Summer Camp at Golden History Museum & Park
Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden, CO 80401
About
Summer Camp at Golden History Museum & Park includes hands-on activities and games that explore history, science, art, and more. Campers take part in themed sessions such as Critter Investigations, The Art Lab, Frontier Explorers Science & Engineering, Home & Hearth, Messy Makers, History Mystery, and Silent Stars, along with a supervised group game during the lunch break. All campers eat lunch together at the same time and then play a group game supervised by camp staff, with no need for pick up in between sessions.
• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Eight weeks of camp with half-day and full-day options, Monday–Friday, with most themes offered in morning (9 a.m.–12 p.m.) or afternoon (1 p.m.–4 p.m.) sessions and the Silent Stars theme offered only as a full day
• Price: Member: half-day $195/week, full-day $390/week; Non-member: half-day $220/week, full-day $440/week; optional early drop-off and extended pick-up available for an additional weekly or daily fee
Summer Camp at Golden History Museum & Park is a day camp with unique themes for ages 6–8 and 9–12, and camp themes repeat throughout the summer. The camp uses a flexible half-day format, and most families create full-day schedules by selecting both a morning and afternoon theme. There is an average ratio of one teacher for every 12 campers, and campers are supervised at all times by museum staff. Summer Camp at Golden History Museum & Park is described as wildly popular for families in Golden, Arvada, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and the metro-Denver area, and many options fill during the members-only registration period. Golden History Museum & Park accepts a limited number of Volunteer Junior Summer Camp Aides each summer, who must be at least 13 years old, commit to at least two weeks, and may choose half-day or full-day schedules, with volunteer hours running Monday–Friday from June 1–July 31, 2026. The program uses ACTIVE Class & Camp Manager software for summer registration, ACTIVE Refund is an optional insurance program offered by ACTIVE and not by Golden History Museum & Park, and there is no fee for joining the camp waitlist.
Last updated June 4, 2026.
• Ages: 6–12 years old
• Schedule: Eight weeks of camp with half-day and full-day options, Monday–Friday, with most themes offered in morning (9 a.m.–12 p.m.) or afternoon (1 p.m.–4 p.m.) sessions and the Silent Stars theme offered only as a full day
• Price: Member: half-day $195/week, full-day $390/week; Non-member: half-day $220/week, full-day $440/week; optional early drop-off and extended pick-up available for an additional weekly or daily fee
Summer Camp at Golden History Museum & Park is a day camp with unique themes for ages 6–8 and 9–12, and camp themes repeat throughout the summer. The camp uses a flexible half-day format, and most families create full-day schedules by selecting both a morning and afternoon theme. There is an average ratio of one teacher for every 12 campers, and campers are supervised at all times by museum staff. Summer Camp at Golden History Museum & Park is described as wildly popular for families in Golden, Arvada, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, and the metro-Denver area, and many options fill during the members-only registration period. Golden History Museum & Park accepts a limited number of Volunteer Junior Summer Camp Aides each summer, who must be at least 13 years old, commit to at least two weeks, and may choose half-day or full-day schedules, with volunteer hours running Monday–Friday from June 1–July 31, 2026. The program uses ACTIVE Class & Camp Manager software for summer registration, ACTIVE Refund is an optional insurance program offered by ACTIVE and not by Golden History Museum & Park, and there is no fee for joining the camp waitlist.
Last updated June 4, 2026.
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