3rd/4th Grade Summer Camps
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Walking Mountains’ 3rd/4th grade summer science camps allow youth to explore their curious nature through scientific education and daily exploration. All Summer Science Camps are age-appropriate and taught by qualified natural science educators who make learning safe and fun.
During our weeklong day camps, campers will experience the wild places of the Eagle River Valley while nurturing their connection to the natural world through daily excursions in our summer camp vans to different sites. While most of the places we travel to are within Eagle County, sometimes we do go as far as Leadville, Glenwood, Sweetwater, and McCoy to access sites with relevancy to certain camps.
Weeklong Day Camps start their day at Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon or at Brush Creek Elementary School in Eagle (see camp descriptions for locations).
All overnight camps are based out of one of the historic 10th Mountain Division hut system.
Weeklong Day Camp Pick Up and Drop Off
Drop off is Monday-Friday between 8:30-9:00 am.
Pick up is Monday-Thursday between 4:00-4:30 pm. Friday pick-up is at 3:00 sharp.
Overnight Camp Pick Up and Drop Off
Drop off is between 8:30-9:00 am on the first day of camp.
Pick-up is at 3:00 sharp on the last day of camp.
Avon: June 15 – June 19 $350
Bacteria, fungi, earthworms, OH MY! Join us for a week of digging down in the dirt, peering through microscopes, and developing the scientific skills that will allow us to uncover the secrets of the unseen world all around us!
Avon: June 22 – June 24 (Sweetwater Campus) $425
Transport back in time before modern technology and tools were of use to explore, connect, and understand your natural surroundings. Practice the lost art of reading nature signs to enhance your ecological and personal connection to nature on this exploration-based overnight hut trip!
Avon: June 29 – July 1* $210
*no camp July 2nd or July 3rd
We only have ONE Earth! How can we care for it to ensure a bright future? Spend lots of time exploring outside, design a sustainable community of the future, and conduct a stewardship project with your friends to actively help create a better world.
Avon: June 29 – July 1 (Jay’s Hut) $425
During this adventure-filled hut trip, campers learn how to enjoy the wilderness while protecting the places we love. Hike to beautiful vistas, cook meals in a quaint cabin, and play games with new friends!
Eagle: July 6 – July 10 $350
This camp is based out of Brush Creek Elementary School in Eagle.
What would you discover if you followed your food from seed to kitchen? What hidden stories live in the soil, the gardens, and the hands that feed our community? Join us for a hands-on adventure where you’ll trace the journey of food from the ground to your plate. Unearth soil secrets, solve real garden mysteries, meet local growers, and cook with fresh, locally grown ingredients. Along the way, you’ll explore how nature, teamwork, and community all work together to sustain our food systems. Come ready to dig, taste, learn, and grow!
Avon: July 13 – July 17 $350
Let nature inspire you and feel your creativity blossom! Explore the ways that both art and science can help a garden grow. Spend time getting your hands dirty in the garden, making nature-inspired art, and creating your own edible masterpiece.
Avon: July 20 – July 24 $350
Travel through time as you learn about the magnificent geologic features located in our backyard. Explore the Earth’s changing surfaces by investigating our local glacial valleys, caves, fossil beds, and fault lines.
Avon: July 27 – July 31 $350
Discover the diverse and unique forest ecosystems of Colorado. Learn how forest scientists use special tools to count tree rings and take care of the health of our forests, plus participate in fun forest stewardship projects!
Avon: August 3 – August 5 (Sweetwater Campus ) $425
A print in the mud, a beaver chewed log, or a fragment of bone – these signs are just some of the clues that can be pieced together to uncover the mysterious lives of local wildlife! Learn tracking methods, and hone your skills as an animal detective on this overnight adventure.
Avon: August 10 – August 14 $350
How can we live with the land instead of just on it? Join us for a week of connection and discovery as we understand the ways Indigenous people have built respectful relationships with nature since time immemorial. We’ll observe the world around us, build natural shelters, find water, identify animal signs and useful plants, while learning how the land provides for us and we care for it in return.
