Getting started with Canoemobile
Create the perfect outdoor field trip for your students, school, or group – designed for all ages to learn and explore nature in a brand-new way!
Canoemobile brings classroom learning outside and helps improve school performance, cultivate a stewardship ethic, and create lifelong academic and social-emotional skills needed for personal success.
Get started below and bring Canoemobile to your community!
Step 1: Choose Your Canoemobile Experience
Canoemobile includes water- and land-based experiences and span all four seasons, with most offerings happening in the spring, summer, and fall months. Learn about and choose from two different Canoemobile single-day experiences.
Outdoor Activities Day
Participants rotate through outdoor activity stations learning about history, science, and outdoor skills. Outdoor Activities Days can – and often do! – include canoeing in our 10-person, 24-foot North canoes.
- 20-200+ participants
- 2-6 hours
- Over 20+ activities to choose from
- Year-round options
- For all ages*
*North canoeing is best for grades 4th and up. With additional accommodations, younger ages can paddle, too. Email canoemobile@wildernessinquiry.org to learn more.
Canoe Day Trip
Participants canoe and explore local river banks or chain of lakes in our 10-person, 24-foot North canoes guided by a Wilderness Inquiry Boat Captain. Most of the trip consists of sitting and paddling, and typically includes a lunch break.
- 25-108 participants
- 4-6 hours
- Best suited for age 10 (5th grade) and up
- March through November, depending on weather and water conditions
- Frequent locations in and around the Twin Cities include: Mississippi National River & Recreation Area, Minnesota River, Minneapolis Chain of Lakes, St. Croix River
Step 2: Contact Wilderness Inquiry to Start Planning
We’ll work together during the planning process to discuss:
- Preferred trip date and location
- Group size and participant ages
- Preferred activities
- Accommodation needs
- Goals for the trip
Click below to contact our Canoemobile program team and get started.
Step 3: Finalize Details
Complete necessary paperwork and arrange transportation for your group to and from the trip.
Step 4: Prepare Your Group
Fill out official registration forms and acknowledgment of risk forms.
Step 5: Go on Your Canoemobile Adventure!
Step 6: Share Your Canoemobile Story
Complete program evaluation and share photos, stories, and testimonials with us!