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CAMP ARCADIA TRIP PROGRAM |
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The Trip Program at Camp Arcadia is designed to offer unique outdoor experiences for all our campers. We have designed safe yet exciting hiking, canoeing and camping adventures in both Maine and New Hampshire. These trips give campers the opportunity to discover the beauty of the wilderness and develop self-confidence in living in the out-of-doors. Campers on our trips learn to read topographical maps, weather patterns and whitewater river currents. Campers also learn about orienteering and discover the best methods to create proper shelter, build fires in adverse conditions, plan and prepare hearty meals and pack appropriate gear and equipment. We design all
our trips to be age appropriate. Each
age group will be offered several options throughout the summer for
both Canoe and Mountain trips. Permission for day and overnight trips
is sent to parents before camp, campers can then choose to sign up for
the trips that interest them once they
arrive at Camp. The Head of Canoeing and Mountain Trips will talk with
each age group about their options, depending on what session each camper
attends.
Mountain Trips include:
To learn more about the AMC hut system, visit:
http://www.outdoors.org/lodging/huts/index.cfm
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Our staff is carefully selected for their skills, experience and dedication to outdoor pursuits. Most of our staff, both male and female, come from around the US and have strong personal experience in hiking, canoeing and camping. Safety is the first thing we teach our staff. Trip staff are 21 years old and up. All have been trained in Wilderness First Aid and CPR. Canoeing Staff will also possess American Red Cross Lifeguard certification. Both Canoe and Mountain Trip staff receive a three-day training clinic to familiarize them with Camp Arcadia standards, as well as to give them practice in the lakes and mountains where they will be guiding the campers.
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Camp Arcadia's Wilderness Trip
program is offered to campers who have demonstrated ability in Canoeing,
Campcraft Campers will go on a Whitewater practice a week before the trip departs. In the past, campers and staff have paddled the St. John, St. Croix and Allagash rivers, and Umbagog, Rangeley and Eziscohos lakes. Days before the trip departs, campers become involved in planning the multi-day menu. Campers will be making nutritional and unique meals while on the trip! Participants on our past trips have enjoyed making 'pineapple upside down cake' in a reflector oven, as well as hearty pasta dishes and homemade cinnamon rolls. Everyone is involved. We encourage
all campers to help prepare, cook and clean up after each meal. Duties
are rotated: some will attend to the fire while others will set up tents,
kitchen tarps and shelter. We also involve the campers in equipment
planning. Quantities for cooking and setting up shelter are listed and
checked before packing begins. We ask campers to think about items like
rope, stoves, tarps, forks and fuel and how many will be needed for
the expedition. With our guidance, campers will learn to pack sensibly
and carefully. MOUNTAIN
TRIPS We offer a 3-5 day Wilderness trip
for campers who have an interest in both hiking and camping. We take
them through the same process for packing and planning as for Canoe
trips. Campers interested in Wilderness mountain trips will do a longer
'warm-up' hike together a week before the big trip departs. Each year,
we select a new destination for our Wilderness trip. In the past, we
have hiked Mt. Katahdin in Baxter State Park, the Pemigewassett and
Franconia Wilderness in New Hampshire and the Bigelow Range in Maine.
Our Wilderness trips are either backpacking or base camping. Base
Camp Trips:
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