Trackers Earth Portland
Camps & Classes - Outdoor & Folk School
SE, NE & W Portland, plus Sandy, OR
Year-round camps and classes for Grades PK–12 and adults
Trackers teaches old-school outdoor and nature awareness skills. Award-winning programs in wilderness survival, archery, fishing, homesteading, blacksmithing and more, with expert Guides for kids, teens and adults. Choose a single day or a full week, or go deeper with apprenticeships and year-long courses.
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Winter & November Break Camps
Grades PK–12 · SE, NE & W Portland, plus Sandy
Turn days off school into real skills and adventure: archery, wilderness survival, blacksmithing, snow days, ninjas saving Santa, and a musical waffle feast. Basecamp onsite or Adventure by shuttle.
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Winter & November Break Camps
Nov 23–25 and Dec 21–31. Archery, snow days, carols with waffles, ninjas saving Santa, blacksmithing and more.
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No-School Day Camps
When PPS is out, Trackers is in. Single-day camps in archery, outdoor skills, crafts and role-playing games.
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PPS Early Release Camps
Wednesday early release days turn into crafts, skills and friends with expert Guides.
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Spring Break Camps
Welcome warmer weather with Basecamp (onsite) and Adventure (transported) options across Portland.
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Summer Day Camps
Voted best camp by PDX Parent readers. Archery, survival, farming, fishing, blacksmithing and story adventures.
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Summer Overnight Camps
Real camping in the foothills of Mt. Hood. Residential weeks at Camp Trackers plus expeditions.
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PreK, K & Grade 1 Camps
Early childhood camps built for our youngest adventurers: nature play, stories, crafts and first skills.
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Teen Leader-in-Training
Summer and school-year apprenticeships for teens who want to lead, mentor and master real skills.
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Custom Camp
Build your own private group program. Pick the skills, the dates and the crew.
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Weekend Apprenticeships
Monthly weekends, fall to spring. Choose wilderness survival, farming, fishing, boating, ceramics, woodworking or blacksmithing.
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Transported After School Outdoors
We pick up at your school and head to nearby nature parks. Convenient pickup at our SE and NE headquarters.
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After School Skills Studio
Weekly after-school and weekend sessions in archery, role-playing games, woodworking, ceramics and blacksmithing.
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Friday Outdoor School
For charter schools with Fridays off. A full day outdoors learning real skills with expert Guides.
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Outdoor Homeschool: Portland
Weekly homeschool days in SE and West Portland. Wilderness survival, archery, fishing, nature skills and homestead crafts.
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Outdoor Homeschool: Sandy
Drop off directly at Camp Roslyn in Sandy, OR. The same skills with 351 acres of forest, field and river to learn them in.
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Forest Preschool
Nature skills, friends and fun. Outdoor preschool days with caring Guides.
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Homeschool Leadership
Leader-in-Training for homeschool teens: leadership, outdoor skills and connection.
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Wilderness Survival Basics
One day on the fundamentals of outdoor safety and survival: shelter, fire, water and awareness.
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Wilderness Survival Immersion
Nine months of weekends in advanced survival skills with expert Trackers Guides.
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Blacksmithing Basics
Tool use, shop safety, proper form and design in one day at the forge with our expert blacksmith.
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Blacksmithing Immersion
Nine months of weekends to go deep at the anvil, from forge welding to finished tools.
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Archery Classes
Learn to shoot on one of Portland's largest indoor ranges, then keep practicing at Open Range.
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Wild Plant Basics
Craft, cooking and medicine from the plants growing all around Portland.
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Track-or-Treat
Costumes, pumpkin archery, zombie axe throwing, a Halloween Goblin Market and the Gothic Campfire at Trackers Lodge.
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Holiday Faire
Crafts, cookie and ugly sweater contests, archery, a Winter Goblin Market, and Santa and Mrs. Claus.
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Trackers Skills Night
Fire by friction, archery, wild plants and knots with Trackers Guides. Potluck, music and new friends.
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Open Archery Range
Open practice for every age and skill level on one of Portland's largest indoor ranges. Bows and gear provided.
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Open Forge
Forge time for students who have taken a class and want to keep their skills sharp.
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Birthday Parties
Archery, forge demos or forest adventure. A birthday your kid's friends will talk about at school.
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Family Archery Class
Learn to shoot side by side. A class for parents and kids on our indoor range.
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Goblin Market
A free barter market for the village. No money allowed, only trades, riddles and mischief.
DetailsThe Four Guilds
Every Trackers program draws on four old crafts. Kids and adults find the guild that fits them first, then grow into the others.
Rangers
Reconnect the Village
Wilderness survival, tracking, archery and awareness. The eyes and ears of the village, living with the land and tending it.
Mariners
Respect the Waters
Fishing, boating and tending creeks, rivers and the coast. Mariners chart their course by stars, currents and tides.
Wilders
Restore the Earth
Farm craft, wild foods and homesteading in every season. Caretakers who bring the village into rhythm with the land.
Artisans
Remember Our Story
Blacksmithing, woodworking, ceramics and the crafts that keep the hearth fire burning. The story keepers of the village.
Why Portland Families Choose Trackers
Voted Best Camp by PDX Parent readers for 10 years, with Best After School Classes and an American Camp Association award for creative programming. Trackers does more in a day of camp than most camps do all season.
Safety & Quality
Our priority is care for your child. Trackers sets the standard of safety for outdoor camps in Oregon and beyond.
Real Skills
Archery, fishing, survival, blacksmithing, role-playing and more. Choose your camp and choose your adventure.
Caring Connection
Campers come for adventure and return for belonging, building independence in nature with old and new friends.
Expert Educators
Experienced Guides teach authentic skills, chosen through intensive interviews and background checks.
Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.
Winter Break registration is open now, and school-year programs run all fall. Questions? Call 503-345-3312 or email hello@trackersearth.com.
Want to guide kids outdoors? See camp jobs.