Presented by Bay Area Wilderness Training, a project of Outdoors Empowered Network

Frontcountry Leadership Training (FLT) - October 3-4, 2026

Registration ends Wednesday, 09/23/2026 11:59pm PDT

About This Course

BAWT's Frontcountry Leadership Training (FLT)

The FLT is BAWT's entry-level course that covers all the basic skills you will need to successfully take youth on car-camping based overnight trips.

Skills covered include camping safety, day hiking, tent and stove set-up, clothing requirements, nutrition, team building activities, and more. Check out our FLT webpage to learn more about the course.

The course itself is an two-day, one night overnight Saturday-Sunday camping trip in the East Bay, plus a mandatory pre-trip meeting at our Oakland warehouse on a weekday evening before the course. Food from Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast is included, as well as any gear you may borrow from BAWT for the training.  

No previous experience is necessary. We welcome whatever experience you bring, from those who have never slept in a tent before to those who have spent extensive time camping outdoors. We're looking forward to going outside with you!

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Dates for your training:

  • ****MANDATORY**** Pre-Trip Meeting:
    • Wednesday, September 30th, 6 - 8pm
    • Location: Oakland BAWT Gear Library (1100 57th Ave., Oakland, CA 94621)
    • Don't register if you can't make this meeting!
  • FLT Course:
    • Saturday, October 3rd, 8am – Sunday, October 4th, 2pm (Overnight camping)
    • Location: Berkeley, CA (We will share campsite details and arrange participant carpools to the campsite at the pre-trip meeting)

Email info@bawt.org with any questions. We're excited to have you join this FLT!

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If this course is full and you are unable to register, email info@bawt.org to get on the waitlist or check out our website for other course dates.

Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) is a project of Outdoors Empowered Network, a 501(c)(3) corporation. 

About This Course

BAWT's Frontcountry Leadership Training (FLT)

The FLT is BAWT's entry-level course that covers all the basic skills you will need to successfully take youth on car-camping based overnight trips.

Skills covered include camping safety, day hiking, tent and stove set-up, clothing requirements, nutrition, team building activities, and more. Check out our FLT webpage to learn more about the course.

The course itself is an two-day, one night overnight Saturday-Sunday camping trip in the East Bay, plus a mandatory pre-trip meeting at our Oakland warehouse on a weekday evening before the course. Food from Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast is included, as well as any gear you may borrow from BAWT for the training.  

No previous experience is necessary. We welcome whatever experience you bring, from those who have never slept in a tent before to those who have spent extensive time camping outdoors. We're looking forward to going outside with you!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Dates for your training:

  • ****MANDATORY**** Pre-Trip Meeting:
    • Wednesday, September 30th, 6 - 8pm
    • Location: Oakland BAWT Gear Library (1100 57th Ave., Oakland, CA 94621)
    • Don't register if you can't make this meeting!
  • FLT Course:
    • Saturday, October 3rd, 8am – Sunday, October 4th, 2pm (Overnight camping)
    • Location: Berkeley, CA (We will share campsite details and arrange participant carpools to the campsite at the pre-trip meeting)

Email info@bawt.org with any questions. We're excited to have you join this FLT!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

If this course is full and you are unable to register, email info@bawt.org to get on the waitlist or check out our website for other course dates.

Bay Area Wilderness Training (BAWT) is a project of Outdoors Empowered Network, a 501(c)(3) corporation.