Does the fury of more than 250 roaring waterfalls sound intriguing? If so, the Outing Centre, part of the office of Campus Recreation, has several summer trips lined up for you.

This summer, the Outing Centre will chaperone several camping trips across the United States. Trips to the Ice Age Trail, Pictured Rock and Yellowstone National Park are lined up for later this summer. The OCR will provide car transportation.

“We get to know one another, listen to the radio,” said Yellowstone trip leader Rob Olszewksi, in regard to the long car ride.

From May 15 to 23, the OCR will lead an outdoor adventure that stretches across the The Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. The trail was formed 14,000 years ago by glaciers left over from the Ice Age.

As the massive structures melted, impressions were left in the land, leaving many ancient geological and biological structures intact, trip leader Ed Jakaitis said. Several lakes that line the Ice Age Trail will be available for fishing.

The cost of the trip is $190. The next meeting for the Ice Age Trail trip will be at 8 p.m Tuesday at the OCR, Meeting Room 1.

Yellowstone National Park is home to more than 250 different waterfalls, a number of geysers and abundant wildlife, many of which will be seen during the 16-day journey. Three other national parks in close proximity to Yellowstone also will be visited.

According to Olszewksi, backpacking the outdoor trails is a welcomed relief.

“You get to explore areas other than the flat Midwest,” Olszewski said.

The first stop on the Yellowstone trip is to Badlands National Park. After hiking about the Badlands, the group will head to Yellowstone for six days of fishing and backpacking. Those six days of intense outdoor action will be followed up by a visit to Saratoga National Park, and in particular, the relaxing Saratoga hot springs. The next three days of the Yellowstone trip will be spent rock climbing some of Medicine Bow National Forest’s premier cliffs. Smaller stops at the Black Hills National Forest and The Badlands National Park will conclude the trip.

Participation in the scheduled events is voluntary, according to Olszewski. For example, if you didn’t want to rock climb, you could spend your time fishing or exploring the Wind Cave, the largest public cave in South Dakota.

The trip runs from May 26 to June 14. The first meeting for the Yellowstone trip will be on April 18. The cost of the trip, which includes transportation, park fees and staffing, runs around $450.

According to trip leader Ben Kinney, the outdoor experience has a number of benefits for the participants. For example, climbing hills is known to help people overcome their fear of heights. Previous trips also have forged new and lasting relationships between the participants.

“All the participants make good friendships with each other that usually last four years of college,” Ed Jakitis said.

The Pictured Rock backpacking trip is scheduled from Aug. 15 to Aug. 21. The trip is set on the scenic coast of Lake Superior in the upper peninsula of Michigan. If the temperature is warm enough, campers can swim in the river, Kinney said. Sign-ups are open and the price of the trip is $200. The first meeting will be at 9 p.m. on April 14 at the OCR, Meeting Room 1.

“What the outdoors can do for you is indescribable. You pretty much have to experience it for yourself,” Kinney said.