"Find Your Adventure" Camp Website – Event Search

I thought I'd give a little more detail to show the event search filter options for this camp + conference center site redesign. One of the major changes we implemented in the redesign was restructuring the user flow for event selection. Every year 40+ distinct events are offered multiple times at 4 different locations for people of all ages. Previously, all events were included in one single event filter/search.

Not only that, but the event filter options were quite confusing in content. Although there were only 3 category sections (event type, summer week number + event location), there were, believe it or not, 40 different options to wade through in total.

*Within "Event Type" users had the following options: Adult, Backpacking, Children, Couples, Family, High School (9-12 grades), Junior (4-6 grades), Junior High (7-8 grades), Men, Mountain Bike, Music & Concerts, Outdoor Science, Parent/Child, Ranch/Horses, Specialty, Women and Youth. Funneling guests into 3 separate event searches (Youth, Family, Adult) helped us customize the filter options available. For example, adult events don't need a "grade" filter but offer additional event foci such as "couples, professional, etc..."

*Previously, users could also select a "Summer Week Number" (Week 1, 2, 3...) which was confusing for new guests and likely not often used by returning guests. We decided to nix it.

*Lastly, the "Event Location" options were also more complicated than necessary. There were 13 sub-location options to choose from! We boiled it down to the 2 geographical regions (Santa Cruz Mountains and California/Oregon Border.)

That's enough of my "inside scoop" for now! If you actually read until the end, thank you! :)