Portland, Oregon Nature Summer Camps
Top 5 reasons to join TrackersKIDS camps...
1) Convenient location in Sellwood, Oregon Within minutes of most Portland neighborhoods, right next door to the 140 acre Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge where we find birds, deer, bike paths and much more!
2) We do more and have real adventures! Compare the goals of our camp weeks with any other program out there. Students do more than go on hikes and play games. They get outside PLUS go boating, train archery, harvest and preserve wild foods, start their own business and much more.
3) Smaller group sizes We have an average of 15% smaller group sizes than industry standard. Its more safe and more fun. Plus, for every 10 campers ages 4-10 we feature 1 lead instructor with intensive outdoor education experience and 1 teen camper-counselor who is actively training leadership skills in our Teen Outdoor Leadership Club.
4) Awesome aftercamp until 5:30pm Our affordable aftercare programs go until 5:30pm, making camp convenient for working parents. Learn more
5) A child's competency is respected We believe children are capable of so much more than our modern culture asks of them. We raise the bar of accomplishment and team leadership while gently guiding them to connect to the natural world.
Payment Plans For families who need it, we offer flexible payment plans. Contact Molly to learn more.
Upcoming summer camps for Ages 4-18
Week 0 |
Ages 4-5 Artisans Guild: The Art of Nature June 14-18, 2010
Ages 4-10 3-day Bonus Session Little House In the Big Valley June 16-18, 2010
Ages 8-10 3-day Bonus Session Secret Agent Academy June 16-18, 2010
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Week 1 |
Ages 4-10 Water, Weather, Boats & Bugs June 21-25, 2010
Ages 6-10 Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel June 21-25, 2010
Ages 6-10 Permaculture for Kids June 21-25, 2010
Ages 8-10 Horses Cowboy Rangers: Ropin', Ridin' & Shootin' Bows June 21-25
Ages 8-10 Horses Wilders Ranch: Horses, Goats & Gardens June 21-25, 2010
Ages 10-14 Kayak and Umiak Adventure June 21-25, 2010
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Week 2 |
Ages 4-10 Never Camp: Lost Girls and Boys June 28-July 2, 2010
Ages 10-14 Archery Apprenticeship, + Bow Making June 28-July 2, 2010
Ages 13-15 Overnight The Tribe: High School Wilderness Survival June 27-July 3
Ages 16-19 Overnight The Tribe: High School Wilderness Survival June 27-July 3
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Week 3 |
Ages 4-10 Welcome to Middle Earth July 5-9, 2010
Ages 8-10 Secret Agent Academy July 5-9, 2010
Ages 11-13 Overnight The Tribe: Middle School Wilderness Survival July 5-9, 2010
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Week 4 |
Ages 4-10 The School of Magic July 12-16, 2010
Ages 6-10 Stealth, Archery & Wilderness Survival July 12-16, 2010
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Week 5 |
Ages 4-5 Fairies, Elves and Mostly Friendly Dragons July 19-23, 2010
Ages 6-10 My Side of Oaks Bottom July 19-23, 2010
Ages 8-10 Wilders Ranch: Horses, Goats & Gardens July 19-23, 2010
Ages 10-13 Archery Apprenticeship, + Bow Making July 19-23, 2010
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Week 6 |
Ages 4-10 Little House in the Big Valley July 26-30, 2010
Ages 6-10 Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel July 26-30, 2010
Ages 10-14 Kayak and Umiak Adventure July 26-30, 2010
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Week 7 |
Ages 4-10 Beary Picking Adventure August 2-6, 2010
Ages 8-10 & 11-13 Overnight Wilders Guild: Homesteading Camp August 1-6
Ages 8-10 & 11-13 Overnight Rangers Guild: Wilderness Survival Camp August 1-6
Ages 9-13 Freedom Camp August 2-6, 2010
Ages 14-18 Overnight Build a Sea Kayak on the Oregon Coast August 1-14, 2010
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Week 8 |
Ages 4-10 Welcome to Middle Earth August 9-13, 2010
Ages 6-10 Stealth, Archery & Wilderness Survival August 9-13, 2010
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Week 9 |
Ages 4-10 The School of Magic August 16-20, 2010
Ages 8-10 Horses Cowboy Rangers: Ropin', Ridin' & Shootin' Bows Aug 16-20
Ages 8-10 Horses Wilders Ranch: Horses, Goats & Gardens August 16-20, 2010
Ages 10-14 Archery Apprenticeship, + Bow Making August 16-20, 2010
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Week 10 |
Ages 4-5 Fairies, Elves and Mostly Friendly Dragons August 23-27, 2010
Ages 6-10 Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel August 23-27, 2010
Ages 8-10 & 11-13 Overnight Wilders Guild: Homesteading Camp August 22-27
Ages 8-10 & 11-13 Overnight Rangers Guild: Wilderness Survival Camp Aug 22-27
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Week 11 |
Ages 4-10 Aritsans Guild: The Art of Nature August 30-September 3, 2010
Ages 6-10 Lost! Secret Island Adventure August 30-September 3, 2010
Ages 10-14 Archery Apprenticeship, + Bow Making Aug 30-Sept 3, 2010
Ages 11-13 With Audubon Ways of the Ancients August 29-September 3, 2010
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2010 Summer Camp Schedule
Week 0
Aritsans Guild: The Art of Nature
Weave different art media together to tell the story of our natural greenspaces.=
Ages 4-5 $150, June 14-18, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12pm
Ages 4-5 $150, June 14-18, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
3-day Bonus Session Little House in the Big Valley
Explore the homesteading world of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Ages 4-5 $95, June 16-18, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12pm
Ages 4-5 $95, June 16-18, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $185, June 16-18, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $185, June 16-18, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
3-day Bonus Session Secret Agent Academy
Learn the secrets of espionage and intrigue and save the world from the evil clutches of Dr Dice.
Ages 8-10 $185, June 16-18, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 1
Water, Weather, Boats and Bugs
Look in ponds for critters. Experts safely introduce you to their menagerie of turtles, alligators, lizards, snakes and more! Ages 6-10 take the boat on the river.
Ages 4-5 $150, June 21-25, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, June 21-25, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Forest Fishing , Fly and Reel
Fish for food, hike the woods and sit by the shore enjoying the summer days of simply "being outside".
Ages 6-7 $285, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Permaculture for Kids
Create a world of people living in harmony with the land around them. Work with local farmers and more.
Ages 6-7 $285, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Cowboy Rangers: Ropin', Riding and Shootin' Bows
Learn to work with horses, rope a wild(ish) goat and shoot a bow and arrow.
Ages 8-10 $315, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Wilders Ranch: Horses, Goats and Gardens
Work with and care for horses, milk goats and make cheese. Plus, plant and tend to gardens.
Ages 8-10 $315, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Kayak and Umiak Adventure
Experience the waterways and natural wonders of Portland in our traditional kayaks and umiaks.
Ages 9-13 $450, June 21-25, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 2
Never Camp: Lost Girls and Boys
Never grow up, battle pirates, get muddy, play hide and go seek on an island and learn archery. Ages 8-10 includes an Thursday to Friday Adventure Overnight at our Trackers Homestead in Sandy, OR
Ages 4-5 $150, June 28-July 2, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, June 28-July 2, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, June 28-July 2, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $295, June 28-July 2, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Archery Apprenticeship, plus Make a Bow
Train archery with expert instructors, plus make your own wilderness survival bow.
Ages 10-14 $400, June 28-July 2, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 13-15 The Tribe: High School Village
Build a foundation of wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, primitive skills, wild edible plants and more.
Ages 13-15 $495, June 27-July 3, 2010 Overnight
Ages 16-19 The Edge: High School Village
Wilderness survival skilsl that push the "edge" for older teens.
Ages 16-19 $495, June 27-July 3, 2010 Overnight
Week 3
Welcome to Middle Earth
Wear an elvin cloak, train Rangers skills, battle orcs and save Middle Earth. Ages 8-10 includes an Thursday to Friday Adventure Overnight at our Trackers Homestead in Sandy, OR
Ages 4-5 $150, July 5-9, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, July 5-9, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, July 5-9, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $295, July 5-9, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Secret Agent Academy
Learn the secrets of espionage and intrigue and save the world from the evil clutches of Dr Dice.
Ages 8-10 $285, July 5-9, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
The Tribe: Middle School Village
Build a foundation of wilderness survival, wildlife tracking, primitive skills, wild edible plants and more.
Ages 10-13 $495, July 5-9, 2010 Overnight
Week 4
The School of Magic
Your studies shall include Weather Divination, Ancient Rune, Potions, Herbalogy and much more.
Ages 4-5 $150, July 12-16, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, July 12-16, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, July 12-16, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, July 12-16, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Stealth, Archery and Wilderness Survival
Train to be a master of the bow, a wilderness survival expert and a silent ghost in the forest.
Ages 6-7 $285, July 12-16, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, July 12-16, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Freedom Camp
Kids have the power of choice, with bikes and bus passes they decide where they go!
Ages 9-13 $250, July 12-16, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 5
Faeries, Elves and Mostly Friendly Dragons
Live a grand story of faeries, elves, and mostly friendly dragons sleeping somewhere waiting to be found.
Ages 4-5 $150, July 19-23, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, July 19-23, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
My Side of Oaks Bottom
Train wilderness survival including fires with no matches, carving, wild plants, tracking and shelter building. Ages 8-10 includes a Thursday to Friday Adventure Overnight at our Trackers Homestead in Sandy, OR.
Ages 6-7 $285, July 19-23, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $295, July 19-23, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Wilders Ranch: Horses, Goats and Gardens
Work with and care for horses, milk goats and make cheese. Plus, plant and tend to gardens.
Ages 8-10 $315, July 19-23, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Archery Apprenticeship, plus Make a Bow
Train archery with expert instructors, plus make your own wilderness survival bow.
Ages 10-14 $400, July 19-23, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 6
Little House in the Big Valley
Explore the pioneer and homesteading life of Laura Ingalls Wilders classics books.
Ages 4-5 $150, July 26-30, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, July 26-30, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, July 26-30, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, July 26-30, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Forest, Fishing, Fly and Reel
Fish for food, hike the woods and sit by the shore enjoying the summer days of simply "being outside".
Ages 6-7 $285, July 26-30, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, July 26-30, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Kayak and Umiak Adventure
Experience the waterways and natural wonders of Portland in our traditional kayaks and umiaks.
Ages 9-13 $450, July 26-30, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 7
Beary Picking Adventure
Pick bearies (berries) all week, make berry lemonade, jams, fruit leather and much more.
Ages 4-5 $150, August 2-6, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, August 2-6, 2010 Afternoon 12:30m-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, August 2-6, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, August 2-6, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Freedom Camp
Kids have the power of choice, with bikes and bus passes they decide where they go!
Ages 9-13 $250, August 2-6, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Overnight Wilders Guild: Homesteading Camp
Join our expert Wilders Guild for an overnight homesteading adventure of living on a working organic farm.
Ages 8-10 $450, August 1-6, 2010 Overnight
Ages 11-13 $450, August 1-6, 2010 Overnight
Overnight Rangers Guild: Wilderness Survival Camp
Train with our expert Rangers Guild in the ultimate wilderness surival and nature skills overnight camp.
Ages 8-10 $450, August 1-6, 2010 Overnight
Ages 11-13 $450, August 1-6, 2010 Overnight
Overnight Build a Sea Kayak on the Oregon Coast
Build and take home your own traditional sea kayak. Plus forage with the bounty of the Oregon Coast.
Ages 14-18 $1495, August 1-14, 2010 Overnight
Week 8
Welcome to Middle Earth
Wear an elvin cloak, train Rangers skills, battle orcs and save Middle Earth. Ages 8-10 includes an Thursday to Friday Adventure Overnight at our Trackers Homestead in Sandy, OR
Ages 4-5 $150, August 9-13, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, August 9-13, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, August 9-13, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $295, August 9-13, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Stealth, Archery and Wilderness Survival
Train to be a master of the bow, a wilderness survival expert and a silent ghost in the forest.
Ages 6-7 $285, August 9-13, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, August 9-13, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Secret Agent Academy
Learn the secrets of espionage and intrigue and save the world from the evil clutches of Dr Dice.
Ages 8-10 $285, August 9-13, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 9
The School of Magic
Your studies shall include Weather Divination, Ancient Rune, Potions, Herbalogy and much more.
Ages 4-5 $150, August 16-20, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12:00pm
Ages 4-5 $150, August 16-20, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, August 16-20, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, August 16-20, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Cowboy Rangers: Ropin', Riding and Shootin' Bows
Learn to work with horses, rope a wild(ish) goat and shoot a bow and arrow.
Ages 8-10 $315, August 16-20, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Wilders Ranch: Horses, Goats and Gardens
Work with and care for horses, milk goats and make cheese. Plus, plant and tend to gardens.
Ages 8-10 $315, August 16-20, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Archery Apprenticeship, plus Make a Bow
Train archery with expert instructors, plus make your own wilderness survival bow.
Ages 10-14 $400, August 16-20, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Week 10
Fairies, Elves and Mostly Friendly Dragons
Live a grand story of faeries, elves, and mostly friendly dragons sleeping somewhere waiting to be found.
Ages 4-5 $150, August 23-27, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12pm
Ages 4-5 $150, August 23-27, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Forest Fishing, Fly and Reel
Fish for food, hike the woods and sit by the shore enjoying the summer days of simply "being outside".
Ages 6-7 $285, August 23-27, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, August 23-27, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Overnight Wilders Guild: Homesteading Camp
Join our expert Wilders Guild for an overnight homesteading adventure of living on a working organic farm.
Ages 8-10 $450, August 22-27, 2010 Overnight
Ages 11-13 $450, August 22-27, 2010 Overnight
Overnight Rangers Guild: Wilderness Survival Camp
Train with our expert Rangers Guild in the ultimate wilderness surival and nature skills overnight camp.
Ages 8-10 $450, August 22-27, 2010 Overnight
Ages 11-13 $450, August 22-27, 2010 Overnight
Week 11
Aritsans Guild: The Art of Nature
Weave different art media together to tell the story of our natural greenspaces.
Ages 4-5 $150, August 30-September 3, 2010 Morning 8:30am-12pm
Ages 4-5 $150, August 30-September 3, 2010 Afternoon 12pm-3:30pm
Ages 6-7 $285, August 30-September 3, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, August 30-September 3, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Lost! Secret Island Adventure
Learn wilderness survival on a local wild island. Solve the mystery of why we are there. Ride in a giant boat.
Ages 6-7 $285, August 30-September 3, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
Ages 8-10 $285, August 30-September 3, 2010 8:30am-3:30pm
With Audubon Society of Portland Ways of the Ancients
Delve into wilderness survival & ancient arts. This camp is in partnership with Audubon Society of Portland
We help children to feel like that group of kids wandering country backyards 50 years ago: independent, tired, muddy, wet and happy from the woods and wild. We are acutely aware of full and real hazards of the out of doors after years of working in environmental education. We try to move away from the highly structured and limiting tolerances of conventional environmental education while keeping kids truly safe but not encapsulated from, or phobic of nature. We are deep patriots to the value of offering guided yet very free and transparent experiences for kids. We believe it is okay to be thirsty at times, cold at times, and wet at times. It builds empathy and care for the gifts of life. It fosters adventure and sincere accomplishment. We also believe it is critical to feel supported and cared for as they truly explore their passion and responsibility. And through a healthy life immersed in nature, they test the limits and great potential of the often untapped physical and emotional resiliency they possess
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