Family Wilderness Skills Weekend (Edmonton)

Join us for a hands-on Family Wilderness Skills Weekend with Kaykima Wilderness, designed to build confidence, connection, and real outdoor capability. This immersive experience covers essential skills including firecraft, shelter building, foraging and plant identification, wilderness medicine basics, and safe knife and axe use.

Families will spend the weekend learning side-by-side, with instruction running from 10am–5pm each day on beautiful crown land in the Edmonton area. Whether you're brand new to camping or already comfortable outdoors and looking to sharpen your skills, this weekend is built to meet you where you're at. It’s also a great introduction to sleeping in a shelter you’ve built yourself—while still having the comfort of your tent, trailer, or RV to fall back on if the weather turns.

These events have been incredibly popular in Calgary, and we’re excited to now bring this experience to families in the Edmonton area. Come learn, build, and explore together.

Additional Information

$425 + gst per family household. $85 additional non-household person in your group.

Despite us making sleep-ready shelters please bring along an alternative to sleep in just in case of challenging weather, that could be a trailer, tent etc. 

Instruction will take place between 10am and 5pm on each day unless otherwise mentioned. Outside those hours there will be no supervision, however I will be on site.

Families will be responsibile for thier own food and water. There is NO WATER and no washrooms on site.

If you are unfamiliar with Crown Land camping, there are no services at all - just a field and forest. We will go over hygiene and proper waste disposal on the first day. Ensure you bring your own toilet paper, hand sanitizer etc 

I will include a generic packing list for camping. Look it over and see what applies to you. If you have any questions about what to bring feel free to contact Rob. No question is too small!    

The road in is gravel (easily passable with a standard car)  and the site itself is a field surrounded by trees.

There is cell service at the site but it can be sketchy.

Refund & Cancellation Policy

We understand that plans sometimes change, and we do our best to be flexible while also ensuring that classes can run smoothly for everyone involved.

Cancellations
We require at least 48 hours’ notice if you need to cancel your registration. Cancellations made with 48 hours’ notice will be issued as class credit that can be used toward a future program.
If less than 48 hours’ notice is given, the registration fee will be converted to class credit only.
Refunds or credits cannot be provided for individual classes that are missed.

Weather
Programs run in most weather conditions. If a class must be rescheduled due to unsafe weather (such as extreme cold, severe storms, or poor air quality), a make-up date will be offered. 

Instructor Cancellation
In the rare event that a class must be cancelled due to instructor illness or unforeseen circumstances, participants will be offered a make-up date, class credit, or a full refund.

Late Arrivals
Please arrive on time. Classes begin promptly and may move away from the meeting location. If you arrive late, it may not be possible to join the group.

Thank you for your understanding and for helping keep programs running smoothly for everyone. If you have any questions feel free to reach out:

Phone: 587 447 9787 (text is preferred) 

Email: [email protected]