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The Outdoor Program is a non-profit service organization providing the university community with education and resources for wilderness-based, human powered, environmentally sound activities.
07/30/2026
Epic views from our mid-July summer raft trip on the Lower Salmon River!
We'll be back on the Lower Salmon for Vandal Ventures August 13-18 for first-year students, and we've got our Welcome Raft on the Lower Salmon August 29th! Questions? stop by the OP office in the student rec center.
Outdoor Program trip sign-ups start August 19, let us help you get outdoors this semester!
07/21/2026
Making plans for the Fall semester? Have you thought about spending Fall Break with Outdoor Program and backpacking through Utah's Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument?
Spend a week with epic views making lifelong memories. Trip sign-ups start August 19th!
The World Cup may be over, but we’re still ready to row!!
Visit Outdoor Program for rentals, trips, and all the stoke.
Video description: Outdoor program staff row on an inflatable raft in the rental center like Norway’s Viking row from the World Cup.
07/16/2026
We love fan art and having kids in the climbing center!
We have kid climbing hours throughout the year, currently it's 2-7pm Monday through Saturday. Information about group rentals in the climbing center is available online, https://www.uidaho.edu/recreation/climbing-center
07/16/2026
A group of lifejackets is known as an adventure. 😏
Always a good post-trip feeling when we've got life jackets sunning after a trip on the river!
Stop by the Outdoor Program rental center to get everything you need to get outside. Summer hours are Monday-Friday from 10am - 4:30pm
07/10/2026
Vandal Ventures backpacking in the Wallowas with mountain lakes and wild flowers!
Vandal Ventures are outdoor orientation trips designed specifically for first-year students to kick off their University of Idaho experience with purpose, friendship and adventure.
Our Vandal Ventures raft trip still has some spots and is a 6-day raft trip from Aug. 13-18 on the Lower Salmon right before orientation. Learn more at https://www.uidaho.edu/recreation/outdoor-program/vandal-ventures
07/07/2026
Still time to sign up for our Summer 2026 raft trip on the Lower Salmon River!
Required pre-trip meeting is July 9 at 5:30pm in the SRC Classroom.
Trip cost is $85 for UI students, $100 for all others.
Stop by or contact Outdoor Program Office to register, 208-885-6810 or [email protected]
Register before the pre-trip meeting to save your spot!
07/01/2026
Long holiday weekend deals in the Outdoor Program rental center, get the regular weekend rate for 5-days.
THAT'S FIVE DAYS OF RENTALS FOR THE COST OF TWO! 🦅🦅
Stop by or give us a call. Rental Center hours are 10am - 4:30pm, and we will be CLOSED July 2-6 for Independence Day.
Rent the gear, get outdoors!
Time lapse from our Vandal Ventures backpacking trip in the Wallowas last week!
Vandal Ventures are first-year outdoor experiences for incoming students. Sign up at the Outdoor Program office in the SRC for our Aug 13-18 Vandal Ventures Rafting on the Lower Salmon.
Cost is $725
*students can move into housing on the morning of Aug 13 with no extra cost.
Time Lapse by Gus Wagner
Eagle cap wilderness, Wallowa Whitman National Forest
Video description: time lapse of a sunset and clouds moving over a mountain lake.
06/24/2026
Still time to sign up for Outdoor Program's summer raft trip on July 12!
Visit the OP office to sign up and save your spot for a summer 2026 rafting trip on the Lower Salmon River! Required pre-trip meeting is 5:30 p.m. July 9, in the SRC Classroom.
Trip cost is $85 for U of I students, $100 for all others.
Register to get outside!
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| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |