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Register early — camps are limited in size, with two adult leaders, to ensure high quality programming. Receipt of full payment guarantees your space.

Contact Katie Flint to register (928) 774-1442, ext.123 or e-mail

You must check availability first. We do not provide refunds.

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Summer Day Camps : Ages 8–10

The Arboretum’s Summer Adventure Programs: 200 Acres of Environmental Education!

The Arboretum is a great place for children to discover nature in a variety of habitats, including wetlands, forests, cultivated gardens, and meadows. Our Summer Adventure Programs explore not only plants but also birds and other animals. Children embark on a different adventure each week, where they learn about natural habitats, make crafts, play games, and enjoy a snack.

One-day Environmental Education Adventures

• Maximum participants: 12
• Time: 9 AM - 5:00 PM Tuesdays

Dates: See below | Length: 1 day| Leaders: Laurie Altringer & Callie Johns| Cost: $40 members / $45 nonmembers

• June 14: Aquatic Lab
• June 21: Bees, Bats, Birds, and Bugs
• June 28: Reuse It! Trash into Treasure
• July 5: Diggin' Dirt
• July 12: Peek into Plants
• July 19: Nature's Cupboard

Laurie Altringer will lead day-long camps that focus on a different environmental education theme each Tuesday. Children ages 8-10 will conduct scientific experiments, create crafts, and play games as they learn about the flora and fauna of our region.

Science in the Gardens

• Maximum participants: 12
• Time: 9 AM – 4:30 PM each day

Dates: July 25–29 | Length: 5 days | Leaders: Laurie Altringer & Callie Johns| Cost: $200 members / $225 nonmembers

Campers will spend the week exploring the gardens with a focus on science.  They will learn to identify plants and animals, use microscopes, test water quality, etc.  The hands-on science activities will take advantage of the forest, meadow, pond and gardens in over 200-acres. 

Inspired by Nature

• Maximum participants: 12
• Time: 9 AM – 4:30 PM each day

Dates: Aug 1–5 | Length: 5 days | Leaders: Michelle Galloway & Katie Flint | Cost: $200 members / $225 nonmembers

The gardens and wild areas at The Arboretum will be the inspiration for budding musicians and artists.  Michelle Galloway will guide students using the "Keeping Score" program that shows how composers have been inspired by their observations of the natural world.  Katie Flint will work with students to create musical instruments and crafts from items found on The Arboretum’s 200-acres.

This program receives financial support from the Flagstaff P-12 Educational Resources Fund through the Flagstaff Community Foundation.