Summer Nature Camp

Monday – Friday | 9am – 1pm

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What bugs are in Sunriver? How do owls fly silently? How can a rock float? Answer these questions and more at Summer Nature Camp! Budding scientists will have a blast playing nature-based games, meeting live animals, crafting masterpieces, performing science experiments, and exploring the great outdoors. Staff naturalists will guide campers in activities sure to spark a life-long love for nature.

Camp sessions are Monday through Friday from 9am to 1pm.  Ages 6 to 10 years old.

For Summer 2025 we will have themed weeks for Nature Camp! Our themes this year are Wildlife wonders, Whimsical Water, Bugging Out, and Extreme Earth! All of our weeks will include games, hikes, and hand-on activities. See below for theme descriptions and schedule:

Wildlife Wonders: Learn all about mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and birds in this animal-themed week! Together we will discover our local wildlife and the habitats they call home.

 

Whimsical Water: Explore the waters of Sunriver and the animals that call them home! In this themed week campers will explore lakes, ponds, rivers, and water science. Learn about beavers, macroinvertebrates, watersheds, and more!

 

Bugging Out: Bees, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and more! Campers will learn about pollinators, decomposers, and plants as they collect and identify bugs in the meadow and Lake Aspen.

 

Extreme Earth: Glaciers, wildfires, earthquakes, and volcanoes! Campers will discover how extreme earth can be though experiments and hands-on activities.

 

Schedule:

Week	Dates	Theme
1	June 16- June 20	Wildlife Wonders
2	June 23- June 27	Whimsical Water
3	June 30- July 3 (No camp on July 4th)	Bugging Out
4	July 7- July 11	Extreme Earth
5	July 14- July 18	Wildlife Wonders
6	July 21- July 25	Whimsical Water
7	July 28- August 1	Bugging Out
8	August 4- August 8	Extreme Earth
9	August 11- August 15	Wildlife Wonders
10	August 18- August 22	Whimsical Water
11	August 25- August 29	Bugging Out

For more information about Summer Nature Camp, visit our FAQs page.

Five-Day Camp: $250/child

Member Discount: Members receive a 20% discount on registration for the five-day summer camps.

Summer 2025 registration will open March 12 2025.

Camp Wait List: To be place on the wait list for a sold out session of camp, please email: programs@snco.org.

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations received more than five business days prior to the program date, a full refund, minus a 20% cancellation fee, will be issued. Refunds and exchanges will not be issued for missed programs or cancellations made five or fewer business days prior to the program date. No partial refunds, credits, or exchanges will be offered for unattended sessions in a camp series.

To cancel or modify your registration, please contact us at 458-292-9995 or email programs@snco.org.