Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 12:20     Subject: Re:Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Davidson has a great outdoors program.

Keep hearing amazing things about W&L Outing Club.

Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 12:18     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Radford for sure. Even has a major for people who want to work in parks and recreational tourism.

https://www.radford.edu/content/cehd/home/rcpt.html

https://www.radford.edu/content/recreation/home/outdoor-programs.html
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 12:16     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Anonymous wrote:St. Lawrence in Canton NY


+1. You can go all-in with a semester in the Adirondacks living in a yurt. Don’t forget your long-johns.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 11:31     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
PS-This will give you a flavor of studying nature at Juniata:

https://issuu.com/juniata/docs/juniata_springsummer_2008?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Fcolor%2Flayout.xml&backgroundColor=FFFFFF&showFlipBtn=true&pageNumber=34
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 11:29     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Juniata-surrounded by woods and rivers. The drive there is mostly through farmland.

You can spend a semester living/studying in their field station on a large lake. The professors (and a chef!) travel to you there during the week.

Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 11:27     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Ap State
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 11:26     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
St. Lawrence in Canton NY
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 11:22     Subject: Re:Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Anonymous wrote:St. Mary’s College of MD in southern MD. Beautiful campus, outdoorsy, and small private feel for public tuition. Hidden gem.


I attended SMCM years ago. It is on the St. Mary’s River and, once you’ve completed a sailing training course, you can take the small sailboats out as available. They also have canoes and a small beach. Nice tree lined paths for jogging and biking. And lots of pick up stuff like frisbee golf.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:56     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
West Virginia University for sure
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:55     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
W&L has a great outdoor program.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:51     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Anonymous wrote:I went to VT, but I spent a whole year hanging out with the Outdoor Kids. The one who did all the hiking, mountain biking, kayaking. It was such a nice change of pace from the greek kids.

One advantage of a big school is you can almost always find someone who shares your enthusiasm for an activity. It was certainly driven by the fact that school is in the mountains too.


JMU and Shenandoah University also have nice access to the mountains and students who take advantage of that.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:31     Subject: Re:Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
St. Mary’s College of MD in southern MD. Beautiful campus, outdoorsy, and small private feel for public tuition. Hidden gem.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:29     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
Tech and UVM.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:27     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
I went to VT, but I spent a whole year hanging out with the Outdoor Kids. The one who did all the hiking, mountain biking, kayaking. It was such a nice change of pace from the greek kids.

One advantage of a big school is you can almost always find someone who shares your enthusiasm for an activity. It was certainly driven by the fact that school is in the mountains too.
Anonymous
Post 02/23/2021 10:24     Subject: Schools with an outdoorsy culture within 5-6 hours drive
DS is interested in a school with an outdoorsy culture. We have several far-away schools on our list (Pacific Northwest, Colorado) but I'd love to add some closer-to-home schools too.

We are looking at UNC Asheville.

Other suggestions? Thank you!