ALL Adult Ages-11-to-13 Ages-13-to-15 Ages-15-to-18 Ages-9-to-11 Capstone Climbing-and-Caving Day-Camp Introductory Mountain-Biking Multi-Element NEW Ocean Rites-of-Passage Whitewater Wilderness-Skills
Adirondack Mountain Expedition
Sun Jun 22 - Sat Jul 12, 2025
(21 days)
Ages 15 - 18

NEW IN 2025!
Just across Lake Champlain lie the legendary Adirondack Mountains - a park bigger than Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Grand Teton, and Rocky Mountain National Parks combined. On this brand-new expedition we’ll paddle past otter slides on the Raquette River and climb into the Alpine Zone on Giant Mountain. We’ll bike along the Adirondack Rail Trail, canoe lake-to-river along an ancient trade route, and climb the iconic 2,000ft slabs at Chapel Pond. We’ll get to live The Dirty Life for a day on Essex Farm, and finish strong by rafting through the Class IV Hudson River Gorge. But first, we need to form a team: beginning at Kroka with expedition preparation and pre-trip jobs, we will tune our bikes, pack our backpacks and tie down our canoes. We will carve spoons, practice campfire cooking, and help take care of Kroka’s farm animals. All this helps to forge a close-knit community where each member of the group has an essential role on the expedition. With four elements and just three weeks, this is a true multi-element adventure and sure to be one of the most exciting expeditions of the summer!

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Cape Cod Ocean Bonanza
Sun Jun 22 - Sat Jun 28, 2025
(7 days)
Ages 13 - 15

A 30th Anniversary Classic!
For students who are interested in adventure sports training and practicing Kroka’s lifestyle in the middle of a busy vacation destination. Join us for an extraordinary week of adventure sports, sun and sand at the amazing ocean of Cape Cod. This trip is a must! We will surf on surfboards and kayaks, windsurf when the winds allow, and swim and paddle in the bay. Camping in the pine forests that overlook the Cape’s famous sand dunes, we will mountain bike on single tracks to our daily destinations. Proven to be a fantastic experience, this trip is an awesome way to start your summer.

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Penobscot Expedition
Sun Jun 29 - Sat Jul 19, 2025
(21 days)
Ages 15 - 18

Penobscot Expedition is a journey to understand the past and present of the Penobscot Nation. Our expedition is informed by these questions: What does it mean to live in the same place for 10,000 years? What can the ‘dominant culture’ learn from indigenous people?  What is our role in the ongoing struggle for tribal sovereignty? 

We begin by traveling to the Maine Local Living School where we will harvest and carve our own poles for upstream canoe travel.  While on the homestead we will harvest and preserve food, use the solar dehydrator, and process acorns into flour for our expedition to the cultural heart of the Penobscot Nation.  Departing the homestead, we begin our travel with rocky, shallow, technical upstream paddling and poling. Our journey follows an ancient canoe route used by Wabanaki tribes to connect the Penobscot and Kennebec River watersheds. We face challenging navigation through the thin headwaters of two rivers, and encounter abundant wild foods, giant turtles, friction fire, and the same difficult portages that have been done for thousands of years. As one river meets another, we find our way to the Penobscot River where we will join Penobscot tribal members on Sugar Island. The next several days are filled with learning about tribal history and world views, contemporary issues facing the Penobscot Nation, and what it means to be Penobscot in 2025. With deeper understanding and even more questions, we depart once more: downstream this time, following the largest river in Maine to the salty sea.

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Wild Girls
Sun Jul 20 - Sat Aug 2, 2025
(14 days)
Ages 13 - 15

Wild Girls is open to female-identified and non-binary participants.

Wild Girls unite! As an adventurous, supportive, and collaborative community, we will embark on a journey full of singing, sunshine, water, and beautiful views. We will backpack through the mountains and down to the river where we will travel by canoe enhancing our paddling skills and ability to read the landscape around us. This rite of passage program is focused on development of willpower and wilderness skills leading up to an experience of independent student travel where they must rely on each other and the skills they’ve learned. Within the enchanting landscape of mountains and rivers we will develop a strong connection to self and to community, building sisterhood and confidence. Throughout the week we will have plenty of time for journaling, crafting, taking long swims, and observing wildlife. This program will feature a brand-new itinerary in 2025!

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Bikes, Swimming Holes, and Canoes
Sun Jul 20 - Sat Aug 2, 2025
(14 days)
Ages 13 - 15

A 30th Anniversary Classic with a Brand New Itinerary
This unique adventure links together secret swimming holes, hidden campsites, and mountain views by a network of bike trails and dirt roads. Bike travel means hair blowing in the summer breeze, seeing the beauty of the landscape flow by, and the rewarding feeling of arriving at the top of the hill. For the first half of the week our bikes become our homes, fitted with frame bags, front loaders, fork and saddle bags, 29” wheels, and 12-speed cassettes. Then we switch to canoes, where the current carries us downstream and the reward of every day is a swim in the river.   The journey takes us from the base of Mt. Monadnock across New Hampshire to Wontastaquiet, the “Mountain at the Place of the Lost River.” Along the way we will go rock climbing, descend into an abandoned mine, scramble through a rocky gorge, and bike on miles of wooded trails.

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Caves, Cliffs and Waterfalls
Sun Aug 3 - Sat Aug 9, 2025
(7 days)
Ages 11 - 13

A 30th Anniversary Classic
Don't miss this unique adventure that combines rock climbing and underground exploration! Our expedition begins with a hike to an impressive rock face hidden deep in the woods. After a day and a half of climbing, we will continue our hike, ending at a spectacular waterfall. Refreshed by plunging into crystal clear pools it is time for caving! We will search the woods for caverns that take us deep into the glittering underground world. As we gain experience, we will scurry through tunnels, wade through underground streams, and witness beautiful rock formations that showcase millions of years of geologic history. To wash off the cave mud, we will spend our afternoons swimming in a mountain river and at our wilderness camp learning to live in harmony with nature.  Each day concludes with campfire stories and songs.

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In Search of Lost Caverns
Sun Aug 3 - Sat Aug 16, 2025
(14 days)
Ages 13 - 15

Warning: Caving requires a love of tight, dark, wet, muddy spaces as well as a thirst for adventure and discovery of secret places. 
 
There is no adventure sport more secretive and alluring than caving. Hidden deep in the Berkshire Hills are miles of underground passages with hidden entrances off the beaten track. Many of these caves were just discovered within the past 10 years! We begin the week at Kroka Village exploring abandoned mines in the area and practicing vertical rope skills. From here we head west and establish a wilderness camp at the base of Mount Greylock. With map and compass and our traveling gear, we will set out each day to explore the region's known caves and search for those that have not yet been found. We will swim in pristine waterfalls, descend into abandoned quarries, and visit natural marble bridges. We will cook delicious meals over the fire, share stories, and learn a wilderness craft. The journey ends with a 3-day expedition to a mountain peak and a day-trip through one of the longest and most notorious caves in the Northeast.

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