Camp Escalente

Orienteering, Geocaching or Camp Cooking

Orienteering is a family of sports that require navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain. Participants are given a map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they use to find control points.[1]

Geocaching is an outdoor treasure-hunting game in which the participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers (called "geocaches" or "caches") anywhere in the world. A typical cache is a small waterproof container containing a logbook and "treasure," usually toys or trinkets of little value.

 Both sports are fun and easy to learn for all ages, but always challenging. Orienteering is often called the “thinking sport” because it involves map reading and decision-making in addition to a great workout

Orienteering Maps & Courses

The object is to visit a series of points shown on the map, choosing routes—both on and off trail—that will help you find all the points and get back to the finish in the shortest amount of time. The points on the course are marked with orange and white flags and punches, so you can prove you've been there. Each “control” marker is located on a distinct feature, such as a stream junction or the top of a knoll.

We have created  detailed five-color topographic maps developed especially for with Camp Escalante orienteering courses which shows boulders, cliffs, ditches, and fences, in addition to elevation, vegetation, and trails.

Choose from one of our regular scheduled orienteering courses or let us create one especially for your group.

You tell us the degree of difficulty and whether you want to to run, walk, horseback ride, ski, or mountain bike to complete your course.

Orienteering is a sport for everyone, regardless of age or experience. The competitive athlete can experience the exhilaration of moving through the woods at top speed, while the non-competitive orienteer can enjoy the forest at a more leisurely pace. Most events provide courses for all levels—from beginner to advanced—we have even created trails for groups with small children and people in wheelchairs.

Geocaching

Most of geocaches we offer at Camp Escalante are the multi-cache "treasure hunt" style involving multiple caches each with with a prize of a Camp Escalante geocache patch for each person who sucessfully completes the course with a special prize for the individual or team with the shortest time.

Want a Real Challenge?

Let Camp Escalante create a mystery puzzle geocache just for your group.

This type of cache requires your group members to discover information or solve a puzzle to find the cache. Options for your mystery caches:

For a real challenge Camp Escalante will provide that extra degree of difficulty by requiring additional information in the form of riddles or puzzles to complete the find, such as a padlock combination to access the cache.

Camp Cooking

Forget granlola and freeze dried packet meals from REI or other camp rations.Learn how to create grourmet meals over a campfire.