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Mountaineers Summer Overnight Adventure Camp

Our Pacific Northwest wilderness is a vast playground right in our own backyard. With million of acres of mountains, forest, lakes, and rivers, it seems impossible to explore everything in a lifetime, let alone one summer.

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Join KEEN's Mountaineers this summer as we raft, ride, hike, camp, swim, and zip our way through our state's pristine backcountry. These camps are here to challenge and excite your teen and give them memories for a lifetime!

CAMPER INFO:

Ages 11-17

Campers must be entering 6th grade in the fall OR age 11 by September 1, 2025

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2025 CAMP DATES:​

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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED: June 23-27

CASCADE TRIPPERS: June 30-July 3

WILDERNESS WANDERERS: July 14-18

BASECAMP EXPLORERS: July 21-25

CASCADE QUEST: July 28-Aug 3  

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COST: 

Price varies by camp; see costs below 

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Adventure CAMP DESCRIPTIONS:​

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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED, AGES 11-13: June 23-27

Cost: $1300 (Early Bird Price Jan 1 - March 1: $1100)

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Everyday is a chance for you to test your nerve while exploring our amazing Cascade Mountains. Try your vertical skills on a wall of rock, explore a lake on a paddle board, discover the forest on horseback, visit a Bavarian village, and soar through a treetop zipline. 

 

*This is a day trip program, no overnights are included.

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CASCADE TRIPPERS, AGES 14-16: June 30-July 3

Cost: $800  

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Everyday is a chance for you to test your nerve while exploring our amazing Cascade Mountains.  Explore a lake on a paddle board, discover the forest on horseback, visit a Bavarian village, and soar through a treetop zipline.

 

*This is a day trip program, no overnights are included.

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WILDERNESS WANDERERS, AGES 12-14: July 14-18

Cost: $700  

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If you love to hike and want a challenge, then grab your backpack! We’ll host a Pre-trip ZOOM to ensure everyone’s gear is in order so we’ll ready to leave Monday morning. We’ll spend the rest of the day at a front country campground learning about safe backcountry travel before hitting the trails for a four-day backpacking epic!

 

*Prerequisite: Campers must be in good physical condition and have broken-in hiking shoes/boots, but no prior backpacking experience is required. Bring your own gear or borrow some of ours.

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BASECAMP EXPLORERS, AGES 11-13: July 21-25

Cost: $800 (Early Bird Price Jan 1 - March 1: $700)

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Take your time this week exploring the world by water and trail. Hike, swim, and paddle deep in the Cascade mountains, all while base camping near Mount Rainier National Park! 

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*Prerequisite: Campers must be in good physical condition and have broken-in hiking shoes/boots, but no prior experience is required. Bring your own gear or borrow some of ours.

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CASCADE QUEST, AGES 13-16: July 28-Aug 3

Cost: $2000 (Early Bird Price Jan 1 - March 1: $1600)

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Ready to have the most epic adventure of your life? We’re spending five days rafting down the whitewater rapids of the Deschutes River!

 

We’ll host a Pre-trip ZOOM to ensure everyone’s gear is in order so we’ll be ready to leave Monday morning. We’ll be spending Monday evening (and Saturday evening) at a campground in Oregon before meeting our rafting guides for a wet and wild week! WOW!

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*This camp is seven days

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Office & Mailing Address

115 East 4th Avenue, Suite 215

Ellensburg, WA 98926

keen@keenetwork.org

509-551-8807

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KEEN is an exempt organization as described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Our Federal EIN is 22-3849021 

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KEEN's mission is to cultivate an active understanding of the impacts of climate change on the endangered shrub-steppe and foster commitment to environmental stewardship by providing culturally relevant nature-based education. Our main project is to establish the Yakima Canyon Interpretive Center (YCIC) at Helen McCabe Park near Ellensburg, WA.

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