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Youth Camps

our mission

Connect with nature, build friendships, and have a blast

Explore the great outdoors and let your love of nature bloom with GARNA’s summer nature camps! Join GARNA instructors as we invite campers to explore public lands in the Upper Arkansas Valley. Campers will hike mountain trails, collect bugs in streams, experiment, journal and much more while appreciating the joys of nature. Middle school students – we hope you’ll join us for Stream Explorers with Trout Unlimited! Learn the basics of fly fishing and conduct experiments to learn about your watershed.
Youth posting by nature collection tote

Programs Available

Nature Camps

Ages: 5 – 10 years old

Days: 9am-4pm, M-Th

Cost: $240

Scholarships are available – contact Cat at programs@garna.org for the application.

*GARNA Family Memberships get priority registration and early bird discount.*

Buena Vista

2024 Dates
Session 1: June 10-13
Session 2: June 24-27
Session 3: July 15-18

Salida

2024 Dates
Session 1: June 3-6
Session 2: June 17-20
Session 3: July 8-11

Youth sitting mountainside listening to guide

Camp GARNA

Rising 5th-8th graders

NEW Summer Friday Program for Middle Schoolers! (Incoming 5th-8th Grade)

 $65/day (10% discount for all 5)

Program will start May 31 and meet every other Friday, with a capstone overnight camping trip on August 9

Garna Environmental Education youth stream explorers

Stream Emplorers Unlimited

Rising 5th-8th graders

4-Day program where students learn stream ecology and fly fishing skills. FREE

2024 Dates announced early summer

Program runs in the early fall (before school starts in BV and on Fridays in Sept for Salida.)

Creating a community that is educated about place.

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