Outdoor Recreation
February 3, 2022 2024-02-19 16:05Outdoor Recreation
The Rocky Mountain College Outdoor Recreation Program
Named for its location on the edge of the Rockies, RMC is within 90 minutes of the Beartooth Mountains and a few hours from the magnificent peaks, geysers, and rushing rivers of Yellowstone National Park. It's the ideal setting to explore the outdoors, improve fitness, and learn new recreational skills.
Our classrooms have no walls
Challenge your skills in backpacking, rafting, kayaking, downhill skiing, rock climbing, ice climbing, and cross country skiing. Many recreational opportunities are designed with the beginner in mind, but plenty of opportunities exist for experienced participants as well.
RMC Outdoor Recreation Program
The Rocky Mountain College Outdoor Recreation Program is the best program of its kind in the region – just what you would expect from a college with the reputation and vitality of RMC. During virtually every weekend and holiday break, students can participate in institutionally led outdoor adventures or check out gear for their own excursions.
Weekend Adventures
- Canoe, kayak, and tube the Yellowstone River
- Stand up paddleboard and kayak the Bighorn Canyon
- Zipline, paintball, trail ride, and mountain boarding at the Beartooth Mountain Christian Ranch
- Fly Fish the Bighorn, Stillwater, and Madison Rivers
- Rock Climb the Billings Rimrocks
- Rock Climb Shoshone Canyon near Cody, Wyo.
- Weekend Ski/Snowboard Trips to Red Lodge, Showdown & Bridger Bowl Ski Resorts
- Power Kiting at Amend Park in Billings
- Backpacking, hiking, snowshoeing, and cross country skiing in the Bighorn, Snowy, Beartooth, Pryor, and Crazy Mountains
- Observe the wild horses and explore the ice caves in the Pryor Mountains
- Fall Break trips to Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, floating the Missouri River, and exploring the Black Hills
