About The Crew:

Participants 15-17 years of age will spend one week in the White Mountains, NH engaging in day trips to projects and then returning each night to their base camp at AMC Camp Dodge. The program begins on Sunday afternoon with dinner at 6 p.m. and an orientation. Over the course of the week may have to opportunity to work on several projects at different locations throughout the White Mountains region. Work may involve clearing brush, cleaning drainage, installing water bars and bog bridges, repairing ski trails, building cairns, working on shelters, painting blazes, and other tasks. You may be carrying 10 to 20 pounds of tools, in addition to your daypack weight. Please remember that the work will be strenuous and demanding, and that we’ll be out rain or shine.

The crew will finish on Friday at Camp Dodge in time to clean up and join the Friday night barbeque at 6 p.m. Participants may leave Friday evening or Saturday morning– Friday night stay and Saturday morning breakfast is included in program cost.

Camp Life:

This crew is based out of AMC Camp Dodge Volunteer Center. The AMC operates this facility under a special use permit with the U.S. Forest Service. Camp Dodge is the launching point for all of our White Mountain Volunteer Trail Crew programs.

The crew will stay in bunkhouses with bunk beds and mattresses each night of the program. There are separate bunkhouses for males and females. Participants should bring their own sleeping bag (and pillow if you like) for the crew. Don’t forget your headlamp or flashlight; there is no electricity in the bunkhouses. Also available at Camp Dodge is a large bath house with bathroom facilities and hot showers, and a dining room with a full kitchen.

The crew will still assist the Crew Leaders with meal preparation, just like the backcountry crews. Cooking is always a fun part of the Volunteer Trail Crew programs; there is quite an appetite to satisfy. After dinner the crew has time to relax, play games, and simply enjoy their surroundings.

What The Volunteers Say:

"What a Beautiful place, Camp Dodge, with wonderful hospitality! The Congo Line around the kitchen = FUN!"
Ariel (Teen Trails Volunteer 2011)

"I learned that I could stand in mud up to my knees for hours and still have fun, work hard, and crack jokes with others on the crew. What a great week!"
Emily (Teen Base Camp Crew Volunteer 2011)

"What a terrific organization, the Whites wouldn’t be the same without the AMC."
Charlotte (Teen Base Camp Crew Volunteer 2011)

2012 Dates:
June 17-22
July 8-13
July 22-27
August 12-17

Contribution:
$240 (AMC Members)
$265 (non-members)

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