Wilderness Survival Club: Let your child discover the skills they could need in a true wilderness setting. Each session will include a hike and exploration time before focusing on a different survival skill. Topics include learning to make fire, identify and harvest wild plants, tie knots and build shelters, and create fun and practical items like tools and rope.
Forts n’ Fun Club: Let your child’s imagination run wild! Your child will go on a hike to a wilderness classroom where they can play games, build forts, and discover nature in a safe open environment. This unstructured time encourages creativity, independence, friendship and outdoor fun, allowing children to create their own adventures in the wilderness.
Junior Wildlife Biologists Club: Discover the secrets of wildlife like a true scientist! In our kids' club, you'll investigate animal tracks and scat, analyze fascinating biofacts, and identify local species. Dive into hands-on fieldwork and research, exploring the amazing adaptations and behaviors of the creatures in our natural world!
Discovery Day: To protect wild places, kids must first learn to love them. Discovery Days at Backcountry Base Camp let children explore the wonders of the Backcountry Wilderness Area. Each program provides an ideal introduction to the wild outdoors where children will either practice fort building or learn survival skills, depending on the month’s theme.
Astronomy Night: Parents, enjoy a night out after you drop the kids off at Base Camp for a fun astronomy program! Send your kiddo with a picnic dinner and all their questions about the night sky. We'll play games and have a summer treat before an astronomy viewing where we’ll identify constellations and explore their origin stories.
Creatures of the Night: Pack a picnic dinner to eat as you get to know about local wildlife that comes out after hours. We'll get to know about some nocturnal creatures and test your nocturnal know-how before we head out for a night hike filled with fun activities and games that will immerse you in the nighttime world of animals.
Wild Summer: Give your kids a summer night like the ones you remember! After enjoying their packed picnic dinner by the campfire (pending fire restrictions), we'll be playing nighttime games (flashlight tag, capture the flag, etc.), fort building, and top the evening off with a summer treat!