| There are many kinds of wilderness camps offered | | | | serve as retreats for church youth groups around the |
| throughout the United States, and many of them | | | | country and offer opportunities for kids to appreciate |
| operate year round. Others operate during late spring, | | | | nature as a miraculous and well-balanced system of |
| summer and early fall and can be located in warmer | | | | life. There are also Search and Rescue wilderness |
| climates. | | | | camps that teach teens and adults search and rescue |
| Most adventure wilderness camps reach full capacity | | | | methods and training in all kinds of first aid and survival |
| during summer vacation time, and kids of all ages, from | | | | skills that are used and needed when in the wilderness. |
| eight year olds to nineteen year olds, enjoy great | | | | A wilderness camp can operate in the wintertime as |
| summer activities and adventures. | | | | well, and those who attend one during the cold season |
| A wilderness camp is one that takes kids out into the | | | | can expect loads of fun in the shape of skiing, |
| wilderness to experience all that Mother Nature has to | | | | snowboarding and ice or snow climbing. Summer |
| offer. Most wilderness camps offer such activities as | | | | wilderness camps located on coastlines offer |
| backpacking, horseback riding, hiking, canoing and | | | | snorkeling, surfing and boogie boarding activities, as well |
| mountain climbing. | | | | as beach Bar-B-Q fun and camp outs. |
| Such activities are closely monitored and require each | | | | For those wilderness camps located in the mountains, |
| child to go through some training processes, and are | | | | kids can expect to enjoy white water rafting, kayaking |
| very safe when practiced in the company of a | | | | and mountain biking activities, as well as fly-fishing, bass |
| certified camp instructor. | | | | fishing or basic mountain climbing activities. Wilderness |
| Wilderness camps can be found by location or by | | | | camps offer many city kids an experience of a lifetime |
| activity. There are wilderness camps located in every | | | | out in the wilderness, where they can see stars at |
| state within the United States, as well as in Canada, | | | | night and enjoy fresh air and sunshine by day. Most |
| Europe and around the globe in such places like | | | | wilderness camps are moderately priced, and can be |
| Australia, Mongolia and even Tibet. | | | | adapted to the skills and needs of your child. Many are |
| Kids and teenagers around the world benefit from | | | | within easy driving distance of most major cities. |
| most wilderness camps experiences, and learn about | | | | Most wilderness camps have cabins and main dining |
| their environment and how to survive in the wilderness. | | | | rooms, though some offer tenting and open fire eating, |
| Others go to a wilderness camp for therapy, and | | | | depending on location and time of year. Wilderness |
| psychologists and psychiatrists encourage troubled | | | | camps offer children of all ages the opportunity to |
| teens to go to a wilderness camp to find a sense of | | | | learn to appreciate the great outdoors, and to have a |
| self and grow in confidence as they learn new skills. | | | | lot of fun in the process. |
| There are religious based wilderness camps, which | | | | |