Trackers Earth Bay Area Youth Camps and School Year Programs

Trackers Earth Bay Area Youth Camps and School Year Programs offers activities such as wilderness survival, archery, fishing, homesteading, blacksmithing, and other outdoor and folk skills. Camps and classes include single-day or week-long experiences, apprenticeships, year-long courses, and weekend apprenticeships that focus on archery, fishing, foraging, and survivalist skills. The program is organized around four guilds called the Rangers Guild, Wilders Guild, Mariners Guild, and Artisans Guild, and it offers outdoor homeschool weekday adventures for ages 5–17.

• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Schedule: School year office hours Monday–Friday 10am–4pm; summer and break camp office hours Monday–Friday 8am–4pm

Trackers Earth Bay Area Youth Camps and School Year Programs describes itself as a team of expert educators and a family organization with many different kinds of families working side-by-side. Its mission is to inspire kids and families outdoors, creating stories and memories, new friendships, wonder, and possibilities within themselves, between each other, and with the world around them. Trackers camps and outdoor programs have been recognized by several awards, including being voted Best Camp by parents through PDX Parent Magazine, NW Kids Magazine, and Red Tricycle, being voted Best After School Classes by parents through PDX Parent Magazine, and receiving an award for creative programming from the American Camp Association. Trackers has helped lead the way in standards of risk management for outdoor camps and programs and also consults with other outdoor programs and camp organizations on safety and risk management.

Last updated August 15, 2026.