Colin O'Brady hosts the Goulds from Gilbert, Arizona, and the Hopkins from Mesa, Arizona, in a daunting race through heavily wooded and mountainous countryside. The Goulds want to have one last adventure with their eldest daughter before she leaves for college. The Hopkins hope to instill confidence in their adopted children and prove the bullies wrong. The families will compete in a series of survival challenges before grabbing all the essential items they need to survive three days in the wild.