ENHANCE YOUR SPECIALIZED PROGRAM!
Options include Environmental Education, Leadership, Service Projects as well as customized programs designed to meets your groups needs and interests.
SHORT PROGRAMS
One, two, or three day programs can provide students with an excellent introduction to the outdoors. Students can participate in challenge activities, rockclimbing, kayaking, canoeing and many other activities as time permits.
FRENCH IMMERSION
Strathcona Park Lodge is well known for its quality French Immersion programming. Bilingual instructors will enhance students' French language skills while teaching outdoor pursuits. All program options are conducted in French. English is spoken only in the event of safety concerns.
SUMMER PROGRAMS
Community groups, Scouts and Guides, international groups and others will enjoy the sunshine and warmth of Strathcona in the summer. By July, Upper Campbell Lake has warmed up and the alpine meadows are in full bloom. Programs will be created specifically for your group.
WINTER PROGRAMS
For a more intimate Strathcona Experience at either our main site or at our Alpine Chalet at Mount Washington, plan a winter retreat facilitated by our experienced guides. In addition to being able to offer most of our programs during the winter months, snow shoeing, winter camping and survival programs are popular for groups of all ages.
Occasionally, programs, accommodations and plans have to be altered due to changing conditions and new information. Strathcona endeavours to make programs run smoothly to ensure that everyone has a fun and rewarding experience.
QUESTIONS?
Contact our Program Department: paul@strathcona.bc.ca
ADVENTURE PROGRAMS
Students are introduced to a variety of outdoor activities and experiences, selected by the group coordinators from our list of options. The highlight is an overnight canoe, kayak or backpacking out-trip. This is the entry level program at Strathcona and prepares students for more specialized courses. Below is a sample of a general program:
| Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3 | Day 4 | Day 5 | |
| morning | Kayaking |
Out-trip departure | Out-trip Return | Clean-up, debrief Departure | |
| afternoon | Arrival & Adventure One* | High Ropes | Camp set-up Minimum Impact | Rockclimbing | |
| evening | Canoeing | Trip Preparation | Out-trip Cooking | Closing Ceremony |
*Adventure One : This is the first activity providing students and instructors with the opportunity to get to know each other. This activity block provides the foundation from which the remainder of the program grows. Students will take part in trust and communication activities, set goals for the remainder of their program and visit the Low Ropes Course. 
SPECIALTY PROGRAMS
Specialized programs allow students to focus on a specific subject or outdoor pursuit. These programs include whitewater and ocean paddling, multi-day canoe and backpacking expeditions, rockclimbing, environmental education, leadership, and local culture to name a few. For a full range of specialty program options, please contact Strathcona's Program Manager.
Combined Canoe/Hike
The Canoe/Hike program gives groups the best of both water and land expeditions. After paddling to the destination of choice, groups then hike amongst the mature forests, abundant wildlife and alpine lakes.
Backpacking and Mountaineering
Introductory Hikes along gentle trails to campsites within close proximity to the Lodge provide students with a gentle introduction to backpacking. Roger's Ridge and Camp One offer spectacular views with minimal effort.
Easy to Strenuous Hikes on the well-maintained trails of Strathcona Provincial Park take students into the true wilderness of Vancouver Island. Trails follow rivers and ridges and can lead groups through old-growth forests, alpine tundra and glacier-fed lakes. The Elk River Trail and Bedwell Trails are two of the more popular hiking choices.
Mountaineering Expeditions can climb to over 2000 metres, offering students incredible vistas of the peaks and lakes of surrounding Strathcona Provincial Park. These trips are more strenuous and require two or more days of hiking. King's Peak, Mt. Myra and Mt. McBride are a few of the options available for the students to climb.
Canoe and Kayak Trips
Upper Campbell and Buttle Lakes provide over 40 kilometers of safe freshwater paddling with maintained Provincial Park campsites every few kilometers for canoe and kayak expeditions. Groups have a variety of destination options surrounded by old-growth forests, hiking trails, rivers and creeks. Afternoon winds often allow groups to "travel under sail" down the lake.
Ocean Paddling in the protected waters and exposed coast of Nootka Sound will take groups to sandy beaches and pristine forests where they may view eagles, bears, seals, whales and other marine life in their natural habitat. You may also visit Friendly Cove, where Captain Cook first landed, to view First Nation artifacts.
The Brewster Lakes provide a classic canoe trip by paddle and portage. After being taken to their drop-off, the group is self-reliant as they paddle and portage (from 0.2 -2.0 km in length) approximately 50 km before returning to the Lodge.
Whitewater Kayak and Canoe
A progression from basic skills taught in our protected paddling bays to the grade 1 or 2 levels on the Campbell or Gold Rivers. A low student-to-instructor ratio and a controlled whitewater environment allows students to gain skills and confidence.
Rock Climbing
After reviewing the basics on Strathcona's indoor climbing walls and three rock bluffs, the group will spend two or more days at Crest Crags refining their rock climbing skills. Students will learn climbing and rapelling techniques from experienced rock climbing specialists.
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