Dartmouth Outdoors
Dartmouth Outdoors creates opportunities for the Dartmouth community to explore and enjoy the amazing natural landscape of New England. Dartmouth Outdoors is a collaboration between the Outdoor Programs Office and the Dartmouth Outing Club.
2025 Summer Activities Update
The Waterfront Swim Dock is currently: open
Hours: Weekdays, 2-8pm and Weekend, 12pm-8pm
Join us for food and fun on the 4th of July! Ramunto's pizza and Lou's cake will be available from 12-3pm and the dock will be open until 8pm.
*Per College policy, the swim dock is the only space where students are allowed to swim along the river. Bring your student ID to access to the dock!
The Ledyard Canoe Club is currently: open (check their website for most up to date hours)
Head down to Ledyard to rent canoes, kayaks, and paddle boards this summer! Rentals for students (grad and undergrad) are free!
Outdoor Programs Office
The Outdoor Programs Office is a part of the Community and Campus Life Division. It exists to further the educational objectives of Dartmouth College by facilitating transformative outdoor opportunities for the Dartmouth community.
Learn More About the Outdoor Programs Office
Dartmouth Outing Club
The Dartmouth Outing Club (DOC) has over 1,500 student members (about a quarter of the College’s student population), and about as many non-student members, making it (to our knowledge) the largest collegiate outing club in the nation (as well as the first). The DOC is organized as an umbrella organization for about a dozen member clubs, which each specialize in an aspect of outdoor recreation.
Learn More About the DOC
First-Year Trips
First-Year Trips is a transition-to-Dartmouth program that supports incoming students by providing an engaging and fun space where they can develop a sense of belonging at Dartmouth and its surrounding areas through a small-group, inclusive, and accessible overnight, outdoor experience.
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The OPO and the DOC proudly manage rustic cabins in beautiful places. Cabins can be reserved online!
Use Trailhead to browse trips or to create and publish trips as a leader.
The Lodge is a mountain hospitality facility, serving dinner and breakfast, that is open to all Dartmouth students, faculty and staff as well as the general public.
Video
Getting Into the Swing of the Dartmouth Outing Club
Students talk about the Dartmouth Outing Club’s impact on their lives.