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Summer Camps

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

Nature Explorers Camp • Farms vs. Zombies

Ages 7-10 yrs Discover which plants in the Nature Park and on farms have
special powers to help protect them against invaders! Watch
out for thorns, poisonous plants, toxic berries, and the many
Expand your science knowledge, learn about plants and animals, defenses’ plants have. We'll go berry picking, visit a working farm,
hike 2-5 miles daily, play games, and experience natural areas look for food in the forest, and play zombie games this week.
around our region. Campers will spend four days at the Tualatin Field Trip: Local Farm
Hills Nature Park, with field trips on Wednesdays. Bring lunch, a 7/22-7/26 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17205
full-sized water bottle, two snacks, and a backpack daily. Field Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75
trips are subject to change. A few themes will be repeated twice
over the summer, and camps with the same theme will have the Nature Olympics
same content.
Go for gold in the 2024 Nature Olympics! Long before humans
A $30 deposit option is available for this camp. See the Camp
Deposits and Balances box on page 81 for details. competed in the first Olympics, competition thrived between
animals to survive. Get inspired by nature’s extreme animal
superstars and their amazing adaptions as you participate in the
Jurassic Birds Nature Olympic Games!
How are dinosaurs related to birds? How do birds outsmart other Field Trip: Bonneville Dam and Fish Hatchery
animals and humans? Let’s search the Nature Park to find out 7/29-8/2 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17206
hoo-hoo lives here, conduct scientific bird counts and owl pellet Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75
dissections, and find out which bird behaviors and parts are the
same as their dinosaur relatives. No camp on 6/19. Hot Rocks
Field Trip: Oxbow Regional Park (Thursday)
6/17-6/21 M,T,Th,F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17200 From mountaintops to caves below ground, rocks shape our
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $252 OD: $315 world. We will explore the rock cycle, build our volcanoes, test
rocks and minerals under microscopes, and eat through some
edible geology lessons.
Bug-e-Mon Field Trip: Rice Rock Museum
See how many different species of insects you can catch. Make 8/5-8/9 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17207
your own insect trading cards and battle it out to see which Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75
species can survive.
Field Trip: Tillamook Forest Ocean Odyssey
6/24-6/28 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17201
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75 Join Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and the heroes of Mount Olympus
on a quest to discover the mysteries of the ocean, the water
cycle, and creatures that live in shallow water and the deep sea.
Eco-Science Field Trip: Oswald West Beach
Put on your lab coats and safety goggles because campers will 8/12-8/16 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17208
become scientists in nature this week. Create and conduct mind- Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75
blowing experiments while observing the results. No camp on 7/4
and 7/5. S’more Camping, Please!
Field Trip: No field trip this week
7/1-7/3 M-W 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17202 Let's do all our favorite camping activities! We will set up tents,
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $189 OD: $236.25 tell stories, eat s'mores, learn how to use a compass, and other
wilderness survival skills.
Field Trip: Oxbow Regional Park
Ocean Odyssey 8/19-8/23 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17209
Join Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and the heroes of Mount Olympus Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75
on a quest to discover the mysteries of the ocean, the water
cycle, and creatures that live in shallow water and the deep sea.
Field Trip: Oswald West Beach
7/8- 7/12 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17203
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75

The Wild Side of Art
Nature, with its array of colors, textures, and beauty, has sparked
the creativity of artists for centuries. Share your artistic vision
through various media as we travel to inspiring locations and
observe nature through different lenses.
Field Trip: Wildwood Recreation Site, Mt. Hood Wilderness
7/15-7/19 M-F 8am-5pm 7-10 yrs NP17204
Tualatin Hills Nature Center ID/AP: $315 OD: $393.75

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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