Adventure Trips

All About Trips

Adventure Trips offers 1 and 2 week overnight trips during the summer months for youth ages 12-16. We offer many different trips with a variety of focuses, ranging from surfing to fishing to chilling on Cape Cod. Learn more about the specific trips we offer here. You can choose the trip with activities that interest you the most!

All of our trips provide participants the opportunity the step outside their comfort zones, gain confidence, and make lifelong friendships in a caring and supportive environment. Our trips are led by mature, experienced, and highly trained staff who lead with a focus on safety, fun, and community.

 

NEW TRIP ALERT: 

Hooked on the Cape: July 5th – 10th

Summer 2025, Camp Burgess & Hayward is thrilled to offer our teenage adventurers an unforgettable week of fishing fun across Cape Cod’s stunning coastal and inland waters. This immersive experience invites campers ages 12-17 to explore both fresh and saltwater environments while learning the art and excitement of fishing in one of New England’s most iconic destinations.
Campers will stay at Camp Burgess & Hayward in Sandwich, Massachusetts, nestled between serene lakes and the Atlantic shoreline. Each day begins with a hearty breakfast before heading out to fish in local ponds, estuaries, and bays.
Some gear, transportation, and meals are provided by Adventure Trips.
Evenings are spent back at camp, where the group will prepare meals together, share stories from the day, and enjoy classic camp activities like campfires, games, and beach walks. Optional activities include shellfishing, marine ecology workshops, and sunset pier fishing.
Whether you’re a seasoned angler or just curious to cast your first line, this trip promises a week of discovery, camaraderie, and connection to Cape Cod’s rich aquatic world.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

  • Our Adventure Trips sessions are 1 or 2 weeks long, with sessions running Sunday-Friday. Most participants choose to stay for multiple sessions. Campers can link Adventure Trips sessions together and stay through the weekend by registering for the Mini-Adventure Weekend.
  • Our trip offerings vary week to week. This allows campers to choose a variety of adventures if they want to attend Adventure Trips for several weeks.
  • We allow friend requests (1 mutual request per camper), but many of our campers come to camp alone and enjoy the opportunity to form new friendships with the other campers!
  • All programs are co‐ed and open to youth ages 12-16. Some trips have specific age requirements, which can be found here.
  • We try to keep trips to roughly a 50/50 gender split, but we cannot guarantee the exact gender split of each trip.
  • We offer small group sizes. Each trip has two trip leaders, along with 6-12 participants.