Awbury Adventures Summer Camp
Explore 56-acres of woodlands, ponds, fields, and our AdventureWoods natural play area at Awbury Arboretum! Unplug and dive into hands-on experiences—learn wilderness skills, forage for edible plants, build shelters, cook over a campfire, and create nature-inspired art. Get to know our animals, play adventurous games, and craft imaginary worlds in a landscape filled with magic and excitement. Awbury’s summer camp is where memories and skills come alive!
Camp scholarships (75% off) and sliding scale fees (40%-60% off) are available to qualifying families in local zip codes. Click the button above to find out more information and to apply for financial aid. Even if a camp is listed as sold out, there may still be scholarship spots left.
Camp Registration will open on February 2, 2026 at 9am.
At that time, the Registration/Parent Portal button will appear on this page.
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Thank you for a wonderful camp summer 2025!
Camp families who join Awbury Arboretum at the Family Level will receive a 5% discount on camp fees and the opportunity to sign up for camp a week before registration opens to the public, so join now to lock in your camp savings and to get a jump on registration!
Ages 5-8
Myth & Magic
Explore the magical side of the arboretum with spells, mythical creatures, enchanted trees, and adventures! Make wands and magic potions! Along the way, hear myths and fairy tales from African, Asian, Native American, and European cultures.
6/15-6/18/26 (no camp on June 19 holiday)
$300 regular registration ($285 members) for 1 week
Farm Friends
An introduction to farms and farm animals for younger children. Learn how plants grow, plant your own seeds, learn about healthy dirt, interact with goats, chickens, and bees, and make simple snacks from farm ingredients.
6/22-6/26/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Forest Creatures
Explore the arboretum looking for native and mythical creatures! Through storytelling, games, and crafts we will let our imaginations lead us on daily adventures. We’ll meet goats, spot fairies, find dragon eggs, get to know tree creatures or find out what lives in our wetlands
6/29-7/10/26
$750 regular registration ($713 members) for 2 weeks
Wildcrafters
What can you make from Nature? Use natural materials to create mandalas, collages, sculptures, paper, natural dyes, toys, and more. The natural world is your toolbox!
7/13-7/17/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Water World
Young campers explore the pond and watercourse and what lives there, play games with water squirters and sprinklers, make boats to sail on the pond, and learn about the importance of water in all life cycles on earth.
7/20-7/24/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Nature Foragers
The natural world will be our creative inspiration for science, art, cooking, and crafts. We will forage for supplies and create things from nature. Some creations will be short-lived, some edible, and some will go home with you at the end of the day.
7/27-8/7/26
$750 regular registration ($713 members) for 2 weeks
Junior Citizen Scientists
What is an animal habitat? How does pollination work? How does the sun help plants grow? What holds bubbles together? Find out about natural processes while exploring the Awbury landscape from pond to meadow to forest grove.
8/10-8/14/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Ages 8-12
Build It!
Calling all engineers. architects, mechanics, and tinkerers! Here is your chance to build structures, machines, and just plain crazy stuff out of natural and manmade objects. We will go into the science and technology behind these constructions, learn about simple machines, and have plenty of free time and a maker space for your own inventions
6/15-6/18/26 (no camp on June 19 holiday)
$300 regular registration ($285 members) for 1 week
Camp Katniss
Learn archery, fire building, shelter construction, camouflaging, campfire cooking and more! Camp culminates with an all-day team competition using your wits and skills. Please sign up for one session only, as this is our most popular camp.
6/15-6/26/26 OR 6/29-7/10/26 (no camp on June 19 holiday)
$750 regular registration ($713 members) for 2 weeks
Native Lands
Learn about the tribes that inhabited the land the arboretum sits on long before European settlers arrived on the continent. Cook the foods they ate, learn archery, make Native American crafts and drums, play Native American games, and read Lenape, Susquehannock, Shawnee and Iroquois myths and legends. Sign up for one or both sessions.
7/6-7/10/26 and 7/13-7/17/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Art & Nature
Using different media, take inspiration from nature as you draw, paint, collage, sculpt, and sketch images, people. animals, and landscapes. The session will culminate in an art exhibition open to all campers.
7/20-7/24/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Farming & Fun
Learn about farming, soil health, composting, nutrition, and cooking with fresh produce and herbs in this camp featuring gardens, crops, goats, chickens, and bees. Plant vegetables, dry herbs for teas, make salves, and learn about honey extraction.
7/27-8/7/26
$750 regular registration ($713 members) for 2 weeks
Ilvermorny Camp of Witchcraft & Wizardry
If you are a fan of that famous boy wizard with the scar, then come learn how to cast magic Spells, how to make Potions, the plants of Herbology, the art of Divination, the care of Magical Creatures, History of Magic, and how to read Ancient Runes! Make magical treats, play Quidditch, duel with wands, and investigate magical mysteries.
7/13-7/24/26
$770 regular registration ($732 members) for 2 weeks
Bug Out
Want to know more about insects and what they do? How do bees communicate where the best nectar is? How do ants build such amazing structures? Why do some insects sting and what makes it hurt so much? What role do insects have in breaking down waste? Get ready to get up close and personal with our six-legged friends (and maybe a spider or centipede or two!), while exploring all the insect habitats of the arboretum.
8/10-8/14/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Ages 10 and up
Outdoor & Wilderness Leadership Skills
Training for CITs. Includes group management, leadership, and conflict management skills, campcraft training, writing résumés, learning the steps of the job application process, practice job interviews, and American Red Cross First Aid/CPR certification. Ages 13-17 only.
6/15-6/26/26 (no camp on June 19 holiday)
$675 regular registration ($641 members) for 2 weeks
Young Urban Farmers
Delve deep into the science of soil health, compost, nutrition, and the joys of urban farming. Learn about regenerative agriculture, biosequestration, and why organic is good for both people and the land. Learn about the care, feeding, and health of farm animals. Make gourmet meals from farm-fresh ingredients. Ages 10-14.
6/29-7/3/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Farm to Table
Use farm fresh ingredients in making culinary creations, refreshing beverages, and farm-related products like soaps, salves, teas, and sachets. Cooking will be taught by chef Gail Hinson, with lessons on how to get the most out of fresh produce. Ages 10-14.
7/6-7/10/26
$375 regular registration ($356 members) for 1 week
Advanced Wilderness Survival
Build matchless fires, whittle a spoon, and learn emergency first aid, orienteering with the sun or a compass, water filtration, advanced plant foraging, and much more! Camp culminates in an optional overnight campout. Ages 10-14.
7/27-8/7/26
$770 regular registration ($732 members) for 2 weeks
Mystery at the Arboretum
Strange things are going on at the Arboretum! Who is responsible? Campers observe, follow clues, interview suspects, and solve the mystery by week’s end. At the same time, learn CSI techniques, evidence gathering, codebreaking, and observation skills. Ages 10-14.
8/10-8/14/26
$375 regular registration ($354 members) for 1 week
Summer Camp FAQ's
What are the dates and times of camp?
Awbury Adventures runs from June 15-August 14, 2026
Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM | With an optional after-camp from 3:30-6:00pm
What age does my child have to be to attend camp?
To attend a camp session, your child must reach the minimum age and not have exceeded the maximum age for that session by Sept 1, 2026
Is there a waitlist for camps at capacity?
If the camp you are registering for is full and you do not qualify for financial aid, your child’s name will automatically be put on a waitlist for that camp. We will contact you as soon as a space becomes available. We will be releasing any unused scholarship slots to the waitlist on April 15. For any questions about waitlists, please email camp@awbury.org.
Does Awbury offer financial aid?
Available for campers who qualify, a full scholarship will give you 75% off the full fee, and sliding scale fees run between 50-60% off. Even if the camp description on this page says “Sold Out,” we may still have reduced fee slots left. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact the Camp Director at camp@awbury.org.
Apply for financial aid here!
Are there benefits for Awbury members?
Members receive 5% off the full camp price and the opportunity to sign up for camp a week before registration opens to the public, so join at the Family Level now to lock in your savings for the summer and to have the opportunity to register early. An email with a link to early registraion will be sent out in late January to all Member Families.
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I can’t believe this is [my daughter’s] last year at Ilvermorny with the “crew.” Your camp, entire space, and all of you!, have literally felt like “coming home” every summer for the past 6+ years…it’s been such a gift! Thank you for everything you do!
Generally my son does not tell me much about his day, but during the weeks he was at Awbury he would come home and excitedly report things that happened without me even asking. He would come home energized, smiling and laughing. My sense is that the counselors cultivated a sense of belonging among campers.
These camps have been so important to my kid’s development over the last several years. Grateful he has the opportunity to grow in such a supportive environment.