Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center

Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center offers day camps with nature awareness, crafts, and basic survival skills. It also offers weekend camps, primitive survival camps with debris shelter building, fire making, and animal tracking, homeschool camps, horsemanship activities, field trips, and building workshops. Specialized summer camps are offered for established groups such as scout troops, homeschool co-ops, church groups, and family gatherings.

Programs

• Specialized Summer Camps — Tailored to established groups such as scout troops, homeschool co-ops, church groups, and family gatherings.
• Day Camps — Single day outdoor learning with activities like nature awareness, crafts, and basic survival skills.
• Weekend Camps — Full weekend outdoor adventure and camping.
• Primitive Survival Camps — Hands-on wilderness skills including debris shelter building, fire making, and animal tracking.
• Summer Camps — Immersive multi-day adventures and engaging day programs.
• Homeschool Camps — Daytime programs tailored specifically for homeschoolers.
• Horsemanship Activities — Beginner day camps, monthly Horse Club, and advanced overnight trail rides.
• Field Trips — Customized educational outdoor excursions.
• Building Workshops — Hands-on crafting and construction skills in a rustic outdoor setting.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• General schedule: Summer camp sessions run from Memorial Day through July 4th. Specialized summer camps are offered as day and weekend camps.
• Facility hours: Mon - Sun 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Mon - Sun 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

About the provider

Camp Tonkawa Outdoor Learning Center was established in 2002 and has over 20 years of experience. Its mission is to reconnect people with the earth through experiential outdoor education.

All camps require a minimum number of attendees and each camp also has a maximum number of participants. Specialized summer camps are created for established groups and may involve group volunteers covering cooking, supervision, first aid, and such.

Last updated October 31, 2026.