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High Desert Museum Summer Kids Camp offers sessions built around specific themes such as Eye Spy, I Lava Volcanoes, Tiny Worlds, Many Mini Mammals, and High Flyers. Summer Kids Camp is for incoming 1st graders, 2nd graders, and 3rd–5th graders, and there are no options for children entering kindergarten. Registration is through a lottery system, and the camp follows Bend La Pine school requirements that students who are six years old on or before September 1 may enroll in first grade.
• Ages: 6–11 years old
• Schedule: Most camps run 9:00 am – 3:00 pm with a flexible dropoff window from 8:30 am – 9:00 am, and extended care is offered from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm; there are five-day, four-day, and three-day camps, and registration is handled through a lottery with specific opening and closing dates.
• Price: 5-day camps: $350, $425 with extended care; 4-day camps: $280, $340 with extended care; 3-day camps: $210, $255 with extended care; members receive a 10% discount on summer kids camps.
The Summer Camp Cancellation Policy includes tiered refunds depending on the cancellation date and allows a 100% refund if the spot is transferred to someone in the same grade level after they register, and refunds are not given for partial or unattended days. If the High Desert Museum cancels the program for any reason, participants receive a full refund.
The High Desert Museum has been inspiring families since 1982. Through its exploration of the High Desert, the Museum states that it cultivates a world where people and the landscape thrive together and that it “wildly excites and responsibly teaches through innovative, interdisciplinary experiences, creating connection to and dialogue about the High Desert.” The Museum was named one of six recipients of the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The Institute of Museum and Library Services recognized the Museum for providing dynamic programming and services through community outreach and for working to create programs that offer rich educational programming and expand museum access.
The Museum’s leadership includes Executive Director Dana Whitelaw and Board Chair Sharon Gueck. Other board officers are Collections Chair Bobby Brunoe, Development Chair Ali Dietz, Finance Chair Jim Campbell, Governance Chair Josh Newton, and Secretary Romy Mortensen. Museum Board members are Dave Baiocchi, Katherine Bloomfield, Tucker Bounds, Carson Campbell, Kathryn Collins, J. Ned Dempsey, Bart Eberwein, Michael Fardella, Mary Faulkner, Nancy Fischer, Lisa Hale, Maria Hall, Andy Jordan, Connie Kearney, Cameron Kerr, John Lewis, Nelson Mathews, Julie Miller, Mimmo Rosati, Steve Shropshire, Susan Skalski, Justin Snyder, Phyllis Swindells, Terry Valeski, Christine Vernier, Jennifer Weddle, Leslie Weldon, and Billy Williams, and Life Trustees are Michael P. Hollern and Tom Triplett.
Last updated December 27, 2025.
• Ages: 6–11 years old
• Schedule: Most camps run 9:00 am – 3:00 pm with a flexible dropoff window from 8:30 am – 9:00 am, and extended care is offered from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm; there are five-day, four-day, and three-day camps, and registration is handled through a lottery with specific opening and closing dates.
• Price: 5-day camps: $350, $425 with extended care; 4-day camps: $280, $340 with extended care; 3-day camps: $210, $255 with extended care; members receive a 10% discount on summer kids camps.
The Summer Camp Cancellation Policy includes tiered refunds depending on the cancellation date and allows a 100% refund if the spot is transferred to someone in the same grade level after they register, and refunds are not given for partial or unattended days. If the High Desert Museum cancels the program for any reason, participants receive a full refund.
The High Desert Museum has been inspiring families since 1982. Through its exploration of the High Desert, the Museum states that it cultivates a world where people and the landscape thrive together and that it “wildly excites and responsibly teaches through innovative, interdisciplinary experiences, creating connection to and dialogue about the High Desert.” The Museum was named one of six recipients of the 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries that make significant and exceptional contributions to their communities. The Institute of Museum and Library Services recognized the Museum for providing dynamic programming and services through community outreach and for working to create programs that offer rich educational programming and expand museum access.
The Museum’s leadership includes Executive Director Dana Whitelaw and Board Chair Sharon Gueck. Other board officers are Collections Chair Bobby Brunoe, Development Chair Ali Dietz, Finance Chair Jim Campbell, Governance Chair Josh Newton, and Secretary Romy Mortensen. Museum Board members are Dave Baiocchi, Katherine Bloomfield, Tucker Bounds, Carson Campbell, Kathryn Collins, J. Ned Dempsey, Bart Eberwein, Michael Fardella, Mary Faulkner, Nancy Fischer, Lisa Hale, Maria Hall, Andy Jordan, Connie Kearney, Cameron Kerr, John Lewis, Nelson Mathews, Julie Miller, Mimmo Rosati, Steve Shropshire, Susan Skalski, Justin Snyder, Phyllis Swindells, Terry Valeski, Christine Vernier, Jennifer Weddle, Leslie Weldon, and Billy Williams, and Life Trustees are Michael P. Hollern and Tom Triplett.
Last updated December 27, 2025.
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