Trips
Venture Out is an excellent way to see beautiful areas, explore, and be active. We provide fun, exciting, and educational outdoor services to students, faculty, staff, and the greater Hokie community. We specialize in outdoor adventure recreation, team building, and quality rental gear at unbeatable rates, as well as a valuable resources to help you plan your own perfect adventure.
We now offer Custom Trips and Adventure Programming. Please use the request form above labeled "custom program request" to begin planning a custom program tailored to the needs of you and your group.
Fall 2023 Trip Schedule
Registration is now open!
August
- 8/19: First Year Student SUP
- 8/20: Canoeing
- 8/22: Welcome Week Challenge Course Open Recreation
- 8/25: Sunset Hike
- 8/26: Transfer Student SUP
- 8/26: Rock Climbing
- 8/27: Canoeing
September
- 9/1: Afternoon SUP
- 9/2 - 9/4: Labor Day Backpacking
- 9/9: Canoeing
- 9/10: Rock Climbing
- 9/10: Whitewater Rafting
- 9/16 - 9/17: Overnight Canoeing
- 9/23 - 9/24: Backpacking
- 9/23: Canoeing
- 9/24: Afternoon SUP
- 9/29: Challenge Course Open Rec
- 9/30: Rock Climbing
October
- 10/1: Queer Adventure Series - Stand Up Paddleboarding
- 10/1: Mountain Biking
- 10/6 - 10/8: Fall Break Backpacking
- 10/14: Canoeing
- 10/14 - 10/15: Climbing. & Campfires
- 10/20: Hokie Hike (Afternoon Hike)
- 10/22: Rock Climbing
- 10/27: Queer Adventures Series - Sunset Hike
- 10/28: Rock Climbing
- 10/28: Camp Classroom Series - Day Hike
- 10/29: Vertical Caving
- 10/29: Challenge Course Open Rec
November
- 11/4: Mountain Biking
- 11/4: Caving
- 11/10: Hokie Hike (Afternoon Hike)
- 11/11: Horseback Riding
- 11/12: Caving
- 11/12: Challenge Course Open Rec
December
If for some reason you have to cancel your registration, the following are our refund policies. Please notify ventureout@vt.edu as soon as possible if you need to cancel.
- Cancelation more than 14 days in advance: 80% refund, spot trade, and fee transfers are allowed.
- Cancelation 7-13 days in advance: no refund, spot trading and fee transfers are allowed.
- Cancelation less than 7 days in advance: no refund, spot trading is allowed.
- A fee transfer is when you transfer a credit to a different trip within the same semester. Spot trading is when you have a friend attend under your registration.
Photo Albums
Please visit our Flickr account to view Venture Out trip photo albums
Venture Out Documents
Venture Out Center
540 Beamer Way
540-231-4982