KIDSROCK Summer Camp
UMD Recreational Sports Outdoor Program, Sports & Health Center, 1216 Ordean Court, Duluth, MN 55812
About
KIDSROCK Summer Camp includes activities such as indoor and outdoor rock climbing, bowling, canoeing, swimming, paddle boarding, and non-competitive team sports like soccer, badminton, disc golf, spike ball, and ultimate (frisbee). Campers take part in arts and crafts, puzzle games, talent shows, nature adventures, trail navigation, wilderness trekking, and hands-on water-based experiences. Some sessions also include identifying medicinal plants on a nature hike, compounding ointment, solving pharmacy cases, sifting through streams for insects, digging through dirt, walking in the woods in search of critters, exploring the cosmos in a planetarium, creating studio and graphic design projects using iPads and traditional art materials, and learning climbing skills such as knot tying, harness fit, route finding, mock sport leading, practicing correct falling, rappelling, placing traditional climbing protection, and anchoring concepts, as well as road biking and trail riding.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: RSOP offers nine weeks of KIDSROCK Summer Camp, with UMD KIDSROCK Classic Camps, Classic Plus Camp, Pharm Camp, Sport Camp, Hiking Week, Discover Nature Camp, Cosmic Adventures Camp, “Get Creative” art and design camp, Climbing Camps (beginner and advanced), Biking Camp, and Paddling Camp all running as week-long day or specialty camps, Monday–Friday.
• Price: Classic Camp: $225 M–F; Classic Camp Plus: $225 M–F; Pharm Camp: $250 M–F; Sport Camp: $250 M–F; Hiking Camp: $250 M–F; Discover Nature Camp: $250 M–F; Cosmic Adventure Camp: $250 M–F; Get Creative: Explorations in Art and Design: $250 M–F; Beginners Climbing Camp: $250 M–F; Biking Camp: $250 M–F; Advanced Climbing Camp: $250 M–F.
Registration for KIDSROCK Summer Camp 2026 opens at 9:00am on Tuesday, March 10. Each week of Classic Camp has a theme, such as Color Week, Space Week, or Beach Week, with related activities, projects, special events, and dress-up days, and Classic Plus Camp follows similar activities with more age-appropriate exploration. Pharm Camp focuses on hands-on learning about medicine and pharmacy, Sport Camp focuses on a variety of sports in a non-competitive environment, Hiking Week and Biking Camp focus on firsthand experience, training, knowledge, skills, and practice in trail navigation, wilderness trekking, road biking, and trail riding, and Discover Nature Camp uses nature as the classroom. Cosmic Adventures Camp is guided by astronomy experts and enthusiasts, and “Get Creative” is led by faculty from UMD’s Department of Art & Design, with campers spending at least one morning on iPads and also working with traditional materials in studio areas.
All campers registered for Hiking Week must be able to hike for 20 minutes without stopping and show an understanding of trail safety and etiquette, and all campers registered for Biking Camp must be able to ride for 10 minutes without stopping and show the bike safety skills taught in the first two days before joining longer rides. The registration fee includes all equipment, art supplies, instruction, and a camp T-shirt, while families provide transportation, a bag lunch and snacks, swimsuit and goggles, towel, hat, tennis shoes, and appropriate indoor and outdoor clothing; sturdy, comfortable footwear is required for Hiking Camp. KIDSROCK provides all necessary climbing equipment for Beginners Climbing Camp and some bike equipment for Biking Camp, and any personal climbing or biking gear, including bikes and helmets, must be inspected and approved by a camp counselor before use. As part of the registration packet, families receive camp information such as items to bring, camp rules, maps, itineraries, and participant forms including health and swim forms. Recreational Sports Outdoor Program states a mission to foster active, healthy lifestyles and connections to the natural world, and lists values that include wellness, student development, learning, discovery and adventure, engagement, inclusiveness, sustainability, excellence and high quality service, people, safety and risk management, and enjoyment.
Last updated February 22, 2026.
• Ages: 5–14 years old
• Schedule: RSOP offers nine weeks of KIDSROCK Summer Camp, with UMD KIDSROCK Classic Camps, Classic Plus Camp, Pharm Camp, Sport Camp, Hiking Week, Discover Nature Camp, Cosmic Adventures Camp, “Get Creative” art and design camp, Climbing Camps (beginner and advanced), Biking Camp, and Paddling Camp all running as week-long day or specialty camps, Monday–Friday.
• Price: Classic Camp: $225 M–F; Classic Camp Plus: $225 M–F; Pharm Camp: $250 M–F; Sport Camp: $250 M–F; Hiking Camp: $250 M–F; Discover Nature Camp: $250 M–F; Cosmic Adventure Camp: $250 M–F; Get Creative: Explorations in Art and Design: $250 M–F; Beginners Climbing Camp: $250 M–F; Biking Camp: $250 M–F; Advanced Climbing Camp: $250 M–F.
Registration for KIDSROCK Summer Camp 2026 opens at 9:00am on Tuesday, March 10. Each week of Classic Camp has a theme, such as Color Week, Space Week, or Beach Week, with related activities, projects, special events, and dress-up days, and Classic Plus Camp follows similar activities with more age-appropriate exploration. Pharm Camp focuses on hands-on learning about medicine and pharmacy, Sport Camp focuses on a variety of sports in a non-competitive environment, Hiking Week and Biking Camp focus on firsthand experience, training, knowledge, skills, and practice in trail navigation, wilderness trekking, road biking, and trail riding, and Discover Nature Camp uses nature as the classroom. Cosmic Adventures Camp is guided by astronomy experts and enthusiasts, and “Get Creative” is led by faculty from UMD’s Department of Art & Design, with campers spending at least one morning on iPads and also working with traditional materials in studio areas.
All campers registered for Hiking Week must be able to hike for 20 minutes without stopping and show an understanding of trail safety and etiquette, and all campers registered for Biking Camp must be able to ride for 10 minutes without stopping and show the bike safety skills taught in the first two days before joining longer rides. The registration fee includes all equipment, art supplies, instruction, and a camp T-shirt, while families provide transportation, a bag lunch and snacks, swimsuit and goggles, towel, hat, tennis shoes, and appropriate indoor and outdoor clothing; sturdy, comfortable footwear is required for Hiking Camp. KIDSROCK provides all necessary climbing equipment for Beginners Climbing Camp and some bike equipment for Biking Camp, and any personal climbing or biking gear, including bikes and helmets, must be inspected and approved by a camp counselor before use. As part of the registration packet, families receive camp information such as items to bring, camp rules, maps, itineraries, and participant forms including health and swim forms. Recreational Sports Outdoor Program states a mission to foster active, healthy lifestyles and connections to the natural world, and lists values that include wellness, student development, learning, discovery and adventure, engagement, inclusiveness, sustainability, excellence and high quality service, people, safety and risk management, and enjoyment.
Last updated February 22, 2026.
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