About our Expedition


Our Expedition is part of the Beach Cities YMCA in South Orange County in Southern California.

The Wilderness Expedition is comprised of over 100 Dads and daughters from the Capistrano Beach Cities area serving San Clemente, San Juan Capistrano, Dana Point and Laguna Niguel.

The YMCA Adventure Program is different from many other activities because it is specifically intended to be a father and daughter organization.  We are all very busy with a wide range of activities, including business and family, but emphasize spending time with your kid while they are still a kid.

Our group goes from Kindergarten to fourth grade. We currently have four groups called Circles, the Wolf, Bear, Eagle and Fox.

Our 2010-2011 Program starts in September under the direction of Expedition Navigator Chad Meisinger. Together with the other Navigators, we have grown grown and maintained the Wilderness Expedition with more than 100 fathers and princesses.

The Beach Cities YMCA is excited to be expanding this program this year and are looking forward to a very successful program and calendar of activities.


Benefits for Fathers:
For fathers, this program offers the chance to bond with your daughter on many levels and build a loving and trusting relationship that will last a lifetime. This special relationship will help both of you during the often troublesome middle and high school years and may even influence important decisions later in life. The program also offers you the opportunity to meet and interact with other fathers and their daughters for a truly unique learning experience.

Benefits for Daughters:
For daughters, the program offers an opportunity for a wide and diverse circle of friends that often become more like a large family. The older girls usually take on the leadership roles, helping and teaching the younger girls while the younger girls look up to the older girls for guidance like they would a big sister. The program helps the girls build self-esteem, develop a strong sense of identity, of belonging, and of personal accomplishment. The girls also get to witness first hand how other fathers and their daughters interact with each other.

Benefits for both:
Together, you'll see and do things that you otherwise might not have the opportunity to do such as; camping all over the beautiful Souther California, canoeing, horseback riding, rock climbing, going to a formal father/daughter dance, playing games, singing songs, telling stories, and many, many, more fun activities. Together, you'll also learn many things about California, about nature, about history, about yourselves, but most importantly, about each other as you grow and learn together! Don't miss out on this amazing once in a lifetime opportunity.