Featured Camp: Nature Quest Summer Camp

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Welcome to Nature Quest Summer Camp! We are so excited to be setting off on adventures aboard The Nature Bus with your child this summer! Register Now!

Each day will be packed with opportunities for 8-12-year-old campers to observe, experience, and learn about nature. The overall “vibe” of our camp is a peaceful feeling. Camp days are filled with zen-like, relaxing activities to encourage children to use their senses to experience nature in a manner in which naturalists approach the natural world. Our goal is to awe children, inspire a sense of wonder, and develop their naturalist skills. 

Where will we go?

Each day, campers will depart from REI in Town Center, Virginia Beach. We will visit a different nature destination each day, including First Landing State Park, Sandy Bottom Nature Park, Lake Smith/Lake Lawson Natural Area, Kiptopeke State Park, farms, beaches, museums, and many more parks and green spaces! Register Now!

What will we do?

Over the four (4) weeks, planned activities include: hiking; nature scavenger hunt; sensory walk; nature museums; binocular skills; pitch a tent; knot tying; lighthouse visit; dinosaur park; blueberry picking; sunflower painting; animal petting; watercolor painting; seining; eco arts and crafts; planetarium show; sun-printing; botany/plant ID; bird identification; nature journaling; local tree ID; dichotomous key activity; measure a tree; beach visit; swimming; sand sculptures; duck/waterfowl ID; tea party in the forest; shelter building; geocaching; fairy gardens; nature charades; explore different ecosystems; amphibian and reptile ID; water/net play; arboretum; nature meditations; cloud gazing; kite flying; nature board games, and more! Register Now!

In case of rain, we will still have plenty of fun-filled nature activities planned! These include observing clouds from underneath our clear umbrellas, playing nature board games in tents, exploring the Sandy Bottom Nature Center, watercolor painting under covered areas, and camping activities inside yurts.

Nature Quest Summer Camp has been designed with your nature-loving child in mind! Hop-on-board The Nature Bus and journey to different outdoor nature activities and adventures each day.

SESSION DATES (Daily from 9am-3pm) Register Now!

• Session 1: June 26-30, 2023
• Session 2: July 10-14, 2023
• Session 3: July 24-28, 2023
• Session 4: August 7-11, 2023