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.
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.*
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
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.)
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