Ages 4-6 and 6-8. These programs are designed with our youngest adventurers in mind.  Each Mini/Mighty camp is customized by our staff and will have and most will have exciting and unique themes.  Campers will visit waterfalls, tromp through creeks and create artistic masterpieces.   Children are transported in 15-passenger vans.  All Mini and Mighty camps run from 10 am to 4pm.

It’s a bird…it’s a plane… it’s superhero camp! If you could have any special powers, what would they be? Invent your own secret superhero identity, choose your superpower, and make your costume accessories. Concoct a batch of kryptonite, visit local heroes from the Police and Fire department, and make up adventures with other young superheroes!

Let’s have fun! Let’s get dirty! Let’s find all the best mud and dirt the valley has to offer. Each day while we are exploring nature, we will make a point to play in the dirt….Making sandcastles, creating fairy houses, digging waterways, painting our bodies with mud, and then splashing off the dirt.

A winning combination of Splash Bash and Cravin’ Caves! These Mini adventurers explore caves and discover how they were made. Take a break from the bluebird skies and go underground to see what secrets lay inside. When we are not underground, campers will be checking out local water life, swimming, splashing, and just having a great time.

Arrrrrr Captain!  Get ready to spend your days searching and seeking all over the Wood River Valley. Each day the hunt is on! Can you find the clues left behind by pirates? Keep an eye on your lunch, it might get stolen!  Every day you will be faced with a new treasure hunt so bring your mates and get ready for fun!

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Be a part of the M.A.T Garden down at Roots.  Learn about the magical symbiotic relationship between humans and our earth, from seed to farm stand. Your children will gain hands-on experience in planning, planting, and harvesting a garden. Afternoons will consist of adventuring and the usual M.A.T. activities.  

These programs are designed with our younger adventurers in mind.  Each Mini and Mighty camp schedule will be planned by our staff leaders in advance. In any week you could visit roaring waterfalls, tromp through muddy creeks, or even visit the fire station. Children are transported in passenger vans with masks on. All Mini and Mighty camps run from 10am to 4 pm unless there is an earlier departure.

This camp combines art with adventure. Let’s get creative! Each day your child will create something from nature! The project may be something to take home or a creation the group leaves behind in the forest. Get ready to be inspired and then as always, the kids will have a good ol’ mountain adventure!

Your camper will experience all things “rocks”! Explore the underground rock world by caving, visit Craters of the Moon and learn about local geology, find and paint your favorite rocks, jump off rocks into rivers and lakes. Not to mention — we will be “rocking out” to different styles of music. This group will have a “rocking” week!

Has anyone ever told you that you should be a secret agent? Get ready to use the most powerful tool known to man — your imagination! We will engage in undercover operations around the Wood River Valley. We will create our own disguises to go unnoticed even by those who know us best!  We will solve a mystery by studying clues and using our detective intuition!

Let’s have fun! Let’s get dirty! Let’s find all the best mud and dirt the valley has to offer. Each day while we are exploring nature, we will make a point to play in the dirt… Making sandcastles, creating fairy houses, digging waterways, painting our bodies with mud, and then splashing off the dirt.

Here at Mountain Adventure Tours we know how much you all love to get wet, and so do we! Get ready to explore the rivers and lakes of Idaho all week long!! When we’re not jumping into lakes and running down rivers we will head to Stanley for a half day float down the day stretch of the Salmon.

Science, Technology, Engineering, Math!? School is over. It’s summer now. Time to run around, get dirty, have fun and connect with nature. We’re going to do all of that —plus more, as we spend a week exploring nature and experimenting with science through a series of fun, eco-friendly projects. We’ll make art using the sun. We’ll launch projectiles hundreds of feet using nothing but air. We’ll bake cookies in a solar oven! The Valley is our playground and our laboratory, now let’s get to work!

Do you like bugs, birds, dogs, horses, beavers or moose? We’ll take a trip to the animal shelter to see a human’s best friend. How about fish and birds? Each day we’ll listen and watch for animals all around us while we explore the hills and rivers of the Wood River Valley and beyond!

Over the years at Mountain Adventure Tours, we have created our own word for going “off-trail” and “bushwhacking”. We call it “CLARKING”. We feel like the adventure begins when you veer off the beaten path, safely and responsibly!  It’s not about the destination, but the adventure along the way. So, let’s be like the great explorers of the West! Bring your hiking shoes, swimsuit, raincoat, adventurous spirit, and be ready for whatever the adventure of the day brings!

*Single Overnight. Throughout the summer we will visit M.A.T.’s favorite spots, old and new. Campers will enjoy classic Enviro-tainment fun such as Magic Reservoir, Idaho BaseCamp, Craters of the Moon, The Big Lost River, Easley Hot Springs, and, of course, favorite hidden spots that only campers and staff know about (if we told everybody they wouldn’t be a secret).  When we’re not out exploring, swimming, trekking, and getting dirty we will tour local businesses throughout the Magic and Wood River Valleys, and go anywhere people invite us to show us what they do.  Don’t forget that every place we visit, we leave looking better than we found it in true Leave No Trace principle, by picking up litter and caring for our environment.  This camp may change due to weather, age group, or time of year.  See schedule for add-on activities such as fishing, rafting, climbing, and overnights.

**Double Overnight. Join Illiah and friends for a Hot Spring adventure in Southern Idaho. Dierkes Lake, Miracle Hot Springs,  Hagerman Hot Springs, Lava Hot Springs are on the list for this legendary adventure. 

Your camper will experience all things “rocks”! Explore the underground rock world by caving, adventure in the mountains with rock climbing, visit Craters of the Moon and learn about local geology. Jump off rocks into rivers and lakes. Not to mention – we will be ‘rocking out’ to different styles of music. This group will have a “rocking” week!

**Double Overnight. This 4-day session will help campers transition into being a CIT. In preparation for becoming role models for the younger generations of campers, participants in the CIT camp will undergo a training schedule that mimics the staff training period prior to summer camp. They will also study, plan, and host an overnight with younger campers and assist staff throughout the week to gain valuable experience.

*Single Overnight. Here at Mountain Adventure Tours, we love to get out of town, drive on a dirt road, and find our adventures!  RC Camp will let your kids do that with their own RC Car!! We will give kids the opportunity to use their imagination and creativity to the fullest. Each camper will get their very own RC car! Through taking care of their RC car, your child will learn how to be responsible for keeping their car in working order — and while doing that, they can study and learn how these cars work. They will practice their hand-eye coordination and problem solving while driving their RC cars through tracks and obstacles that the kids will create. A typical day at RC camp would include RC car education and maintenance, track and obstacle building, RC car driving, and we will always include an epic adventure for the kids in the afternoon while we recharge the cars.

*Single Overnight. The week leading up to 4th of July is the time to celebrate the pioneers of our country and build a real parade float! Float Camp 2022 will construct the official 4th of July Mountain Adventure Tours float to compete in the Hailey parade (last year we placed #2). Wood, screws, paint, canvas, string and imagination are the building blocks for this camp. We will spend the days before the parade floating on the river or in the lake so bring your sunscreen, tube and river shoes and get ready to FLOAT AWAY!!!!

*Single Overnight. Saddle up buckaroos, because it’s time to go back to the Wild West!  Bring your cowboy hats along with your imagination because this is going to be a fun-filled week. Campers will enjoy horseback rides with local outfitters, visit a working dairy farm, see a cattle auction, and have an overnight by the campfire underneath the stars. 

**Double Overnight. M.A.T. is proud to have partnered with the White Otter and Payette River rafting companies for almost 20 years.. The first trip cruising down the Helende stretch of the Payette will end with an overnight camping in Lowman.  Then we head over to Stanley to meet up with White Otter where guides will be teaching campers to feel a little more comfortable on the river.  Campers will learn strokes, how to get out of tough spots, and how to help others when they are in difficult situations on the river. They will leave with a new respect for our natural river systems and knowledge of the importance of safety while boating.

*Single Overnight. The ultimate introduction to camping and having a great time while enjoying all the outdoors has to offer.  This camp will teach young campers the essentials of what to pack for an overnight trip in the mountains, how to plan and shop for cooking in the outdoors, and how to take care of all the gear — including rolling up a sleeping pad, packing up a sleeping bag, and setting up a tent. 

*Single Overnight. Join the MAT team for 2 days of biking and short hikes, and a half day of guided fly-fishing! In between activities, we will do what we do best at Mountain Adventure Tours… HAVE FUN!

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*Single Overnight. Campers will get an introductory course into survival skills! They will learn the basics of fire building, shelter building, navigating, water purifying, knot tying, cooking over a fire, etc.. The group will get to practice these skills overnight.

***Triple Overnight. On this trip, campers will road trip to the beautiful state of Montana! We will include fly fishing, hiking, river floating, visiting animals, panning for gold, gem hunting, exploring old ghost towns, and more.

***Six-night Overnight. On this trip, campers will road trip to the beautiful state of Montana! We will include fly fishing, hiking, river floating, visiting animals, panning for gold, gem hunting, exploring old ghost towns, and more.

This week will consist of different types of “riding” and “gliding” activities along with regular mountain adventuring! Riding horses and bikes, gliding on the ice at Sun Valley, learning about the paragliders that we see daily in Ketchum! This week will be full of adventurous fun!

Let’s combine two major outdoorsman skills — archery and fishing — with our regular mountain adventures for an epic week of camp. Campers will learn the basics of archery and be able to practice both indoors and outdoors. They will also learn the basics of fly fishing while enjoying the beautiful rivers in the valley. 

**Double Overnight. Parents, this is a chance for your children to go to a Sleep-Away camp only 45 minutes from Ketchum!  We have created a camp week of wild adventure and cliff-hanging fun along the Big Lost River. Your kids will hike, swim  and explore the other side of Trail Creek.  This will build confidence to Sleep-Away! 

***Triple Overnight. Parents, this is a chance for your children to go to a Sleep-Away camp only 45 minutes from Ketchum! We have created a camp week of wild adventure and cliff-hanging fun along the Big Lost River. Your kids will hike, swim and explore the other side of Trail Creek. This will build confidence to Sleep-Away!

*****Five-night Overnight. This program starts off with a two-day campout road trip to some of our favorite hidden spots in Idaho and finishes with 3 nights at IBC.  We will river raft on the Payette, soak in our favorite Hot Springs and camp from Loweman to IBC.  Once we get to IBC, activities include archery, fishing  and a hike to an Alpine Lake.  Your children will push their physical limits and gain self-confidence during this week at Idaho BaseCamp Sleep-Away! 

*Single Overnight. The ultimate “play in the woods” camp that’ll bring you back to the basics! Construct shelters from the primitive forest materials used by hunters, Native Americans, and pioneers. Make a shelter from fallen trees, branches and/or stones, and then stay overnight in your newly constructed fort for the authentic Mountain Adventure Tours experience. 

**Double Overnight. A two-night backpacking trip for adventurous MAT campers! We spend a day checking out our gear, getting to know each other, and of course, going for a swim on Monday, then put on our packs for a backpacking trip from Tuesday to Thursday! Camping 202 doesn’t race through the miles: we take time for side trips without our packs, swimming (or sometimes summer sledding!) when we can, and enjoying each other’s company around the fire. Campers will leave knowing how to use backcountry gear and hike with a pack, how to find a spot and set up camp, and the seven principles of Leave No Trace. And, they will come back with great memories and ready for a long shower! Please note: You must be able to hike 3-4 miles with a backpack to participate.

*Five-Night Overnight. A river trip for the ages to commemorate M.A.T’s 25th Anniversary! White Otter Adventures guides will take this adventurous group of campers down 80 miles of the Main Salmon “River of No Return”, camping on sandy beaches and navigating exciting rapids.

*Single Overnight. These Mountain Adventurers explore caves and discover how they were made. Check out Boy Scout caves and Indian caves of Southern Idaho. Take a break from the bluebird skies and go underground to see what secrets lay inside. When we are not underground, campers can warm up with a soak in various hot springs or cool down in an Alpine Lake to unwind from the exploration. 

**Double Overnight. Bikes at BaseCamp is back! This idea goes back to 2007 when Illiah Pfau and Chris Lentz decided that M.A.T. camp needed to put two of their favorite things together — Bikes and BaseCamp! We will spend a double overnight at BaseCamp building a bike track, biking to waterfalls, riding around the lower property, and cooling off in The Big Lost River.