Students with Ole Miss Outdoors hike along a canyon at Lookout Mountain, Georgia last spring.
Ole Miss Outdoors will continue to take the University of Mississippi and Oxford community on exciting trips this summer.
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to participate in all these events, including local day trips and weekend getaways.
Here’s the full schedule of summer trips:
White Water Rafting on the Chattooga River, Mountain Rest, South Carolina, June 30-July 2. Join OMOD as they take on the high-adventure portion of the Chattooga River. The river includes Seven-Foot Falls, Raven’s Chute Rapid and the famous Five Falls, where class IV and V rapids appear for one-third of a river mile. The Nantahala Outdoor Center’s elite team will guide OMOD through the rapids. You’ll get to wind down midday with a riverside lunch and hike along the base of Long Creek Falls.
This wet and wild trip is $230 for faculty, staff and community members, and $220 for students.
Climbing, Hiking and Camping, Tishomingo State Park, July 9-10. Did you know you could go rock climbing in Mississippi? It’s true! OMOD will teach you the basics of climbing, and you’ll also get the opportunity to hike along beautiful trails in the park before relaxing around a campfire.
This trip is $60 for faculty, staff and community members, and $50 for students.
Community Survival Workshop, South Campus Rail Trail in Oxford, July 15-16. OMOD will teach the basics of wilderness survival during this two-day workshop in Oxford. Trip leaders will instruct participants on building shelters, creating a campfire, water purification and backcountry medicine, among other necessary skills. Participants will take part in an overnight challenge to test their newfound skills.
This clinic is $30 for everyone.
Canoeing and Camping, Puskus Lake near Etta, July 23-24. The final trip of the summer is a relaxing weekend at Puskus Lake. You’ll spend the afternoon paddling around the lake and exploring the local trail system before winding down for a relaxing night with a meal around the campfire.
This overnight trip is $40 for faculty, staff and community members, and $35 for students.
All necessary camping and activity equipment, transportation and most meals are included in the price for each activity. To be part of the outdoors with OMOD and learn more about the adventure trips, click here or visit Turner Center, Room 110.