Forest Camps
ages 5-12
Our winter, spring, summer, and fall camps are week-long, full-day (9-5) excursions into Johnston Mill Nature Preserve, filled with forest-based fun and imagination! Our weekly outdoor activities are planned around what’s happening in the woods at the time, and always with the group’s interests in mind.
At Nature Explorers we intentionally keep our forest camp sizes small (only 12 kids and 2 excellent adult teachers) in order to ensure that everyone has a great experience in the forest and that everyone’s voice is heard, no matter how quiet! This way we get to know each other more quickly and deeply as we spend each day together bounding, sneaking, splashing, and laughing through the woods together. Activities range from group challenges and games to building forest huts to catching (and releasing) creek critters, nature art and journaling, storytelling, bushcraft, and much more. Whether your kid is a natural-born explorer, or this is their first time in the woods, we guarantee they will have fun and learn something new!
Drop off 8:45-9:00am Pick up 5:00 - 5:15pm
PLEASE NOTE: We will adventure rain or shine. Please plan to drop off your children with appropriate gear for the weather (e.g., raincoats and rain boots for rainy days; hats, gloves, and warm coats for cold, etc.). We will only cancel if there is severe weather (i.e., tornadoes, blizzards) in the forecast.