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🌎 OFF-SITE TRIPS

⚡ Adventure, Discover, and Play — Amplify Style

🚌 What to Expect

🌊 Weekly Day Trips:
Each session includes at least one beach day plus rotating adventures like:

  • Roller skating at Skating Plus

  • Escape rooms & bowling

  • Kayaking & paddle boarding

  • Lake Casitas Water Park

  • Golf N’ Stuff & Off The Wall Fun Center

  • Downtown Ojai excursions

🔥 Overnight Adventures (Legends & LITs):

  • Legends Beach Campout (9th–10th Grade): Cook over campfires, make s’mores, play music under the stars, and fall asleep to ocean waves at a Ventura beach campground.

  • LIT Rite of Passage Trip (11th–12th Grade): A camping adventure full of team challenges, reflection, and bonding — a true Amplify milestone.

🏕️ Intersession Weekend Trips (for multi-session campers):
Each year brings something new! Past favorites include:

  • Ziplining through Catalina’s mountain cliffs

  • Rafting the Kern River

  • “Stay + Play” weekends packed with off-campus fun and on-campus movie nights

Campers even help vote for our next big weekend adventure when they register!

đź’« Why Campers Love Off-Site Trips

  • Every week brings a new adventure

  • Explore California’s coast and mountains

  • Bond with friends in unforgettable ways

  • Challenge yourself, laugh harder, and live louder

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đź’¬ Why Stay for More Than One Session?

Because the longer you stay, the more adventures you experience:

“More off-campus trips and new immersives every session!”
“You get into the groove and really feel at home.”
“Camping at Catalina was life-changing!”
“More friends, more freedom, and more fun!”

Meet Emma, Our Trips Counselor

Hi, I’m Emma, and I’m so excited to be your trips lead this summer! It’s my fifth year at camp, and over the years I’ve had a blast guiding adventures all over the area, from backpacking Santa Cruz Island to Zip lining through Solvang. When I’m not at camp, I enjoy coaching competitive rock climbing, playing bass, and racing triathlons. One of my favorite camp activities is karaoke. I honestly think it might be my true calling. Let’s make it another unforgettable summer!

Meet Margaret, Trips Counselor

“My name is Margaret and I am a college student who is so excited to work at Amplify this summer! In my free time, I enjoy hiking, backpacking, sewing, crocheting, and learning instruments. I value empathy and I always try to see the best in others. I am looking forward to an awesome summer!”

✨ Every trip is a story. Every adventure is a memory. Every camper leaves a little braver.