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!
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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.
Ready to join? New families, please create an account through Campwise to register. Returning campers can log into the Parent Portal to reserve their spot.
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!
Ages 5-8
Myth & Magic
Explore the magical side of the arboretum with spells, mythical creatures, enchanted trees, and adventures! Along the way, hear myths and fairy tales from African, Asian, Native American, and European cultures.
When: 6/16-6/20 (no camp on June 19 holiday) SOLD OUT
Cost: $288 regular registration ($274 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.
When: 6/23-6/27 SOLD OUT
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 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.
When: 6/30-7/11 (no camp on July 4 holiday) SOLD OUT
Cost: $648 regular registration ($616 members) for 2 weeks
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. Ages 6-8.
When: 7/14-7/25 SOLD OUT
Cost: $720 regular registration ($684 members) for 2 weeks
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.
When: 7/28-8/1 SOLD OUT
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
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!
When: 8/4-8/8 SOLD OUT
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
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.
When: 8/11-8/15 SOLD OUT
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
Ages 8-12
Camp Katniss
Learn archery, fire building, foraging, shelter building, camouflaging, stealth techniques, self-defense, knot tying, whittling, water collection, campfire cooking and more! The camp culminates with an all-day team competition using your wits and skills.
When: 6/16-6/27 SOLD OUT or 6/30-7/11 SOLD OUT (no camp on June 19 or July 4th holidays)
Cost: $648 regular registration ($616 members) for 2 weeks
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.
When: 6/16-6/27 (no camp on June 19 holiday)
Cost: $648 regular registration ($616 members) for 2 weeks
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.
When: 6/30-7/3 SOLD OUT (no camp on July 4 holiday)
Cost: $288 regular registration ($274 members) for 1 week
Welcome to Wakanda
Enter the magical realm of Wakanda: sharpen your problem-solving skills, learn about the tribes of Wakanda and their corresponding tribes in Africa, draw your own superhero comics, make African-inspired artwork, hunt for vibranium and have adventures!
When: 6/23-6/27
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
Ilvermorny Camp of Witchcraft & Wizardry
If you are a fan of that famous boy wizard with the scar, then come learn magic Spells, Potions, Herbology, Divination, Care of Magical Creatures, History of Magic, and Ancient Runes! Play Quidditch, make magical treats, duel with wands, and investigate magical mysteries.
When: 7/14-7/25 SOLD OUT
Cost: $740 regular registration ($703 members) for 2 weeks
Native Lands
Learn about the tribes that inhabited the arboretum long before European settlers arrived on the continent. Cook the foods they ate, learn archery, make wampum belts and drums, play Native American games, and hear Lenape, Susquehannock, Shawnee, and Iroquois legends and myths.
When: 7/28-8/1 and 8/4-8/8 (sign up for one session or both–each week is different)
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 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.
When: 8/11-8/15
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
Ages 10 and up
Outdoor & Wilderness Leadership Skills (OWLS) Camp
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.
When: 7/7-7/11 SOLD OUT
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
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 such as goats and chickens. Make gourmet meals from farm-fresh ingredients. Ages 10-14.
When: 7/14-7/25
Cost: $720 regular registration ($684 members) for 2 weeks
Advanced Wilderness Survival Skills
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.
When: 7/28-8/8
Cost: $740 regular registration ($703 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 and observation skills. Ages 10-14.
When: 8/11-8/15
Cost: $360 regular registration ($342 members) for 1 week
Summer Camp FAQ's
What are the dates and times of camp?
Awbury Adventures runs from June 16-August 15, 2025
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, 2025
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.
Become a member here!
Our child did Mystery at the Arboretum, which was her favorite week of the whole summer. She loved imagining the premise, searching for clues, interviewing suspects, and doing fun games like lie detection. And she made some good friends!
[Our son] was so excited to go to camp each day. The magic created around Katniss camp was truly amazing. He came home exhausted, dirty and so excited about nature, outside and adventures.
My son had a blast at camp. He really enjoyed his ability to be outside all day, explore the natural environment and have open-ended play time in which he could be a kid. He got filthy dirty every day, he climbed trees for hours, he played imaginatively and creatively and he got an experience not many “city kids” get in their day-to-day lives.