Overnight Camps

Overnight Camps

Our overnight camps provide the ultimate outdoor adventure, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the world of mountain biking while building lasting friendships.

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2026 Overnight Camps

#VanLife Camp  

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#VanLife Camp

SMBA’s most popular and original #VanLife #BikeLife Camp is back and hitting two awesome areas - The Kingdom Trail Network and Woodstock, plus a couple of stops along the way!

Send your kids on every mountain biker’s dream trip! Days spent riding the best trail networks in the state, expert level coaching to make the riding smoother and more fun, and evenings recounting stories from the trail around a tasty meal and warm fire at a beautiful campground.

#VanLife Camp

This week will be a full immersion in the Vermont mountain bike lifestyle. Travel with the SMBA van and trailer for a ‘Best Of’ tour of Vermont. Expect plenty of fresh singletrack, swimming holes, maple creemees, and VT State Park campgrounds.

Riders will cover between 10 to 15 miles each day on a variety of trails from flowy to rooty and technical. Coaches will start each day with warm-up exercises and skills practice to prepare riders for what they will encounter on the trails at each location. The group will focus on fun rides with time to stop and session sections on different trails before and after lunch. This will be an adventurous week of exploring new trails and gaining some awesome bike skills!

In the evenings, riders will clean their bikes and check over their equipment, help make dinner, and have time to play soccer, softball, toss the frisbee, or games and enjoy the campfire before heading to sleep in tents!

All food, State park camping fees and trail pass fees are included. All participants also receive an SMBA tech tee.

*Minimum of 4 riders required to run camp, SMBA will contact registered riders 2 months prior to start of camp to confirm camp will run.

    • Rider is comfortable riding a variety of singletrack trails

    • Riders should have a strong grasp on skills such as: controlled braking, front wheel lift, standing climbing, and leaning the bike into corners

    • Riders should also have a strong grasp on skills such as: track stand, roll downs, pumping, berm and flat cornering, and rear wheel lifts.

    • Rider can participate in physical activity for at least three hours (with breaks) and is excited to progress their riding

  • While trail riding coaches will reinforce the following skills:

    • Improve skills such as; track stand, bunnyhop, high speed cornering, drops, and jumping

    • Master techniques for riding tight switchbacks, berms with speed, and riding flat corners

    • Learn line selection on larger features like steep and loomy trail sections or rock faces

    • Take off and landing larger drops

    • Trail-side repairs & trail/feature risk analysis

  • Bike:

    • MTB Helmet (a normal, half shell, helmet is great)

    • Hydration pack (1.5L or more water bladder)

    • Optional Riding Snacks - 2 high energy snacks per day (SMBA will also have extra available)

    • Bike gloves - 1 pair (full finger are best)

    • Bike Shoes - 1 pair (close toed shoes with good sticky rubber for flat pedals, or clipless shoes if on clipless pedals)

    • Bike shorts (3 or 4)

    • Chamois (3 or 4)

    • Socks - at least 5 pairs

    • Bike jerseys and/or t-shirts (at least 3)

    • Extra cash for any additional bike repairs, or a creemee stop (~$50)

    • Bike repair kit: multi-tool, chain quick link (properly sized for bike chain), tire lever(s), tire plugs, mini pump, tube (same as bike’s wheel size), duct tape, zip ties.

    Overnight/Camp:

    • Toiletries

    • Medications (as needed with doctors note - see FAQ page)

    • Sunblock

    • Bug spray

    • Sleeping bag, sleeping pad, and pillow,

    • Personal tent (with leak-proof rain fly, tent stakes and operational zippers!)

    • Camp shoes (or crocs/sandals)

    • Camp socks - 1 pair (wool socks/warm socks for sleeping)

    • Long Underwear top and bottom or sweat pants and sweat shirt or hoodie - 1 pair (for sleeping and camp wear)

    • Camp pants - 1 pair (optional pair of light weight pants for camp wear)

    • Raincoat and rain pants

    • Headlamp

    • Swimsuit and camp towel

    • Camping bowl and fork/spoon (A lower, wider metal or plastic bowl works best)

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Camp Information

Dates: 8/17 - 8/21 (5 Days, 4 Nights)

Time: Monday - 8:30am drop-off @Cady Hill Lodge

Friday - 4:30pm pick-up @ Cady Hill Lodge

Suggested Age: 14-18

Suggested Skill Level: Levels 4+

Price: $995

Included: Food, State Park Fees and Trail Passes, SMBA Tee

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