Nature Day Camps at The Crest
Willow-Witt Ranch, 658 Shale City Road, Ashland, OR 97520
About
Nature Day Camps at The Crest includes playing games, telling stories, hiking, guided hikes, and hands-on activities. Campers spend time adventuring with goats, collecting chicken eggs, studying turtles and birds, making crafts, performing garden tasks, and participating in service learning. A morning snack is provided upon arrival, and campers bring lunch from home.
• Ages: 6–11 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–3:00 pm, offered weekly from June 16, 2025 to August 1, 2025 (seven weeks; Week 3 is a four-day, holiday-prorated session)
• Price: $500 per week, with an early registration rate of $450 per week before June 1, 2025, 11:59 pm; Week 3 is $360 early bird; 10% sibling discount; full payment due 10 days before each camp week; limited full and partial scholarships available; $50 non-refundable deposit at registration
The Crest is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate the integral connection between people and nature. The Crest is based at Willow-Witt Ranch and offers Nature Day Camps on a 445-acre property that includes volcanic geology, wetlands, an organic farm, quiet forests, hiking trails, and a turtle pond. The organic farm produces enough vegetables for every camper to take home two bags of fresh produce per week. Monument Days on Wednesdays are led by Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument interpretive rangers, and campers explore the Monument’s biodiversity and unique geology. Busing is provided to and from camp at three Rogue Valley locations in Medford, Talent, and Ashland, with specific morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off times. More than half of the 1,000 students who attended field trips and summer camp last year received scholarships and cost subsidies through donor support.
Campers are advised to come prepared to get dirty and dress in layers, including a shirt, shorts and/or long pants, good walking shoes or boots, a wide-brimmed hat or baseball cap, and sunscreen. They are asked to bring a backpack with a water bottle, sunscreen, sweatshirt or jacket, a full lunch preferably in zero-waste containers, a snack, a rain jacket if rain is forecast, and a change of clothes including extra socks.
Last updated December 27, 2025.
• Ages: 6–11 years old
• Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 am–3:00 pm, offered weekly from June 16, 2025 to August 1, 2025 (seven weeks; Week 3 is a four-day, holiday-prorated session)
• Price: $500 per week, with an early registration rate of $450 per week before June 1, 2025, 11:59 pm; Week 3 is $360 early bird; 10% sibling discount; full payment due 10 days before each camp week; limited full and partial scholarships available; $50 non-refundable deposit at registration
The Crest is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to cultivate the integral connection between people and nature. The Crest is based at Willow-Witt Ranch and offers Nature Day Camps on a 445-acre property that includes volcanic geology, wetlands, an organic farm, quiet forests, hiking trails, and a turtle pond. The organic farm produces enough vegetables for every camper to take home two bags of fresh produce per week. Monument Days on Wednesdays are led by Friends of Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument interpretive rangers, and campers explore the Monument’s biodiversity and unique geology. Busing is provided to and from camp at three Rogue Valley locations in Medford, Talent, and Ashland, with specific morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off times. More than half of the 1,000 students who attended field trips and summer camp last year received scholarships and cost subsidies through donor support.
Campers are advised to come prepared to get dirty and dress in layers, including a shirt, shorts and/or long pants, good walking shoes or boots, a wide-brimmed hat or baseball cap, and sunscreen. They are asked to bring a backpack with a water bottle, sunscreen, sweatshirt or jacket, a full lunch preferably in zero-waste containers, a snack, a rain jacket if rain is forecast, and a change of clothes including extra socks.
Last updated December 27, 2025.
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