Each day, campers will do an exciting adventure activity like rock climbing, canoeing or hiking one of the Adirondack’s 46 high peaks. Campers will share meals together and will do a mix of indoor lodging and on-site camping. Throughout the week, the group will do fun team-building activities at the high and low ropes course. Each night the group will do a campfire and debrief the day.

Your leadership team will have someone certified by the Wilderness Medical Associates at the Wilderness Advanced First Aid or Wilderness First Responder level. The Department of Environmental Conservation Rangers in the Adirondacks can also be called in for emergencies, and there are phones posted at ranger stations throughout the park.

We offer an early bird discount for campers registered by January 31 and another $25 discount for placing an Adventure Camp yard sign in your yard in late spring through the beginning of summer. Yard signs may be returned at the Monday registration of each camper’s first session or kept for the following summer and additional discounts.

A 10% sibling discount is applied to each sibling attending Pathfinders or Explorers (for the same number of weeks). This discount will only be applied if noted on the application form. The early bird, yard sign and sibling discounts do not apply to Adirondack Leadership Program participants.

We at La Vida care about all campers, and we don’t want cost to prevent anyone from coming to camp. Thanks to our community of supporters, financial aid is available. If interested, apply with these forms.

Contact us with additional questions about discounts or financial aid.

La Vida has a large assortment of boots, socks and clothing that can be rented for a small cleaning fee if you prefer to not buy all your own equipment. Quantities are limited so please let us know and we can reserve them for you.

Campers will be asked to turn their phones off and store with their belongings while they are on the Trailblazer program. Cell phone service can be spotty due to the rural area that we are located. If you need to contact your child, please call the base camp directly at 518-891-4188.

Most people who do La Vida have never camped before. Your trip leaders will teach you new camping skills and the group will work together to accomplish the daily camp chores.

All of our staff are Christians, but there is no planned faith curriculum for the Trailblazers program. Instead, we will spend intentional time talking about the activities done during Trailblazers and connecting those lessons to a camper’s life back at home. If you are looking for a faith-based adventure experience, please check out La Vida’s Adirondack Leadership Program.