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JOCASSEE WILD
OUTDOOR EDUCATION

Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education will inspire youth and adults to make deep, lasting connections to wilderness areas, and to preserve, protect, and share beautiful wild areas like the Jocassee Gorges for generations to come.

Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education Programs Are Dedicated To Getting Adults & Children Outside

Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education seeks to educate youth and adults in order to make personal, ecological and social connections with the importance of the wild, pristine, and natural spaces of Lake Jocassee and the Jocassee Gorges ecoregion.

Jocassee Wild Child

Jocassee Wild Child Outdoor Lab Experience brings children into the Jocassee Gorges – by way of Lake Jocassee – to experience classroom activities in a real-world setting.

Jocassee Loon watch

Join Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education in our 10th year of Common Loon research in a natural pristine Loon habitat in Upstate South Carolina, Lake Jocassee.

Jocassee Wild Naturalist Cert

This certificate program will take you further up and further in to the Jocassee Gorges, gaining deeper knowledge of the gorges and how we can conserve it.

Donate and Sponsor A Jocassee Wild Child

Use the link below to donate and sponsor a Jocassee Wild Child participant.

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Book Your Adventure or Sponsor A WIld Child

Click below to book and schedule your Jocassee Wild Outdoor Education experience. We provide educational fun for the entire family!

Double The Difference For Kids!

Help Jocassee Wild Child Outdoor Lab Experiences Unlock $150,000 by Dec 15, 2025!

The Gutenstein Heritage Foundation has committed $75,000 Matching Challenge to Jocassee Wild Child Outdoor Lab Experiences. That means every dollar you donate between now and December 15, 2025, will be matched, dollar-for-dollar, up to $75,000!