Since 1973, Wilderness Ventures has been conducting exciting expeditions for beginners and experienced young adults, ages 13 through 20. Expeditions visit a variety of wilderness environments in the Western United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada, Europe, Australia, Central & South America, and the South Pacific for extended periods. Students learn outdoor and group leadership skills as well as gain an appreciation for various wilderness environments. Activities include backpacking, whitewater rafting & kayaking, mountaineering, biking, sailing, SCUBA, canoeing, sea kayaking, and community service. Participants come from nearly every state and several countries. Enrollment is limited, and applicants must submit school references prior to admission. Previous wilderness experience is not necessary.

Join Adventure Treks for two, three and four week Adventures for young adults ages 13 - 18 in the amazing scenery of the North American West. How many teenagers get to Climb Mount Saint Helens, sea kayak with seals, rock climb famous cliffs, or raft big northwestern whitewater? Join students from all over the country and the world. Discover fun, friendships, adventure, community and growth. Program features a 1:4 instructor to student ratio. contact us today for a 2008 brochure and DVD.

“I tell parents they won’t believe their good fortune to have stumbled upon such a wholesome organization, with fabulous instructors, who use fun and adventure to tap into a facet of your child’s character, endurance, or personality that had never before found expression.”
F.D. Fields, parent from Pittsburg, PA

Explore the pristine northern Rocky Mountain wilderness with our action packed summer outdoor adventure programs. We travel through The Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park, and Montana's Big Sky country offering a multi-dimensional experience focusing on fun, friendship, teamwork, and leadership. Exciting outdoor adventures include: mountain biking, whitewater rafting, whitewater kayaking, rock climbing, fly fishing, orienteering, canoeing, mountaineering, backpacking, hiking, wildlife watching and photography, swimming, hot springs, sightseeing and more! Our staff is well trained to ensure a safe camp experience.

Camping with Adventurequest provides a great and unique environment for young people to learn and grow. Campers participate in cooking group meals, pitching camp, making daily activity choices, etc...

Traveling and camping is a great way to explore the wild west. Adventurequest travels in new fifteen passenger vans driven by our mature and proffessional staff that is atleast twenty five years old with a clean driving record, and yes, the vans have CD players! Most of our travels are short, but there are a few times we will need to travel greater distances making the longest ride about three hours long. (It's a big country).

Our campgrounds are a mix of front country National Forest and National Park sites with all the amenities, and some of the most spectacular primitive backountry campsites in the rockies. Typically we stay at these campgrounds three to five nights before we pack up and move on to our next adventure. Showers and laundry are available at some of the campsites, and we stop periodically along the way when they are not available. Phone calls will be made at previously schedualed times so that parents can anticipate and plan to be available to take the calls.

Food is essential! Our gourmet camp menu has everything from standard hamburger and hot dog cook outs to freshly baked breads and cakes! Thats right! you can learn how to bake cakes, lasagna, and anything else you can whip up in your kitchen at home! The campers prepare and cook all breakfasts and dinners. Everyday it will be a different team of two or three campers and one of the guides who get to try thier culinary skills. The results are delicious! Lunches are usually made at breakfast from a nutritious spread of sandwiches, fruit, trailmix and other popular foods to be packed in our daypacks and taken along on our daily adventure.

Daily camp life is fun and easy. Campers are given choices and challenge themselves with each activity. Our guides are highly skilled providing a safe opportunity for campers to try new things. At the end of each day while sitting around the camp fire we reflect on the great accomplishments and achievements both by individuals and those of our group. By the time everyone has told thier stories, the campfire has burned down, millions of brilliant stars fill the sky, and everyone is ready for bed so that they can recharge for another exciting day.

Adventurequest is a small locally owned and operated camp dedicated to enriching young lives. Our programs, with a four to one camper to guide ratio, provide a higher quality experience other large scale, non-local camps cannot match. Through excellent leadership and a personalized approach to learning Adventurequest has achieved outstanding results.

Here is what former Adventurequesters and thier parents have said about thier experience with us:

-Dear Adventurequest,
Thank you for a great trip! I had so much fun doing things I never get to do at home. I enjoyed it all. You were all great couselor's! I hope to come back next year! I want to do it all again!
Thanks for the fun !!
RJ - Adventurequester 2002

-Dear Adventurequest,
I cannot thank you enough for having megan this past July. It was certainly a trip she will never forget. We noticed a new level of personal growth upon her return home.
Good luck in your future endeavors.
Best Wishes,
Linda Bennett - Adventurequest Mom