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Team Backcountry
Aug 261 min read
Summer Rewind: Camp Backcountry 2024
After 10 weeks, the summer is a wrap at Camp Backcountry. Here's a rundown of the summer of 2024!
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Team Backcountry
May 233 min read
Food Fuel
A guide to packing your kid’s lunch for Camp Backcountry. Summer at Camp Backcountry is here, and so is the return of prepping your kid’s...
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Team Backcountry
Apr 303 min read
Nurture by Nature
How unstructured time in nature plays an important role in a child's well-being.
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Team Backcountry
Apr 264 min read
Growing Girls of the Outdoors
An inside look at the impact of all-girl programs in the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
Mar 153 min read
Embracing Leave No Trace Principles on Springtime Adventures
Seven concepts to keep in mind when you start your spring adventures outdoors.
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Team Backcountry
Feb 283 min read
Lessons from Camp: Shaping Tomorrow's Educators
How Camp Backcountry is cultivating the educators of tomorrow.
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Team Backcountry
Sep 8, 20231 min read
Your Guide to Saturdays in the Backcountry
Have you ever wanted to explore our Base Camp in the Backcountry Wilderness Area? Come out for two new weekly programs!
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Team Backcountry
Aug 24, 20233 min read
Steady Steeds
The retirement community of horses in the Backcountry Wilderness Area is teaching a new generation of equine enthusiasts. Horses line the...
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Team Backcountry
Jan 27, 20222 min read
What is a Friend of the Backcounty?
Dollars matter, but equally important we want to build a strong, engaged community … our Friends.
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Team Backcountry
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Beer for Bucks
How drinking local beer is benefitting the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
Aug 2, 20216 min read
Growing Up at Camp Backcountry
After years of kids spending their summers at Camp Backcountry, our once little ones are now leading the packs.
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Team Backcountry
Mar 9, 20211 min read
New Neighbor: Backcountry Bigfoot
We love finding out what our trailcams catch each week. But ... we never thought we'd find a friend.
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Team Backcountry
Feb 9, 20212 min read
Found: Backcountry Hearts
One Backcountry Wilderness Area hiker finds love in nature.
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Team Backcountry
Feb 6, 20212 min read
Program Spotlight: Private Horseback Riding Lessons
Spend quality one-on-one time with a horse and instructor at the Backcountry Horse Corrals.
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Team Backcountry
Feb 5, 20216 min read
Meet Our Crew: Mark Giebel
We caught up with Mark to find out why conserving this piece of habitat is important and why he’ll continue to advocate for it to stay wild.
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Team Backcountry
Jan 29, 20213 min read
Trail Traffic: 2020 in Review
In a year when the safest place to be was outside, we review the last 12 months on the Backcountry Wilderness Area trail systems.
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Team Backcountry
Jan 20, 20211 min read
Backcountry Outdoorcast
Check-in here for an always updated look at programs, events, and camps in the Backcountry Wilderness Area.
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Team Backcountry
Jan 20, 20213 min read
Back to Basics: Fort Building
Fort Building is the gold standard outside activity our kids need right now.
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Team Backcountry
Jan 7, 20215 min read
Meet Our Crew: AnnaKate Hein
From visiting the bottom of the Earth to building Camp Backcountry from the ground up, meet our programs supervisor, AnnaKate Hein.
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Team Backcountry
Jan 6, 20214 min read
Choose Your Adventure: January 2021
Don't let the cold weather season keep you from getting outside in January 2021!
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