Hocking Hills State Park is a state park in the Hocking Hills region of Hocking County, Ohio, United States; in some areas adjoining the Hocking State Forest. Within the park are over 25 miles of hiking trails, rock formations, waterfalls, and recess caves. The trails are open from dawn to dusk, all year round including holidays.
Seneca Creek is a 5.8-mile-long (9.3 km) stream in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, roughly 16 miles (26 km) northwest of Washington, D.C. It drains into the Potomac River.
Calleva is the largest outdoor education organization in Central Maryland, United States, established to provide outdoor team building opportunities for groups such as schools and companies, and to take groups of individuals on excursions throughout Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Haliburton Scout Reserve (HSR) is a 22 square kilometres Scout camp, originally a frontier Canadian logging camp, located east of Haliburton, Ontario and just south of Algonquin Park, one of Canada's natural wonders situated deep and secluded within the Canadian shield. Being one of the oldest camps in Canada, the Haliburton Scout Reserve opened in 1947 and has been operated consistently by Scouts Canada. HSR is located in the heart of the Haliburton highlands with 18 lakes and a rolling natural landscape rich in nature and untouched beauty. Centered on Kennabi Lake to the Southeast of the property are 24 campsites accessible by water. HSR is Canada's largest Scout camp and third largest in North America. Scout troops normally come to the camp for week-long summer camps. The young and energetic HSR staff provide numerous adventurous programs for tens of thousands of scouts from around the world. HSR, as it is commonly known, is currently operated under Greater Toronto Council supervising the 50-70 young, well-trained resident staff who cooperate to run the diverse camp program throughout the summer months.
Catoctin Quaker Camp (CQC) is a small Quaker residential-wilderness summer camp located near Frederick, Maryland operated by Baltimore Yearly Meeting. It caters to both Quaker and non-Quaker children between the ages of 9–14, organizing them by age into "units," or groups of campers who share cabins and go on trips together. During their time at camp — two to four weeks — children are taught Quaker values of simplicity, equality, and peace, and the benefits of living in an intentional, child-centered, loving community.
Rock Springs Run State Reserve is a 14,000-acre (5,700 ha) State Park in the U.S. state of Florida. The main entrance is located about 30 miles (48 km) north of Orlando in Sorrento, 3 miles (4.8 km) west of the Wekiva River bridge on State Road 46 and extends into Orange and Seminole Counties to the south. The park contains a number of Indian mounds, pine flatwoods, swamps and artesian springs, and a number of creeks and rivers. Among them are Seminole Creek, Wekiwa Springs Run, Rock Springs Run, and the Wekiva River.
The U.S. National Whitewater Center (USNWC) is an outdoor recreation and athletic training facility for whitewater rafting, kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking, and hiking which opened to the public on November 4, 2006. The Center is located in Charlotte, North Carolina on approximately 700 acres (2.8 km2) of land adjacent to the Catawba River, with 35+ miles of developed trail. The USNWC is an official Olympic Training Center for whitewater slalom racing.
Camp Manitou-Lin is located in Middleville, Michigan, United States, approximately 30 miles south of Grand Rapids. Operated by the YMCA, it was founded in 1913 as a summer camp on the shores of Old Lake Barlow. The camp is at least 160 acres (0.65 km2). There are two main parts of camp - Day Camp and Main Camp - that are separated by Briggs Road.
High adventure is a type of outdoor experience. It typically is meant to include activities like backpacking, hiking, kayaking or canoeing. It may also include mountaineering, rock climbing, mountain biking, orienteering, hang gliding, paragliding and hot air ballooning.
Gwynn Valley is a children's summer camp in Brevard, North Carolina. The camp serves girls and boys finishing kindergarten through tenth grade. It was founded in 1935 by Mary Gwynn.
Gunpowder Falls State Park is a public recreation area comprising six non-contiguous areas covering 18,000 acres (7,300 ha) in northeastern Baltimore County and western Harford County, Maryland. The state park is primarily made up of the stream valleys of the Big and Little Gunpowder Falls and the Gunpowder River; its natural features range from tidal marshes to rugged interior slopes. The park has over 120 miles of trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country skiing plus facilities for picnicking, tubing, canoeing and kayaking, tide-water fishing and crabbing, fly fishing, and hunting, among other activities. It is managed by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources.
Phantom Lake YMCA Camp is a YMCA camp located in Mukwonago, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1896, it is one of the oldest YMCA camps in North America. Phantom Lake is fully accredited by the American Camping Association.
Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to recreation engaged in out of doors, most commonly in natural settings. The activities themselves — such as fishing, hunting, backpacking, and horseback riding — characteristically determine where they are practiced.
YMCA Camp Eberhart is an extension of the Michiana YMCA located in Three Rivers, Michigan. Camp Eberhart began building the camp in 1909. The camp was the first YMCA camp in the country to offer a summer program for young women. Camp Eberhart was fully co-educational in the 1970s. Today, the camp serves both children and adults. Camp Eberhart is situated on 200 acres (0.81 km2) of land with over a mile of shoreline on Corey Lake, in Three Rivers, MI. With the girl cabins of Morris 1 for seven- and eight-year-olds; Morris 2 for eight- and nine-year-olds; 1&2 for ten- and eleven-year-olds; 3&4 for eleven- and twelve-year-olds; 5&6 for twelve- and thirteen-year-olds; 7&8 for thirteen- and fourteen-year-olds; and Leighton for fourteen-, fifteen-, and sixteen-year-olds; the boys cabins are Baker Cooper for seven- and eight-year-olds; 9&10 for nine- and ten-year-olds; 11&12 for eleven- and 12-year-olds; 13&14 for thirteen- and fourteen year-olds; 15&16 for fifteen-year-olds and sixteen-year-olds; and the Hill for every older kid. At Eberhart today there are the programs of swimming, sailing, boats, canoes, kayaks, fishing, photography, archery, riflery, nature, outdoor living, and many more. There also the specialty programs of waterskiing, horseback riding, trail biking, challenge course, and others.
Camp Anokijig is a residential youth summer camp located in Plymouth, Wisconsin on Little Elkhart Lake. Founded in 1926 by the Racine YMCA, Camp Anokijig is now independently owned and operated by the non-profit group Friends of Camp Anokijig, and operates year-round. Camp Anokijig is accredited by the American Camping Association.
Camp Wekeela is a 60-acre sleep-away summer camp in Maine with close to 300 campers and 135 employees. It is a traditional resident summer camp for boys and girls ages 7–16, in season from June to August.
Laurel Highlands Council serves youth in the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas, Allegany and Garrett Counties in Maryland and Mineral, Hampshire, Hardy, and Grant Counties in West Virginia.
Adirondack Woodcraft Summer Camps is a co-ed, sleep-away summer camp in the Adirondack mountains in Old Forge, New York. Also known as AWC or Woodcraft, the camp was founded in 1925 by William Abbott. Abbott, with the backing of investors, bought the property after coming across two small lakes while scouting the area for New York State. The camp was later bought by the Leach family and was directed by John Leach & Dave Leach for 40 years. Adirondack Woodcraft Camps is currently owned and directed by Doug Bartlett & Christina Schibli Bartlett.
Ashley Nee is an American slalom canoeist who has competed since 2004.
