Empowering & Educational Adventure

our mission

Adventure Appalachia facilitates empowering, educational outdoor adventure experiences for adolescents and adults. These activities encourage a sense of self-worth and empowerment, foster respect, understanding, and care of the natural world, and exemplify the importance of communication, teamwork, and leadership. 

our vision

We work to eliminate barriers & expand access to outdoor adventure in the New River Gorge region of WV, providing funding & connecting people to existing outdoor programs offering guided experiences in wilderness settings. Participants are exposed to the technical skills that allow them to play an active, meaningful role in their adventure while developing relevant and applicable interpersonal skills for everyday life. Our activities include whitewater rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, rappelling, mountain biking, stand up paddle boarding, zip-lining, and camping. Trips are designed dependent upon the needs and goals of the group, and can be designed to incorporate S.T.E.M.(science, technology, engineering, math) learning objectives, fostering critical thinking skills in an outdoor adventure classroom, as well as 12-step recovery and adventure therapy objectives.

Some of the groups we offer programming to include:

-Middle & High School students & teachers

-Economically disadvantaged & At-Risk Youth

-Youth & Adult Behavioral Health Programs

-Youth & Adult Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Programs

-Foster families & children in CPS

Our adventures

our partners

Without our partners & corporate sponsors, there is no way we could pursue our passions in the outdoors. For information on becoming a partner or corporate sponsor of Adventure Appalachia, please fill out the form below.

Donate

You can make empowering outdoor adventures possible. Your tax deductible donations will directly fund programming costs and allow us to provide the highest quality experiences at little or no cost to our participants. You can click the DONATE button below to make an electronic donation, or you can mail checks to:

Adventure Appalachia, 1031 Jones Ave, Oak Hill, WV 25901

Thank you for joining us in our passion.

Rim to River Endurance co.

Support Adventure Appalachia programming by joining us for one of the races put on by our sister-company, Rim to River Endurance Co. The Cabin Fever 50K, Falling Water Ultras, and Rim to River 100 are all ultra-distance trail running events offering amazing opportunities to explore the wild & wonderful New River Gorge. Proceeds from these races fund Adventure Appalachia and make empowering & educational adventures happen. Click above to find out more!