The Avid4 Adventure Difference Our Staff

At Avid4 Adventure summer camps for kids in California, Colorado, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington, we teach every kid—from first-time adventurers to experienced athletes, from pre-K through 12th grade—how fun and empowering being active outdoors can be. As they hike, bike, climb and paddle, kids build lasting skills and newfound confidence, igniting a passion for being active that lasts their whole lives.

Here’s how we do it:

  • We hire the most committed, experienced instructors around
  • We use professional-caliber equipment, so campers learn how successful mountain biking, kayaking and climbing are supposed to feel
  • We transport campers to authentic local recreation areas they can keep coming back to explore
  • We teach campers solid skills—not just the basics of adventure sports, but how to use sound judgment and problem-solving in all aspects of their lives

The campers who attend our summer day camps, overnight camps, school programs and events come away filled with confidence, enriched with newfound skills and launched into a lifetime of empowering outdoor adventure.

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Why Choose Our Programs

Our Team's Passion Runs Deep

Our Camps Grow with Your Kids

We're Experts at What We Do

We Help Kids Push Their Boundaries

Our instructors are insatiable outdoors experts who love adventuring almost as much as they love working with kids. Adored by campers and their parents alike, they’re all 18 and older with impeccable credentials and serious safety and skills training. They’re also talented teachers with the rare ability to connect with kids and encourage them to challenge themselves just the right amount.

Our programs evolve as your campers grow, from age 3 all the way to 17. As kids grow, our programs grow with them, offering new experiences and fresh challenges from Pre-K all the way through their first summer job.

Our seasoned team of adventurers and educators is the best in the business. At the helm is David Secunda, former president of the Outdoor Industry Association and a 25-year vet of the outdoor education industry. On the ground, we run top-notch, highly acclaimed summer camps, accredited by the American Camp Association and named among Colorado Parent’s Top 5 Sports Camps.

We do everything in our power to keep kids safe, but we don’t pack them up in bubble wrap. Instead, we give them the knowledge and confidence to take calculated, well-communicated risks. Fortified with this sound judgment, they become more thoughtful, responsible risk takers and problem solvers—not just in the outdoors, but in all aspects of their lives.

What do you get when you combine deep dedication and passion for the outdoors with extensive experience in youth development, outdoor education and operations? The Avid4 Adventure leadership team.

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