Middle School Adventures
Middle School Adventures
Our adventures for middle schoolers focus on guiding tweens and teens through exploring new ways of experiencing the outdoors. We offer backpacking, camping, and single day trips throughout the year, both out in the field, and at our Nature Center in Fife, WA. Explore the adventures we currently have available below!
Choosing Your Trip
The difficulty level noted below each trip reflects the physical challenge presented by the route. Trails with gentle slopes, short hills, and averaging less than 5 miles a day are considered “low difficulty,” but they may be hard work for students who are not athletic. We emphasize accessibility for beginning backpackers, moving as a team and supporting each other on the trail. These “low difficulty” trips move slowly and take frequent breaks in order to offer participants the opportunity to learn more about the flora and fauna of the trail, and offer support and encouragement to each other.
Students who are athletic, active, and enjoy physically challenging themselves should explore our intermediate or challenging routes. These trips have more average miles per day, and may include steeper, longer sections of trail. Participants do not need to have backpacking or hiking experience for these trips, and our orientation and educational content does not differ based on the route difficulty.
Backpacking
Ross Lake
Travel along the shore of Ross Lake in the North Cascades National Park and return by boat
Difficulty: Low
Ozette Triangle
Sea stars, wildlife, and petroglyphs along the Olympic National Park coast
Difficulty: Intermediate
Hannegan Pass
Challenge yourself and hike in to the lakes of the Olympic Mountains
Difficulty: Challenging