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Summer Camps

Tualatin Hills Nature Center • Cooper Mountain Nature Park • Jenkins Estate • Camps - 503-629-6350

Art in Nature Camp • 7-10 yrs Nature’s Magic
We’ll weave our own spells, potions, and stories of magic, dragons,
Unleash your creativity while exploring the wonders of the outdoors! fairies, gnomes and mythical creatures together as we adventure
This camp invites young artists to discover the beauty of nature through our own nature park and some of the most enchanting and
through imaginative, hands-on art projects inspired by the plants, wondrous forests in Oregon.
animals, and landscapes around them. Campers need to bring a snack, Field Trip: Latourell Falls
a bottle of water, and a small backpack each day. Camp meets at the 6/22-6/26 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17202
Tualatin Hills Nature Center. Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $349 OD: $436.25
Creature Creation Wonderful Waterways
Bring creatures to life through art! In this camp, campers will explore a The earth has a limited amount of water that keeps going around and
variety of art mediums to create works inspired by real-life animals and around in the water cycle. Follow a portion of the water cycle through
fantastical creatures from imaginary worlds. No camp on 7/3. the creeks of the Nature Park all the way to the ocean. Learn where
6/29-7/2 M/T/W/TH 9 am-12 pm 7-10 yrs NP17231 rain goes after it falls and the importance of our local wetlands. No
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $172 OD: $215 camp on Friday 7/3.
Field Trip: Ecola State Beach
Sketching Naturally 6/29-7/2 M/T/W/TH 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17203
Get ready for creative adventures! Campers will make their own Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $279 OD: $349
sketchbooks and head out to the park to capture nature scenes and
craft art supplies from natural materials, turning the outdoors into Rocks an Blocks
their own art studio! Dig into the science of geology and learn how rocks and minerals
7/20-7/24 M-F 9 am-12 pm 7-10 yrs NP17232 shape and build our world. Learn how geologists identify real-life rocks
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $215 OD: $268.75 such as cobblestone, obsidian, andesite, and get into creative game
mode as we engineer our own world through rocks and blocks.
Art in the Woods Field Trip: Rice Rock Museum and Vernonia Lake
As campers build temporary art installations throughout the park, they’ll 7/6-7/10 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17204
also explore the landscape and learn to identify the natural materials Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $349 OD: $436.25
they use and discover the connection between art and the environment.
8/17-8/21 M-F 9 am-12 pm 7-10 yrs NP17234 Animal Olympics
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $215 OD: $268.75 Oregon is brimming with Olympians big and small: from high-leaping
frogs to camouflaged moths hiding in plain sight. Learn about the
stickiest, the fastest, and the toughest of the natural world. Use your
Nature Explorers Camp • 7-10 yrs knowledge to develop and test your own gold medal skills!
Field Trip: Oregon Zoo (note: taking public transportation)
Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 7/13-7/17 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17205
2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $349 OD: $436.25
region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park,
with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, Jurassic Birds
two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change.
A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp How are dinosaurs related to birds? How do birds outsmart other
Deposits and Balances box on page 58 for details. animals and humans? Let’s search the Nature Park to find out hoo-hoo
lives here, conduct scientific bird counts and owl pellet dissections, and
find out which bird behaviors and parts are the same as their dinosaur
relatives.
Field Trip: Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
7/20-7/24 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17206
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $349 OD: $436.25
Treasure Hunt
Arrrre ye ready for adventure? Come and learn all the mapping and
orienteering skills needed to be a true nature pirate as we search for
local hidden treasures and tell tales of Oregon's own swashbucklin'
natural history.
S’more Camping, Please! Field Trip: Oswald State Beach
Let's do all our favorite camping activities! We will set up tents, tell 7/27-7/31 M-F 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17207
stories, eat s'mores, learn how to use a compass, and practice other Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $349 OD: $436.25
wilderness survival skills. No camp 6/19.
Field Trip: Champoeg State Park
6/15-6/18 M/T/W/TH 8 am-5 pm 7-10 yrs NP17201
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $279 OD: $349

Fees: ID/AP = User is in district or has paid an out-of-district assessment, OD = Out of district (no assessment paid)
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