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High Trails Outdoor Science School focuses on residential outdoor education for elementary and middle school students. The program is described as a natural outdoor science camp experience and as a “dirty classroom,” with a single minded approach of focusing only on outdoor education. It hosts more than 100 schools and 8,000 students each year, and students visit for 3, 4, and 5 weekday programs.
• Ages: 10–13 years old
• Schedule: 3, 4, and 5 weekday programs
High Trails Outdoor Science School started in 2000. Over the years, it has reported that 125,000 students have spent more than 450,000 nights at High Trails, and in another statement that 140,000 students have spent more than 420,000 nights there. The program states that it does not run summer camps or weekend groups. It describes itself as a Big Bear based small business that focuses on residential outdoor education for California elementary and middle schools and their students, and it identifies as a proud supporter of outdoor and environmental education. The program states the beliefs that “It’s WORTH IT to work hard, REALLY GOOD to be outdoors, SUPER COOL to try something new, and QUITE OK to get your hands dirty.”
Last updated March 19, 2026.
• Ages: 10–13 years old
• Schedule: 3, 4, and 5 weekday programs
High Trails Outdoor Science School started in 2000. Over the years, it has reported that 125,000 students have spent more than 450,000 nights at High Trails, and in another statement that 140,000 students have spent more than 420,000 nights there. The program states that it does not run summer camps or weekend groups. It describes itself as a Big Bear based small business that focuses on residential outdoor education for California elementary and middle schools and their students, and it identifies as a proud supporter of outdoor and environmental education. The program states the beliefs that “It’s WORTH IT to work hard, REALLY GOOD to be outdoors, SUPER COOL to try something new, and QUITE OK to get your hands dirty.”
Last updated March 19, 2026.
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