BILL DVORAK KAYAK & RAFTING EXPEDITIONS
With a superior safety record and world-class guides, we can provide people of all ages with customized adventures. 1-800-824-3795 or 719 539-6851.

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Green Mountain National Forest
Over 400,000 acres of forest and wildlife open for a variety of outdoor recreation and adventures. Tel: 802-747-6700

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Janet Huckabee Arkansas
River Valley Nature Center
The Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center provides a world of programs – from archery to canoeing and story time to local animal feedings. 479-452-3993

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Sweetwater Creek State Park
A peaceful tract of wilderness only minutes from bustling downtown Atlanta. 800-864-7275.

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Audubon Greenwich
The National Audubon Society’s first education center, with 285 acres and 7 miles of walking trails and includes the Kimberlin Nature Education Center classrooms, the Kiernan Hall Nature Art Gallery, and the Nature Store.
Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Road, Greenwich (203-869-5272).

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Amicalola State Park
A 29-acre state park. 800-864-7275.

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Sweetwater Creek State Park
A peaceful tract of wilderness only minutes from bustling downtown Atlanta. 800-864-7275.

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Sunken Forest, Fire Island
Fire Island, NY. REGION: Suffolk County, LI. Tel: 631-597-6183.

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AAA Whitewater Rafting
AAA Whitewater Rafting offers daily whitewater rafting trips in Maine (Apr-Oct) on the Kennebec, Penobscot and Dead Rivers.

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Maine Windjammer Cruises
The National Landmark schooners of Maine Windjammer Cruises have been providing sailing adventures on Penobscot Bay since 1936.

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New England Outdoor Center
Discover the Katahdin Region of the Maine Highlands and let us design a trip that you will remember forever. We'll give your family a special rate on activities that include whitewater rafting, kayaking, moose-watching tours, guided canoe trips, hiking, rock climbing, team building and more.

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The Whale Camp
From Beautiful island off Maine, Sail w/whales & dolphins, kayak w/porpoises & seals face-to-face w/Puffins. Real Whale Research- Marine Science- Oceanography- Fun! www.whalecamp.com 1-888-54WHALE.

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Jiminy Peak
Beautiful, natural mountain setting- 4-season resort. Groups welcome. Year round adventure sports from Alpine Slides and Rock Climbing in the spring and summer to Skiing in the winter. Hancock, MA. Tel: 800-882-8859.

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Cody Outdoor Center
Cody is open year-round and offers a range of activities, allowing you to design your own, individual style of retreat, in the heart of New Hampshire.

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New Hampshire Audubon Center
Tel: 603-224-9909

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Palisades Interstate Park
30 miles of hiking trails, two public boat basins, a boat launching ramp, four riverfront picnic areas, a scenic riverside drive, a cliff-top Parkway with three scenic overlooks, a nature sanctuary, historic sites, and mile after mile of rugged woodlands and vistas just minutes from midtown Manhattan. NJ. Tel. 201-750-0456

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Vacamas Programs For Youth
Vacamas offers day and overnight facilities that include high/low ropes course, skiing, hiking, and all outdoors. Programs specialize in outdoor adventure, team building, and multiculturalism. 973-838-1394

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YMCA Camp Ralph S. Mason
Since 1900, Mason has been one of New Jersey’s most popular sites for outdoor education and group camping. Mason has 600 acres of beautiful forests, streams and lakes, and miles of trails.

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Alley Pond Environmental Center
Over 635 acres of woodlands, meadows fresh and salt water marshes encompass this northeast Queens park. Offering animal, science and nature programs for children, adults and families all year long.
The Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd. Douglaston, Long Island, NY. (718-229-4000)
OPEN Daily 9:00 AM-4:30 PM, Closed major holidays

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Central Park Walking Tours
The Central Park Walking Tours are a combination of podcasts, maps and interactive guides designed to direct park visitors to some of the most remarkable features of Central Park. They provide background information and historical insight into the conception and construction of the park as well as pointing out some of its most photogenic sites.

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Flushing Meadows Corona Park
This 1,255-acre park is Queens' largest park, and the coolest park in New York City. The handicap accessible Playground for All Children is at 111th St. and Corona Ave. Triassic Playground is handicap accessible - at Jewel Avenue and Van Wyck Expressway on Meadow Lake.
Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, Grand Central Pkwy, Van Wyck Exwy, NYC

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Marcus Garvey Park
The park has 3 playgrounds & The Pelham Fritz Recreation Center offering a wide range of programs for all ages, such as aerobics, dancing, computer classes and art. Most of our programs are free or available at a modest cost, and all are
Marcus Garvey Park, Madison Avenue beween 120th and 124th Street, NYC. (212-408-0230)

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Van Cortlandt Park
1,146 acres atop the ridges and valleys of the northwest Bronx - New York City's third largest park. Playing fields and playgrounds are scattered about the park's edges, surrounding a richly forested heartland fed by Tibbets Brook. Home to the country's first public golf course, the oldest house in the Bronx, and the borough's largest freshwater lake.
Van Cortlandt Park, 246th Street and Broadway, Bronx, NYC (718-548-0912

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Bear Mountain State Park
50 miles north of New York City and nestled along the Hudson River, there's something for everyone. Miles of hiking trails, boating, an ice skating rink, a pool, a zoo, trailside museums, and an inn with all the comforts of home. in the Hudson Valley, nestled along the Hudson River.

Bear Mountain State Park, at the intersection of the Palisades Parkway and Route 9W. NY. (845-786-2701).
Open 365 days a year from 8 am. to dusk.

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Cranberry Lake Preserve, White Plains
A nature center and 190-acre nature preserve comprised of forest, wetlands, and a 10-acre lake that was carved by glaciers thousands of years ago.
Cranberry Lake Preserve, Off Route 22 - 1609 Old Orchard Street, North White Plains NY (914-428-1005)

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Croton Point Nature Center,
Croton-on-Hudson
Located at the largest peninsula on the Hudson River. A 504-acre meadow abundant in species of birds and butterflies. Visitors have the opportunity to explore four miles of river shoreline. Campgrounds, boat launching facilities, picnicking and playground facilities, and a swimming beach are also accessible.
Croton Point Nature Center, Croton Point Avenue, Croton-on-Hudson, NY. (914-862-5297)
Open seven days a week, 8 am. to dusk, year-round.

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Frost Valley YMCA
Frost Valley YMCA located in the Catskill Mountains of NYS surrounded by the “forever wild” forest preserve is 2 1/2 hours from NYC. Claryville. Tel: 845-985-2291.

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Greenburgh Nature Center


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Greenkill Outdoor Environmental
Education & Retreat Center
Year-round YMCA facility, situated on 1,100 beautiful acres, 90 miles from NYC.

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Hudson River Rafting Company
Hudson River Rafting Company (since 1979) offers world class rafting on the Hudson River Gorge (17 miles), one of America’s 10 best rafting trips. Raft the Sacandaga River’s large dam release; rafting/tubing; excellent for youth groups, 6 trips per day. North Creek, NY. Tel: 800-888-7238.

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Lake George Escape Camping Resort
Bring your family here to enjoy our scenic Adirondack views, serene Schroon River waterfront and extensive facilities that will make your trip a memory that you will never forget!

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Lenoir Preserve, Yonkers
A 40-acre nature preserve comprised of woodlands and field habitats adjacent to the Old Croton Aqueduct on slopes overlooking the Hudson River, providing spectacular views. Featuring educational nature study programs, hiking/walking, gardening, birding, cross-country skiing. The building also houses several live wildlife exhibits including amphibians, reptiles, and a beehive.
Lenoir Preserve, 19 Dudley Street, Yonkers, NY. (914-968-5851)

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Marshlands Conservancy, Rye
137 acre sanctuary in Westchester County, with a half mile of shoreline, woods, fields, fresh water ponds and an extensive salt marsh - habitat for a variety of wildlife, including mammals, shellfish, birds, and waterfowl, which use the relatively undisturbed shore to lay their eggs. You may see fox and hawks, herons, egrets, and many other species. With three miles of trails and the shore, it's a great place for a family nature walk, for the individual naturalist, bird watchers and photographers. (pets not allowed)
Marshlands Conservancy, Rt. 1 (Boston Post Road), Rye, NY (914-835-4466)

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McCauley Mountain
McCauley Mountain Recreational & Ski Area offers something to do in all seasons of the year. Ride the Scenic Chairlift, downhill or cross-country ski, hike, picnic or just relax. Old Forge, NY. Tel: 315-369-3225 or toll free 877-Old-Forge (877-653-3674).

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Mohonk Preserve


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Pelham Bay Nature Center
At over 2,700 acres, this is the city's largest park. Like many of New York City's parks, the land on which it sits has a long and intricate history. Many of the park's historic features remain observable to the modern park visitor. Its variety of habitats enables one to see a diversity of wildlife throughout the park.
Pelham Bay Nature Center, Bruckner Blvd. and Wilkinson Avenue, Bronx, NYC. (718-885-3466)
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Sacandaga Outdoor Center
The premier adventure center in the Adirondacks since 1987. 866-696-RAFT / 518-696-RAFT. www.4soc.com. info@4soc.com.

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Sunken Forest, Fire Island
Fire Island, NY. REGION: Suffolk County, LI. Tel: 631-597-6183.

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Surprise Lake Camp
Located only 60 miles from New York City, Surprise Lake Camp sits on nearly 500 beautiful acres surrounding a private, half-mile long lake. www.supriselake.org 212-924-3131

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Taconic Outdoor Education Center
Cold Spring, NY 10516. REGION: Putnam County, Hudson Valley Region NY. Tel: 845-265-3773.

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Teatown Lake Reservation
Children of all ages experience the wonders of nature and spark their interest in science. Environmental Education Programs for children and adults are offered on weekends, weekdays, and as school field trips.
Teatown Lake Reservation, 1600 Spring Valley Road, Ossining, NY. (914-762-2912)
OPEN Tuesday - Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Trails are open from dawn to dusk, 365 days a year.

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Trailside Nature Museum
& Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Cross River
4700 acres of rolling countryside, Westchester county’s largest park. Great for hiking/walking, birding, cross-country skiing, the extremely varied terrain ranges from deep hollows to ridges that rise up more than 800 feet. The Museum presents permanent and seasonal exhibits that focus on aspects of the natural world and the human history of Ward Pound Ridge Reservation and the surrounding area. Specimens of birds, mammals, plants, insects, and minerals are also on display.
Trailside Nature Museum & Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Routes 35 & 121, Cross River, NY (914-864-7323)

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Frontier City and White Water Bay
Frontier City and White Water Bay are two of the largest venues in Oklahoma for group outings. 405-478-2412.

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Bushkill Falls
Bushkill, PA 18324. REGION: Pike County, North East PA. Tel: 570-588-6682.

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Camp Speers-Eljabar YMCA
Our extensive facilities and close proximity to the Philadelphia and NYC areas make us the ideal location for school, club, church, family, college, and recreation groups of all kinds.

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Diamond Ridge Conference Center
Diamond Ridge Convention Center offers a variety of excellent outdoor and athletic activities, including hiking, swimming, and challenging ropes courses

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Woodloch Pines Resort
Since 1958, Woodloch has grown into a nationally recognized family resort famous for their extraordinary warm hospitality. This tradition of excellence has earned Woodloch many awards and recognition by Parents Magazine and Better Homes & Gardens as “one of America’s favorite family vacation resorts”. Hawley, PA: Tel: 800-784-3466.

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Narragansett Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Learning center, Butterfly garden and Nature walks. Swimming, Boating and Picnicking. No lifeguard on duty. Ferry from Bristol. No camping.

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Big Bend River Tours
Big Bend River Tours are the oldest full service outfitter in the beautiful Big Bend Country of Texas and the friendliest folks on the river! For more information please click on Big Bend River Tours. Tel: 800-545-4240. REGION: Brewster County, West TX.

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Historic Prude Ranch
Located in far West Texas in the heart of the beautiful Davis Mountains, Prude Ranch is the perfect place to learn first hand more about the world in which we live, and to observe, study and experience the wonders of nature.

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T Bar M Resort - Hotel and Conference Center
T Bar M Resort is 160 acres located in the hill country, conveniently located between Austin and San Antonio, where we have activities for everyone. 800-292-5469.

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The Dixie Dude Ranch
Dixie Dude Ranch is a 725 acre historic, working ranch with 20 rooms. Delicious food. Horseback riding, swimming, fishing, hiking, cookouts, hayrides, bonfires & entertainment. True Texas Ranch Experience. Tel: 830-796-7771. REGION: Bandera County, South Central TX.

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Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center
Grafton Ponds Outdoor Center offers some of the best cross county skiing and snow shoeing trails during the winter and and extensive trails for mountain biking and hiking in the summer. Tel: 802-843-2400

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Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park
Go hiking, horseback riding, cross-county skiing and snowshoeing on over 20 miles of trails and carriage roads. Tel: 802-457-3368, ext. 22.

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Merck Forest and Farmland Center
Come to Merck Forest and Farmland Center to hike and explore several trails through the well-preserved forest and play on the complete sustainable farm. Tel: 802-394-7836

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North Branch Nature Center
The North Branch Nature Center is a 28-acre reserve running along the North Branch of the Winooksi River offering nature programs for all ages. Tel: 802-229-6206

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Northwoods Stewardship Center
The Northwoods Stewardship Center has a variety of outdoor recreational activities and programs, summer camps for all ages. Tel: 802-723-6551

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