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Details: Nature Explorers Camps are a great way to make new friends and have fun while discovering nature. Expand your knowledge of science, learn about plants and animals, and hike two to five miles daily. Bring a lunch, drinking water, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Dress for the weather. Camps are held at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center. Let's get out and enjoy the great outdoors together! We'll explore nature, track and journal the local wildlife we see and get dirty playing out in the great outdoors!

Notes: Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit). Within 14 days, refunds are available only in extraordinary circumstances with approval from the center supervisor. Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year. Campers need to dress for the weather and bring a snack, a water bottle and a small backpack each day. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded. Camp meets at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center, 15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton.

Details: Nature Day-off camps are a great way to make new friends and have fun while discovering nature. Expand your knowledge of science, learn about plants and animals, and hike two to five miles daily. Bring a lunch, drinking water, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Dress for the weather. Camps are held at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center. View nature from the perspective of an artist. Learn about the elements of art including textures and form, while gathering inspiration and materials from the natural world. Apply our observations in the assembling of your artistic creation.

Notes: Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit). Within 14 days, refunds are available only in extraordinary circumstances with approval from the center supervisor. Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year. Campers need to dress for the weather and bring a snack, a water bottle and a small backpack each day. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded. Camp meets at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center, 15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton.

Details: Nature Day-off camps are a great way to make new friends and have fun while discovering nature. Expand your knowledge of science, learn about plants and animals, and hike two to five miles daily. Bring a lunch, drinking water, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Dress for the weather. Camps are held at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center. The wetlands are full in the spring! Search for animals that live in and around the wetland. Investigate the different body parts and behaviors that help aquatic plants and animals live in a wet environment.

Notes: Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit). Within 14 days, refunds are available only in extraordinary circumstances with approval from the center supervisor. Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year. Campers need to dress for the weather and bring a snack, a water bottle and a small backpack each day. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded. Camp meets at the Tualatin Hills Nature Center, 15655 SW Millikan Way, Beaverton.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. Let's do all our favorite camping activities! We will set up tents, tell stories, eat s'mores, learn how to use a compass, and practice other wilderness survival skills. No camp 6/19. Field Trip: Champoeg State Park

Notes: No camp on 6/19. Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. We’ll weave our own spells, potions, and stories of magic, dragons, fairies, gnomes and mythical creatures together as we adventure through our own nature park and some of the most enchanting and wondrous forests in Oregon. Field Trip: Wahclella Falls

Notes: Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp Deposits and Balances at thprd.org for details. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. The earth has a limited amount of water that keeps going around and around in the water cycle. Follow a portion of the water cycle through the creeks of the Nature Park all the way to the ocean. Learn where rain goes after it falls and the importance of our local wetlands. No camp on Friday 7/3. Field Trip: Ecola State Beach

Notes: No camp on Friday 7/3. Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Field Trip: Ecola State Beach Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp Deposits and Balances page at thprd.org for details. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. Dig into the science of geology and learn how rocks and minerals shape and build our world. Learn how geologists identify real-life rocks such as cobblestone, obsidian, andesite, and get into creative game mode as we engineer our own world through rocks and blocks. Field Trip: Rice Rock Museum and Vernonia Lake

Notes: Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Field Trip: Rice Rock Museum and Vernonia Lake Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp Deposits and Balances at thprd.org for details. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. 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 knowledge to develop and test your own gold medal skills! Field Trip: Oregon Zoo (note: taking public transportation)

Notes: Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Field Trip: Oregon Zoo (note: taking public transportation) Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp Deposits and Balances at thprd.org for details. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. How are dinosaurs related to birds? How do birds outsmart other 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

Notes: Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Field Trip: Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp Deposits and Balances at thprd.org for details. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.

Details: Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field trips are subject to change. 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. Field Trip: Oswald State Beach

Notes: Campers need to bring lunch, water bottle, two snacks and a backpack daily. Field Trip: Oswald State Beach Camp handbook can be found at http://www.thprd.org/activities/nature/nature-camps. A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp Deposits and Balances at thprd.org for details. Cancellations made at least 14 days before the start date will be refunded (minus deposit.) All camp balances are due 14 days before the start of each camp by 5 pm. An individual’s space in camp will be forfeited automatically if the balance is not paid by the two-week prior deadline. Emergency Contact and Medical Information must be completed before attending this program. Please update each year.