Survival Skills Day Camp – Wash Park
Stephen Knight Center for Early Ed, 1650 S Birch St, Denver, CO 80223
About
Survival Skills Day Camp – Wash Park gives campers a full week of hands-on survival activities including navigation, animal tracking, tool making, fire building and safety, hiking, and canoeing. Campers practice basic navigation skills, explore the principles of Leave No Trace, observe and identify useful plants, track animals, identify scat, find food and medicine in the wild, and fashion utensils and shelter from gathered materials. They also learn flintknapping, paddling a canoe, water safety, how to read terrain to find water, and how to purify the water they find.
• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: One-week sessions, Monday–Friday
• Price: One Week Price $740; Early Drop Off - Starting at 8 AM $35; After Care - Pick up 3-5:30PM $105
Camp days run Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM, with extended care available from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. Campers are grouped by grade range, either 2nd–4th graders or 5th–7th graders, and take on challenges suited to their age and skill level, advancing as their proficiency increases. Transportation is provided to and from recreation areas, and campers use top-of-the-line gear specifically sized for kids.
Survival Skills Day Camp – Wash Park does not require any previous survival or outdoor experience. The camp is backed by the Avid4 Adventure Guarantee, which promises an authentic outdoor adventure, incredibly well-trained and professional staff, and increased confidence, and if Avid4 Adventure does not meet these promises, the next Avid4 Adventure camp is free. The organization states that it does everything in its power to keep kids safe and focuses on giving them the knowledge and confidence to take calculated, well-communicated risks.
Instructors are described as insatiable outdoors experts who love adventuring and working with kids, are all 18 and older, and have serious safety and skills training. The leadership team is led by David Secunda, former president of the Outdoor Industry Association and a 25-year veteran of the outdoor education industry. Avid4 Adventure is accredited by the American Camp Association, named among Colorado Parent’s Top 5 Sports Camps, and is a Certified B Corp. It operates under a Special Use authorization from the National Forest Service and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The mission of Avid4 Adventure is to share the transformative power of the outdoors, where kids build confidence, make new friends, and master essential skills in activities like paddling, biking, rock climbing, and hiking. Discounts include a multi-session/sibling discount of $25 off per session after the first, a referral program that gives friends $50 off their first camp and provides a $50 coupon for a future 2026 camp when they purchase, and a $65 service discount for qualifying professions. Testimonials from parents in 2023 describe their children learning new outdoor skills, being active every day, and wanting to return to camp.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
• Ages: 7–12 years old
• Schedule: One-week sessions, Monday–Friday
• Price: One Week Price $740; Early Drop Off - Starting at 8 AM $35; After Care - Pick up 3-5:30PM $105
Camp days run Monday through Friday from 9 AM to 3 PM, with extended care available from 8 AM to 5:30 PM. Campers are grouped by grade range, either 2nd–4th graders or 5th–7th graders, and take on challenges suited to their age and skill level, advancing as their proficiency increases. Transportation is provided to and from recreation areas, and campers use top-of-the-line gear specifically sized for kids.
Survival Skills Day Camp – Wash Park does not require any previous survival or outdoor experience. The camp is backed by the Avid4 Adventure Guarantee, which promises an authentic outdoor adventure, incredibly well-trained and professional staff, and increased confidence, and if Avid4 Adventure does not meet these promises, the next Avid4 Adventure camp is free. The organization states that it does everything in its power to keep kids safe and focuses on giving them the knowledge and confidence to take calculated, well-communicated risks.
Instructors are described as insatiable outdoors experts who love adventuring and working with kids, are all 18 and older, and have serious safety and skills training. The leadership team is led by David Secunda, former president of the Outdoor Industry Association and a 25-year veteran of the outdoor education industry. Avid4 Adventure is accredited by the American Camp Association, named among Colorado Parent’s Top 5 Sports Camps, and is a Certified B Corp. It operates under a Special Use authorization from the National Forest Service and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The mission of Avid4 Adventure is to share the transformative power of the outdoors, where kids build confidence, make new friends, and master essential skills in activities like paddling, biking, rock climbing, and hiking. Discounts include a multi-session/sibling discount of $25 off per session after the first, a referral program that gives friends $50 off their first camp and provides a $50 coupon for a future 2026 camp when they purchase, and a $65 service discount for qualifying professions. Testimonials from parents in 2023 describe their children learning new outdoor skills, being active every day, and wanting to return to camp.
Last updated July 30, 2026.
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