Boarding School for Troubled Teens in Utah

White River Academy:
Many schools have large campuses and often times teens fall through the cracks as they get larger and larger. White River Academy has a small family oriented campus. Due to this we are able to spend more time with each student and make sure their problems do not go un-noticed. White River Academy is located in Delta, Utah which is a small farming community about 2 ½ hours from Salt Lake City, Utah.

Location and Facilities:

White River Academy Troubled Teen Boarding School is located in the beautiful desert of Delta, Utah. This setting is ideal for our behavior modification programs - it has been chosen for its safety, peacefulness, and distance from urban temptations which frequently beset problem teens. The location of our troubled youth programs gives your troubled teen the opportunity to have a break from negative teen peer pressure, habits, and bad environments. Delta, is a small town it is located 78 miles SW of Provo, Utah and 260 miles NE of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is in Millard county. The population of the city in 2000 was 3,209. The desert location of our teen boot camp makes it very unlikely for us to have runaway teens.

Delta has fun activities for troubled teens. Delta's West Desert is a rock collector's paradise. There is a plethora of different rocks, minerals, and fossils in the area. Troubled teens can enjoy discovering and learning about fossils, minerals & rocks; visiting the Great Basin Museum, the train station, and the Topaz War Relocation Camp. Trilobite fossils are relatively common in the region west of Delta (part of the Wheeler Shale) and at least one company (located near Antelope Springs) allows visitors (even troubled teens) to dig their own fossils for a fee.

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