Adventure Camp – Central Park

Central Park, 8499 Stoll Pl, Denver, CO 80238

mapCentral Park, 8499 Stoll Pl, Denver, CO 80238

About

Adventure Camp – Central Park includes canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking, stand up paddleboarding, hiking, and teambuilding activities. Campers practice flat-water paddling with a focus on equipment, safety, and basic skills, ride mountain bikes on local trails with attention to technique, safety, equipment, and basic maintenance, and play balance games and learn proper strokes and rescue techniques on stand up paddleboards. Hiking days include learning about local flora and fauna and Leave No Trace principles, and campers take part in teambuilding activities with their group.

• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: One-week sessions, Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM, with extended care available 8:00 AM–5:30 PM
• Price: One Week Price $740; Early Drop Off (starting at 8:00 AM) $35; After Care (3:00–5:30 PM) $105; Avid4 Merch (delivery at camp, prices vary, tax included)

A sample weekly schedule lists stand up paddleboarding on Monday, hiking on Tuesday, kayaking on Wednesday, biking on Thursday, and canoeing on Friday. Avid4 Adventure provides transportation for campers to local recreation areas for each activity and returns them to the same meeting place for pick up, and campers can bring their own bikes or borrow from a fleet that accommodates campers of any size, along with access to top-of-the-line gear specifically sized for kids. Every activity starts with a discussion about risks, prevention, and response, and every challenge is calibrated to campers’ age and ability, with 2nd–4th graders concentrating on getting comfortable with new activities and 5th–7th graders focusing on teamwork, mentorship, and deepening technical competence.

Adventure Camp – Central Park is led by Avid4 instructors who are all 18 or older and described as incredibly well-trained and professional staff with serious safety and skills training, as well as a seasoned team of adventurers and educators who are outdoors experts and talented teachers able to connect with kids and encourage them to challenge themselves. The broader Avid4 Adventure program is guided by founder David Secunda, a former president of the Outdoor Industry Association and a 25-year veteran of the outdoor education industry. Avid4 Adventure states a mission to give kids a love of outdoor activity, set them on a trajectory of lifelong outdoor adventure and stewardship, and build skills, confidence, grit, determination, and the ability to thrive in the outdoors while teaching caretaking of the planet.

Avid4 Adventure is accredited by the American Camp Association, is a Certified B Corp, and has been named among Colorado Parent’s Top 5 Sports Camps. The organization operates under a Special Use authorization from the National Forest Service and is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and states that it hires high-class outdoor educators and is committed to paying them a fair wage. The camp is backed by the Avid4 Adventure Guarantee, which promises an authentic outdoor adventure, incredibly well-trained and professional staff, increased confidence, and a customer experience that exceeds parents’ expectations, and if these promises are not met, the next Avid4 Adventure camp is free.

Multiple sessions are promoted as benefiting greater skill development, increased self-confidence, higher levels of risk assessment and environmental awareness, and improved ability to connect socially and make new friends. Avid4 Adventure notes that it uses professional-caliber equipment so campers learn how successful mountain biking, kayaking, and climbing are supposed to feel, transports campers to authentic local recreation areas they can return to, and teaches campers solid skills including sound judgment and problem-solving in all aspects of their lives, with programs that evolve from age 3 through 17, including experiences that lead up to a first summer job.

Parent testimonials describe Adventure Camp – Central Park and other Avid4 Adventure camps as a favorite camp experience where a child who previously used training wheels learned to ride a bike without them and discovered new favorite activities such as stand up paddleboarding, kayaking, and biking. Other parents report that their children were eager to share what they learned each day, describe staff as mature, responsible, and excited to share their passion, and say their kids were active every day, learned new outdoor skills, and continued talking about camp long after it ended.

Last updated July 30, 2026.

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