Private company

Wilderness Travel

Wilderness Travel is an adventure travel company based in Berkeley, California, founded in 1978.¹ Its chief executive is Scott Abbott (since 2024).¹

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1978Founded¹

Industryadventure travel¹
HeadquartersBerkeley, United States¹
Websitewww.wildernesstravel.com
Legal formCORPORATION²
LEI0PLC8KCDLK2J4O5QCR75²
StatusActive²
LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)²
Registered addressC/O WILLIAM HAZELTON ABBOTT, 94710 Berkeley, United States²
Registered withSecretary of State, C0922010²

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Leadership

Who has led Wilderness Travel, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Scott Abbott2024–now

19801990200020102020

Chief executive officerScott Abbott 2024 to now¹

Timeline

2024New chief executive Scott Abbott becomes CEO¹
1978Founded Founded¹

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.6M 2020–2021

PPP loans $1.6M

Figures by year

Year	PPP loans	Total
2021	$810.2K	$810.2K
2020	$810.2K	$810.2K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA³. Matched to this company by name and state.

May 1, 2020$810.2K PPP loan (first draw) from Bank of America, National Association³To WILDERNESS TRAVEL, Berkeley CA; $677.5K forgiven Feb 10, 2021
Feb 2, 2021$810.2K PPP loan (second draw) from Bank of America, National Association³To WILDERNESS TRAVEL, Berkeley CA; $823.6K forgiven Sep 29, 2022

Sources

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