Headwaters Outdoor School
Last checked August 2026
Headwaters Outdoor School in Weed (near Mount Shasta) teaches wilderness living and primitive/ancestral skills, nature awareness, and earth philosophy on a 32-acre camp bordering the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Its summer-long apprentice program is open to ages 12 through adult, alongside immersive wilderness expeditions and wilderness-medicine courses built around experiential learning and mentorship. Programming skews toward teens and adults rather than young children.
The practical details
- Ages
- Ages 12–17
- Environment
- Indoor/Outdoor
- Operator
- Headwaters Outdoor School · Private
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★★★★★Cedar HawkinsTruly a moving experience. Started taking Scouts class 2022, never stopped. See you there!
★★★★★Sebastian MartiniI have gone to headwaters since 2018, I’ve made the best friends of my life there, I consider the staff and friends I’ve made my family, I love this place! It has been one of the best things that’s happened to me!
★★★★★טימבר פריים ישראלThe best outdoor school in the country located at the most magical land on the planet
★★★★★Julie BoettlerI had such a profound life experience on this land and through the nature teachings that I moved here!
★★★★★Amit DrorWe had amazing summer courses with Headwaters perfect team. Coming back every year.