Let’s Get Out Explorers Camp
Explorer Camp is a full-day outdoor day camp for kids ages 6-10 and is based at Great River in Mosier, Oregon. Children enjoy a fully immersed week in the forest. Each week campers enjoy a fully immersed week in the forest and get to play in our Tree Park, create in our Forest Art Studio, and build skills at our archery range.
In addition, in each session, children will play nature-based group games while we cultivate a sense of curiosity and wonder in our youngest campers and contribute to our community by participating in a stewardship project. Our days at camp are created with children’s unique sense of wonder in mind.
Each day follows a theme for the week and includes time to explore, drop into creative deep play, move bodies, and quiet time to rest, read stories, and create art.
2025 Explorer Offerings
Cancellation Policy: You may cancel 4 weeks in advance and receive a refund minus a $50 administration fee. Within 4 weeks of the start of camp, we do not offer refunds. Thank you for your understanding.
Session 1 Explorer Camp: Survive
June 23 - 26 9:00 - 3:30 pm Ages 6-10 $360
What do we need to survive? This week we will explore what different creatures need to survive. We’ll learn essential outdoor skills as well as emphasize mental and emotional resilience. We’ll build cozy shelters, look for wild foods, learn how to build fires, work as a team, and problem-solve. Of course, we pepper in lots of play in our Tree Park and enjoy free choice time, archery, and craft projects in our forest classrooms.
Session 2 Explorer Camp: Community
June 30 - July 3 9:00 - 3:30 pm Ages 6-10 $360
This week we encourage campers to explore the importance of community by engaging in group activities, and games that require teamwork, communication, and mutual support. We use play and our forest environment to highlight how people, animals, and ecosystems work together to form a healthy, thriving community. While we focus on our theme we always make time for free play at the Tree Park, art projects, archery, and chill time under the trees in hammocks.
Session 3 Explorer Camp: Play
July 7 - 10 9:00 - 3:30 pm Ages 6-10 $360
It’s summer, let’s PLAY! This week we celebrate the joy of nature through free play and outdoor games. Activities include a nature-themed obstacle course, scavenger hunts and capture the flag. We’ll create art in our forest classrooms, practice archery, and play in the Tree Park.
Session 4 Explorer Camp: Journey
July 14 - 17 9:00 - 3:30 pm Ages 6-10 $360
Let’s explore! This week we discover our 300-acre forest park at Great River through travel and movement. We’ll build and decorate our own walking sticks, create maps, pack snacks, and hit the trail. Our journey week will be active but still have room for free play in our Tree Park, archery at our forest archery range, quiet time in the hammocks, and arts and crafts in our forest classrooms.
Session 5 Explorer Camp: Create
July 21 - 24 9:00 - 3:30 pm Ages 6-10 $360
Our Create week encourages campers to express their creativity using natural materials—building sculptures, making forest crafts, and designing nature-inspired art projects. We’ll work together in groups and also have time for individual projects. Our week will also include practicing archery in our forest archery range, free play in our Tree Park, and quiet time in the hammocks.
*Please choose dates carefully. A $50 cancellation fee applies.
**We will be offering a limited number of seats on our shuttle. Please sign up for our shuttle service separately. Scroll down below to register.
Registration for 2025 opens February 15 at 10:00 am PST.
Shuttle Service
We are offering 10 spaces in our shuttle for each session. Pick up and drop off will be next to the Hood River DMV office at the marina.
Join the waitlist
Did you miss the class you wanted? Enter your email to get added to the Explorer waitlist. We often have movement in our registration lists as we get closer to summer.