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New Student Trips

Below are the trips offered in 2025. Whether it’s backpacking, stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, rafting, or exploring the arts scene in Portland - there is a trip for everyone! No experience is necessary on any New Student Trip.

Portland Based New Student Trip Options

Creative PDX NST

Creative PDX: Exploring the Arts in Portland

   Wednesday, Aug. 20 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Explore your new home through the arts

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Outdoor Adventure New Student Trip Options

Backpack the Wallowas

Backpack the Wallowa Mountains

Tuesday, Aug. 19 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Hike through the jagged granite mountains of Eastern Oregon, complete with alpine lakes, glacier-carved valleys, and lush meadows.

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Participants jump in the air with hands up on the sand dunes.

Backpack the Oregon Dunes

Thursday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Hike along the majestic Oregon Coast, and play on massive sand dunes.

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Students jumping in front of Mt. Adams

Backpack Mt. Adams

Wednesday Aug. 20 - Tuesday Aug. 26, 2025 
Visit the alpine meadows, lakes, forests, and glaciers on the most massive dormant volcano in the Northwest.

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Image shows two students smiling, standing in front of a view of the Wallowa Mountains

Hike & Paddleboard Oregon’s Alps

Tuesday, Aug. 19 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Hike and paddleboard in the breathtaking Wallowa Mountains, known as “Oregon’s Swiss Alps”

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rafting

Raft the Deschutes River

Tuesday, Aug. 19 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Relax while floating a river with desert canyon views, with intermittent exciting whitewater rapids.

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A student in a purple jacket and yellow PFD canoes on a lake with trees in the distance

Hike & Canoe the Oregon Coast

Thursday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Hike coastal trails and learn to canoe on sparkling lakes and estuaries.

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Coastal lagoon kayaking

Hike & Kayak the Oregon Coast

Wednesday, Aug. 20 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Explore coastal landscapes by land and water.

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student on a stand up paddleboard

Hike & Stand-Up Paddleboard the Oregon Coast

Thursday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Hike coastal trails, jump and frolic on sand dunes, and learn to Stand-Up Paddleboard on sparkling lakes.

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surf

Hike & Surf the Oregon Coast

   Wednesday, Aug. 20 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Hike lush forest trails to beaches and bluffs, and spend two days learning to surf.

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Image Shows silhouette of Douglas Fir tree with Trans flag in the background.

Pride OUTside: Explore the Oregon Coast

   Thursday, Aug. 21 - Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025
Join other Trans* new students on a trip to the Oregon Coast.

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Remember to follow us on Instagram @outdoorslc & Facebook to stay up to date, learn about the trips, and meet the leaders. College Outdoors posts about both the Outdoor Adventure and the Portland-Based New Student Trips (NSTs).

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