Camp

Choose from the following Camp options:

Desert Rainbows
May 28 -31

Camp is FULL. Please call 480 481.8121 to be placed on a wait list.

• For children Ages 4 - 6 / 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. 
  • Members: $130 | General Public: $160

Snacks provided. Campers must bring their own sack lunch.

Description
Explore the startling array of colors of the Sonoran Desert; you will be amazed how many colors you will find. To further heighten the imagination and wonder of camp, we are happy to welcome back Childsplay theatre company. You will never think the desert is ‘just brown’ again!

• Limit: 24 campers per class

Bring on the Birds!
June 3 - 7

• For children ages 7 - 12 / 8:30 - 3:30 p.m. / Register Now
  • Members: $250 / General Public: $310

Snacks provided. Full day campers must bring their own sack lunch.

Description
Join us to discover the fascinating diversity of Arizona birds. Did you know that people come from all over the world to look at birds in Arizona? Learn why birds sing, how they make nests, what they eat, and how far they can fly. To practice your new bird watching skills, we will be joined by a bird expert on a field trip to Gilbert Riparian Preserve. Finally, Liberty Wildlife, a bird rescue organization, will bring some of their rehabilitated education birds to teach us even more!

• Limit: 28 campers per class
  

Insect Investigation
June 10 – 14

• For children ages 7 - 12 / 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. / Register Now
  • Members: $250 / General Public: $310

Snacks provided. Full day campers must bring their own sack lunch.

Description
Investigate the tiny and tough world of insects in this week of camp. Did you know that the Sonoran Desert has the highest number of different types of pollinators of anywhere in the world? This must be a perfect place to study insects! This week of camp has many special guests, including experts on butterflies, bees and ants. Join us and become an expert too!

• Limit: 28 campers per class
  

Wet and Wild Desert
June 17 – 21

• For children ages 7 - 12 / 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. / Register Now
  • Members: $250 / General Public: $310

Snacks provided. Full day campers must bring their own sack lunch.

Description
Splash into the summer by celebrating the wonderful ways of water. We will spend the week learning about where our water comes from, how it cycles through the environment, and how desert creatures survive with limited rainfall. We will cap off this wet and wild week with a trip to the Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center, where the kids will the plants and animals of the Salt River.

• Limit: 28 campers per class