Outdoor Adventures

Special Hours Notice:

We want to thank you for your continued patience over these last few months. In coordination with the governor’s announcement this week regarding indoor fitness facilities, the Kaplan Center will be opening on Saturday, September 12th at 10:00am.

For the fall semester, our hours of operation will be:
Monday – Thursday 6:00am – 10:00pm
Friday 6:00am – 8:00pm
Saturday 10:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday 10:00am – 10:00pm

Over the next week, we will be updating our website and communicating details regarding your membership and important considerations when visiting the Kaplan Center.

Outdoor Adventures

Outdoor Adventures is a program housed in the Leonard J. Kaplan Center for Wellness and serves the UNC Greensboro community with its three divisions: Adventure Trips, Rental & Trip Center (outdoor equipment rental) and indoor climbing wall. Outdoor Adventures strives to blend recreation and education to offer a quality outdoor experience for every participant.

Our mission is to promote healthy, active lifestyles through outdoor recreation activities for the UNC Greensboro community. We aspire to enhance our participants’ environmental awareness and technical outdoor skills while fostering a sense of community and encouraging positive relationships.

Contact information is available by clicking here.
For our hours, please click here.

Adventure Trips


The Adventure Trips and Clinics Program provides opportunities for the UNC Greensboro community to participate and explore various outdoor recreation opportunities. Primarily, our trips venture all over the Southeast United States. Occasionally, we offer specialty trips that head to other domestic and international destinations.

The majority of the trips and clinics are designed for beginners, providing many opportunities to learn and participate in different outdoor activities in a safe and introductory environment. We offer trips and clinics in the following categories: Backpacking, Biking, Canoeing, Caving, Hiking, Rock Climbing, Coastal Kayaking, Stand Up Paddleboarding (SUP), Whitewater Kayaking and Rafting. The current trip schedule is available here.

Adventure trips and clinics are led by student and professional staff members trained to provide each participant with a safe, enjoyable, and memorable outdoor adventure.

Rental Center


Heading out on a personal adventure? Outdoor Adventures has an abundance of resources to help you prepare. The Rental and Trip Center provides basic camping equipment at a low rental cost to UNC Greensboro community members. For a full list of rental items and prices, click here.

In addition to gear rental, our Resource Center has many free informational brochures and maps to assist in trip planning and discovering the best destination for your next outdoor excursion. Our well-informed and experienced staff can also advise you on any trip planning questions you may have.

Climbing Wall


UNC Greensboro’s indoor rock climbing facility provides a safe, exciting, and challenging climbing environment for a great range of skill levels. Climbing routes are set with different skill levels in mind so there is always something for everyone, whether it is your first time climbing or you are an advanced climber.

We encourage all climbers to become belay certified to increase your involvement in the climbing community. Belay clinics are offered twice weekly (times vary each semester) and are $5. After the clinic, take your belay test to become certified!

In addition to awesome daily opportunities to get a climbing workout, check out our annual Spartan Summit Climbing Competition! For more information about this great event, click here.

The climbing wall is free to all UNC Greensboro students and Kaplan Center members. Outdoor Adventures staff is on hand to show you the ropes! More information about the climbing wall is available by clicking here.