Summer 2024 camp registration is now open! Use the links below to register.
Since 2000, NRNC has hosted numerous summer day camps at Luhr Beach. Led by the Education and Outreach Coordinator, Camp Assistant, and volunteers, these camps are designed to connect students entering grades 2nd-7th with nature through a hands-on, inquiry-based science program. Each 4-day camp enrolls 14 campers.
Our summer camps emphasize basic science concepts through engaging activities, educational games, and free time on the beach. In addition to the NRNC core curriculum, new elements are introduced each year. These include guest speakers and innovative activities. Past presentations have focused on the geology of sand/mud, nature journaling, salmon life cycle and habitat, prey/predator relationships, dogfish dissection, and much more. Many campers return year after year to build on and refresh what they experienced the previous summer.
2024 Classic Beach Camp Dates
Please note: camps are for rising 2nd-3rd graders, rising 4th-5th graders, or rising 6th-7th graders. There are 14 campers per group. The activities and content are the same for both weeks of each grade level.
July 8-11, 4th-5th grade; Register Here: [Camp full, email anna@nisquallyestuary to be added to the waitlist.]
July 16-19, 2nd-3rd grade; Register Here: https://nrnc995.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=4458&
July 22-25, 6th-7th grade, Register Here: https://nrnc995.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=4473&
August 5-8, 2nd-3rd grade, Register Here: https://nrnc995.app.neoncrm.com/event.jsp?event=4463&
August 19-22, 4th-5th grade, Register Here: [Camp full, email anna@nisquallyestuary to be added to the waitlist.]
2024 Summer Camp Scholarship Application: https://forms.gle/Q8nDPovpEXCTxH1FA
2024 Classic Beach Camp Hours and Costs
All Classic Beach Camps are 4 days (NEW this year!), 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, with early check-in starting at 8:30 am. Check your camper into camp anytime between 8:30 and 9:00 am at no extra cost.
$275 for NRNC Members (must have a household membership or greater)- Member login
$300 for general public
You may notice we are charging slightly more for our camps this year than in 2023. This is because we are expanding our program from three days to four! We are not charging more per hour of camp than we have in years past. It is part of our mission to be accessible to students of all financial backgrounds. Need-based financial aid is available. You must register for a camp session and fill out NRNC’s scholarship application.
2024 Summer Camp Scholarship Application: https://forms.gle/Q8nDPovpEXCTxH1FA
Click here for more detailed camp information and answers to FAQs
We look forward to seeing you for our summer camps! If you have any questions, please contact the NRNC Education and Outreach Coordinator, at anna@nisquallyestuary.org.