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    Summer Nature Camps

    Parks | Education | Educational Programs | Summer Nature Camps

     

    Online Registration ONLY

    Registration is required for all camps. Register online ONLY at www.clevelandmetroparks.com. Credit card information is required for registration.
     
    Please have the following information ready when you register:
    Camper’s name, address, birthday, your name, address, phone number, email address, and your credit card information (number, billing address, expiration date, security code).  It is best to already have an account set-up on the Cleveland Metroparks website.
     
    If you are in need of a scholarship, please call the number listed for that specific camp.  Scholarship deadline is February 16, 2021. 
     
    NOTE: Camp fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
     
    Donations are welcome to support the Outdoor Experiences Summer Day Camp Scholarship Fund. 

    Information regarding Covid-19 and Summer Nature Camps: 

    • Facial coverings are required for all campers kindergarten age and up. Campers in preschool program are strongly encouraged to wear a mask. In addition, Cleveland Metroparks will be following all other relevant state mandated Covid-related safety policies.  
    • Summer Nature Camp registrations are limited for the 2021 season due to the current state-mandated group size limit of 10 people (including Cleveland Metroparks staff). If more current state guidelines are released, group sizes may increase. Waiting list participants will be contacted first and any updates to this status will be posted on our website. 
    • For the health and safety of all campers and staff, Cleveland Metroparks asks that you monitor for possible Covid-19 symptoms and keep your camper home if they experience any of the following or other symptoms as defined by the CDC: 
      • Cough
      • Elevated temperature 
      • Shortness of breath
      • Exposure to known or suspected Covid-19 positive person 

    Click below to review camp offerings and details:  

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    Registration begins March 2nd at 9:00 a.m. for Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township residents.
     

    Nature Based Preschool - North Chagrin

    July 12-16, 8:30am-11:30am - Nature Preschool Summer Session

    July 13-15, 12:30pm-3:30pm- Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    July 19-23, 8:30am-11:30am- Nature Preschool Summer Session

    July 20-22, 12:30pm-3:30pm - Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    July 26-30, 8:30am-11:30am - Nature Preschool Summer Session

    July 27-29, 12:30pm-3:30pm - Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    North Chagrin Reservation

    July 14-16, 10:00am-12:00pm - Forest Friends

    June 23-25, 10:00am-2:00pm - Critter Camp

    July 07-09, 10:00am-2:00pm - Critter Camp

    July 21-23, 10:00am-2:00pm - Critter Camp

    July 14-16, 10:00am-2:00pm - Wild Things

    June 16-18, 10:00am-2:00pm - Wild Things

    August 04-06, 10:00am-2:00pm - Creek Crawlers

    August 11-13, 10:00am-2:00pm - Creek Crawlers

    June 28-30, 10:00am-4:00pm - Future Scientists

    July 26-28, 10:00am-4:00pm - Future Scientists

    South Chagrin Reservation

    June 07-09, 10:00am-12:00pm - Forest Friends

    July 05-07, 10:00am-12:00pm - Forest Friends

    July 12-14, 10:00am-2:00pm - Go Outside Camp

    July 19-21, 10:00am-2:00pm - Go Outside Camp

    June 21-23, 10:00am-4:00pm - Nature Quest

    June 28-30, 10:00am-2:00pm - Wild Things

    August 2-4, 10:00am-4:00pm - Nature Quest

    July 28-30, 10:00am-2:00pm - Creek Crawlers

    June 14-16, 10:00am-4:00pm - Chagrin Navigators

    Rocky River Reservation

    June 23-25, 10:00am-12:00pm - Home Sweet Habitat*

    July 14-16, 10:00am-12:00pm - Home Sweet Habitat*

    June 28-30, 10:00am-12:00pm - Things with Wings*

    August 10-12, 10:00am-12:00pm - Things with Wings*

    July 06-08,10:00am-12:00pm - Stream Stomp Littles*

    July 20-22, 10:00am-12:00pm - Stream Stomp Littles*

    June 08-10, 10:00am-2:00pm - Trail Blazers*

    July 27-29, 10:00am-2:00pm - Trail Blazers*

    August 03-05, 10:00am-2:00pm - Trail Blazers*

    June 15-17, 10:00am-2:00pm - Habitat Heroes*

    July 28-30, 10:00am-2:00pm - Stream Stomp*

    August 03-05, 10:00am-2:00pm - Stream Stomp*

    West Creek Reservation

    June 9-11, 10:00am-3:00pm - Creek Explorers Camp*

    July 21-23, 10:00am-3:00pm - Creek Explorers Camp*

    June 23-25, 10:00am-3:00pm - eARTh: Art in Nature Camp

    August 4-6, 10:00am-3:00pm - Science of Survival Camp*

    June 16-18, 10:00am-3:00pm - Science of Survival Camp*

    July 14-16, 10:00am-3:00pm - Science of Survival Camp*

    July 7-9, 10:00am-3:00pm - River to Lake Adventure JR Camp

    July 28-30, 10:00am-3:00pm - River to Lake Adventure SR Camp

    Nature Based Preschool - Rocky River

    June 07-11, 8:30am-11:30am - Nature Preschool Summer Session

    June 08-10, 12:30pm-3:30pm - Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    June 14-18, 8:30am-11:30am - Nature Preschool Summer Session

    June 15-17, 12:30pm-3:30pm - Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    June 21-25, 8:30am-11:30am - Nature Preschool Summer Session

    June 22-24, 12:30pm-3:30pm - Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    June 28-July 02, 8:30am-11:30am - Nature Preschool Summer Session

    June 29-July 01, 12:30pm-3:30pm - Nature Preschool Mini Summer Session

    Bedford Reservation

    July 29, 9:00am-3:00pm - Teen Mountain Bike Skills Camp

    July 13-15, 10am-3:30pm - Creek Walkers Camp

    June 29-July 01, 10am-3:30pm - Hilltop Hikers Camp

    August 03-05, 10:00am-3:00pm - Creek Walkers Camp

    Lakefront Reservation

    July 01, 9:00am-3:00pm - Youth Sailing Camp

    July 15, 9:00am-3:00pm - Youth Sailing Camp

    August 02, 9:00am-3:00pm - Youth Sailing Camp

    June 23-25, 9:00am-3:00pm - Watersports Adventure Camp*

    July 21-23, 9:00am-3:00pm - Watersports Adventure Camp*

    Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation

    August 17-19, 10am-Noon - CanalWay Preschool Camp

    June 15-17, 1:00pm-4:00pm - CanalWay Little Explorers Camp

    June 22-24, 10:00am-3:30pm - CanalWay Camper

    August 10-12, 10:00am-3:30pm - CanalWay Nature Explorers

    July 27-29, 10:00am-3:30pm - CanalWay Investigators

    July 20-22, 10:00am-4:00pm - CanalWay Adventure Camp

    July 06-08, 10:00am-3:30pm- Hidden Valley Survival

    Brecksville Reservation

    June 15-17, 10:00am-1:00pm - Fun on the Family Farm

    June 28-30, 10:00am-2:00pm - Trailside Explorers

    August 03-05, 10:00am-2:00pm - Trailside Explorers

    August 10-12, 10:00am-2:00pm - Nature Nut Camp

    July 06-08, 10:00am-2:00pm - Diggin' Dinos & Dirt Camp

    July 19-21, 10:00am-2:00pm - Nature Crafts Camp

    July 27, 10:00am-3:00pm - Archery Youth Day JR

    July 29, 10:00am-3:00pm - Archery Youth Day JR

    June 28-July 01, 10:00am-2:00pm - Primitive Skills Camp - Advanced

    July 30, 10:00am-3:00pm - Archery Youth Day SR

    Hinckley Reservation

    June 22-24, 10:00am-2:00pm - Camp Hinckley*

    July 27-29, 10:00am-2:00pm - Camp Hinckley*

    July 13-15, 10:00am-2:00pm - Voyageur Camp

    June 28, 9:00am-3:00pm - Climb the Ledge Youth Day

    July 07, 9:00am-3:00pm - Climb the Ledge Youth Day

    June 16, 9:00am-3:00pm - Paddlesports Youth Day

    June 15-17, 10am-1pm - Paddlesports Youth Day

    June 15-17, 10am-1pm - Paddlesports Youth Day

    August 02-04, 09:00am-3:00pm - Adventure Seeker Series Camp

    Mill Stream Run Reservation

    June 08-10, 10:00am-2:00pm - Primitive Skills Camp - Beginner

    Registration begins March 9th at 9:30 a.m. for all other participants.

     

     


    Nature Centers
    • Brecksville Nature Center 440.526.1012
    • CanalWay Center 216.206.1000
    • North Chagrin Nature Center 440.473.3370
    • Rocky River Nature Center 440.734.6660
    • Watershed Stewardship Center 440.887.1968
    • Outdoor Recreation 216.341.1704
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    • Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions (Rocky River) June 7, 2021 - June 11, 2021
      8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

      An extension of our highly popular licensed Nature Preschool Program, our mini summer sessions...

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    • Forest Friends 4 - 5 years June 7, 2021 - June 9, 2021
      10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

      First-time campers will become a friend of the forest as they engage in fun, hands-on nature...

      • Look About Lodge
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    • Primitive Skills Camp - Beginner 9 - 12 years June 8, 2021 - June 10, 2021
      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

      Join Naturalist Jenny McClain to learn primitive skills. Start a fire with flint and steel, build...

      • W.J. Green Picnic Area
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    • Trail Blazers 5 – 7 years June 8, 2021 - June 10, 2021
      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

      Bring your boots! Join a naturalist for three days of fort-building, crayfish-catching, frog...

      • Rocky River Nature Center
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    • Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions (Rocky River) June 8, 2021 - June 10, 2021
      12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

      An extension of our highly popular licensed Nature Preschool Program, our mini summer sessions...

      • Rocky River Nature Center
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    • Creek Explorers 7 - 9 years June 9, 2021 - June 11, 2021
      10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

      Have you ever wondered how our creeks are formed and what might be living in the water? Come...

      • Watershed Stewardship Center
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    • Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions (Rocky River) June 14, 2021 - June 18, 2021
      8:30 AM - 11:30 AM

      An extension of our highly popular licensed Nature Preschool Program, our mini summer sessions...

      • Rocky River Nature Center
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    • Chagrin Navigators 8 - 10 years June 14, 2021 - June 16, 2021
      10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

      Does your kid love getting lost in the woods? Let’s become confident explorers as we search for...

      • Look About Lodge
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    • Fun on the Family Farm 6 - 8 years June 15, 2021 - June 17, 2021
      10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

      What was it like to grow up on a family farm in the late 1800s? This camp will immerse your child...

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    • Habitat Heroes 7 – 9 years June 15, 2021 - June 17, 2021
      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

      Become a real life hero as we work together to help keep our habitats healthy! We'll learn to...

      • Rocky River Nature Center
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    • Nature Preschool Mini Summer Sessions (Rocky River) June 15, 2021 - June 17, 2021
      12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

      An extension of our highly popular licensed Nature Preschool Program, our mini summer sessions...

      • Rocky River Nature Center
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    • CanalWay Little Explorers Camp 5 - 6 years June 15, 2021 - June 17, 2021
      1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

      Join us for three afternoons of exploring. We will investigate the local animals, plants, waters,...

      • CanalWay Center
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