Choice Camps Recommendation of Windsor Mountain International: Seattle to San Francisco Cycling
Windsor Mountain Student Travel: Seattle to San Francisco Cycling teaches participants the basics of cycle touring and leave-no-trace camping. Students should look forward to extensive cycle touring, visiting renewable energy resources, and working on service projects that enrich the environment.
Trip Description
It’s all downhill—just check the map! Ride the wild, rugged, and breathtaking Pacific Coast through Washington, Oregon, and Northern California. Learn the basics of bicycle touring and leave-no-trace camping. Visit cutting edge grass-roots environmental organizations. Study alternative energy sources and sustainable landscape agriculture. Take a break from the bike to kayak, surf, and swim in the Pacific Ocean. Get back to basics. Two wheels. Two strong legs. Quiet country roads. Tranquil coastal camping. Connect with the great outdoors through that most simple of machines, the bicycle. The perfect summer of outdoor adventure, environmental education, and service learning: go Seattle to San Francisco—go green!
Staff Overview
Windsor Mountain Student Travel leaders are professional educators over the age of 23 who come from all over the world. Many have backgrounds in classroom teaching, outdoor education, international relations and/or humanitarian aid.
Each leader is put through a lengthy interview process, and required to participate in a 2 week pre-trip staff training at Windsor Mountain’s International Summer Camp.
Setting & Accommodations
Accommodations include camping.
Throughout the trip, students learn basic cooking skills. Windsor Mountain travel groups make nutritious, tasty meals which help students keep up the level of energy needed to participate in an active summer adventure. Program leaders can almost always accommodate special dietary needs.
Safety Standards
All counselors have extensive travel experience and are trained in first aid and CPR.
Windsor Mountain International is accredited by the American Camp Association and meets more than 300 safety standards set forth by the organization.
Windsor Mountain International: Seattle to San Francisco Cycling Session Dates
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Trip Overview
Program Overview
- Theme: Cycling

This Trip has Multiple Themes:
- Teen Tours
- Hiking and Backpacking
- Trip Gender: Co-ed
- Group Size : 14
- Camper-to-Counselor Ratio: 4:1
- Religious Affiliation: None
Trip Destinations
- Arcata, CA
- Seattle, Washington
- Northern California
- San Francisco, CA
Trip Activities
- Cycling
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Camping Skills
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Nature/Environmental Studies
- Organic Farming
- Environmental Education
- Alternative Energy
- Sustainability Workshops
- Cycle Touring
- Sea Kayaking
- Outdoor Adventure
Special Accommodations
- Peanut Allergies
- Gluten Allergies
- Vegetarian Friendly
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