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High Trails Outdoor Science School focuses on residential outdoor education, outdoor science school field trips, and science camp experiences for elementary and middle school students. The program hosts students in the mountains for 3, 4, and 5 weekday programs and is described as a natural outdoor science camp experience and “your very own dirty classroom.” It is described as having a friendly, innovative, and fresh approach to the world of outdoor education and emphasizes getting students outside.
• Ages: 10–13 years old
• Schedule: 3, 4, and 5 weekday programs
High Trails Outdoor Science School started in 2000 and each year hosts more than 100 schools and 8,000 students. To date, it has reported two figures: 125,000 students spending more than 450,000 nights at High Trails, and 140,000 students spending more than 420,000 nights at High Trails. The program has a single-minded focus on outdoor education, with no summer camps and no weekend groups. Its mission states that it focuses on residential outdoor education for California elementary and middle schools and their students, and that it believes it is worth it to work hard, really good to be outdoors, super cool to try something new, and quite ok to get your hands dirty. High Trails Outdoor Science School identifies as a proud supporter of outdoor and environmental education.
Last updated June 21, 2026.
• Ages: 10–13 years old
• Schedule: 3, 4, and 5 weekday programs
High Trails Outdoor Science School started in 2000 and each year hosts more than 100 schools and 8,000 students. To date, it has reported two figures: 125,000 students spending more than 450,000 nights at High Trails, and 140,000 students spending more than 420,000 nights at High Trails. The program has a single-minded focus on outdoor education, with no summer camps and no weekend groups. Its mission states that it focuses on residential outdoor education for California elementary and middle schools and their students, and that it believes it is worth it to work hard, really good to be outdoors, super cool to try something new, and quite ok to get your hands dirty. High Trails Outdoor Science School identifies as a proud supporter of outdoor and environmental education.
Last updated June 21, 2026.
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