🐝🌿 Nature & Outdoor Summer Camps ~If your kids have been bouncing off the walls… this is your sign 🌞

It’s time to swap screens for sunshine, trade Wi-Fi for wildlife, and let your kids run, explore, climb, splash, and just be kids again 🌲✨

Our Nature & Outdoor Summer Camp Guide is packed with incredible experiences across Colorado—from right here in Colorado Springs to breathtaking mountain adventures. Whether your child is:

🌿 A curious explorer
🪵 A future adventurer
🐾 A wildlife lover
🔥 Or just needs to burn off some serious energy

…there’s a camp here that will spark their imagination and build confidence in ways no screen ever could 💛

From day camps close to home to overnight camps under the stars, these programs are all about hands-on learning, fresh air, and unforgettable moments.

👉 Get ready for muddy shoes, big smiles, and stories they’ll be telling all year long 🐝✨

🌿🐝 NATURE & OUTDOOR CAMPS 2026

Get Outside, Get Dirty, Get Happy 🌞

If your kids are climbing the furniture, digging in the yard, or asking to go outside every five minutes… this is their moment 🙌

Nature and outdoor camps are where screens disappear and curiosity takes over 🌿✨
From hiking trails and creek exploring to wildlife encounters, fishing, survival skills, and mountain adventures—these camps give kids the freedom to run, explore, learn, and just be kids again.

Across Colorado Springs, Monument, Falcon, Castle Rock, and even into the mountains, you’ll find incredible programs designed to build:
💚 Confidence
🌲 Independence
🧭 Real-world skills
🐾 A love for the outdoors that sticks for life

🐝 Buzzy Tip

These camps are some of the FASTEST to fill every year—especially the good ones with animals, water, or adventure elements 👀

🌲🐝 FULL LIST: NATURE & OUTDOOR CAMPS

(Organized by program — covering your full area + best finds)

🌿 COLORADO SPRINGS + LOCAL AREA

📅 June–July 2026

📍 Colorado Springs / Woodland Park
🌲 Catamount Institute Nature Camps
👶 Ages: 5–16
💵 ~$250–$400
📞 (719) 471-0910
🌐 catamountinstitute.org
✨ Hands-on environmental education + outdoor exploration

📅 June 1 – July 31, 2026

📍 Colorado Springs
🦒 Cheyenne Mountain Zoo Camps
👶 Ages: 5–Middle School
💵 ~$250–$400
🌐 cmzoo.org
✨ Animal encounters, nature trails, wildlife education

📅 Weekly All Summer (May–Aug 2026)

📍 Colorado Springs / Monument / Fountain
🏕 YMCA Outdoor Day Camps
👶 Ages: 5–15
💵 $188–$292/week
🌐 ppymca.org
✨ Outdoor play, hiking, nature-based activities

📅 Weekly June–July 2026

📍 Colorado Springs
🌄 Go West Camps (Outdoor Adventure Focus)
👶 Ages: 5–14
💵 ~$300+/session
📞 (719) 357-8872
🌐 gowestcamps.com
✨ Hiking, outdoor skill-building, exploration-based learning

📅 May–August 2026 (Evenings/Weekly Program)

📍 Colorado Springs
🎣 CYO Outdoor CORE Program
👶 Ages: Teens + Parent
💵 ~$300
🌐 coloradoyo.org
✨ Fishing, archery, outdoor survival skills

🌿 DOUGLAS COUNTY / CASTLE ROCK AREA

📅 Summer 2026 (Multiple Weeks)

📍 Morrison / Near Castle Rock
🦕 Dinosaur Ridge Nature Camps
👶 Ages: 5–13
💵 ~$275–$350
🌐 dinoridge.org
✨ Fossils, hiking, environmental science + outdoor fun

🌿 MOUNTAIN + OVERNIGHT ADVENTURE CAMPS (WORTH THE DRIVE 🚗)

📅 June 7 – Aug 10, 2026

📍 Colorado Mountains
🏔 Sanborn Western Camps
👶 Ages: 9–16
💵 ~$3,850–$7,400
🌐 sanbornwesterncamps.com
✨ Backpacking, horseback riding, climbing, canoeing

📅 Summer 2026 (Weekly Sessions)

📍 Front Range / Mountain Locations
🧗 Colorado Mountain Club Youth Camps
👶 Ages: Elementary–Teens
💵 ~$300–$600
🌐 cmc.org
✨ Rock climbing, hiking, wilderness survival