Adventure Learning Camps

Camps and Events Schedule for Spring and Summer, 2010

You must first attend a level one trip before you attempt a level two trip. This will ensure that you are prepared for a certain level of difficulty — so that you and your fellow participants have an enjoyable experience.



Dates Destination Level
May 1st–2nd

Moscow Renaissance Fair, ID

  • Cost: Free!
  • Ages: All ages!
  • Difficulty Rating: N/A

Come out and try our ROPES challenge course and learn about our trips, meet our staff, and dabble in some of the activities we offer on our adventures. 9:00 am to 5:00 pm both Saturday and Sunday.

N/A
May 6th–9th

Kirkwood Ranch, Hells Canyon, ID

  • Cost: $160
  • Ages: 6 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 7 out of 10

This beginner backpack trip takes you to the deepest canyon in North America where we will camp at the historic Kirkwood Ranch that dates back to the early 1900s. We will hike in on the first day, spend two days exploring the canyon with day hikes, do a little swimming, visit the Ranch museum, and then hike out on the last day.

One
May 29th–31st

Bonnie Lake Canoe Trip, eastern WA

  • Cost: $120
  • Ages: 10 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 4 out of 10

Bonnie Lake, one of many formed by the great Missoula Floods 12,000 years ago, is a fun place to learn how to canoe. We will paddle its length and camp on an island in the middle. From there we’ll explore this high desert ecosystem, learn about the geologic events that shaped eastern Washington, paint, journal, press plants, and do some fishing.

One
June 14th–18th

Idaho History Camp, southern ID

  • Cost: $250
  • Ages: All ages!
  • Difficulty Rating: 1 out of 10

Designed to enhance the 4th grade Idaho history curriculum, this trip is especially appropriate for children entering or completing the 4th grade but will be engaging for all ages. We’ll camp on the Snake River at the Birds of Prey Conservation Area and spend the week visiting museums to learn about Idaho’s vibrant history. We’ll also ride bikes on the greenbelt along the Boise River, stopping to swim, explore nature centers, and visit the zoo.

One
June 21st–25th

John Day River Canoe Trip, eastern OR

  • Cost: $300
  • Ages: 10 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 7 out of 10

This exciting class II river is a good river to develop your canoe skills while learning the ecology of the high desert. If you like to swim and enjoy the sun, this is the trip for you! We’ll be paddling through a landscape with the most complete fossil record of pre-historic times in the world, and visiting the world famous John Day Fossil Beds.
(It is recommended that participants complete a level one trip first!)

Two
June 29th–30th

McCroskey Ridge Bike Trip, northern ID

  • Cost: $100
  • Ages: 8 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 4 out of 10

Over the course of two days we’ll bike 17 miles along McCroskey Ridge through Douglas Fir forest and open grassy knolls. Our campsite, complete with picnic shelter, is at the 6 mile mark. Catch the amazing views from this ridgeline state park just one hour north of Moscow.

One
July 2nd–3rd

Wenaha Canyon Beginner Backpack, northeastern OR

  • Cost: $100
  • Ages: 6 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 3 out of 10

Only an hour and a half from Moscow, Wenaha Canyon is an amazing wilderness area. This beginner backpacking trip is the perfect introductory experience for youth or adults. From our campsite we’ll day hike up the canyon and tube back down to our campsite in the refreshing water of the Wenaha River.

One
July 5th–10th

Mt. St. Helens Camp, southern WA

  • Cost: $300
  • Ages: 10 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 5 out of 10

Spend six days circumnavigating the west’s most active volcano, learning at visitors centers, swimming in lakes, and climbing through caves. The trip will culminate with a climb to the top of Mt. St. Helens to peer inside the steaming crater at the growing lava dome!
(It is recommended that participants complete a level one trip first!)

Two
July 14th–17th

Sawtooth Wilderness Backpacking Trip, southern ID

  • Cost: $200
  • Ages: 8 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 7 out of 10

The Sawtooth Mountains are the most famous range in Idaho. The foundation of this unique mountain range is the largest chunk of pink granite in the world. This is a moderate backpack trip that averages 4 to 5 miles per day.
(It is recommended that participants complete a level one trip first!)

Two
July 19th–23rd

Eagle Cap Wilderness Backpacking Trip, eastern OR

  • Cost: $250
  • Ages: 8 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 5 out of 10

This will be a fun backpacking trip up into the high country of the Walla Walla Mountains. We’ll camp at mountain lakes, bag peaks without our packs on, fish if we want... something for everyone.
(It is recommended that participants complete a level one trip first!)

Two
July 25th–30th

Olympic National Park Camp, western WA

  • Cost: $300
  • Ages: 8 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 5 out of 10

This is what we call a hybrid backpacking trip! You get a full sampling of the park when we go on several short backpack excursions to camp in the Hoh rainforest amidst its 1,000 year old trees; then camp on the beach; visit the Makah Indian Reservation, and see tide pools teeming with life; and then head back into the forest to camp at Humes Ranch. We’ll end our incredible journey up in the high country of Hurricane Ridge.

One
August 2nd–8th

Crater Lake National Park Camp, southern OR

  • Cost: $350
  • Ages: 5 and up
  • Difficulty Rating: 3 out of 10

Those who have seen it will attest that Crater Lake is one of the most amazing things they have ever seen in their life. We spend six days exploring almost every trail, overlook, animal, and flower of this incredible National Park. Crater Lake is the deepest and bluest lake in North America, at nearly 2,000 feet deep. It lies in a collapsed extinct volcano in south central Oregon. Guide Donal Wilkinson has been coming to Crater Lake since he moved west in 1990 and knows it like the back of his hand.

This trip is the ultimate family trip. We are car camping in one place and all the activities are appropriate for all ages.

One