Trace the route your food follows from our fields to your fork! Prepare fresh recipes with ingredients harvested directly out of the gardens and from the farm. Become stewards of the land as you learn what it takes to grow fruits and vegetables, and discover how milk, honey and other food make it to your dinner plate. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Are you new to the idea of summer camp? Have you ever wondered how to introduce your child to summer camp? Focus will be to have first time campers all together, building new friendships and exploring parks to increase confidence outdoors. We will experience some classic camp activities like building forts, meeting nature center animals and playing games to make new friends.

Extended care available for an additional $48; drop-off begins at 8:30 AM and pick-up ends at 5 PM. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Join the Outdoor Recreation School for a summer camp focused on fishing and other fun recreation activities! Spend time each day learning about fishing equipment, how to safely handle a pole and a fish, tie knots and cast your line. Try awesome recreation activities such as canoeing, geocaching, archery, slacklining and more.  

Equipment provided. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Join the Outdoor Recreation School for a summer camp focused on fishing and other fun recreation activities! Spend time each day learning about fishing equipment, how to safely handle a pole and a fish, tie knots and cast your line. Try awesome recreation activities such as canoeing, geocaching, archery, slacklining and more.

Equipment provided. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Discover the hidden world of Lowry’s bugs! Learn about Minnesota insects large and small, explore wild places to see them up close and gain a new appreciation for why the world needs bugs. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Discover the hidden world of Lowry’s bugs! Learn about Minnesota insects large and small, explore wild places to see them up close and gain a new appreciation for why the world needs bugs. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Learn the basics of fly fishing equipment, casting skills, knot–tying, how to match the hatch, reading the water and fly presentation. Join Outdoor Recreation School instructors while you develop fly fishing skills, explore methods and watch demonstrations by professionals in the industry. Fishing equipment provided.

Transportation to specific fishing locations will be provided by Outdoor Recreation School staff during camp hours. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Learn the basics of fly fishing equipment, casting skills, knot–tying, how to match the hatch, reading the water and fly presentation. Join Outdoor Recreation School instructors while you develop fly fishing skills, explore methods and watch demonstrations by professionals in the industry. Fishing equipment provided.  

This camp will take place at two parks: Silverwood Park and Fish Lake Regional Park. Parents are responsible for drop-off and pick-up on each day of camp at one of the locations listed above. These locations will be communicated in the pre-camp email. Transportation will be provided to specific fishing locations by Outdoor Recreation School staff during camp hours. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Learn the basics of fly fishing equipment, casting skills, knot-tying, how to match the hatch, reading the water and fly presentation. Join Outdoor Recreation School instructors while you develop other fly fishing skills, explore methods and watch demonstrations by professionals in the industry. Visit two parks, Bryant Lake Regional Park and Hyland Lake Park Reserve. Equipment provided.  

Parents are responsible for drop-off and pick-up on each day of camp at one of the locations listed above. These locations will be communicated in the pre-camp email. Transportation will be provided to specific fishing locations by Outdoor Recreation School staff during camp hours. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Join us for a week of campfire cooking, creative fire making and epic fort building! Every day we will practice a new way to make fire, cook up a scrumptious campfire dish and build cool forts in the woods. We will also take time to experience other camp favorites like archery, pond exploring and crafts. Finish the week with a great campfire cookoff.  

Extended care available for an additional $48; drop-off begins at 8 AM and pick-up ends at 5 PM. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Come join our Forest Fellowship of Adventurers, tasked with helping those in need in our many lands. Journey to a fantastical realm where you can talk to the trees, meet magical creatures like elves or dwarves, and maybe even stumble upon a quest. Registration required by two weeks prior.

Learn skills to be comfortable outdoors; we’ll build different kinds of forts, practice making fire in several ways and cook over the fire. Practice reading a map, explore the river and meet some forest animal neighbors. Registration required by two weeks prior.