Calleva

Infobox Company
name = Calleva Inc.

type = Non-Profit
foundation = 1994 in Darnestown, Maryland
founder = Alex Markoff
location =
area_served = Washington, D.C.
Montgomery County, Maryland
Potomac & Great Falls, Virginia
industry =
services = Summer camp, outdoor education, private programming, etc.
homepage = [http://www.calleva.org/ Calleva.org]

Calleva is the largest outdoor education organization in Central Maryland, established to provide outdoor team building opportunities for groups such as schools and companies, and to take groups of individuals on various excursions throughout Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.

History

Calleva was originally owned by Nick and Alex Markoff, whose family was involved in the summer camp business for generations. Their grandparents started Valley Mill Camp for Girls in Silver Spring, Maryland in 1956. Their parents helped to start the well known Valley Mill West Camp in Darnestown, Maryland and in 1978, created Valley Mill Away, a sailing camp in the Choptank River. In the fall of 1993, in order to raise capital, they held the first ever Markoff's Haunted Forest. Camp Calleva began in the summer of 1994. In 1997 programs for schools became available throughout the entire year, offering natural history and group challenge courses. They also began offering week long high adventure programs during the summer. In 1998 the first ever Calleva Challenge was held, a triathlon of sorts on the Potomac River. This was later renamed the Potomac Challenge in 1999.

Programs

Calleva offers a variety of outdoor programming. They utilize a fleet of buses that can make pickups virtually anywhere in Central Maryland, and bring people to various activities. They have a staff that has been certified to take people on most types outdoor activities.

Available Programs

* Kayaking
* Whitewater rafting
* Horseback riding
* Backpacking
* Mountain Biking
* Caving
* Rock climbing
* Canoeing
* Fishing
* Mountain boarding
* Surfing
* Sailing
* Ropes course

Also available is the Calleva Ski Club during the winter, and the LIT (Leadership in Training) program during the summer.

Locations

Riley's Lock

13015 Riley's Lock Rd. Poolesville MD 20837
The main office of Calleva, the hub of Camp Calleva, where Calleva's maintenance facility and bus fleet are located. It sits adjacent to both the Potomac River and the C&O Canal.

Markoff's Farm

19120 Martinsburg Rd. Dickerson MD 20842
This convert|168|acre|km2|sing=on farm is the home of Markoff's Haunted Forest, and CEEP (Calleva Equestrian Educational Programming) horseback riding, and Calleva's agricultural tourism program.

eneca Barn

15209 Seneca Rd. Darnestown, MD 20874
Most of Calleva's private horseback riding parties take place here. All Calleva Explorers groups are taken here for half a day of activities, which includes horseback riding and archery

Adventure Island

Potomac River, MD / VA
Calleva's private island, located in the Potomac river. On it are ropes courses, green buildings, and trails. The island is surrounded by river and rapids.

ee also

* Camp Calleva

References

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External links

* [http://www.calleva.org Calleva]