Day Camp Session 1

UPDATE – 5/16/2023 The Location of our day camp has changed back to Blue Lake Park due to a change in METRO’s construction schedule. This will allow for us to offer archery, fire building and access to the splash pad, among other camp activities, making our week together just that much more fun and more memorable.

Get ready for nature day camps at Blue Lake Regional Park this summer.

Our camps offer a wide range of activities for kids ages 4-10, including wilderness skills, hiking, nature crafts, games and more. 

With experienced counselors and a safe, welcoming environment, your child is sure to have a blast while exploring the great outdoors and making new friends. Get ready to sign up for the adventure of a lifetime!

This summer Jr Naturalist and Nature Art & Engineering camps will combine forces for one epic week at camp. Also, our very popular Mini Stars program will be offered for all day camp sessions to allow families with multiple aged campers to attend at the same time. To learn more about each individual program – click on the individual program names.

• Location – Blue Lake Regional Park – 20500 NE Marine Dr, Fairview, OR 97024-9701
• Cost – $195
• Registration – now open

Session 1 – July 10-14 9am-3pm

• Nature Exploration* ages 7-10
• Mini Stars ages 4-7

*combines the very best of our Junior Naturalist and Nature Art and Engineering camps

JR Naturalist ages 7-10

Each day Junior Naturalist Campers will spend their time outside, having a great time observing nature up close using tools like binoculars, magnifying lenses and microscopes. Science concepts are introduced in a fun environment, with crafts, games and hands-on activities. We’ll teach leave no trace, wilderness navigation techniques, and native plant and animal identification while emphasizing teamwork, communication and decision making skills.

Nature Art & Engineering ages 7-10

Do your kids love painting, creating art, building contraptions and exploring nature?  Let us provide an outlet for their exploration and we will even clean up the mess! With some basic skills and a little imagination, campers will create nature inspired different art and craft projects. They will engineer sticks, logs and other natural objects into useful and fantastical contraptions. What can be built with wood, rope and a little imagination? At this camp, just about anything!

Mini Stars ages 4-7

As preschoolers get older, they begin to think about things beyond their own experiences. Mini Stars Day Camp is designed to allow our youngest adventurers to explore the wide world around them. Theme weeks filled with songs, crafts and games all geared for little hands and minds allow for discovery of the wonders of nature and the outdoors. Curiosity, teamwork, and creativity abound in this outdoor focused camp series. 

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