Avid4 Adventure operates day and overnight summer camps across California, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington, serving children and teenagers from Pre-K through 12th grade. The organization structures its programmes around outdoor skills instruction - mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, paddling, and hiking - using professional-grade equipment and transportation to local recreation areas. Each programme is designed to build technical competence alongside confidence and resilience.
Founded in 2004 by David Secunda, a former president of the Outdoor Industry Association and 25-year veteran of outdoor education, the organisation is staffed by experienced instructors drawn from the outdoor industry. Avid4 Adventure operates as a Certified B Corp, reflecting its commitment to environmental stewardship and youth development as core to its mission. The organisation responds to documented trends in youth participation: declining rates of organised sports participation, reduced school physical education budgets, and increased screen time among young people.
The camps serve as entry points to outdoor recreation for participants across age groups, from introducing three-year-olds to balance biking through to teaching teenagers single-track navigation. Programmes emphasise both individual skill development and the cultivation of lifelong outdoor participation, with environmental stewardship embedded as a learning objective rather than an afterthought.
