About
Youth Camps offers seasonal day and overnight camps where kids explore, learn, and play in the outdoors. Summer camps are for kids ages 5-11, and Backpacking programs are for 12-14 year olds. Blues Break Camp is offered the week of February 15th and includes winter camp activities such as snowshoe adventures, learning about snow and snow animals, building shelters, and other winter activities.
Programs
- Summer camps — Kids ages 5-11 · Summer 2027 details are available; 10 weeks of camp are offered from June 7th to August 13th.
- Backpacking programs — 12-14 year olds · Offered in addition to summer camp.
- Blues Break Camp — Offered the week of February 15th; registration and scholarships begin to be available in mid-November.
- Winter camp activities — Includes snowshoe adventures, learning about snow and snow animals, building shelters, and other winter activities during Blues Break.
- Seasonal day and overnight camps — Yampatika describes youth camps as seasonal day and overnight camps where kids explore, learn, and play in the outdoors.
- Ski with a Naturalist — Every Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30-2:30pm · Free event; no registration required.
- Snowday Seminars — Monthly, dates TBD · Registration required; locations vary.
- Moonlight Snowshoe Tours — Offered January 22nd, February 20th, and March 22nd; times vary.
- Snowshoe Through History — 21+ only · Offered January 20th, 3:45-5:30pm; registration required.
At a glance
- Ages: 5–14 years old
- Current session: Summer 2027 (Jun 7–Aug 13, 2027); Blues Break (Feb 15–Feb 21, 2027)
About the provider
Yampatika has been around for over 30 years and was established in 1992. Its mission is to inspire environmental stewardship through education. Yampatika was awarded Educator of the Year in 2022 and was voted Best of Boat Youth Programs in 2023. It says its programs reach about 20,000 youth and adults each year on the homepage and about 25,000 youth and adults each year on the About page.
Need-based scholarships are available. All official policies in line with licensing requirements for the State of Colorado are available on the Camp Policies and Waivers page. Teachers and substitute teachers must remain present during Yampatika programming for school programs. Yampatika may take photos as part of its programs.
Last updated November 4, 2026.
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