12-14 year olds (11 year olds for 6th Grade Breakout)

Middle School Adventure Camps offer activities beyond resident camp. Adventure camp programs are geared toward a specific population group (age and/or gender), or activity. Depending on the adventure camp, campers will participate in activities designed specifically for their group. Different adventure camps are offered every week of the summer and are limited to a smaller family group size than the resident camps. Each specific adventure camp activity is staffed by a trained resource person, in addition to the senior counselor(s) assigned to the group. Adventure camps offer opportunities for campers to complete physical challenges, take time for spiritual reflection, learn new skills and make new friends. Campers will also spend time participating in all-camp activities such as campfires and the talent show. Adventure campers may be housed in cabins, lodges, tents, or covered outdoor platforms. Cabinmate requests are not necessary for adventure camps.

Tekoa's program and resource staff continually look for ways to improve the adventure camp programs, including scouting new trails, rivers and rocks, allowing the programs to change and advance from year to year. Weather conditions also play a factor in deciding the route or location of an adventure camp activity.

Breakout Camp - Rising 6th Grade ONLY (11 year olds)
The Breakout Camp is a great first step into our adventure program. Rising 6th graders try their hands at rock climbing on our 40-foot tower, on-site camping, mountain boarding and waterfall hopping in DuPont State Forest. They also have a late night event on the zipline! For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What to Pack list, please click here. For this camp, please also download and sign the Mountain Boarding Waiver form.

Middle School Mountain Bike/Board Adventure  
(12-14 year boys)
Through many requests, mountain biking is back at Tekoa, this year with an addition – mountain boarding!  Join us for a week riding the best single track and gravel roads western North Carolina has to offer. Campers will spend the week learning about bike equipment, safety, maintenance and proper riding techniques before hitting the trails of DuPont State Forest. DuPont State Forest has some of the most diverse trails and scenery in the eastern United States, including dirt tracks, gravel roads, sandy bottom, and slick rock trails with views of glassy lakes, waterfalls, pasture lands and mountain tops. Because these trails have so much to offer, this camp is great for those with or without mountain biking experience. Mountain bikers will ride 5-7 miles a day depending on group skill level (This mileage goes by more quickly than you think). Camp Tekoa provides the bikes and safety equipment. Campers will also spend one day at The Holler Mountain Board Park. For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What To Pack list, please click here. For this camp, please also download and sign the Mountain Boarding Waiver form.

Sign up today for the Middle School Boys Mountain Biking/Boarding Adventure Camp or the Middle School Girls Mountain Biking Adventure Camp.

Middle School All Girls Adventure   (12-14 year olds)
Simply put, NO BOYS ALLOWED! Tekoa's Middle School All Girls Adventure is an exciting adventure week, loaded with cool activities such as horseback riding, overnight campouts, high ropes course, waterfall-hopping, rock climbing, and mountain biking. For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additionalWhat To Pack list, please click here. For this camp, please also download and sign the Horseback Riding Permission form.

Middle School Water Adventure  (12-14 year olds)
It is easy to see why Water Adventure is one of our most popular adventure camps! Campers spend one day at camp enjoying all the on-site water activities Tekoa has to offer.  They quickly take their water adventures off-site to spend their second day on the crystal blue water of Lake Jocassee.  This day of water-based initiative games, canoe instruction, and snorkeling prepares campers for their remaining three days of tubing, canoeing and waterfall-hopping on our local rivers. Instructors spend time teaching about water safety, proper paddling techniques, and having a blast in the water! For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What To Pack list, please click here.

MS ADVANCED Water Adventure (12-14 year olds)
For many of our campers, only one week of water adventure is not enough! Advanced Water Adventure is designed to meet the needs of those campers who want to take their paddling skills to the next level. Instructors spend time teaching and refreshing campers about water safety, advanced paddling techniques, and having a blast in the water! Campers will spend the majority of their week whitewater canoeing on the Tuckasegee, French Broad, and Green rivers. Tekoa’s resource (guides) will choose specific sections and instruction based on the overall group skill level. As a prerequisite, campers must have attended MS Water Adventure in prior weeks or summers. For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What To Pack list, please click here.

Middle School Fishing  (12-14 year olds)
Fishing is much more than just a slow, relaxing, snooze under a tree. Campers use Tekoa’s three-acre lake to practice and learn about bait, tackle, rods, reels, and casting. Campers begin their week with an off-site, lakeside fishing and camping trip on Bingham Lake.  After completing the camping trip, experienced instructors guide the campers to local lakes, rivers and streams to put their skills to test. For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What To Pack list, please click here.

Middle School Survivor  (12-14 year olds)
Survivor is quickly becoming one of Tekoa’s most popular adventure camps!  Much like the TV show, survivor campers engage in group challenges and competitions in order to earn supplies and valuable equipment throughout the week. Campers live at a primitive campsite where they learn how to make fires, prepare food, navigate through nature and build shelters.  During the evening council meeting, campers vote on the “ultimate survivor!” For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What To Pack list, please click here.

Middle School All Boys Adventure   (12-14 year olds)
Middle school boys want to do everything! Throughout this week, the boys will gain a full camp experience by participating in activities such as rock climbing, mountain boarding, backpacking, waterfall hopping, and mountain biking.  For more specific information regarding this week at camp, and an additional What To Pack list, please click here. For this camp, please also download and sign the Mountain Boarding Waiver form.

NATIONAL FOREST:  Activities on National Forest Lands are authorized under Special Use Permit by The Pisgah National Forest.