W.I.L.D. (Wilderness Immersion and Leadership Development): Filling Fast! Summer Backpacking Camp for Teens

Wilderness Immersion & Leadership Development (W.I.L.D.) is a one of kind backpacking adventure, skill-building summer camp for teens. 

There are a small number of open spots left for this summer for boys going into 8th and 9th grades, and girls going into grades 8 and up.

See the full summer schedule on our website.

Current openings: 
Boys 13 and 14 years old - 7-day trips departing June 10, June 24, and July 29
Boys 15+ - 10-day trips  ALL FULL
Girls - 7-day trip departing July 13 & 10-day trip departing July 26

No backpacking or camping experience is required. 

These adventuresnourish teens' joy, gratitude, and confidence, and strengthen their connections to themselves, other people, and the natural world. 

Participants learn how to travel safely in the backcountry, manage risk, and practice on-trail leadership skills. Through a variety of awareness and mindfulness practices, we develop relationships with nature that nourish physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. 

A unique combination of hard skills training, expressive arts, and rites of passage work.

Watch our new video to hear participants describe their experiences in their own words. 

Tuition assistance is available, and no teen is ever turned away for lack of funds. 

Reach out with any questions. Look forward to being in touch,

Eli Marienthal
Director, Back to Earth