Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes

Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes offers activities such as wilderness survival, archery, fishing, homesteading, blacksmithing, farming, boating, climbing, ceramics, woodworking, rock climbing, role-playing games and RPGs, leadership, expedition travel, mushroom foraging, and learning about wild plants. The program also includes nature skills, homesteading crafts, crafts, outdoor adventure, black ash pack basket crafting, an open forge, and an open archery range.

• Ages: 4–17 years old
• Schedule: Basecamp classes run with drop-off from 9:30–9:45 AM, class time starting at 9:45 AM, and pick-up from 2:15–2:30 PM; Transport options run with drop-off from 8:30–9:00 AM, shuttle and skills starting at 9:00 AM, and pick-up from 3:15–3:30 PM; optional Pre-Camp begins at 7:30 AM and After-Camp runs until 5:30 PM
• Price: $5 All Ages! Open Archery Range

Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes offers award-winning summer camps and programs that include Basecamp (onsite classes) and Transport (offsite adventures), overnight residential outdoor skills camps in Sandy, Oregon, and expeditions to the Oregon Coast, Kauai, and Belize. The program includes Forest Preschool for ages 4–5, Transported After School Outdoors, outdoor homeschool options in SE and West Portland and Sandy, Friday Outdoor School for charter schools with Fridays off, and Leader-in-Training Camps. The Four Guilds—Rangers, Wilders, Mariners, and Artisans—are at the core of Trackers programming, and there are also Open Forge sessions and an Open Archery Range for all ages.

Experienced instructors teach authentic skills, and camp staff are chosen through intensive interviews and background checks. Trackers Earth has been trusted by Portland families for over 20 years and has been a leader in outdoor and craft education since 2004. Its mission is to inspire kids and families outdoors, creating stories and memories, new friendships, wonder, and possibilities within ourselves, between each other, and with the world around us.

Trackers Earth has been voted Best Camp by parents through PDX Parent Magazine, NW Kids Magazine, and Red Tricycle, and has been voted Best After School Classes by parents through PDX Parent Magazine. It has received an award for creative programming from the American Camp Association and has been the winner of best camp with PDX Parent for 10 years. Trackers consults with other outdoor programs and camp organizations to help them improve their own best practices for safety and risk management. School year office hours are Monday–Friday from 10 AM to 4 PM, and summer camp office hours are Monday–Friday from 8 AM to 4 PM, with offices closed on Saturday and Sunday.

Last updated March 28, 2026.