Avid4 Adventure

Why is Avid4 Adventure voted one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work year after year? Because when you work here, your office is the outdoors. Atop mountains, in rivers and on trails, alongside colleagues that share your passions, your to-do list consists of teaching curious kids how to paddle, climb, hike, bike, and thrive in the outdoors. As the only Certified B Corp summer camp IN THE WORLD, Avid4 Adventure is committed to caring for the outdoors through our Leave No Trace philosophy, giving back to our communities by providing over a hundred camp scholarships every year, and driving change in the outdoor industry through our JEDI (justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion) initiatives to ensure the outdoors is welcoming, accessible, and safe or all. Learn more about the Story of Avid4 Adventure from our founder Dave Secunda and how we live our Core Values on our About Us Page: https://avid4.com/about-us/

Housing Options Available

Employee Housing

All / Some Meals Provided

Meal Plan

Summer Camp

Employee Experience
As a member of the Avid4 Adventure staff, you’ll spend your days doing the outdoor activities you love—climbing, kayaking, mountain biking, backpacking—all while inspiring a new generation of intrepid adventurers and outdoors enthusiasts. It’s crazy fun, blissfully tiring and endlessly rewarding—no wonder our staffers tell us it’s the best job they’ve ever had. All year long, our team’s communication channels are buzzing with plans and invitations for climbing expeditions, camping trips, day hikes, bike races, happy hours and all kinds of other cool stuff—all from like-minded outdoorsy folks, ready for their next adventure.. Programs run May to August but your journey with Avid4 doesn't stop there - we have hundreds of staff who return year after year.

Employee Perks
Additional compensation and bonuses for specific job duties, training, experience, certifications, and returning staff. Industry pro deals for gear discounts to keep your adventures going all year with top companies like Outdoor Research, Smartwool, Big Agnes, Kelty, Scarpa, La Sportiva, Yakima, Chacos, Smith, etc. Public transportation reimbursement to/from work (need help finding housing or places for your van/RV? We have resources to support you!) Free access to our gear (bikes, SUPs, kayaks) during non-camp hours. Professional development opportunities throughout the summer. Affinity groups to support our LGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities. Camp discounts for your family. Find our more about what it is like to join the AVID4 team on our summer jobs overview page: https://avid4.com/jobs/summer-jobs-overview/

The Perfect Fit Would Be...
You're excited about adventure and sharing that passion with the next generation. You have personal experience in one of our four core areas (mountain biking, climbing, paddling, and hiking) and ideally the certifications to prove it. You have personal experience working with kids or are eager to experience inspiring campers for the first time. Like any seasonal job, there's going to challenging days or weeks, but you've got grit to navigate those times and will lean on camp leaders to support you - that's what we're here for! Our expeditions, overnight adventure, and specific day camp programs often require drivers who are 21+ to handle transporting members and gear - but that's no problem for you since driving large vehicles to remote locations is a skill you've mastered. If Avid4 Adventure sounds like the place for you, we'd love to have you join us this summer.

Housing Details
Room and board is provided for our overnight camp staff members. Our Expeditions team will be out in the field 6 days a week and are provided all meals during their trip. While housing is not provided for our day camp staff, we provided resources and support in finding seasonal housing.

Things to Do In the Area
We have seven camp locations around the US. The list is so long, it is hard to capture everything to do nearby! If you have questions about any particular location and what is nearby, be sure to ask us and we'd be happy to give you some ideas. You can find all of our camp locations on our summer jobs overview page: https://avid4.com/jobs/summer-jobs-overview/

Meal Plan Details
Meals are provided for our overnight and expeditions, we provide three meals a day, including training. We have been able to accommodate a variety of dietarily needs for both staff and campers over the summer.

RV / CamperVan Space Details
Both of our overnight camps have ample free parking available for our staff. We have several seasonal staff that park their sprinter vans onsite, however, for anything school bus size or large at our Windy Peak campgrounds we would need permission from the nearby school to allow staff to park in their lot over the summer. We also provide recommendations for several BLM camping options nearby.