Custom Outdoor Trips
UTC Outdoors offers custom outdoor trips to the UTC Community. These trips are a great way for your organization to experience the outdoors and to get to know each other.
What we provide:
Experienced trip leaders provide logistical planning, instruction, leadership and facilitation for the group. Also, all the gear and equipment is provided. We can set goals for these trips to ensure that your organization's agenda is met. For example: can incorporate local history, outdoor skills and/or outdoor education is these trips.
What you provide:
Transportation, no car pooling, must be provided by UTC motor pool. Drivers of these vans must be on UTC's payroll and have driven these van before.
Programs offered:
- Caving
- Extreme Whitewater Tubing
- Canoeing
- Coming Soon...Never-ever whitewater kayaking

Caving
Location: Easy horizontal cave system.
Group size(min/max) : 10 to 15 people
What we provide: Helmets, Knee Pads and Headlights
Call the Outdoor Coordinator for prices and availibility.

Extreme Whitewater Tubing
Location: Hiwassee River (class I/II)
Availibility: June through September
Group size (min/max): 10 to 20 people
We provide: Tubes, helmets and personal floatation devices
Call the Outdoor Coordinator for prices and availibility.
Canoeing
Location Options: North Chickamuaga Creek (3 miles, 2-3 hours), Downtown River Front (1 mile, 2 hours), South Chickamauga Creek (2 miles, 2 1/2 hours)
Availibility: April through September
Group sizes (min/max): 10 to 20 people
We provide: Canoes, paddles, personal floatation devices
Call the Outdoor Coordinator for prices and availibility.
Bouldering
Location: UTC Aquatic and Recreation Center
Group size (min/max): 10 to 25 people
We provide: Crash pads, climbing shoes, and "spotter" training
Call the Outdoor Coordinator for prices and availibility.
