Summer Nature Day CampCalendar & Registration – Nature Center, Hiking Trails, Summer Break Camping, Outdoor Activities in Tenafly NJ

2025 Summer Nature Day Camp Calendar & Registration

Use the grade your child is entering next September to determine their age group. Questions about registering?

Please email the Camp Director

Chipmunks

Chipmunks are our youngest camp group. Children entering Pre-K (minimum age 4) and Kindergarten. Chipmunks will have introductory experiences to the natural world by going on short hikes, using their senses, and interacting with their peers. Their camp group is in our Chipmunk Clubhouse next to the Aviary and right across from the restrooms. 14 children with two adult professional educators. Campers must be bathroom independent. For the safety of staff and campers, TNC staff do not go into bathrooms
with campers.

Snapping Turtles

Snapping Turtles are our middle camp group. Children entering 1st-3rd grade. Snapping Turtles roam the trails exploring anywhere they can reach. Their camp group is in our large covered pavilion! Snapping Turtles have the best access to chalk murals and enjoying the picnic tables. 18 children with two adults professional educators.

Coyotes

Coyotes are our older camp group. Children entering 4th-6th grade. Coyotes dive head first into more challenging topics and hiking trails. They claim the campfire ring as their home base, tucked into the woods. 18 children with two adult professional educators.

7th & 8th Grade Jr. CIT Program

Part camper and part helper, Jr. CITs will be put with our youngest campers and assist the counselors. They will gain confidence, learn the ins and outs of working with children, and enjoy all of the same camp fun by hiking, making crafts, and meeting our animal ambassadors.

Please choose the camp theme below and it will take you to the registration page with more information.

June - August

Grade Entering September 2025	Chipmunks: Pre-K/K (minimum age 4)	Snapping Turtles: 1st-3rd Grade	Coyotes: 4th-6th Grade	7th & 8th Grade Jr. CIT
June 23–27	Watch Out, Weather!	Weather Weirdness – Full (Waitlist Available)	Stirring up a Storm	Week 1
June 30–July 3 (no camp July 4th)	World of Wildlife	Save Our Species – Full (Waitlist Available)	Empowering Future Naturalists	Week 2
July 7-11	Creepy Crawly Critters	Wet and Wild – Full (Waitlist Available)	Cold Blooded Creatures	Week 3
July 14-18	Homes and Habitats	Pondering Habitats – Full (Waitlist Available)	Natural Art	Week 4
July 21-25	Superb, Splendid Senses	Did You Hear That?	Powerful Plants	Week 5
July 28-August 1	Forest of Four Seasons	The Feisty Forest – Full (Waitlist Available)	Wild Detectives	Week 6
August 4-8	Survival of the Fittest	Adventure Seekers – Full (Waitlist Available)	Wilderness Adventures – Full (Waitlist Available)	Week 7
August 11-15	Mammalrama	Our Green Planet – Full (Waitlist Available)	Our Blue Planet	Week 8
August 18-22	Plentiful Plants	Nocturnal Animals – Full (Waitlist Available)	Stewards of the Earth	Week 9 – Full (Waitlist Available)
August 25-29	Look to the Sky	Fabulous Flyers – Full (Waitlist Available)		Week 10 – Full (Waitlist Available)

2025 Summer Camp Season Important Dates & Information

Camp runs from June 23-August 29.
Registration Opens

Opens December 1st, 2024 for Sustaining, Patron, & Benefactor Members.
Opens January 1st, 2025 for Family Members & TNC for Two.

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