Weekly Trip Breakdown

(Campers need to be comfortable in water, but not necessarily expert swimmers.)

There are two D3 Whitewater trip groups each week. One group will follow the itinerary below. The other will follow it, reversed.

Tuesday:
Drive up the mountains to set up camp off the Blue Ridge Parkway, swim at one of the many beautiful swimming holes, and take a sunset hike to a spectacular view.

Wednesday:
Head to the Nantahala Outdoor Center to get geared up for taking the inflatable duckies down the Nantahala River. Later, you will be camping near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Thursday:
Raft your second river of the trip, the French Broad. This is an all-day rafting trip with lunch provided! There will be times to swim, jump off rocks, and have other opportunities to play. All alongside rafting some awesome white water rapids! Then, spend the night in Pisgah National Forest with time to hike to a beautiful rockface with stunning views!

Friday:
Road trip back to camp with a stop at Dolly’s Dairy Bar in Brevard, NC for some ice cream along the way. Afterwards arrive in time to shower, clean, and enjoy themed dinner with the rest of camp. While taking part in the campers show and closing campfire traditions.

(Cave dirt WILL stain clothing, backpacks, shoes, etc. so pack accordingly)

Tuesday:
Head North on the Blue Ridge Parkway, exploring along the way to see the beautiful views of the mountains and peaks with stunning day hikes, finish the day to camp at Linville Falls Campground.

Wednesday:
Go to Worley’s Cave in Northeast Tennessee to spend the entire day exploring the cave and seeing the incredible formations. There you’ll learn hands on about the ecology of the cave through exploration and actual cave crawls. You will get muddy and will get wet! Head to Roan Mountain State Park to camp for the night.

Thursday:
Wake up and head to the AT (Appalachian Trail) where you’ll do day hikes. There you’ll climb to the top of bald mountains to get a 360 view of both NC and TN. Then, experience an overnight sleeping in the Lost Sea Cave. Campers will get to take the commercial tour and do the wild tour with muddy cave crawls, and unique formations.

Friday:
Road trip back to camp with a stop at Dolly’s Dairy Bar in Brevard, NC for some ice cream along the way. Afterwards arrive in time to shower, clean, and enjoy themed dinner with the rest of camp. While taking part in the campers show and closing campfire traditions.

Come join us on our revamped canoe trip, now Lakes and River Adventure. (Campers need to be comfortable in water, but not necessarily expert swimmers.)

Tuesday:
The Trip leaves camp to go to Devils Fork State Park in SC. There, paddle across Lake Jocassee and camp out on an island peninsula for two nights.

Wednesday:
Canoe around the lake and explore different coves, waterfalls, and swimming holes. Play canoe games, swim, and even do some Stand Up Paddle Boarding too before camping back on the island for their second night.

Thursday:
The trip packs up form Lake Jocassee to head to the Saluda River Outdoor Center to do some tubing, eat lunch, and get some more swimming in. After tubing, head back to YCG to camp at one of our remote packout sites on property for their third night out.

Friday:
Wake up early to head to Brevard, NC for canoeing on the French Broad River. Stop at Dolly’s Dairy Bar for some ice cream along the way. Afterwards arrive in time to shower, clean, and enjoy themed dinner with the rest of camp. While taking part in the campers show and closing campfire traditions.

This trip is a beginner level climbing and biking experience.

(Must have experience and ability to ride a bike. The mountain biking location will provide bikes and safety gear.)

Tuesday-Thursday:
We will be using contracted out services to take our campers to learn the basics of mountain biking and rock climbing while camping along the way. This will include zip lines, high ropes, rock walls, and trail riding.

Friday:
Road trip back to camp with a stop at Dolly’s Dairy Bar in Brevard, NC for some ice cream along the way. Afterwards arrive in time to shower, clean, and enjoy themed dinner with the rest of camp. While taking part in the campers show and closing campfire traditions.

This is a 2 WEEK adventure session. This trip will be an epic combination of several D3 trips. Campers will stay in our Outback Village and participate in activities onsite and offsite. This is a great opportunity to level up your adventure tripping experience and be a part of the first ever D3 Outback group!

First Week:
Campers will be spending the first half of the first week learning all about outdoor living, backpacking, and camping skills. After a few days on property the trip will then go to the Black Balsam area of Pisgah National Forest to put their new skills to work.

Second Week:
Campers will spend the first part of the second week rafting the Pigeon River in East TN and camping in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The rest of the week will be spent learning canoe and paddle skills. This is all in preparation to spend an overnight on the upper French Broad River in Brevard, NC.

After canoeing, road trip back to camp with a stop at Dolly’s Dairy Bar in Brevard, NC for some ice cream along the way. Then, arrive in time to shower, clean, and enjoy themed dinner with the rest of camp. While taking part in the camper show and closing campfire traditions.

This week-long session is a progressive introduction to Whitewater. Campers are guided by experienced staff as they improve their skills from river to river. Campers will have 3 separate raft experiences through the NOC which will take them to test the waters in both individual and group rafting. This adventure trip is a one-week session with the exception that campers only spend two nights on camp property and four nights off site. This schedule is unique to just this trip.

(Despite the name, this trip is not only for campers who are “Monks Old Timers” but anyone D4 age)

This trip will start at the beginning of the Blue Ridge Parkway in Cherokee NC. Explore the national parks, forests, and wilderness area along the blue ridge mountain and coming off the parkway in Boone, NC. The trip then heads east, taking a route across the state of North Carolina. You will swim, canoe, hike, ride, and play, all while experiencing all that the state has to offer from the mountains to the beach. Camp along the way while making friends and memories that will last far beyond the duration of the trip.

This two-week adventure program is designed to incorporate many of the adventure trips and the unique aspects of the Outback trip into an impactful session. Participants will stay in our Outback Village and take trips to nearby areas to participate in the following activities: Backpacking along the Mountains to Sea Trail off the Blue Ridge Parkway, white water rafting, night rapelling off Pretty Place Chapel, and overnight canoeing the French Broad River.

This trip is designed to give campers a taste for overnight extensive trips and less car camping like the Whitewater Adventure or Monk’s Ultimate trips.