Wilderness Adventures in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado

A non-competitive, coed, choice-based, traditional residential program combined with the adventure of wilderness expedition in the Rockies.  40 years of fun, friends, self determination, and physical, social, and emotional skill development.

As a small family-owned residential camp, Colvig Silver Camps focuses on outdoor education/appreciation and personal growth in a non-competitive environment.  We use a balance of both in-camp activities and 3-5 day wilderness adventure trips in to attain this goal.  Through our in-camp activities, we strive to instill positive social skills.  Leadership, cooperation, trust, self-confidence, personal responsibility, individual growth, and a sense of identity are at the core of our philosophy.

Together, our in-camp and out-of-camp activities work toward achieving our primary goal of creating caring, thoughtful, and responsible human beings.  We realize that every individual is unique and special in their own way and our program is designed to guide each person toward his/her own greatest potential.

The majority of our summer staff consists of college students between the ages 18 and 25. Typical majors include Education, Psychology, Outdoor/Experiential Education, Recreation, and Physical Education/Sports. Applicants are evaluated for formal experience with children, experience in the wilderness and other related experience. Many of our staff have completed courses with NOLS, Outward Bound, the Peace Corps or similar college organizations. Reference checks, driving record checks and criminal record checks are conducted as a part of employment.