Outdoor Programs
OP Trips and Information
Learn more about OP trips, information on how to sign-up, and OP trip leaders.
Choose Your Adventure
Between one and four trips are usually led every weekend and also during short-term breaks such as Fall or Spring Break. You can select from a variety of destinations—near and far—and activities, including rock climbing, camping, backpacking, hiking, sea kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking skiing, snowboarding, snorkeling, surfing and more.
Watch for upcoming trip information on our Instagram: @outdoor_programs and at information tables each Wednesday in the Commons during lunch. You can also drop by the Outdoor Programs Rental Shop or contact Outdoor Programs and ask to be placed on our email list.
Sign-up for a Trip
Register for an upcoming trip by visiting the Outdoor Programs Rental Shop. Depending on the trip, you’ll need to leave a deposit or full payment (cash, check or credit card) upon signup. You’ll also need to complete a Trip Agreement Form, Liability Waiver and Medical Form, which must be returned before your trip departs. Trip fees are based upon the length and activities involved, but we strive to make OP trips as affordable as possible.
Signups are on a first come, first serve basis, so plan to register as early as possible.
OP Trip Leaders
More than 50 volunteer student trip leaders help guide and facilitate our Outdoor Programs adventures.
Trip Leaders come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but all are passionate about outdoor recreation and sports. Many began as participants in Outdoor Programs trips and then later chose to develop the skills required to become leaders.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about Outdoor Programs? Learn more below.
OP trips are open to all undergraduate students at the university. No prior experience is necessary. So, if you want to try a new, outdoor activity, reconnect with the wilderness, or simply connect with a new group of fellow adventurers, OP trips are for you. Faculty, staff and administration can reach out to Outdoor Programs Admin and collaborate on organizing an adventure of their own.
Outdoor Programs is not a club. You can join us on trips whenever you want. Watch for our weekly email every Tuesday to find out about new trips, stop by the Outdoor Programs Rental Shop (Currier gym, across from the tennis courts), or contact us to have your name added to our email list.
Sign up for trips in the Outdoor Programs Rental Shop. You can find trip details in our weekly email each Tuesday. For more consistent updates follow us on Instagram @outdoor_programs! You can typically expect between one and four trips to be led every weekend, along with extended trip options during fall and spring breaks. Once you've registered for the trip, you'll receive detailed information, including packing information and itineraries.
Outdoor Programs works hard to provide students with opportunities to get outside and explore. Trips are organized and budgeted to provide discounted financial expenses to everyone involved. Additionally, scholarship opportunities are available for all students on all trips. Find our scholarship application here.
OP Trip Leaders come from diverse backgrounds and are passionate about many different outdoor pursuits. They receive training in outdoor skills, logistics and risk management, interpersonal development, and much more. Many have a minimum of a Wilderness First Responder certification and attend regular Trip Leader trainings and workshops. All leaders are current students at the University of Redlands.
Most Outdoor Programs trips are student planned, and student led. If you would like to develop your leadership skills and become a facilitator on some amazing outdoor adventures, then you could be part of the OP Trip Leader team. Applications are available mid-semester to participate in an apprenticeship the following semester. You will spend the following semester developing your leadership skills, learning from OP Admin, and shadowing current trip leaders in the field.
- Visit Outdoor Programs and sign up for a trip or two, where you can experience and see firsthand the expectations of our leaders and what the program is all about.
- Attend an OP Apprentice Information session and get to know some of our current leaders.
- Attend free workshops offered by Outdoor Programs.
- Submit a trip leader application.
- Have autonomy over which trips you lead and where you go. Choose your own adventures!
- Earn discounted rates on trips, courses and equipment.
- Meet interesting people and see amazing places.
- Be a part of a community of outdoor leaders.
- Attend leadership conferences.
- Attend clinics and workshops, which help solidify your own outdoor skills, knowledge, and character.
- Lead incoming freshmen on First Year Journeys.
- Acquire skills and experience needed to secure amazing summer or post-college jobs that allow you to travel and spend time outside.
Simple! We offer affordable, fun and rewarding team-building trips for clubs, organizations, athletic teams, residence halls and other groups. OP can help you organize anything from activities on campus to overnight wilderness backpacking trips and more. See our instagram for the trip collaboration form.
Outdoor Programs
Currier Gymnasium (east side of gym)
