Outdoor Adventures

Outdoor Adventures (OA) serves the USD community with opportunities to experience outdoor activities that aim to promote personal growth, leadership development, relationship building and environmental responsibility. We offer a variety of local, regional and international outings that includes Pre-Orientation Adventure, overnight trips, outdoor recreation classes and day trips around San Diego. We also operate a rental shop and resource center for individuals that choose to venture on their own excursions and need some equipment or guidance.

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We are still processing and unpacking our spring break road trip to Arizona and Utah. We are grateful to all the people past, present and future fighting to protect the environment all around the world and especially the Dine’ people (Navajo) for welcoming visitors to their Navajo Nation Parks. The history of settler colonization and land management in the west (and all of the US) is a complex story that has often silenced and erased the story of many diverse indigenous people that have called these places home for hundreds and even thousands of years who are actively fighting today to protect them. We are also grateful to all of the people on campus that supported and encouraged this powerful experience. #adventurewithapurpose @collegeoutside @aoreoutdoors #unitedoutside
As we get ready for some cool trips this semester we are contemplating our favorite campsites and the people who have called these places home. These pictures from the Tonto Plateau in the Grand Canyon is one of our favorites. Watching the sun, moon and stars overhead had us feeling connected to land and the Ancient Puebloans that lived here thousands of years ago. Where is your absolute favorite place to sleep under the stars and who were the first people to call that place home? Not sure? Visit native-land.ca
It’s adventure time! Come chat with us at the Alcala Bazaar today about some awesome trips this semester. Spring Break. Easter Break. Weekend Escape. Afternoon off campus. We’ve got the trip for you. Everyone can use a little more time outside! Sign up while space is still available.
Q: “What happens when you are camping and it rains?” A: “We get wet.”
Want one of these COOL shirts? Stop by the office & purchase one for only $5! At our FIRST GUIDE MEETING this semester on WEDNESDAY FEB 5th, we’ll TIE-DYE them! If you have any questions DM us or check on the slack app for more info to come!!
We are excited for the start of the spring semester, but we can’t help to yearn for rainy days in the Grand Canyon- just like our hike last week. Here’s a glimpse into one of our favorite days on trail.
We are excited for some spring trips! You never know what you are going to see when you get out there.
As the semester comes to a close, we celebrate the best way we know how with good food, good friends and good laughs. Here’s to another year of adventures (and another year of broccoli cheddar soup reigning supreme).
“In the meadow we can build a snowman” - so we did. Laguna Meadow snow is here today, gone tomorrow. For a few days we have a winter wonderland just an hour from campus. Until the next cold storm system...
Can’t help but smile when I am reminded that all of this rain in San Diego brings springtime wildflowers to the desert and multiple feet of snow to the mountains. Time to start planning a trip to the mountains! Snow is falling one hour away from campus on Mount Laguna.