Colleges in forests

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<p>There have been many threads on this before…learning to use the search function would prove highly beneficial.</p>

<p>A few suggestions cobbled together from various related threads:

@middlemo

Sierra Nevada College: located in a very woodsy area.

@middlemo

Earlham College: has many acres of forest located on campus, called Back Campus, for enjoyment as well as science labs.

@siliconvalleymom

We just visited the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. The campus is adjacent to a river and the hills around the school were beautiful.

@hudsonvalley51

Bard College: Sited along the Hudson River in the middle of the 20-mile long Hudson River National Historic Landmark District. The college is adjacent to the Tivoli Bays state nature preserve, a 500 acre natural park administered by NYS DEC. The Bard campus incorporates a couple of former country estates.

@hmom5

Dartmouth may be a little more than medium hard to get into, depending on your definition, but it’s the ultimate in this regard. On a major river, connecting to the Appalachian trial with it’s own lodge in the woods and properties throughout the trail, not to mention it’s own ski hill and proximity to beautiful countryside.

@mimom

Check out Lewis & Clark in Portland, OP. It’s situated among the trees on a hill just outside Portland. Lots of trees, ferns and Mount Hood views. The school has one of the best Outdoor Club programs. My daughter, who is a sophomore there, says there’s something going on almost every weekend (caving expeditions, mushroom hunting trips, canoe or river rafting trips, etc.). It’s one of the things she likes best about this school – access to an urban environment in nearby Portland (10 min. by car) and very outdoorsy feel, too.

@momof3boys

Northern Michigan U is walking distance to Lake Superior. Carthage College in Wisconsin is on Lake Michigan. Northland College in Wisconsin. Michigan Tech in the UP (lots of water and forests)

@middlemo

Another school would be Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY. It’s not exactly in a woodsy area but there are many trees and great views of the Hudson River.

@johnwesley

Hamilton has an arboretum in the middle of campus. So does Swarthmore, although, I wouldn’t call the surrounding area particualrly woodsy.

@1sokkermom

Quinnipiac (CT) - adjacent to “Sleeping Giant State Park”

@collegeorbust10

Indiana University _ Bloomington - Monroe County Reservoir and Brown County state Park
and a natural stream runs through the campus

@SimpleLife

Alfred University in western NY state, in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains – Finger Lakes region, and Sewanee: The University of the South in Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau, between Nashville and Chatanooga. Both are supposed to be very attractive to, and satisfying for, outdoor enthusiasts. Both are somewhat remote. I think particularly Sewanee.

@coureur

Dartmouth is isolated way out in the woods. Watch this video and you’ll see what I mean:</p>

<p>[Dartmouth</a> - Sights & Sounds - Campus Life - Dartmouth By Air](<a href=“Dartmouth”>Dartmouth)

@ncmentor

But if you would consider the Southeast I would highly recommend Warren Wilson College.</p>

<p>[Warren</a> Wilson College Farm](<a href=“http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~farm/]Warren”>Warren Wilson College Farm - Warren Wilson College)

@Eldenna

Whitman College</p>

<p>-located in Walla Walla, Wa. Southeastern part of the state, really close to Oregon.*
-definitely a secluded feel (downer for me… I had my eyes set on the Seattle area… But the <em>small</em> downtown was really cute)
-about 4 hours from Seattle and Portland… But there is an airport in walla walla
-outdoor activities seemed to be a large part of the campus culture
-well respected LAC

@starbright

University of British Columbia. Surrounded by 2000 acres of forest and beaches. Westcoast. Great Anthro program

@ctparent06

Simon Fraser in British Columbia if you are going North.</p>

<p>Bard College in the East.

@SeniorSlacker

I can confirm the program at Whitman. It’s called Semester in the West where students and a faculty advisor travel the West Coast learning about environmental issues from the various groups involved e.g. loggers, farmers, environmental groups etc. </p>

<p>There’s much outdoors-wise in the vicinity of the Whitman campus. Though situated in the (small, small) city of Walla Walla, Whitman often leads trips to the Outdoor Program to the nearby Blue Mountains, the Columbia River, and many other places. (I personally am not familiar with the OP’s offerings, but it will suffice to say that Eastern Washington has many places that would attract a nature-enthusiast.)

@whyOwhy

Appalachian State maybe?

@pierre0913

Clemson University and Virginia Tech are located in the Blue Ridge Mountains and there are plenty of outdoor activities. Clemson is on the shores of Lake Hartwell and is surrounded by a couple thousand acres of forests called the Clemson Experimental Forest where there are numerous hiking trails.</p>

<p>what about UNC-Asheville or St. Mary’s College of Maryland. UNC-Asheville is a good public liberal arts school (cheap) and is right next to the Great Smoky Mountains. St. Mary’s College of Maryland is basically on the Chesapeake Bay and is in a beautiful area.

@Eldenna

University of Puget Sound*</p>

<p>-fairly small LAC in Tacoma, WA (45 mins away from Seattle)
-Puget Sound is a few miles away from the campus
-Mount Rainier is visible throughout Tacoma and on campus
-skiing is available fairly easily*
-western Washington is filled with gigantic evergreens*
-lots of hiking or biking trails*
-campus is filled with trees and flowers*</p>

<p>I dunno, Washington is just a pretty good place for outdoor opportunities *

@cleslie51

D is graduating from Willamette and that school just bought a nearby forest as a study area. [Willamette</a> University Forest at Zena: Welcome](<a href=“http://www.willamette.edu/centers/csc/zena/]Willamette”>http://www.willamette.edu/centers/csc/zena/)

@yabeyabe2

Roanoke; Alfred; Susquehanna; Juniata; Vermont

@vegan_girl

Evergreen State?

@Geomaniac91

College of the Atlantic and Cornell University come to mind as extremely close to nature.

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