Teen Wilderness Trek

Teen Trek 2025

Teen Wilderness Trek, a Laughing Coyote and BOSS collaboration

When: July 8-20 2025

Where: Fire Willow Farm (Longmont) and Southern Utah

Who: Teens 14-18

Our flagship wilderness expedition for teens. Week one is spent at Fire Willow Farm, the Laughing Coyote stomping grounds near Longmont, CO. Participants will sleep outside, cook on the fire, and learn many foundational primitive and bushcraft skills. Then the group will head out to the wilderness for a weeklong backcountry expedition, working with instructors from Laughing Coyote and the Boulder Outdoor Survival School (BOSS). The wilderness portion is a minimalist adventure, learning to thrive with simple gear using creativity and teamwork, and exploring deep into stunning country. Navigation, wild foods, finding water, campcraft and more will be covered.

The Trek will begin with five days at Fire Willow Farm. We will work on the skills essential to the Trek, as well as connect as a small tribe. We will sleep outside, wake up early and move our bodies, cook on the fire, spend the days crafting, and prepare our minds and bodies for the wilderness portion of the trek.

Together we will drive down to Boulder, UT to the BOSS basecamp. We will meet the other instructors who will come with us into the wilderness. 

For a week we will traverse the wilderness of Southern Utah. This will include extensive land navigation, finding and treating water, foraging and crafting with wild harvested materials. Nights will be watching uncountable stars. 

This year, the cost will be on a sliding scale. Our goal is to make these expeditions available to any teen who wishes to attend without finances being a  barrier. This is possible when families work with us to ask for what they need, as well as paying what they can afford to leave funds for families in need. Please see the table below.

Up to $49,999: $1,390

$50,000-$69,999: $1,680

$70,000-$89,999: $2,275

$90,000-$119,999: $2,875

$120,000-$184,999: $3,275

$185,000 and up: $3,875
To request an application, please email programs@laughingcoyoteproject.org

St. Croix Teen Expedition 2026

Details to come….

Each winter, a tropical adventure awaits. The tropical island of St Croix beckons an
intrepid group of teens and Laughing Coyote instructors to explore its jungles and
oceans, learning new skills and applying them to a new environment.

Our St Croix Expedition is a two-week adventure to the US Virgin Islands. We camp
at Mt Victory Camp with our friends Matt and Carmen Corradino of Caribbean
Earthskills, learning from them and the land. Skills may include primitive fish
spears, friction fire, coconut palm weaving, free diving, bamboo craft, and edible
plants. We will spend several days building and creating new tools from the
landscape, then head out on a multi day tropical survival trek in the jungle. Once we
return, we will focus on free diving and exploring the ocean and beaches of St. Croix.

This is a small, intimate expedition. At camp we cook together, sing songs, explore
vibrant produce from the local farmers market, and experience the island culture.
Our survival trek will use very minimal gear, and focus on coastal foraging.