SWIFTS Nature Camp
Bird Alliance of Oregon Wildlife Sanctuary, 5151 Northwest Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97210
About
SWIFTS Nature Camp offers nature-based adventures that include art, science, hiking, games, birding, wildcrafting, specimen investigations, art projects, experiments, and nature exploration. Campers take part in week-long camps, including three-week SWIFTS Nature Camp tracks where sessions 1, 2, and 3 are all the same camp. The program also includes an overnight Redwoods camp running Sunday through Friday and an immersive birding adventure across the region for grades 9–12 called Science in the Wild.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Week-long camps with 10 weeks of sessions offered in summer, plus one Sunday–Friday overnight Redwoods session
• Price: Aftercare pricing: Monday–Thursday (3:00–5:30) – $60.00; Friday only (2:00–5:30) – $25; Monday–Friday – $75. An aftercare fee of $25 is charged for any child picked up after 3:15 p.m. (Monday–Thursday) and 1:30 p.m. (Fridays).
Camps are led by expert educators. The program follows a holistic, student-directed approach where learning unfolds from each student’s personal passions and interests in the natural world, and it emphasizes a culture of care and respect for each other and the Earth through teamwork and big belly laughs. Campers have chances to express themselves through art, poetry, skits, and conservation action, and to work on skills and crafts that build competence and self-reliance in the outdoors. SWIFTS Nature Camp offers sliding scale pricing options with Standard or Pay It Forward rate guidelines, and aftercare requires pre-registration and has limited space. The website for the program can be viewed in multiple languages through a Select Language drop-down menu. Bird Alliance of Oregon, which runs the camp, engages the community through volunteering to clear trails, submitting comments to local leaders about the environment, building Backyard Habitat for native birds and pollinators, attending Nature Night events, participating in community science, and joining more than 5,000 properties in the Metro Area that are restoring habitat through the Backyard Habitat Certification Program.
Last updated March 30, 2026.
• Ages: 6–17 years old
• Schedule: Week-long camps with 10 weeks of sessions offered in summer, plus one Sunday–Friday overnight Redwoods session
• Price: Aftercare pricing: Monday–Thursday (3:00–5:30) – $60.00; Friday only (2:00–5:30) – $25; Monday–Friday – $75. An aftercare fee of $25 is charged for any child picked up after 3:15 p.m. (Monday–Thursday) and 1:30 p.m. (Fridays).
Camps are led by expert educators. The program follows a holistic, student-directed approach where learning unfolds from each student’s personal passions and interests in the natural world, and it emphasizes a culture of care and respect for each other and the Earth through teamwork and big belly laughs. Campers have chances to express themselves through art, poetry, skits, and conservation action, and to work on skills and crafts that build competence and self-reliance in the outdoors. SWIFTS Nature Camp offers sliding scale pricing options with Standard or Pay It Forward rate guidelines, and aftercare requires pre-registration and has limited space. The website for the program can be viewed in multiple languages through a Select Language drop-down menu. Bird Alliance of Oregon, which runs the camp, engages the community through volunteering to clear trails, submitting comments to local leaders about the environment, building Backyard Habitat for native birds and pollinators, attending Nature Night events, participating in community science, and joining more than 5,000 properties in the Metro Area that are restoring habitat through the Backyard Habitat Certification Program.
Last updated March 30, 2026.
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