Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes

Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes offers activities such as archery, wilderness survival, farming, fishing, boating, rock climbing, climbing, role-playing games (RPGs), blacksmithing, pottery, ceramics, woodworking, homesteading, and nature awareness skills. The program also includes crafts, games, foraging, mushroom foraging, learning about wild plants, and an open archery range, along with specific options like a 1-day blacksmithing class, a 9-month blacksmithing intensive, a 1-day wilderness survival class, and a 9-month wilderness survival intensive.

• Ages: 4–18 years old
• Schedule: Options include onsite Basecamp classes during the day, transport programs with outdoor expeditions, and overnight camps, with Pre-Camp available from 7:30 AM and After-Camp available until 5:30 PM.
• Price: $5 All Ages! Open Archery Range is the place to sharpen your skills, meet other enthusiasts, and loose arrows for an evening.

Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes offers programs that include single-day or week-long experiences, apprenticeships, and year-long courses, as well as a Forest Preschool for ages 4–5, Outdoor Homeschool options, and a Friday Outdoor School for charter schools with Fridays off. The program is organized around four guilds called the Rangers Guild, Wilders Guild, Mariners Guild, and Artisans Guild, and also offers free all-ages Trackers Skills Night and an open archery range open to all ages.

Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes has been trusted by Portland families for over 20 years and describes itself as leaders in outdoor and craft education since 2004. Trackers states that it is a team of expert educators and a community, and a family organization with many different kinds of families working side-by-side. Experienced instructors teach authentic skills, and camp staff are chosen through intensive interviews and background checks, with Trackers cultivating experienced and mature staff that allow them to teach real skills and respect for the land.

The mission of Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes 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 describes its overnight camps as “Summers of real camping in the foothills of Mt. Hood” and states that “Trackers does more in a day of camp than most camps do all summer!” Trackers teaches what it calls old-school outdoor and nature awareness skills and emphasizes standards of risk management for outdoor camps and programs, stating that it sets the standard of safety for outdoor camps in Oregon and beyond.

Trackers Earth Portland Youth Camps & Classes has received multiple recognitions, including being a winner of Best Camp with PDX Parent for 10 years. Its camps and outdoor programs have been voted Best Camp by parents through PDX Parent Magazine, NW Kids Magazine, and Red Tricycle, voted Best After School Classes by parents through PDX Parent Magazine, and have received an award for creative programming by the American Camp Association. Trackers consults with other outdoor programs and camp organizations, helping them improve their own best practices for safety and risk management, and hosts Trackers Skills Night as a time for families and friends to learn outdoor skills with potluck, music, and community connection.

Last updated June 27, 2026.