Exciting One or Two Week Outdoor Teen Adventure Camp for ages 14-15. Your teen will learn basic outdoor skills such as how to set up a tent, knife safety, fire craft, and cooking over a campfire. Campers enjoy day hikes, fishing, animal tracking, and wood carving. Most importantly for your teen is being in the wonder of the great outdoors. Enjoying the brilliant stars at night, stories, and laughter round the campfire with staff and fellow campers. An outdoor experience for your child, that only nature can provide.
Teen Adventure Camp Coed Ages 14-15
REGISTER HERE for TEEN SURVIVAL CAMP
Before Purchase: Complete our Teen Camp Application Online
REGISTER HERE for TEEN SURVIVAL CAMP
Before Purchase: Complete our Teen Camp Application Online
Dates
14-Day Teen Camp for ages 14-17 from July 20-August 02
7-Day Teen Camp for ages 14-15 from July 20-26
7-day Teen Camp for ages 15-17 from July 27-August 02
Location: Mt Shasta, California
Tuition: purchase by check 7-Day $950-via PayPal $983.64
14-Day Teen Camp purchase by check $1900.00-via PayPal $1,966.80
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Aboriginal Tools
Staying Found
Animal Tracking
More Camp Info
Hiking, camping, swimming, fishing. This adventure awaits in the rugged and friendly foothills of the Klamath mountains near Mt Shasta, California. Friendships are built and a lifetime of stories to share. Experience the adventure that only life in nature can provide.
Described by our students as,
“COOL - AWESOME! It’s like no other summer camp we have ever experienced!”
Program
- knife safety and use - wood carving
- fire making - safety and responsibility
- exploration – hiking
- knots
- survival skills
- water treatment, and filtering techniques
- overnight camping
- backpack cooking
- leave no trace
Teen Adventure Co-ed Camp for ages 14-15
Your child's sense of curiosity comes alive as he explores the wonders of nature. There is satisfaction in learning how to do for yourself. Realizing you have the skills to take care of yourself. You can build a fire, and catch a fish. All surrounded by supportive staff and fellow campers.
Outdoor Survival and Nature Skills for Teenage Girls & Boys
Girls and boys love the outdoors. And our Teen Adventure Camp 14-15 provides the opportunity for your son or daughter to enjoy nature in a safe and caring environment. Your child will meet new friends, fellow campers, and enjoy being together camping with kids the same age.
Chores
Did I say chores? Yes, we have chores and camp rules. Working together as a team chores are done in good order, camp is organized, dishes cleaned and put away. We work together to keep everyone safe so our young folks can spend more time learning survival skills and trail hiking.
Were all about fun, discovery, and the wonder of nature. We hope your son or daughter will join us this summer.
Learn more about Camp Director, Mark J Wienert of Lifesong Wilderness Adventures.
A Parents Testimonial:
July 2021 7-Day Teen Adventure Camp Mt. Shasta, California
“Alexander is home! He looks much healthier than when we sent him to you a week ago. He’s got lots of stories and wouldn’t stop talking until I forced him to take a shower. He had an incredible experience. Thank you for taking such good care of the boys.”
Warmly, Ayla Yaitanes.
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Grub Time and Survivor Meals
Parents, you'll be happy to know that we serve healthy, mostly organic, filling, and satisfying savory meals for your teen. That is not to say they will eat familiar foods. After all, to fully experience living the wilderness way. Our food may not be like your normal fair.
A typical meal may include:
Breakfast Foods:
Fruits
Cornmeal
Eggs
Oatmeal
Sourdough Pancakes
Lunch Fare:
Boiled Eggs
Cheese
Fruits
PB & J Wraps
Gorp (a mix of dried fruits and nuts)
Veggies
Main Meals (Mostly prepared in a dutch oven):
Beans
Rice
Vegetables
Veggie Stir Fry
Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread
Hot Dogs
Bread on a Stick
Bison Stew
Home Made Biscuits
Treats & Snacks
Sweet Potato Pie
Fruits and Nuts
Dutch Oven Brownies
Optional Wilderness Meals:
Survivor Stew (A mix of below)
Landscape offerings
Foraged plants
Insects (pine bark beetles, ant larva, ants,)
Trappings
Grasshopper Topped Pizza
"The Experiential Learning Theory defines learning as “the process whereby knowledge is created through the transformation of experience. Knowledge results from the combination of grasping and transforming experience”
Days alternate from In Camp Learning. To Field Training Hiking, swimming, wildlife tracking.
An example of a day at Camp:
Morning Round up 7-am
Reveille. Take a Walk to limber our bodies, buddy system, learn how to stay found. Get to know camp.
Morning Calisthenics
How's Everyone Doing? Discussion. Safety Talk with Students and Staff.
Breakfast - 45 minutes
Lecture and Demonstration (Skill(s) for the Day)
Bow drill construction-use
Carve with your knife
Best Practices
Safety
Create Your Bow Drill
Wood selection
Carving
Lunch
Start on next Skill/Project/Adventure
Fire Craft
Emergency Fire Craft Application and Safety
tree & plant tinder
cordage-fiber
Learn fire for all conditions
One-match fire
Construct a fire lay
Tinder
Plants and trees
Fire craft covers lots of information. Lessons and practice continues through the afternoon.
Dinner Break 1-1-1/2 hour
Evening Community Time
Getting to know one another
Discussion of the days activities
Campfire stories
Safety concerns
9pm fall into exhausted sleep
You're a Valuable Part of the Camp
We have taught more than 25 teen camps. From 1-week to 28-day wilderness immersions.
Here is what we experience.
This is a small group event, no more than 12 people per 7-Day Camp
Teen camp is based on helping and supporting one another
All students start with a common goal of learning survival
It takes a special and unique person to attend these events. Which makes this outdoor camping adventure all the more fun.
It is our observation that teens quickly bond and support each other at camp
Everyone is of different age groups and have different histories. Ages 14-15 are welcome
There are no stupid questions
No macho stuff, bullying, or rudeness
Everyone has an opportunity to get to know each other, and often times develop close bonds
Our students come from various countries: Scotland, Denmark, Tibet, Ukraine
and from the US: Mostly from California, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Illinois, North Carolina
Live Closer to the Earth and in Harmony with Nature
There is a sense of romance in nature, but if you've never been out in the wilderness before, it is common to be apprehensive. We have helped many people through the beginning discovery of wilderness exposure. We cover animal behavior, including the large predators, and how to keep yourself safe. Soon you will experience the peace and simplicity of the forest. Learning self-sufficiency in a survival situations will ease your fears and give you confidence.
Our training and experience will help you:
Lose the fear
Get strong
Be capable
Here are some Favorite Lessons from the Survival Camp Experience
Confidence.
How to make a fire without even matches.
All the different kinds of wild plants you can use for food or medicine.
How to make fire, rope, and even my own shelter from what’s available.
If I was alone in the wilderness, I know could I feed and shelter myself.
I learned that everything I need to survive is already out there.
Parents
Our teen adventure is an investment in your child's health and well being. An opportunity for your child to reap the rich dividends of life lived with new friends and great experiences!
We enjoy a high staff to student ratio.
An experience that is best described as “awesome!”
Please contact us or fill out our online Teen Summer Camp Application today and give your child the gift that will keep on giving for a lifetime.
We have waived our requirement for COVID-19 vaccination. However, we ask your child to take appropriate precautions for COVID when traveling to camp. Thank you!
Requirements: health practitioner’s release
Duration: 7-days
Schedule: begins Sunday at 4:00 pm – ends Saturday 12:00 pm (noon)
Accommodations: primitive camping
Food: yes
Location: Mt Shasta, California
Transport: round-trip shuttle service from Eugene , Oregon airport, $100.
Instructors and Staff: Mark Wienert, owner-founder and head instructor; Lifesong Wilderness Adventures Staff – student volunteers chosen for their leadership qualities
