California Survival School

Global Backcountry Survival Training And Adventures

As the largest wilderness survival training program in the United States, California Survival School field trains more people in wilderness survival than any other.

The heart of wilderness survival training is a curriculum that focuses on risk mitigation and wilderness safety strategies, and this is the primary focus for every course and trip CSS offers.

Whether you are a beginner seeking a first-time training adventure, or an outdoor professional needing to maintain life-saving skill sets, our wide range of training and expedition options have something for you.

California Survival School instructors have provided survival training and adventure expertise to everyone from Bear Grylls and Good Morning America (clip here), to Google Inc., and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department mountain rescue team.

Our Services:

Training Courses & International Adventures: The adventure of a lifetime, everytime. Start your training journey this weekend with one of our survival skills and wilderness safety courses, or an expedition adventure.

Survival Consulting & Media Services: Click here to learn more about what makes Team CSS the most experienced crew in the world when it comes to survival media.

Team-building & Executive Leadership Training: California Survival School is proud to be consistently rated as a top experience provider by Fortune 500 Companies and top-level Executive Leadership teams around the world. Our clients include names like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and The Saudi Royal Family. Learn more here.

Emergency Preparedness & Disaster Response: Team CSS services related to urban settings and disaster response include First-aid training, organizational risk mitigation consultation, disaster preparedness training, search & rescue training, and more. Click here for details.

Military/Tactical Survival Training: Military, Law Enforcement, and other outdoor professionals often require highly specialized types of outdoor training. Our staff include Law Enforcement instructors, a Retired Navy SEAL, and former US Air Force SERE Instructor specialists.