Father & son adventures · Orange County

The days
he’ll remember.

For dads and boys in kindergarten–5th grade.
Campouts. Rockets. Races. Time together.

A father and son walk a forest trail with the Lightning Bolts crew

The 2026–27 season

A whole year
of getting out there.

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The good stuff happens together.

A little dirt.
A lot of connection.

One more turn down the track. A pocket full of pinecones. A story around the campfire. Big adventures make room for the small moments.

Our story
Boys in Lightning Bolts shirts and climbing harnesses holding pinecones and sticks in the forest
A little room to roam.
Two Lightning Bolts boys looking down beside a Pinewood Derby track
The race is only half the fun.

Your people.
Your kind of weekend.

Volunteer-led. Dad-run.
Everyone pitches in.

Lightning Bolts dads and sons gathered together among pine trees at sunset

Find your place in the crew

You bring your boy.
We’ll bring the adventure.

New to camping? Not a skier? You’ll fit right in. Come to the events that work for your family, lend a hand, and get to know the crew.

Together, for something good.

Lightning Bolts Incorporated is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit building connection, character, and community through father-and-son adventures.

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