Summer Nature Camp 2025 at DPNC
We are excited to welcome new and returning kids for summer nature camp! Our goal is to send campers home content, tired, probably dirty and definitely nature centered! Our eleven weeks of camp each have a different natural history theme that helps focus the fun and key the interest of the campers. We also have Specialty Camps that expand on the week’s theme and Collaborative Camps that connect with other organizations in Mystic.
Looking for extended hours or interested in registering your child day-by-day instead of committing to a whole week? Our Neighbors & Nature program at Coogan Farm welcomes children ages 5 to 12 from 7 am to 6 pm and offers registration by day rather than by week. Learn more at Neighbors & Nature.
BROWSE ALL CAMPS BY WEEK, AGE & THEME!
Classic Camps
Fledglings – Age 3 & 4
Eagles (Half Day) – Age 4-6
Week 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10, 11
Rangers – Age 5 & 6
Week 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10, 11
Investigators – Age 7 & 8
Week 2, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10, 11
Explorers – Age 9 & 10
Week 2, 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10, 11
Naturalists/Adventurers – Age 11 – 15
Week 2, 4 , 6 , 7 , 9 , 10, 11
Adventurers – Age 13-15
Shared Camps
Specialty Camps
Documentaries (Ages 11-15)
Water Warriors (Ages 12-15)
Fire Camp (Ages 11-15)
Week 4 – June 30-July 3 (short)
Tree Trails (Ages 12-15)
Fish Camp (Ages 11-15)
Giving Garden (Ages 11-15)
Animal Care (Ages 13-15)
Peace, Paddles, and Pastries (Ages 10-12)
Counselors in Training (Ages 13-15)
Fish Camp (Ages 11-15)
Fire Camp (Ages 11-15)
Weekly Camp Themes
Fairies and Gnomes
Superb Senses
Water Wonders
Nature’s Art
Week 4 (June 30-July 3 (short))
Surviving in the Wild
Cold Blooded Creatures
Nature Detectives
Game On!
Surviving in the Wild
Wildlife Warriors
Wings and Things
Drop Off & Pick Up
Each day you’ll drop off and pick up your campers at the Nature Center on 109 Pequotsepos Road.
Monday mornings, the first day of the camp week, will begin under the front porch at your check-in time. Then, from Tuesday through Friday, parents will check campers in at their designated home base, where counselors will greet you.
Camp drop-off and pick-up times are assigned according to the camper’s last name, staggered between 8:30am – 9am in the morning and 3:30pm – 4pm in the afternoon.
If you need to request an adjusted drop-off or pick-up time, please contact Camp Director Jess Morris at [email protected] or speak to a counselor.
- Last names A-H: 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
- Last names I-Q: 8:45 am – 3:45 pm
- Last names R-Z: 9 am – 4 pm
The camp day ends by 4 pm each day. If you need an extended day of activities and care for your child in summer, we invite you to learn more about our Neighbors & Nature program, which provides care between 7 am and 6 pm Monday through Friday in summer, as well as before school and after school during the school year.