Experience the wonder of nature through the eyes of a dragonfly, the wings of a bird, the ears of a deer, and the feet of a fox. You’ll dip for bugs in our ponds, catch frogs in Sapsucker Creek, and search for snails and snakes in the meadow. Each day will be filled with exploration, activities, games, and art perfectly suited for the budding naturalist.

You’ve been hired as one of the new employees of the Brightwater Nature Detectives Agency. Your mission is to work each day with your fellow detectives to solve the nature mystery posed to you by your instructor through experiments, games, exploration, and art. By the end of the week – if you’ve done the job well – you and your team will be officially certified Sr. Nature Detectives, ready to tackle all of the mysteries of the world around us. Along the way you’ll no doubt have an amazing time and make new friends, whether they’re human, frog, snake, or beaver.

Learn about the amazing wonders that can be found right in your own backyard! We’ll become nature detectives as we uncover the secrets of plants, animals, water, trees and bugs.

Campers will learn new games, such as relay races, and working together as a team. We incorporate the Montessori philosophy in our session. Field trip on Aug. 2 to Les Gove Park in Auburn. Your whole family can attend the field trip.

Join us for a fun family vacation this summer as you explore Olympic National Park’s biological diversity and ecosystems. During your week with us, you and your family will hike in the three major ecosystems in Olympic National Park – forest, subalpine, and marine. While discovering the national park you will have a chance to learn about what makes this place so unique from the wildflower-filled subalpine meadows to the magnificent tidepools. You’ll also have the opportunity to canoe, do yoga, enjoy a campfire, and of course relax on the shores of Lake Crescent. Tuition includes delicious meals in historic Rosemary Inn, lodging and all educational experiences.

Explore all the Northwest has to offer by becoming an outdoor explorer! Develop an appreciation for the natural environment through hands-on experiments, games, and outdoor activities. Learn to identify Washington plants and animals, understand the relationship between living things in an ecosystem, and develop wilderness survival skills. We will visit Stone Gardens to learn to rock climb with the experts.

Led by trained high school teen volunteers, this three-day, fun-filled camp highlights arts and crafts, cooking, sports, nature, special events and more! This Magnuson sponsored grant based camp is supervised by Recreation Leaders and community center staff. Bring a sack lunch/drink. Course # 97580 on SPARC.

Camp Weather Wonders: (new in 2013) Where do rain and snow come from? What makes the wind blow? How is lightning formed? These are some of the questions that campers will answer as they spend the week discovering new things about weather and our environment.

Come join us at View Ridge Playfield for Wedgwood Drama Studio’s theater summer camp. We’ll play theater games, build original characters, explore movement and scene work and learn what it takes to create an original performance all in the beautiful outdoors! Camp is led by Wedgwood Drama Studio’s brother and sister team Michael and Christi Cruz who have over 15 years experience performing on the stage, screen and teaching in the classroom.  Camp fills at 16 campers on a first come, first served basis. Hope you can join us.

Join us for an exciting 2-day camp, filled with fun and delicious activities! Day 1: snack walk in our organic p-patch plot, begin the harvest, make flower bouquets and chef's hats, and set up our "banquet room". Day 2: finish the harvest, plant crops for the next camp, and prepare a delicious lunch and dessert using fresh, seasonal vegetables, herbs, and fruits. Plus, each child can invite a guest for the banquet, who they will wait on in royal fashion. Search for course # 97540 on SPARC. Camp Director: Emily Bishton.

Join our teen expedition to the wild backcountry of Idaho where we search for tracks and sign of the elusive wolf, and learn what the animals of the wilderness have to teach us. Explore the rivers, forests, and mountains guided by our most experienced instructors. The abundance of wildlife and vast wilderness of this region, combined with the commitment of Wilderness Awareness School instructors to fostering deep respect for and connection with the natural world provides for a truly incredible, and possibly life-changing, experience. The basic course is for beginning trackers, as well as returning students who love the variety of adventures to be had in the Idaho backcountry. The advanced course is for students returning to Idaho who are seeking a more focused study of wildlife tracking and the biology and ecology of wolves. Each course is limited to 16 participants! Due to the remote location of this course, each participant must return a signed Physician’s Medical Form by June 1. This is for the safety of our participants and our organization. Completion of this form will require a physical exam completed within one year of the course date, and an appointment with that physician for the form to be filled out. We appreciate your understanding.

Le Monde Francophone! French camp for any level of fluency. Spend two weeks on beautiful Canoe Island, located in the San Juans. Polynesia, Africa, the Caribbean, North America, and Asia: explore other countries where French is spoken. Represent your chosen francophone country with your team as you compete in the Jeux de la Francophonie in your favorite sport and present your region in a World’s Fair of native foods, crafts, clothing, and games. Listen to Cajun music, try Vietnamese food, and paint your face like those in Vanuatu. This is the perfect session for those wanting more of an immersion experience.

Ekone Ranch offers a one-of-a-kind camp program on 1060 acres of canyonlands, forests and meadows near the Columbia Gorge. Our residential, co-ed camp program features small groups of no more than 20 children per session and a 6:1 camper/staff ratio or better. Horse camp sessions emphasize the special relationship between children and horses. Campers spend many hours each day with our wonderful horses, grooming, learning groundwork, practicing in the arena, and going on long trail rides through spectacular country. We ride bareback and western. When not with the horses, campers are engaged in a variety of art projects, nature explorations, swimming, ranch activities and chores. Our garden-fresh, from-scratch food is a highlight of the camp experience (many a camper has learned to love their vegetables in the Yummy Tummy Cafe). Campers sleep in our A-frame longhouse, in tipis, under the stars, or in the hay barn where we listen to the horses breathe all night long. Due to our small session size, we are happy to accommodate some children with special needs or dietary considerations--please contact us for more information. Please visit our website at www.ekone.org or call 509-773-4536 for more information.

Wrangler Camp is designed to give young people age 12 and older a more intensive  riding and ranch experience. Wranglers will get the chance to really hone their  horsemanship skills, explore more advanced trails, and participate in horse  training.  Wranglers will help plan the week’s activities, including meals, work  projects, and a special adventure that may include an overnight pack trip, a visit to our best local horsetrainer, an excursion to a new spot on Rock Creek Canyon, or another adventure we haven’t dreamed up yet!

This five night camp is focused on learning wilderness survival skills basics while practicing them daily at our school campus near Duvall. Campers will have opportunities to practice fire making, knife safety and carving, shelter construction and primitive cooking. They may choose to create their own fire kit, spoon, bowl or other similar craft to take home. Participants will also have the opportunity to sleep in shelters they have constructed from natural materials. They are sure to bring home amazing stories from this week with us! Survival Overnight Camp begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday and ends at 12 p.m. on Friday. Parents are encouraged to arrive at 11 a.m. on Friday. All youth overnight participants must return a signed Physician’s Medical Form upon registration. This is for the safety of our participants and our organization. Completion of this form will require a physical exam completed within one year of the course date, and an appointment with that physician for the form to be filled out. We appreciate your understanding.

Scientists have known that most dinosaur species went extinct about 65 million years ago in the Cretaceous era, but did all of the large dinosaurs disappear? Like the coelacanth, perhaps a megasaur lived much longer than previously thought. The possibility remains that a species of large dinosaur lived into the Miocene era, 20 million years ago, but no evidence has been found to date. Join our expedition team as we search the Puget Sound region in an effort to be the first to discover rare megasaur fossils. Do you have a sharp eye, good puzzle solving skills and a curious mind? Then you are the perfect fit for our exploration team! Join your fellow fossil hunters as we attempt to make history by: - Identifying signs of animal activity - Understanding how fossils are made - Making your own fossil - Learning how to uncover artifacts safely - Taking a journey through geologic time!