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Event Details

Event Status
Events Results Pending
Event ID
4037
Event Name
Intro to Backpacking
Program
Outdoor Skills

Events Results Pending 3 of 10 seats remaining

Location

Location:

4130 Adventure Trail, Rapid City, SD 57702

Schedule

Date & Times:
Apr 01, 2023 10:00AM - 3:00PM MST

About this Event:

Join us as we learn to backpack, pack a pack, and set up and tear down a campsite. We’ll discuss leave no trace principles and many of the decisions which need to be made before you can go out.
Please note: Class start times are posted in Central Daylight Time, but this class is set to start at 10:00AM Mountain Daylight Time.

Details

Organized by:

Louise Swanson

Cancellation Policies:

If you are no longer planning on attending this class, please cancel your registration so that those on the waiting list will have a chance to attend.

Event Policies:

Minimum Age Policies:

Maximum Age Policies:

There are no maximum age policies

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About the Program

Overview:

Learn how to kayak/canoe, cook in the outdoors, cross-country ski, snowshoe, and survive in the wilderness.
These courses introduce folks to practical skills for enjoying South Dakota’s landscape.  Classes include kayak and canoe classes on flat and moving bodies of water, skills for how to start a fire and cook on an open fire, and skills for wilderness survival.  During the winter months, these courses also include snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.