Backcountry

Backcountry programs offer participants the opportunity to travel through wilderness environments, camping at several different locations during the course of the program. Participants and staff transport (by canoe, kayak or backpack) all the equipment and supplies required from camp to camp. Backcountry programs allow participants to experience wilderness settings outside the reach of modern mechanized travel. Although these programs can be more physically demanding, there is a corresponding increase in the personal and educational impact such a program has on the participants.

Program Locations and Activities

  •  Sierra Nevada Mountains-backpacking, rockclimbing
      •  Beautiful alpine terrain, high-altitude wilderness vistas
  •  Yosemite National Park-backpacking
      •  Views of world-class scenery and waterfalls
  •  San Jacinto Mountains-backpacking, rock climbing, Challenge Course
      •  Accessible yet wild, with many program options
  •  Joshua Tree National Park-backpacking, rock climbing
      •  A unique desert experience with a powerful combination of desert ecology, rock climbing and awe-inspiring landscapes
  •  Colorado River/Lake Mead National Recreation Area-expeditionary flatwater canoeing
      •  the perfect classroom for studying southwest deserts and water conservation issues
  •  Point Reyes National Seashore-sea kayaking
      •  spectacular, diverse and lush coastal environment

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