Nature Camps for Kids Near Marin County

Marin GreenPlay Camp offers science-based, place-based experiences in nature that include developmentally appropriate play, extreme sports, restorative stewardship, native plant restoration projects, beach clean ups, citizen science, and other...

Neptune Nature School offers a preschool, TK, and kindergarten program where children spend their days in a completely outdoor setting, engaging in exploration, play, negotiation, art, and social-emotional development. Daily activities include a...

Urban Adamah Summer Camp includes activities such as gardening, feeding chickens, collecting eggs, farm-to-fork food preparation, music, stories, arts and crafts, nature connection activities, and all-camp games. The camp day opens and closes as a...

Art & Nature Camp includes a daily flow of morning circle, music, storytelling, movement, snack time, lunch, a short nature walk, and an art activity before pick up at 1pm. Children take part in hands on crafts and nature exploration with skilled...

Two Pines Forest School offers daily outdoor activities such as child-directed play, storytelling, nature-based art, immersive science, planting and gardening, and nature conservation projects. Children take part in wildlife tracking, bird watching,...

KIDS for the BAY Summer Camp includes activities such as exploring meadows and redwood groves, hiking along creeks, and going on nature walks. Campers take part in tide pooling, animal tracking, discovering insects in ponds, and watching river...

Tree Frog Treks Wild Science! Camps features days spent exploring outdoors, trekking, hiking, building forts, walking among the trees, and splashing in the water. Campers take part in hands-on animal experiences and Animal Time with rescued reptiles...

Join us this summer for a one-of-a-kind farm camp experience at Umbel Roots Farm. The program has been created by experienced elementary school teachers who will share their knowledge in both Spanish and English. Designed for children ages 6-12, our...

Tree Sprites is an outdoor, Waldorf-inspired farm preschool where children take part in activities such as baking bread, tending the garden, listening to stories, and nature-based crafts. Children may knead bread, gather herbs from the garden,...

Tree Frog Treks Camps focuses on exploring nature, meeting animals, doing science, doing art, and having fun with new friends outside. Campers take part in activities like making slime, going on hikes, looking for critters, and holding reptiles. The...

Green Stuff Summer Camp is an active hands-on science day camp where campers learn about plant adaptations and habitat diversity, collect seeds in the Crops of the World Garden, and grow their own plants. Campers become young botanists by examining...

WildCare Wildlife Camp offers nature-based camps where children take part in week-long sessions focused on wildlife and the natural world. The program runs invigorating, week-long nature-based camps for children in Summer, Winter and Spring. • Ages:...

Hummingbirds’ Collaborative School Summer Camps include outdoor water play, hikes in nature, craft-making, cooking together, movement games, songs, daily storytelling, puppet shows, and picnic lunches. The camps take place at Hummingbirds’...

Camp SHINE offers hands-on time with farm animals, including collecting eggs, feeding the animals, grooming mini ponies, and caring for chickens, horses, and a bunny. Campers take part in horseback riding, trail riding, group horse lessons, floor...

John Muir Mountain Day Camp includes exploring nature trails, painting, baking sourdough bread, journaling as John Muir did, and discovering local plants and animals. At a typical weekly session, campers enjoy daily activities with National Park...

Oak Heart Forest Program includes time for children to explore trails, build forts, climb trees, and engage in extended periods of free play. The program also offers creating potions, using natural dyes and pigments, wet felting, painting, sewing,...

Petaluma Ranch Camp includes activities such as swimming, hiking to nearby parklands, practicing wilderness skills, and spending time with farm animals. Campers may learn how to track animals, identify plants, learn about domesticated animals, and...

WildCare Wildlife Camp includes live animal visits from rescued wildlife ambassadors, animal-themed games, nature crafts, and nature excursions. Some sessions include off-site excursions to Phoenix Lake, McInnis Park, Blackie’s Pasture, and McNears...

Out Side in Nature (OSIN) Programs & Camps includes activities such as tree climbing, rock hopping, tide pooling, river, creek, pond, and ocean exploration, and general mucking around. Participants take part in mystery solving, tracking animals,...

Camp Chrysalis, a small overnight nature camp, was founded in 1982 by two Berkeley educators and has developed a distinctive approach to environmental education, offering children rich experiences that combine recreation, learning, and personal...