100 ELK OUTDOOR CENTER

100 Elk served 1,975 participants in FY2023, many from schools in Colorado and New Mexico meeting their outdoor education requirements in the spring and fall. Others attended Youth Adventure Day Camp in the summer, which ran alongside Youth Camp at the A/U Ranches for two weeks.

“I have seen our students be kind to each other, support and cheer for each other, and help each other in ways I haven’t seen before… I would like for all of you (students) to bring this back to school with you and treat each other the way you have while you’ve been here.”

Local High School Rite Of Passage Program

– Principal of a school that attended 100 Elk

With the closure of a community pool in 2019, 100 Elk is currently the only affordable opportunity for Leadville school-age children to enjoy local water-based activities. So they partnered with a Leadville summer camp over three days in July, providing lifeguards, staffing, canoes and PFDs for 150 under-served Lake County children to canoe and swim at Turquoise Lake.

100 Elk received and distributed $14,500 in donations and grants to fund programs for under-resourced schools and provide scholarships for local day campers.

WATCH | In May, 100 Elk provided programming to Chaffee County High School (Buena Vista, CO) to support the students at this alternative school in a transformative overnight experience and graduation.