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Coyle Outside provides wilderness, survival and ancestral skills instruction to youth and adults in Oregon, Washington Maryland and Colorado contracting with Parks and Recreation Departments, Schools and School districts and offering private programs.

School's out in Boulder and summer adventures are just beginning - we're taking last minute sign ups for our outdoor sum...
05/28/2026

School's out in Boulder and summer adventures are just beginning - we're taking last minute sign ups for our outdoor summer camps! Meet friends, navigate outdoors, start a campfire, learn to find food, build your shelter, live comfortably in the wilderness!

In our wilderness survival camps, campers build survival skills and test themselves against real life survival scenarios. Skills taught include shelters, fire building/fire safety, tracking, foraging, navigation, traps, knife safety (9+), cordage, knots, and primitive skills. In our intro (ages 6-9) and advanced (ages 9-14) camps, Campers learn confidence, initiative, communication, and common sense through fun survival scenarios in teams and on their own. The week ends with an exciting final scenario where their skills are put to the test!

We also have a bushcrafter's camp for ages 9-14. This camp is all about tool use, creativity, and engineering. Projects may include creating a wood baton, natural fiber cordage, hand carved wood spoon and/or bowl, paracord survival bracelets, feathersticks, walking sticks, fishing spears/traps, and more.

Intro to Wilderness Survival – For ages 6-9
June 1 - 5 (starts next week!!)
https://app.amilia.com/store/en/city-of-boulder/shop/activities/6482246

June 15 - 19
https://app.amilia.com/store/en/city-of-boulder/shop/activities/6482359

Advanced Wilderness Survival – For ages 9-14
June 22 - 26
https://app.amilia.com/store/en/city-of-boulder/shop/activities/6482368

Bush Crafting Camp – For ages 6-9
July 27 - 31
https://app.amilia.com/store/en/city-of-boulder/shop/activities/6482369

If you’re looking for an outdoor summer adventure in Bend, we are taking final sign-ups for our summer camps! Meet frien...
05/28/2026

If you’re looking for an outdoor summer adventure in Bend, we are taking final sign-ups for our summer camps! Meet friends, navigate outdoors, learn to find food, build your shelter, live comfortably in the wilderness! In our wilderness survival camps, campers spend each day building survival skills and testing themselves against real life survival scenarios. Skills taught include shelters, tracking, foraging, navigation, traps, knife safety (9+), cordage, knots, and primitive skills. In our intro (ages 6-9) and intermediate (ages 8-11) Wilderness Survival summer camps, Campers learn confidence, initiative, communication, and common sense through fun survival scenarios in teams and on their own. The week ends with an exciting final scenario where their skills are put to the test!

Intro to Wilderness Survival – For ages 6-9
June 15 – 19
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309157511

June 22 – 26
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309157709

July 20 – 24
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309158189

Aug 3 – 7
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309158540

Intermediate Wilderness Survival – For ages 8-11
June 15 – 19 – 3 openings left!
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309161257

June 22 – 26 – 1 opening left!
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309161407

July 6 – 10 – 1 opening left!
https://register.bendparksandrec.org/webtrac/web/iteminfo.html?Module=AR&FMID=309161466

Summer is nearly here, and we still have some spots available in our Corvallis fishing, archery, and wilderness survival...
05/27/2026

Summer is nearly here, and we still have some spots available in our Corvallis fishing, archery, and wilderness survival summer camps! If you'd like to join us for an adventure, you can view some programs highlights below.

Fish, Forage, Fire!
Jun 22 - Jun 26 | Ages 8 - 14
Kids learn to fish, shoot bow and arrows, and forage edible plants in Fish, Forage, Fire! We opened this camp later - our other Fish, Forage, Fire camps are now full with waiting lists. This is a rare opportunity to get into Fish, Forage, Fire if you missed the Parks and Rec registration open date.

Fishing curriculum includes baiting, cleaning, cooking, gear, casting, and of course, fishing. Foraging will include plant ID and safe harvest practices. Archery practice will occur several times throughout the week with an emphasis on safety, practical use and form.

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/corvparksandrecreation/activity/search/detail/53610?

Intermediate Wilderness Survival
June 29 - Jul 3 | Ages 8-11
In our Survival classes, kids go through hands-on outdoor scenarios and learn to build shelters, make fires, navigate outdoors, and live off the land - all while building friendships, teamwork, and leadership skills! Our goal is building initiative, self-control, and judgment while connecting with the natural world and having fun. Curriculum includes shelters, fire safety/building, knife safety, tracking, foraging, traps, orienteering, cordage and knots, and primitive skills. The week ends with an exciting final scenario that tests the skills they've developed!

https://anc.apm.activecommunities.com/corvparksandrecreation/activity/search/detail/53612?

Our website has a list of all camps - we are taking final registrations for many of them. For any questions, send us a message on facebook or call 5417600774. Thank you!

We're filling our last few summer instructor positions in Bend! Interested or know someone who might be in working with ...
05/09/2026

We're filling our last few summer instructor positions in Bend! Interested or know someone who might be in working with us? Check out the info below and share with anyone who could be an awesome fit.

We work with youth ages 6-14 in 100% outdoor settings all summer long. Camps are run in Bend, Sisters, and Redmond public parks in partnership with Parks and Rec.

Compensation is $21-23/hr DOE. We run day camps only Mon-Fri.

If you're interested in learning more or working with youth outside, check out our job listing and website at these links:

Job listings:
https://coyle-outside-llc.careerplug.com/account

Website:
http://coyleoutside.com

Today on a field trip kids built model boats and sent them over a waterfall! All boats survived the perilous journey - a...
05/06/2026

Today on a field trip kids built model boats and sent them over a waterfall!

All boats survived the perilous journey - a testament to their builders’ lashing skills.

Dan Coyle “Smolder” - our founder - lights this program’s first campfire with a demonstration of friction fire. At outdo...
04/30/2026

Dan Coyle “Smolder” - our founder - lights this program’s first campfire with a demonstration of friction fire. At outdoor school, kids get a chance to see fire enkindled the old way - with sticks, a string, a rock, and human will.

In our wilderness homeschool Graham processed blackberry and stinging nettle into natural rope to use for crafting proje...
04/16/2026

In our wilderness homeschool Graham processed blackberry and stinging nettle into natural rope to use for crafting projects! The nettle leaves were saved to brew tea to over a fire maintained by August and Dylan.

Skills aren’t just taught; they’re used. Learning fire lets kids cook, twisting cordage lets kids tie together rafts and nets.

Spring outdoor classes start next week and we're taking final registrations! We have toddler nature play, after school f...
04/05/2026

Spring outdoor classes start next week and we're taking final registrations! We have toddler nature play, after school fishing, archery, and village-building with survival skills, nature-based outdoor home school, and more!

Toddler Programs

Cattail Kids | Mon, Wed, and Fri | Cattail Kids is a 100% outdoors toddler program. Instructors and participants spend time playing, discovering new interpersonal skills while making new friends, and developing new creative and physical capacities. Nature play led largely by the participants' imagination is the name of the game here.

Afterschool Programs

Food Finders After School | Wednesdays | Vee “Bumblebee” and Jill “Bobcat” will guide participants through the foundational skills of archery and fishing to be a successful outdoor person. Meet at EE Wilson on Thursdays for either archery or fishing practice, with plant ID and foraging incorporated.

Wilder Village | Friday After School | Join us as we create a village in the woods during early release time on Fridays! Each week we add to our civilization - building shelters, creating firepits, going on expeditions to forage for resources to expand our village, developing a barter economy and trading resources, creating a map of the surrounding territory, and more!

Homeschool Programs

Wilderschool 1.0 | Tuesdays | Hands on learning and exploration, with time for self-led skills experimentation, play, relationship building, and life skills. Spring is centered around spring foraging, medicinal plants, longer days, tools to stay cool as temps increase, and skills needed to thrive in diverse spring weather.

Wilderschool 2.0 | Wednesdays | A deeper dive into natural sciences and their connection to the skills we teach and the world around us. Instructors will introduce compound skills, two monthly field trips, and regular guest instructors to incorporate additional skills development.

Wildercraft 2.0 | Thursdays | Immersive, hands-on bushcraft projects! What would you need to build to live comfortably outdoors? This class is designed to be student-led and experiential, with instructors maximizing time for participants to make what they want to make and help being their ideas into the world.


An offering for homeschool kids in Eugene area!

Wild Kids Homeschool | Thursdays | This program is designed for homeschool families in Eugene area looking to join a Coyle Outside program! Join this experiential program at Jasper Park and take a deep dive into learning the ancient skills of fire safety & craft, shelter building, orienteering/navigation, knife safety & craft, cordage, knots, first aid, and much more.

https://www.coyleoutside.com/outschool-registration

Ingrid Gendreau is leading an Adults & Families Foraging Workshop on Saturday, April 18th! Ingrid (“Truffle”) has guided...
03/31/2026

Ingrid Gendreau is leading an Adults & Families Foraging Workshop on Saturday, April 18th! Ingrid (“Truffle”) has guided plant and mushrooms forays all over the Cascades and Oregon Coast and has taught foraging professionally for 6 years.

Have you ever wondered how you could eat off the land? This is not just an ID walk, but a hands on experience for kids and adults alike! We will identify and harvest spring greens, try nettle pesto, sample jams of native berries, and brew medicinal tea in the forest. Become a confident forager, add some wild food to your every day meals, incorporate foraging into your camping/backpacking trips! After this you’ll see every walk in the woods in a different light.

Learn about ethical harvest and the historical ethnobotanical uses of local plants and mushrooms!

$65 per person. This workshop runs from 9 am to 4:30 pm and will involve several stops to different foraging sites.

Sign up here:
http://tiny.cc/uq21101

Kids in Wildervillage made stinging nettle pesto pasta over a campfire at their village site! They foraged nettles and c...
03/16/2026

Kids in Wildervillage made stinging nettle pesto pasta over a campfire at their village site! They foraged nettles and chives, processed wood for their campfire, built a tripod to boil water over the fire, and took turns grinding their blanched nettles with a pestle. At the end the day, everyone had a plate of stinging nettle pesto pasta - and loved it!

These kids are growing more connected to the land - the plants they often pass by on walks may now be seen as a source of sustenance.

We invite you to try and eat off the land too, as the tender leaves of spring greens are unfurling.

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Corvallis, OR
97339

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