Outdoor gear lovers will soon have even more brick-and-mortar REI stores to explore, with a half dozen new locations opening in 2025 and 2026.
This week, REI announced it will open in six new communities next spring and summer, including the California cities of Carlsbad, Chico, and Elk Grove. New stores will also pop up in Amherst, N.Y., Durango, Colo., and Lynnwood, Wash. In 2026, the company also intends to add another store in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area and the first in St. George, Utah.
Additional stores for 2026 will be announced as leases are finalized.
“Our store employees are the heart of the co-op, and they welcome everyone to experience our product expertise, resources, and inspiration in support of an active lifestyle,” Mary-Farrell Tarbox, REI vice president of stores, said in a news release.
“Cities that will have new stores represent communities that serve as a gateway to some of the country’s most incredible natural places and where our members currently live or destinations where they love to play outside.”
The new stores will sell the brand’s usual mix of outdoor gear. All the new locations will also have full-service bike shops, which have become more common at REI stores in recent years. The REI in St. George, Utah, will also offer nordic ski hand tuning and snowboard mounting.
REI Store Openings: Details
Spring 2025 Openings
- Amherst, N.Y.: A 25,300-square-foot store at The Boulevard located at 1701 Niagara Falls Blvd., Suite 500. With six REI stores already in New York, Amherst will serve the greater Buffalo area. Earlier this year, REI opened stores in Albany and Ithaca.
- Carlsbad, Calif.: A relocation of REI’s Encinitas store, which opened in 2004. The Carlsbad store will be a larger space at 28,000 square feet in La Costa Town Square at 3415 Via Montebello. REI presently has 11 stores in Southern California. All interested REI Encinitas employees will move to the Carlsbad location.
- Chico, Calif.: A 25,002-square-foot store at Chico Crossroads located at 2101 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway. REI currently has 10 stores in Northern California.
- Lynnwood, Wash.: A relocation of the co-op’s Alderwood store, which opened in 2004, to a larger site about a mile away. The store will be 39,480 square feet and located at Alderwood Parkway Plaza Shopping Center at 19500 Alderwood Mall Parkway, Suite 110. The co-op has 11 locations in the state. All interested employees at the current store will move to the Lynnwood location.
2025 Summer Openings
- Durango, Colo.: The newly constructed 22,000-square-foot store will be south of the downtown corridor at 40 Turner Drive. REI currently operates 10 stores in Colorado, including a new Loveland location that opened in August.
- Elk Grove, Calif.: The 22,127-square-foot space will open at Laguna Gateway Shopping Center just off Highway 99 at Laguna Boulevard and West Stockton Boulevard. The Elk Grove store will be the co-op’s second opening in Northern California next year. REI has three stores in the immediate region, including Folsom, Roseville, and Sacramento.
2026 Store Plans
REI also announced two 2026 leases, with additional stores to be announced as leases are finalized. New locations opening in 2026 include:
- Prosper, Texas: A new 23,848-square-foot store at The Gates of Prosper at East University Drive/Highway 380 and Preston Road. REI’s Prosper store will join four locations already in the Dallas-Worth area and 11 stores in the state. REI College Station opens next month.
- St. George, Utah: A 22,800-square-foot store at St. George Place on 855 South Bluff Street. The lease was first announced in early 2024 and rescheduled to spring 2026 to accommodate construction timelines and other openings. REI presently has three Utah stores.
By the end of 2024, the co-op will have opened 10 stores and expanded the San Diego location that has served the public since 1994.
The brand said that in addition to the six stores scheduled for 2025, the co-op will make capital investments in its current fleet to improve the employee workplace and customer shopping experience.
