Our Story

At Fairfax Cycling Camp, we pride ourselves on having a knack for teaching kids, as our founder, Mitch Brown, is a local public school teacher. Mitch has been teaching at Manor Elementary School in Fairfax for nineteen years. When the school district decided to eliminate summer school, Mitch decided to combine his love for biking with his passion for teaching and inspiring kids. Fairfax Cycling Camp was born! Mitch and his wife Eileen share a passion for cycling, running, nature, and getting more kids and grownups outside and feeling good! 

Mitch and Eileen bring fourteen successful years of mountain bike camp experience to their unique professional training and expertise. This combination allows them to pay special attention to children’s developmental and social needs while having a great time on the bike in our beautiful open space!

The Browns carefully select their staff to ensure that all campers have a positive, safe and emotionally connected experience from start to finish. Unique to FXCC is that weeks are led by experienced adult teachers, and staffed by local counselors, many of whom they’ve known for years. We maintain a ratio of at least 1 staff member to every 5 campers. Mitch and Eileen are Wilderness First Aid/CPR certified, and our adult ride leaders (& most of our counselors) are First Aid/CPR certified, while some have more extensive safety training. You can read more about our crew here.

Other cool stuff about our camp? We want to maximize our time on the bike and not spend it driving around, so we don’t load kids up in vans, and our carbon footprint is zero. We believe that when kids gain confidence riding, they turn into adults who ride. We hope this not only fosters a healthy personal lifestyle, but creates adults who drive less and bike more. Check out our Summer Bike Camp for Kids, Adult Rides (road and mountain), and updated school year offerings for kids (coming soon).