This is a weeklong river trip designed for younger teens. It includes whitewater and flat water travel as well as day hiking and exploration. It is ideal for motivated teens who want to get out in the wilderness but have limited time available.

Course Area
Green River courses begin where the river enters the imposing Gates of Lodore. Red sandstone escarpments rise up 2,000' above the river as it carves a 45-mile course of placid flat-water and challenging rapids through three dramatic canyons—Lodore, Whirlpool and Split Mountain.

Course Description
During your course, your instructors will introduce you to the most important elements of wilderness lifestyle: environmental stewardship, outdoor cooking, first aid, natural history of the river canyons, and rafting skills. You and your companions will work to become a team, coordinating your positioning, spacing, and your paddle strokes. Interspersed between the rapids are flat-water sections where there is a current, but no whitewater. As you travel the river, you will stop along the way to stretch your legs, explore side trails, canyons, and historic or geologic points of interest. These hikes will take you through rough terrain to incredible, remote places that are only accessible by river travelers. The hikes can be long and rigorous, but are always well worth the effort.

NOTE: Virtually all airlines, except United and Southwest, REQUIRE that travelers, age 14 or younger, flying without a companion over the age of 18 pay for their Unaccompanied Minor service. This fee ranges anywhere from $40 to $75 each way. In most cases, the Unaccompanied Minor service is OPTIONAL for travelers between the ages of 15-17.

To apply for this course click the apply button next to the course dates that work for you. Or better yet call one of our expert Admission Advisers at 866-467-7651. Course tuitions listed below do not include our Application Fee or Transportation Fee.