Backpacking Camps

Since 1948, Sanborn Western Camps have been offering exciting outdoor adventures, caring and experienced leadership and excellent facilities in the heart of the Rocky Mountains.

Have the best summer vacation ever! Go back to school with the pride of having waterfall-rappelled, surfed overhead waves, and rafted Class-IV rapids!

Non-competitive, individually focused outdoor camps. We teach life-long skills in a wilderness environment. 3-1 camper/counselor ratio. Since 1922. Join us!

Families choose Cheley because they know they can expect an experience of exceptional richness, quality and consistency in a community that celebrates the individual interests and needs of each participant.

With a unique blend of traditional and adventure summer camp, YMCA Camp Mason is a fun, welcoming environment for kids ages 7 to 16. We offer a wide variety of adventure trips lasting from 1 to 13 days.

Awesome experience! - Wholesome, dedicated staff help develop many activity skills! Not a 1-week revolving door long enough to build deep and lifelong friendships-Christian ideals.

Fairview Lake YMCAs Environmental Trips for Challenge program provides the opportunity to experience a wide variety of adventure, challenge and environmental based activities with all the benefits of a YMCA values based camping experience.

Deer Hill offers wilderness and community service adventures for teens. Expeditions in the southwest U.S. and Costa Rica include backpacking, whitewater rafting, canoeing, rock climbing, biking, surfing, and Spanish language immersion. Since 1984.

Since 1998, The Girls' Wilderness program has offered inspiring summer courses specifically created for girls age 8 -18. Need-based financial aid available. Tuition includes food, gear and clothing. Accredited by the Association for Experiential Education

Unique Expeditions exploring Maine and the Pacific Northwest. Small group size, motivated participants, outstanding leaders. Activities include backcountry travel, sea kayaking, rafting & sailing.

Outward Bound, a national nonprofit organization, offers over 500, adventure-based, wilderness courses year round serving adults, teens and youth (ages 12+).

Join North Carolina Outward Bound for the ultimate summer experience. Explore the wilderness, build solid technical outdoor skills, make new friends, challenge yourself and gain valuable leadership skills.

Broadreach offers summer adventures for teenagers including scuba, sailing, marine biology, multi-sport and wilderness adventures that span the globe. No experience is necessary for many trips!

Explore northern New England on 5-28 day wilderness trips. Hike, paddle, climb, and bike in small groups while developing new friendships and learning new skills.

San Francisco Magazine recognized GO Adventure in their "Best of the Bay" issue, July 2007. GO Adventure leads affordable 1, 2 & 3 week excursions for individuals, classes and groups year round. 90% OF OUR MENU IS ORGANIC & GEAR LOAN IS FREE.

ACA accredited adventure travel in world-class settings. Programs emphasize age-appropriate challenge, confidence building, group living skills, effective communication, and fun.

Kroka Expeditions is a school dedicated to assisting young people in developing a sense of character, place and responsibility. All our programs offer state of the art instruction for beginner, intermediate and/or advanced levels.

Every Global Works program offers Community Service, Cultural Exchange, and Adventure Activities. Many of our programs have Language Learning and Homestays in Spanish or French.

Boys camp on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, we offer a full in-camp sports and activities program plus extended canoeing and hiking trips in the adjacent wilderness.

We are not a traditional summer camp; we are an all-outdoor, Wilderness Adventure Camp offering 2 and 4 week trips for ages 10 to 17 with a focus on developing skills in a multitude of adventure activities.

On summer days Frost Valley campers live in a special world where they experience journeys on every scale--from spending their first night away from home and bonding with new friends to bolder quests.

A traditional overnight summer camp for girls offering horseback riding, outdoor adventure, crafts and more. Established in 1921, ACA accredited.

This camp is devoted to teaching outdoor skills, Vermont crafts and conducting wilderness expeditions by backpack and canoe. The ideal setting for boys who wish to experience a fun and exciting outdoor adventure.

Superb resident camp with wilderness excursions and exciting travel adventures. Individual choices with focus on positive group development. Challenging and rewarding summer fun!

Navajo Trails provides a program for campers to create their own unique summer experience. Participants choose their weekly growth promoting adventures and return to the ranch for weekend group activities.

Join MAG for summer adventure in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC/TN. Make new friends and learn outdoor skills: rafting, backpacking, caving, climbing, and biking.

Our goal at International Doorways is to help guide students as they develop stronger characters, minds, hearts and bodies while participating in rugged, exciting and challenging international adventures.