Adult Wilderness Trips

Get out there and Adventure: Offsite Trips for adults.

All of Unirondack's adult trips are fully guided, fed, outfitted, and planned.  There is no camping experience required!!

Adult wilderness trips are priced on a sliding scale, using a ‘pay what you can’ system

None of these trips match your adventurous spirit?  We also offer custom trips for your group of family and/or friends!  Just get in touch to start planning the wilderness trip of a lifetime.

Unirondack has a comprehensive gear library for you to borrow from on your adventure.

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Questions? Contact our Trips Coordinator at [email protected]

Spring

May 11 - 17

    • Arrive at Camp on May 11th by 3 pm

    • Canoeing, Camping, and Creating from May 12th to 16th

    • Join up with the stationery artists retreat at Unionondack for an evening showcase and open mic

    • Depart camp May 17th, OR

    • Option to continue with the retreat at Unirondack thru May 20th

    Let the peaceful spring Adirondacks envelop you for a week full of adventure and creativity.  Ephemeral May flowers will abound, inviting you to sketch them while the atmosphere of storied ancient water trails surrounds, inspiring you to write.

    This trip will continue the traditions of the past 2 Unirondack artists' expeditions, while also improving upon them with more creative time, the highest quality wilderness, and more.  You can look forward to opportunities for plein-air (live, outdoor) drawing and painting, goal-setting and skill-sharing workshops, and (most importantly) an incredible crew of adventurous and creative adults to share the time with.

Register (Artists)

June 8 - 14

    • Arrive at Camp on June 8th

    • Camping from June 9th to 13th

    • Depart camp on June 14th

    Celebrate Pride Month in the most fabulous fashion: on a backpacking trip alongside other amazing LGBTQ+ adult (18+) adventurers!  This is an expedition of celebration centered on cultivating new connections while immersed in the stunning wilderness.  We will fill our days with wonder for one another and for the natural beauty of the Adirondack High Peaks wilderness.

    Come share stories of euphoria and affirmations around the campfire, learn (and teach) skills from queer peers, and share in the magic of a small community taking care of one another as we travel through the world.

    All levels of camping experience are welcome and encouraged to come!  Backpacking can include walking over uneven or steep terrain, in mud, and more while carrying around 30~35 pounds, though if these activities pose a barrier to you, please reach out!  Peak Queerness is open to people of all abilities.

Register (Peak Queerness)

May 27 - June 2

    • Arrive to Camp on May 27th

    • Camping from May 28th through June 1st

    • Depart camp June 2nd

    On this 5-day trip, we will navigate the Adirondacks' heritage "Blueway" water trail.  We will cook over fires, and camp in keyholes under starlit skies. Warm spring days clash with cool nights and high waters. The trip begins in Old Forge, NY, and ends in the Saranac Lake system between 70 and 90 miles away!  Our route is an 'intermediate' level of camping intensity; Participants should either be in good paddling shape or eager/optimistic, but both are not required!

    'Canoe' Sam will be taking up the yoke of leading this year's adventure!  (Tho Kristen hopes to make an appearance...)  We will build on the knowledge of past year's trips, which past participants have said were among the most immensely gratifying outdoor experiences of their lives.

Register (90-mile)

 Fall 

Coming soon! Check back here for wilderness adventures in the autumn colors!

Unirondack Trip Leaders

  • Sam Berman (They/Them)

    Trip Leader, Trips Coordinator

    'Canoe' Sam has guided wilderness trips in the north woods of NY and Ontario for a decade and is psyched to be with Unirondack for their second season so far.  One of Sam's favorite parts of any trip is cooking in the woods, and they firmly believe that there's nothing you can't cook on a trip.  Sam's favorite trail is the one that they haven't adventured on yet!  See you out there!

  • Arson Allen (all pronouns)

    Trip Leader, Co-Manager

    Arson has been a part of the Unirondack community for almost 10 years, first as a camper and then as a staff member. He is honored to be a part of such a wonderful and silly family, and is committed to giving campers of all backgrounds the best experience possible. They are passionate about the power of joy, goofiness, and the natural world in community building and growth. He believes that through access to outdoor spaces and adventures much healing can be found that is otherwise inaccessible to folks of many different experiences.

  • Kristen Fiore (she/her)

    Trip Leader, Camp Director

    Kristen has been a professional in Outdoor leadership for more than 10 years. With 7 years of outdoor guiding experience in rock climbing, and the years in leading wilderness canoe trips, she’s always excited by the opportunity to step out of the office and into the woods.

    Kristen leads Unirondack’s 90-Mile Adult Paddling Trip.

See you out there soon!