Itinerary: Campsites are subject to change- all sites will be finalized mid-July
We will have a pre-trip meeting on the evening of July 23 required for all campers/guardians.
Meeting will be held at: Colorado Mountain College,
1275 Crawford Ave, Steamboat Springs, CO, 80487
Within the Steamboat Academic Building (Main building)
Room: SB 213
Time: 7pm to 9pm
In this meeting we will get to know each other, review logistics, discuss learning outcomes, expedition behavior and expectations, menu, answer questions, and will be doing a comprehensive gear check.
Registration for this schedule starts on 05/19/2025 and ends on 06/24/2025
Participants must be entering grades 10 to 12.
This free, 5-day trip down Lodore Canyon in Dinosaur National Monument is open to students entering grades 10-12, with preference given to previous attendees of the FOTY Youth River Camps. Head down the Green River and learn about all of this and more:
• Planning for an overnight raft trip
• Leadership skills
• Meal prep
• Citizen science and river-based science
• Expedition mentality
• River safety
There is no registration fee for attending this DINO river experience thanks to generous support from the Iron Horse Family Foundation.
Friends of the Yampa, Dinosaur National Monument, and CMC strives to offer an experience unlike any other for high school youth to experience rivers in an overnight setting, learn about data collection and our natural river systems, and ponder their role in the future of our environment.
NOTE: Due to the free nature of this program, we want to make sure people do not cancel at the last minute, which could potentially prevent another person from filling that spot for this reason we are asking for a deposit of $200 to hold each campers spot.
If you cancel less than 2 weeks before the camp start date, your deposit will be considered a donation to Friends of the Yampa, which will help pay for future DINO camps.
All deposit returns will be initiated after campers and staff return from the trip.
CAMP DATES:
AUGUST 4-8 Camp with a July 23 mandatory pre-camp class.
If you have been invited to register and your camper has a conflict with this date please email [email protected]
It is possible that we may move this date to accommodate a overlapping camp
Do not all information gathered is private and will not be shared.
Please contact Friends of the Yampa if you have any questions.