Park, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, the West Rock Nature Center, and the Trowbridge Environmental Center.
4. At 71 degrees, and with just a few puffy clouds in the sky, Saturday was a perfect day to celebrate Earth Day and our fine city.

Thanks so much for your support. If you couldn't join in the fun, but still want to make a donation to support environmental education and community-building in New Haven Parks, click here. We'll keep you posted on plans for next year's Rock to Rock.

Our Team Rocks includes Nan Bartow, Ben Berkowitz, Karen Climis, Maggie Dressel, Justin Elicker, Matt Feiner, Kim Futrell, Chris Heitmann, Rebecca Holcombe, Paul Hammer, Paola Rubbo, Karen Kurti-Andersen, Roland Lemar, Joe Milone, Joanne Sciulli, David Streever, Beth Studley, Joel Tolman, Martin Torresquintero, and Alexis Wilcox.

2010 Lead Sponsors!
Top Rock:
The City of New Haven
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
Rock Star:
360 State
Yale-New Haven Hospital
The Devil's Gear
Center for Orthopaedics
Rockin':
Yale University
A1 Toyota
Citizens Bank
West Rock Ridge Park Association
Rock Fans:
NewAlliance Bank
O,R&L
McDougal Center at Yale
Parker's Tangent
YouRenew
CASEUS Cheese Truck
Elm City Kettle Corn
Jack's Concessions

Rock to Rock proceeds support Common Ground, Solar Youth, New Haven Parks Department, Friends of East Rock Park, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, The Urban Resources Initiative, Elm City Cycling, Friends of Edgewood Park, Sierra Club's Inner City Outings, and New Haven/Leon Sister City Project.

Become a sponsor! Your support:

1. Helps thousands of city kids experience nature -- through camps, field trips, and after-school programs.
2. Keeps the city's parks clean and beautiful -- by planting trees, dealing with litter, and removing invasive plants.
3. Provides hundreds of community events -- nature hikes, farm festivals, volunteer days, trail runs.
4. Makes sure New Haven is a vibrant, healthy, safe city -- by preserving greenspaces, encouraging outdoor recreation, and making good use of our parks.

Thanks to our 2009 sponsors!

The City of New Haven, Devil's Gear Bike Shop, Yale Office of New Haven and State Affairs, Elm City Parks Conservancy, Kenny's Custom Interiors, Friends of Edgewood Park, Urban Resources Initiative, Elm City Cycling, Connecticut Rock Gym, West Rock Ridge Park Association, McDougal Center at Yale, Westville Village Renaissance Alliance, Romeo & Cesare, Nica's Market, L'Orcio, Bruegger's, Parker's Tangent, Musical Folk, Amity Bicycles, Regional Water Authority, E-Bomb's Custom Screen Printing, BEEEP, Inc., Chabaso Bakery, Ashley's Ice Cream, Nate's Naturals, Shaw's, Stop n' Shop, BJ's, Shindler Creative, New Haven Bicycle Collective, New Haven Bioregional Group, and many others!