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High Adventure

Do you need an escape from that 9-5 job, summer classes, or the monotony of staring out of your bedroom window longing for something new? If your answer is yes, the Order of the Arrow has the answer for you!

Each summer, the Order of the Arrow offers a myriad of different High Adventure opportunities to meet your summer needs. Maybe it's wetting your appetite by going for a plunge in the Atlantic Ocean with the Ocean Adventure at the Florida Sea Base. Or maybe hiking is your passion; if so, what better place to go than the Philmont Scout Ranch, where you can hike the same trails as your Scoutmaster or Scouting ancestors as a part of your Trail Crew experience? Have you ever thought about what the Native Americans and early explorers did to be avid traders? Maybe the OA Voyage is your calling. Whatever your summer aspirations may be, these National High Adventure bases have put together a multitude of options for you.

Along with your one-week trek completely designed by you, each Arrowman will be afforded the opportunity to leave their mark in history by helping to sure up portage trails, backpacking trails, or coral reefs. Aside from providing a good deed to each of these high adventure bases, every participant will have the opportunity to work closely with other Arrowmen from across the country, who have a similar interest in the future of both the program and the adventure base.

You may be thinking that this is a daunting task, but it is an experience unlike any other afforded to you in Scouting, in that it takes you out of your world and places you with people who want to do something different. It's not every day that you can tell your friends that you climbed into Cypher's Mine, watched the Northern Lights from a canoe, or went scuba diving in the Florida Keys.

These programs help to ensure that the future of Scouting has a place to live, work, and interact. This summer, try something new or do something you thoroughly enjoy! Your destiny awaits you...

Program Dates

Select each program below to view the session dates:

2024 Program Dates

  • Session jjj1: June 5 - June 19, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 2: June 12 - June 26, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 3: June 19 - July 3, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 4: June 26 - July 10, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 5: July 3 - July 17, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 6: July 10 - July 24, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 1: June 5 - June 19, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 2: June 12 - June 26, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 3: June 19 - July 3, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 4: June 26 - July 10, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 5: July 3 - July 17, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 6: July 10 - July 24, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 1: June 9 - June 16, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 2: June 16 - June 23, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 3: June 23 - June 30, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 4: June 30 - July 7, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 5: July 7 - July 14, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 6: July 14 - July 21, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 1: June 8 - June 22, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 2: June 15 - June 29, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 3: June 22 - July 6, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 4: June 29 - July 13, 2024 (Coed Crew)
  • Session 5: July 6 - July 20, 2024 (Male Crew)
  • Session 6: July 13 - July 27, 2024 (Male Crew)

OA Ocean Adventure has been paused for 2024.