Fathers and sons will share both, along with an environment free of screens, drugs and alcohol during a special weekend in the Upper Murray later this month.

Three days of adventure activities, mountain biking and campfire chats aim to help participants make memories, share stories and connect.

Funded by Parklands Albury Wodonga, the free event will be facilitated by The Mandala Project, a company that seeks to expand people's potential.

Anthony and Melinda Nicholson founded the venture more than three years ago, offering various programs that develop leadership and family bonds.

Mr Nicholson said the Corryong area event on March 26-28 would involve up to eight fathers and eight sons aged 12 to 16 years.

"A lot of it for me is just having conversations, doing activities together and just getting fathers and sons to spend time together, quality time away from technology, away from the rest of the family and work and alcohol and all that sort of stuff, and just have a weekend," he said.

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"We can spend a bit of time around the campfire, we can have conversations and share stories, really it's about connecting on the weekend and then hopefully fostering further connections as time goes on."

Those attending can come from anywhere, but the camp's location is not a coincidence, reaching into an area devastated by the 2019-20 bushfires.

Mr Nicholson said future programs this year would specifically target Towong Shire residents, who had been so affected by the combined impact of the fires, the coronavirus pandemic and two tragic youth suicides last year.

Further funding from the council's community grants program and the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal will make these opportunities possible.

The leader emphasised the weekend concept didn't imply the fathers and sons taking part had dysfunctional relationships.

"It's not about trying to fix anything," Mr Nicholson said.

"It's not counselling, it's not about bad parenting or anything like that.

"There's no judgements or anything made, it's just about time together, I suppose, deliberate time together and making that effort.

"It's even just meeting other fathers and other sons and hearing their stories, I think we could all learn off each other."

Food is included in the weekend program but participants will need to bring a tent or swag.

For more information, go to The Mandala Project's Facebook page or website at themandalaproject.com.au, email Mr Nicholson on info@themandalaproject.com.au or call 0435 910 357.

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