Fernbank Camps

Fernbank Camps take place at Fernbank, a nonprofit natural history museum, giant screen theater and old-growth forest. The program is part of a museum that is home to the world’s largest dinosaurs, Atlanta’s biggest movie screen, and one of the largest assemblages of urban Piedmont forest in the United States. Fernbank offers outdoor exhibits, walking trails, a canopy walk, native wildlife and nature playgrounds in 75 acres of WildWoods and Fernbank Forest, as well as a Giant Screen Theater with 25-minute and 45-minute movies created for giant screen and IMAX theaters.

• Schedule: Open daily, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Fernbank officially opened its doors in October 1992 and was founded in 1939 to preserve Fernbank Forest as a school in the woods for nature studies. Fernbank’s mission is to ignite a passion for science, nature and human culture through exploration and discovery. Fernbank is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is one of the most popular and iconic cultural attractions in Atlanta. Fernbank is committed to green practices and continues its environmental legacy to protect Fernbank Forest while fulfilling an educational mission to inspire lifelong learning of natural history. Fernbank is not affiliated with Fernbank Science Center, which operates as a division of DeKalb County Schools.

Last updated April 25, 2026.