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At night tents are set up with lights inside of them. Students are spelling out UWF OA using lights outside of the tents.

Outdoor Adventure Trips and Events are available for current students, faculty, and staff of UWF and their guests.

 

Fall 2023 Trips
Trip
Date
Student | Faculty/Staff | Guest CostItineraryEarly Registration Deadline
Tubing 
September 9
*$15 | *$15 | *$20 Tubing Itinerary August 26
Florida Caverns 
September 23
*$60 | *$70 | *$80 Florida Caverns Itinerary August 31
Horseback Riding
September 30
*$70 l *$75 l *$80 Horseback Riding Itinerary September 7
Hanggliding
October 7-8
*$350 l *$400 l *$450 Hang Gliding Itinerary September 14
Intro Bouldering
November 11
*$50 l *$60 l *$70 Intro Bouldering Itinerary October 19

*Prices are based on early registration.

Fall 2023 Events
Event,
Date

Student | Faculty/Staff | Guest Cost

Women on the Wall
(1st Wednesday of each month) 
FREE 
DIY Tie Dye
August 29
$10 l $10 l $10 
Wellness Walk
October 18
FREE
Halloween Hike
October 25
FREE
Halloween Costume Contest
October 31
FREE
PCola Rockola - Boulder
December 3
*$15 l *$20 l *$25 

*Prices are based on early registration* 


 

Spring 2024 Trips
Trip
Date
Student | Faculty/Staff | GuestItinerary
Snorkeling w/Manatees 
January 27-28
TBD  
Climbing - Sandrock AL 
February 23-24
TBD Climbing Sandrock Itinerary
Wolf Preserve 
March 9
TBD  
Spring Break Ski Trip 
March 23-30 
TBD Ski Trip Itinerary
Paddle Boarding 
April 13 
TBD  
Whitewater Rafting
TBD
TBD  
Tubing
April 27 
*$15 | *$15 | *$20  Tubing Itinerary 

*Prices are based on early registration.*

 

Spring 2024 Events

Event
Date

Cost

Reaching your Peak 
All Semester

FREE
Start your Belationship - Climbing Event
February 10
*$15 l *$20 l *$25
Sculpting
March 5
TBD
Argos Go Green
April 19
FREE 

*Prices based on early registration*  

**Players 18 and under and players affiliated with the University of West Florida (Student, Faculty, Staff, Alumni) are eligible for a discounted entry fee for the Argo Doubles Classic; please email outdooradventure@uwf.edu for details.**

Outdoor Adventure Passport

Find your Happy Place.  Outdoor Adventures is inviting you to take a trip outside and explore the world around you.  We are offering an incentive program for participants to explore the natural beauty of the UWF campus and surrounding Nature Preserves and State Parks system.  

5 locations = OA T-shirt of choice

10 Locations = OA Camp Mug

*Limited number of prizes*

Please email us at outdooradventure@uwf.edu with a picture(s) of your experience at any of the listed locations below or a destination all your own. As long as you are outside in nature and having a great time, it will count toward reaching your goal of 10 outdoor locations by the end of the semester.

Happy Exploring Adventurers!

 
Possible Passport Locations
On-Campus LocationsOff-Campus Locations

Cannon Green 

Bay Bluffs Park

UWF Hedges 

Veterans Memorial Park

Camellia Garden 

Yellow River Marsh Preserve State Park

Community Garden 

Pensacola Beach 

Disc Golf Course Course Map and Scorecard

Tarkiln Bayou Preserve State Park

Edward Ball Nature Trail 

Fort Pickens

West Campus Nature Trails  Full Trail Map

Blackwater River State Park

Thompson's Bayou/ Canoe Launch 

 

Registration

All trips are set up for online registration. You can register online by visiting our OA online store and selecting your trip from the list. 

Go to our online store for more trip information and registration

Payment

Full payment must be made with registration unless otherwise specified on the trip’s registration page.

Trip Preparation

Please review the trip registration page and your trip’s itinerary carefully for the pre-trip and trip meeting locations and to see if there are any special preparation instructions. 

Refund Policy

Refund requests must be made before the deadline. Unless otherwise stated, the refund deadline is seven (7) days before the first day of the trip. Should a trip be canceled due to weather or insufficient participation, registered participants will receive a full refund.

Guest Policy

Trip participants are permitted sponsorship of one guest per trip with a separate registration fee. The full trip payments for both participants are due at the time of registration.

The sponsor must accompany their guest on the trip and is responsible for their actions.

OA trip participation honors the Health, Leisure, and Sports Facility guest policy. More information about the HLS Facility’s admittance policies can be found on our policies page.


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Outdoor Adventures Trip Evaluation


Questions? Please email outdooradventure@uwf.edu