Appalachian Wildwaters
Located on the beautiful New River near Fayetteville, West Virginia, Appalachian Wildwaters is a whitewater rafting company with over 30 years experience. Rowlesburg, WV. Tel: 800-624-8060. For information click on name.
Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center
The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center provides a world of programs – from archery to canoeing and story time to local animal feedings. 479-452-3993
BILL DVORAK KAYAK & RAFTING EXPEDITIONS
(Outfitting since 1969 - 9 rivers in 5 states) offers whitewater rafting, kayaking, and instructional courses in whitewater skills; multi-sport - biking, hiking, rock climbing and horseback riding.
Audubon Greenwich
Audubon Greenwich, providing environmental programs since 1942, was the National Audubon Society's first education center. 285 acres with 7 miles of walking trails and an Education Center, classrooms and a Nature Arts Gallery. Greenwich, CT. Tel: 203-869-5272.
Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park, LLC.
Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park is Connecticut’s first and only outdoor adventure sports park with rock climbing, wakeboarding, swimming, kayaking, snorkeling, cliff jumping, scuba diving, “Survivor” type obstacle courses, zip lines and hiking and biking trails.
Camp El Har
Only 15 minutes from downtown Dallas, Camp El Har offers outdoor education, horseback riding, summer camps, group retreats, and a full ropes course. Tel: 972-298-3873. REGION: NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS.
Coastal Kayaking Tours/Acadia Bike
Coastal Kayaking Tours/Acadia Bike offers a full menu of sea kayaking and bicycling activities in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine. Tel: 800-526-8615.
New England Outdoor Center
Discover the Katahdin Region of the Maine Highlands and let us design a trip that you will remember forever. We'll give your group a special rate on activities that include whitewater rafting, kayaking, moose-watching tours, guided canoe trips, hiking, rock climbing, team building and more.
Cody Outdoor Center
Cody is open year-round and offers a range of activities, allowing you to design your own, individual style of retreat, in the heart of New Hampshire.
Camp Kettle Run
Camp Kettle Run is 280 acres on the edge of the Pinelands National Reserve, with both uplands and wetlands habitats for environmental studies. Tel: 856-697-3900. Medford. REGION: SOUTHERN NJ.
Ockanickon Retreat Center
Situated on 565 acres of Pinelands in Medford, NJ Ockanickon Retreat Center offers students of all ages a hands-on learning experience. Children participate in earth education, challenge courses, eco-arts programs and much more. Our scenic grounds and knowledgeable staff provide a complete package that is sure to exceed your group’s expectations. Medford, NJ. Tel.-609-654-8225 ext. 218.
Tel.-609-654-8225 ext. 218. Medford, NJ. REGION: SOUTHERN NJ.
Palisades Interstate Park
30 miles of hiking trails, two public boat basins, a boat launching ramp, four riverfront picnic areas, a scenic riverside drive, a cliff-top Parkway with three scenic overlooks, a nature sanctuary, historic sites, and mile after mile of rugged woodlands and vistas just minutes from midtown Manhattan. NJ. Tel. 201-750-0456
The Hidden Valley Club
Bring your camp/group skiing and snowboarding this winter in Northern NJ. Or visit us in the summer at our pool and lake facility.Packages available!
Vacamas Programs For Youth
Vacamas offers day and overnight facilities that include high/low ropes course, skiing, hiking, and all outdoors. Programs specialize in outdoor adventure, team building, and multiculturalism. 973-838-1394
YMCA Camp Ralph S. Mason
Since 1900, Mason has been one of New Jersey’s most popular sites for outdoor education and group camping. Mason has 600 acres of beautiful forests, streams and lakes, and miles of trails. 908-362-8217
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
This 1,255-acre park is Queens' largest park, and the coolest park in New York City. The handicap accessible Playground for All Children is at 111th St. and Corona Ave. Triassic Playground is handicap accessible - at Jewel Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway on Meadow Lake.
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Grand Central Pkwy, Van Wyck Exwy, NYC
New York City Outward Bound
Outward Bound is the leading adventure-education organization in the US and offers character & leadership development programs for youth in urban, retreat, and wilderness settings
Van Cortlandt Park
1,146 acres atop the ridges and valleys of the northwest Bronx - New York City's third largest park. Playing fields and playgrounds are scattered about the park's edges, surrounding a richly forested heartland fed by Tibbets Brook. Home to the country's first public golf course, the oldest house in the Bronx, and the borough's largest freshwater lake.
Van Cortlandt Park, 246th Street and Broadway, Bronx, NYC (718-548-0912
Dorothy P. Flint Nassau County 4-H Camp
The Dorothy P. Flint 4-H Camp is located on 140 acres of woodland, farmland and beachfront adjacent to the Long Island Sound.
Beaver Brook Outfitters
Whitewater Rafting, Canoeing, Kayaking, Tubing, Rock Climbing, Caving, Team Building. Pretty much, if it’s outdoors and it’s fun, you can do it with us. Click on our web link or give us a call Toll Free 1-888-454-8433.
Cranberry Lake Preserve, White Plains
A nature center and 190-acre nature preserve comprised of forest, wetlands, and a 10-acre lake that was carved by glaciers thousands of years ago.
CRANBERRY LAKE PRESERVE, Off Route 22 - 1609 Old Orchard Street, North White Plains NY (914-428-1005)
Croton Point Nature Center, Croton-on-Hudson
Located at the largest peninsula on the Hudson River. A 504-acre meadow abundant in species of birds and butterflies.
Deer Run Camp & Retreat Center
Deer Run Camp & Retreat Center provides access to 110 rustic acres of rolling hills, woodlands, meadows, marshes and streams in the southern Catskill region, less than 2 hours driving time from New York City.
Flushing Meadows Corona Park
This 1,255-acre park is Queens' largest park, and the coolest park in New York City. The handicap accessible Playground for All Children is at 111th St. and Corona Ave. Triassic Playground is handicap accessible - at Jewel Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway on Meadow Lake.
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Grand Central Pkwy, Van Wyck Exwy, NYC
Hudson River Rafting Company
Hudson River Rafting Company (since 1979) offers world class rafting on the Hudson River Gorge (17 miles), one of America’s 10 best rafting trips. Raft the Sacandaga River’s large dam release; rafting/tubing; excellent for youth groups, 6 trips per day. North Creek, NY. Tel: 800-888-7238.
Iroquois Springs Camp & Retreat Center
With its 200-acre facility along with completely renovated facilities and sleeping accommodations, Iroquois Springs is an ideal facility for your next outing.
Lake George Escape Camping Resort
Bring your group here to enjoy our scenic Adirondack views, serene Schroon River waterfront and extensive facilities that will make your event a memory that you will never forget!
Lake George Schroon Valley Resort
Adirondack Camping on the Schroon River. Special packages for camping and Lake George area attractions. Warrensburg, NY. Tel: 800-958-2267.
Lake George Schroon Valley Resort
Adirondack Camping on the Schroon River. Special packages for camping and Lake George area attractions. Warrensburg, NY. Tel: 800-958-2267.
Lenoir Preserve, Yonkers
A 40-acre nature preserve comprised of woodlands and field habitats adjacent to the Old Croton Aqueduct on slopes overlooking the Hudson River, providing spectacular views. Featuring educational nature study programs, hiking/walking, gardening, birding, cross-country skiing. The building also houses several live wildlife exhibits including amphibians, reptiles, and a beehive.
Lenoir Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers, NY. (914-968-5851)
Marshlands Conservancy, Rye
137 acre sanctuary in Westchester County, with a half mile of shoreline, woods, fields, fresh water ponds and an extensive salt marsh - habitat for a variety of wildlife, including mammals, shellfish, birds, and waterfowl, which use the relatively undisturbed shore to lay their eggs. You may see fox and hawks, herons, egrets, and many other species. With three miles of trails and the shore, it's a great place for a family nature walk, for the individual naturalist, bird watchers and photographers. (pets not allowed) Marshlands Conservancy, Rt. 1 (Boston Post Road), Rye, NY (914-835-4466)
McCauley Mountain
McCauley Mountain Recreational & Ski Area offers something to do in all seasons of the year. Ride the Scenic Chairlift, downhill or cross-country ski, hike, picnic or just relax. Old Forge, NY. Tel: 315-369-3225 or toll free 877-Old-Forge (877-653-3674).
Mountain Skills Climbing Guides
Mountain Skills Climbing Guides is a AMGA accredited rock and ice climbing service based in New York's Shawangunk and Catskill Mountains.
Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center
Since 1974, Pok-O-MacCready has hosted overnight or day trips to schools or groups seeking an educational, fun, and memorable outdoors experience.
Surprise Lake Camp
Located only 60 miles from New York City, Surprise Lake Camp sits on nearly 500 beautiful acres surrounding a private, half-mile long lake. www.supriselake.org 212-924-3131
Trailside Nature Museum & Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River
4700 acres of rolling countryside, Westchester county’s largest park. Great for hiking/walking, birding, cross-country skiing, the extremely varied terrain ranges from deep hollows to ridges that rise up more than 800 feet. The Museum presents permanent and seasonal exhibits that focus on aspects of the natural world and the human history of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation and the surrounding area. Specimens of birds, mammals, plants, insects, and minerals are also on display.
Trailside Nature Museum & Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Routes 35 & 121, Cross River, NY (914-864-7323)
Wilderness Adventures, LLC
Wilderness Adventures guide service providing year round adventure sports for camp, school and youth groups. Eagle Bay, NY. Tel: 315-357-4602.
YMCA Camp Chingachgook - Outdoor Education Program
YMCA Camp Chingachgook's Outdoor Education program offers a variety of classes including Teambuilding, Climbing Tower, High Ropes, Stream & Wetlands, Hiking and Canoeing.
Bear Creek Camp
With our 3,000 acres we have a wide variety of habitats and programming opportunities for children to “get-away” and enjoy time in a beautiful, pristine natural setting.
Bryn Mawr Mt Retreat
Nestled high in the hills of beautiful Wayne County, Bryn Mawr Mountain Retreat & Conference Center is a destination of choice for school trips.
Camp Onas
CAMP ONAS provides facilities and services for retreats, workshops, and outdoor education programs for school and youth groups during the fall, winter and spring.
Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA
Our extensive facilities and close proximity to the Philadelphia and NYC areas make us the ideal location for school, club, church, family, college, and recreation groups of all kinds. Dingmans Ferry. Tel: 570-828-2329.
Carlisle Family YMCA-Camp Thompson
Camp Thompson's mission since 1926, has been to forge a bond between all persons; encouraging the development of healthy spirits, minds, and bodies through self-discovery and experiences in nature. Carlisle. Tel: 717-243-2525.
Diamond Ridge Conference Center
Diamond Ridge Conference Center is available mid-August through mid-June for recreational class trips, team building programs and school retreats.
Ladore Camp & Conference Center
Ladore is a year round camp, consisting of 1400 acres and a 265 acre lake; owned and operated by The Salvation Army. Available for overnights and retreats. Waymart. Tel: 570-488-6129. For more info click on name.
Pocono Environmental Education Center
The Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC) offers unique educational experiences for schools, scout groups and families. Day and residential nature programs are available year round (www.peec.org). Dingmans Ferry. Tel: 570-828-2319.
Pocono Valley Resort
Pocono Valley Resort, a picturesque private park situated on 350 wooded acres with a 40-acre lake is an ideal setting for your class trip.
Pocono Whitewater Adventures
This year take your class outdoors! We offer mild to wild rafting, scenic rail-trail biking, and exciting Skirmish paintball games.
South Mountain YMCA
South Mountain YMCA, located 12 miles west of Reading, PA, is the perfect setting for a valuable and enjoyable school outdoor educational experience, retreat or employee and management training experience. Wernersville. Tel: 610-670-2267.
Woodloch Pines Resort
Woodloch Pines Resort, in the picturesque Northern Pocono Mountains, is extending an invitation for you to enjoy our marvelous class trip packages! Hawley. Tel: 800-784-3466.
Big Bend River Tours
Big Bend River Tours are the oldest full service outfitter in the beautiful Big Bend Country of Texas and the friendliest folks on the river! For more information please click on Big Bend River Tours. Tel: 800-545-4240. REGION: Brewster County, West TX.
Camp Young Judaea-Texas
Camp Young Judaea is the ideal retreat center for business, youth organizations, and family oriented retreats. Come enjoy our convenient central Texas Hill Country location, comfortable sleeping accommodations, food service, great recreational facilities and more! www.cyjtexas.org
Cho-Yeh Camp & Conference Center
Located one hour north of Houston, Cho-Yeh is the
perfect setting for valuable educational experiences.
Cho-Yeh offers team building, outdoor education,
summer camp, group retreats, recreation, and a full
ropes course. www.cho-yeh.org Tel: 1.888.455.8326
Forest Glen Learning Center
Engage your students with an active, outdoor learning at Forest Glen Camp and Retreat Center. The mission at Forest Glen is to design programs that compliment students’ academic curriculum and to enhance character developments. Tel: 800-395-Glen. Huntsville. REGION: EAST TEXAS.
Historic Prude Ranch
Located in far West Texas in the heart of the beautiful Davis Mountains, Prude Ranch programs are designed for students to have an opportunity to learn first hand more about the world in which we live and to observe, study and experience the wonders of nature and their western hertiage. 432-426-3201. REGION: Jeff Davis County, West TX.
Lake Buchanan Adventures
Lake Buchanan Adventures located 15 miles NE of Burnet, Texas in the Texas Hill Country specializes in beginner adventure sports, recreation, environmental sciences and day/overnight retreats for schools, scouts and youth groups. Burnet. Tel: 512-755-0546.
Rockin ‘R’ River Rides
Family owned & operated since 1979, Rockin ‘R’ River Rides, Texas’ largest and most trusted river outfitter offers raftin’, toobin’, canoein’, caterin’ and campin’ at five locations. New Braunfels. Tel: 800-55FLOAT.
T Bar M Resort - Hotel and Conference Center
T Bar M Resort is 160 acres located in the hill country, conveniently located between Austin and San Antonio, where we have activities for everyone. 800-292-5469.
The Dixie Dude Ranch
Dixie Dude Ranch is a 725 acre historic, working ranch with 20 rooms. Delicious food. Horseback riding, swimming, fishing, hiking, cookouts, hayrides, bonfires & entertainment. True Texas Ranch Experience. Tel: 830-796-7771. REGION: Bandera County, South Central TX.
Twin Elm Ranch
Twin Elm and Cowboy fun are one in the same. Horseback ridin', Rodeo, Cabins, Camping on the river, campfires, hayrides, Cowboy Games, Wagon Races....Yee-Haw!!!
Y. O. Ranch
Y.O. Ranch Adventures- Nowhere else can you find such a great combination of ranching atmosphere, camping professionals, natural resources, exotic animals and outdoor activities. Mountain Home. Tel: 830-640-3220.
YMCA of Dallas
YMCA Camp Grady Spruce and YMCA Collin County Adventure Camp provide unique opportunities to explore two different ecosystems. 469-952-5600. REGION: Collin County and Palo Pinto County, North Central TX.
Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center
Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center offers some of the best cross county skiing and snow shoeing trails during the winter and and extensive trails for mountain biking and hiking in the summer. Tel: 802-843-2400
Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Go hiking, horseback riding, cross-county skiing and snowshoeing on over 20 miles of trails and carriage roads. Tel: 802-457-3368, ext. 22.
Merck Forest and Farmland Center
Come to Merck Forest and Farmland Center to hike and explore several trails through the well-preserved forest and play on the complete sustainable farm. Tel: 802-394-7836
North Branch Nature Center
The North Branch Nature Center is a 28-acre reserve running along the North Branch of the Winooksi River offering nature programs for all ages. Tel: 802-229-6206
Northwoods Stewardship Center
The Northwoods Stewardship Center has a variety of outdoor recreational activities and programs, summer camps for all ages. Tel: 802-723-6551