Overland Expo is next week (wow!), and that means adventurers from all walks of life will be heading to Flagstaff, Arizona — including plenty of families that overland together! Of course, overlanding is a great family activity, and from the full-time travelers to the weekend warriors, we’re always happy to see kids and parents involved in this wonderful community.
While there’s plenty of fun for the whole family, we have some great activities for a wide range of pint-sized attendees in the Kids Adventure Area sponsored by the Bronco Wild Fund and Desert Ford Dealers. For starters, the RC Driving Course sponsored by the Overland Expo Foundation is always a big hit, and it’s back for another round of remote control adventure with tiny 4×4 obstacles that will challenge the tiny trucks on the course. The RC Driving Course is also the center for lots of other kids’ activities, including Field Journaling for Kids, Origami on the Go, Adventure Filmmaking, Backwards Archaeology, Conservation for Kids, and — as a Sunday special — Leave it Better Than You Found It: A Clean-Up Scavenger Hunt. And be sure you don’t miss the other courses, Fire Building and Fire Safety for Kids, Knife Safety for Kids, Cool Camp Games, and more, led by our fan-favorite instructor, Captain Rusty.
Beyond the kids’ activities, we want to inspire the whole family to get out there and explore. You can get all of your questions answered and plenty of adventure-family inspiration at Overland Expo West. We’re fortunate to have a great group of instructors and round-table participants who have traveled the world over with the whole crew in tow.
The Ins and Outs of Traveling the Pan American Highway with Young Kids… and an Adopted Dog with the Bishop Family, Friday 1 PM, at the Learning Lab sponsored by Denali Campers.
The Vancity Adventure Experience: Turning Dreams into Epic Journeys with the Berden Family, Saturday at 2 PM at the Oasis Bar & Food Court, sponsored by XPLOR.
Leveraging the World as Your Classroom with the Hart Family, Saturday at 2 PM at the Learning Lab, sponsored by Denali Campers.
PanAm Guide: Real Costs, Routes, and Insights for Your PanAm Journey with the Lostetter Family, Sunday at 11 AM at the Storytelling Pavilion sponsored by Bush Lapa USA.
Top Tips for Overlanding as a Family with multiple speakers offering insights, Sunday at 1 PM at the Roundtable Pavilion sponsored by Kumho Tire.
If you’re looking to take the whole family out for a weekend, a month, or even longer, you can surely learn something from this great batch of instructors. Raising a child takes a village, and the overland community is full of people willing to offer advice, tips, successes, and failures.
Beyond these kids’ activities and family overlanding sessions, you can expect hundreds of great exhibitors, world-class educational sessions, fun activities from sunrise till well past sunset, and much, much more. Be sure to snag your tickets now to join in on the fun, meet like-minded people, check out great gear, and get helpful and possibly life-changing insight into how to keep the good times rolling no matter how big your pack gets.
