Summer Nature Camp Week 3

June 26 – June 30

Theme: Games Galore!

In addition to our classic nature camp activities this week, campers play and learn lots of outdoor games! With a focus on team building, this session teaches some new and lesser known games, as well as a range of the classics. With a little imagination and collaboration, maybe we’ll even make up our own games!

For all the details about what your child needs for camp, camp forms and our Summer Camp FAQs, click here!

Fledglings (Ages 3 – 4)

An Early Childhood Program

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

9:30 am-11:30 am

Let your little ones ages 3 to 4 years experience nature this summer! Your children will make summer discoveries as they explore the habitats around the Nature Center. Each week children will meet live animals, hike, and play games. Bring a snack, water bottle, a change of clothes and sturdy shoes that can get muddy (No Crocs or flipflops, please.).

Sign up per session.

Members: $76.50, Non-members: $90

Classic Camps

Join us at the Nature Center for a week of outdoor fun! Each morning we’ll start off with free play as campers arrive and check in. Throughout the day, campers will hike, have live animal encounters, and participate in games and activities that relate to the theme of the week. 

Eagles (Ages 4-6)

Half Day

9 am – 1 pm
Please provide a morning snack, non perishable lunch, water bottle and change of clothes. Sturdy shoes that can get wet and muddy are essential at camp!
Members: $200, Nonmembers: $235

Full Day

Staggered drop off and pick up times according to camper’s last name:
(A-H 8:30 am – 3:30 pm),
(I-Q 8:45 am – 3:45 pm),
(R-Z 9 am -4pm)
Please provide a morning snack, non perishable lunch, water bottle and change of clothes. Sturdy shoes that can get wet and muddy are essential at camp!
Members: $310, Nonmembers: $365

Investigators (Ages 7 & 8)

Full Day

Staggered drop off and pick up times according to camper’s last name:
(A-H 8:30 am – 3:30 pm),
(I-Q 8:45 am – 3:45 pm),
(R-Z 9 am -4pm)
Members: $310, Nonmembers: $365

Explorers (Ages 9 & 10)

Full Day

Staggered drop off and pick up times according to camper’s last name:
(A-H 8:30 am – 3:30 pm),
(I-Q 8:45 am – 3:45 pm),
(R-Z 9 am -4pm)
Members: $310, Nonmembers: $365

Specialty Camp

Survival Skills: Fire

Naturalists & Adventurers
(Ages 11-15)

Campers learn the importance of fire safety while exploring different styles of fire building. With their new skills, campers compete in fire-starting challenges and do some campfire cooking to round out the week.

Full Day

Staggered drop off and pick up times according to camper’s last name
(A-H 8:30 am – 3:30 pm),
(I-Q 8:45 am – 3:45 pm),
(R-Z 9 am -4pm)
Members: $310, Nonmembers: $365

Shared Camp

Art Gone Wild

(Ages 8-12)

With Mystic Museum Of Art
(Ages 8-12)

Full Day 9am-4pm

M,W,F @ DPNC

T,Th @ MMOA

$350 members/ $415 Non Members *May be a member of either organization.

Explore and create in this cooperative camp opportunity that will bring out the nature-loving artist in your child. This shared camp between the Mystic Museum of Art (MMOA) and DPNC will use the natural landscape of the grounds and it’s animal residents as inspiration for constructing sculptures, textiles, sketches, paintings and more! Discover the wonderful sounds, patterns, colors and rhythms of animals and how that can be translated into art. Get ready to go wild for animals and art!