Welcome to the Outdoor Recreation Program at Vanderbilt University. Outdoor Rec offers adventures in the great outdoors for Vanderbilt students, faculty, staff and the Vanderbilt community. See our list of Upcoming Trips for details.

Nashville is close to gorgeous state parks and natural areas, making it an ideal location for weekend backpacking, spelunking, canoeing, and rafting trips. You can participate in an Outdoor Rec trip, or rent gear from Outdoor Rec to plan your own trip. Our resource library includes maps and guidebooks for local parks so you can plan a trip on your own.

Outdoor Rec is located on Children’s Way, just behind the Rob Roy Purdy Intramural Fields by the Student Recreation Center. See our map for detailed directions and for parking information.

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SPOTS on ADVENTURE TRIPS:

Backpacking in the Great Smoky Mountains N. P. on Thurs. May 2 – Sun. May 5 has 2 spots left.   Cost is $115.  Sign up by 6pm on Mon. April 29.

Canoe-Camping on the Buffalo National River, AR on Sat. May 18 – Sun. May 26 has 4 spots left.  Cost is $390.  Sign up by the 4:30 pm Pre-Trip Meeting on Fri. May 3.

Outdoor Rec. T-shirts for SALE!  Choose from 3 designs.  Click on the PDF for detals.  T-shirtsforSale.13

For SPRING 2013 Adventure Trip Schedule, click here:  AdventureTrip List – Sp13
For the trip descriptions for the Spring Schedule, click here:  SPRING 2013 TRIP BR

The summer Kayak Roll Class schedule has been updated.  Class registration begins on May 15.  Classes will be on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 – 8:30 pm.  Click here for our full summer schedule.

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Outdoor Recreation Center
615-343-8182
2600 Children’s Way
Nashville, TN  37212

ORC HOURS:

Fridays and Mondays:
   12:00 noon – 6:00 pm

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays:
      3:00 pm – 6:00 pm 


Linda Rosenkranz
615-34(3-7898)
outdoorrec@vanderbilt.edu

Lee Collette
615-32(2-0811)
outdoorrec@vanderbilt.edu