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    Summer Nature Camps

    Summer Camps | Summer Nature Camps
    Hike in the woods, wade in a creek, create a craft, paddle a kayak, sketch an animal, or play a game. This summer, spend time with Outdoor Experiences staff exploring the outdoor world around you. A variety of summer camps for kids are offered throughout Cleveland Metroparks, each packed full of adventurous activities.

    Online Registration ONLY

    • Registration begins March 19 at 9:00 a.m. for Cuyahoga County and Hinckley Township residents and March 26 at 9:30 a.m. for all other participants.
    • Registration is required for all camps. Credit card information is required for registration.
    • Gift cards cannot be used for any Cleveland Metroparks Summer Camp registration fees.
    • Camp fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
    • Please have the following information ready when you register:
      • Camper’s name, address, birthday
      • Your name, address, phone number, email address
      • 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.
      • Camp registration is first come, first served.
    • If you are in need of a scholarship, please call the number listed for that specific camp. Scholarship request deadline is March 5, 2019.
    • Learn more about summer day camp with camp descriptions and additional details.
    • Browse the summer camp schedule.

    Euclid Reservation - 440.331.8694

    • July 8-19 (M, W, F), 9AM - 12PM - Junior Beach Lifeguarding - $65.00

    North Chagrin Reservation - 440.473.3370

    • June 10-12, 10AM - 2PM - Nature Explorers (Age: 6-7 years) - $60.00
    • June 18-20, 10AM - 3PM - SOLD OUT Wildling Camp (Age: 8-10 years) - $75.00
    • July 8-10, 9:30AM - 12PM - SOLD OUT Polliwog Summer Adventure North AM (Age: 4-5 years) - $37.00
    • July 8-10, 1:30PM - 4PM - SOLD OUT Polliwog Summer Adventure North PM (Age: 4-5 years) - $37.00
    • July 16-18, 9:30AM - 2:30PM - SOLD OUT Earth Skills Camp (Age: 8-10 years) - $90.00
    • July 16-18, 10AM - 2PM - Nature Art Camp (Age: 10-12 years) - $80.00
    • July 23-25, 10AM - 2PM - Critter Camp (Age: 7-8 years) - $60.00

    South Chagrin Reservation - 440.473.3370

    • June 4-6, 10AM-3PM - Aquatic Adventure (Age: 8-10 years) - $75.00
    • June 18-20, 9:30AM-2:30PM - Appalachian Art Camp - Child with Adult (Age: 11-14 years w/adult) - $100.00
    • June 25-27, 10AM-2PM - SOLD OUT Go Outdoors Camp (Age: 6-8 years) - $60.00
    • July 9-11, 10AM-2PM - My and Me Adult Camp (Age: 5-9 years w/adult) - $72.00
    • July 30 - August 1, 10AM-3PM - Choose Your Own Adventure Camp (Age: 10-12 years) - $75.00
    • August 5-7, 9:30AM-12PM - SOLD OUT Polliwog Summer Adventure South - AM (Age: 4-5 years) - $37.00
    • August 5-7, 1:30PM-4PM - SOLD OUT  Polliwog Summer Adventure South - PM (Age: 4-5 years) - $37.00

    Rocky River Reservation - 440.734.6660

    • June 11-13, times vary - Young Birders Camp (Age: 8-12 years) - $97.00
    • June 18-20, 9:30AM-11:30AM - SOLD OUT Small Wonders - Big Adventures (Age: 4-6 years) - $30.00
    • June 24-26, 9:00AM - 11:30AM - SOLD OUT Stream Stomp Little (Age: 5-6 years) - $37.50
    • July 9-11, 9:30AM-11:30AM - SOLD OUT Storybook Adventures (Age: 4-6 years) - $30.00
    • July 17-19, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Nature Artists Camp (Age: 10-12 years) - $72.00
    • July 31 - August 2, 6PM-9PM - Night Owls (Age: 8-10 years) - $48.00
    • August 5-7, 10AM-2PM - SOLD OUT Trail Blazers (Age: 5-7 years) - $60.00
    • August 6-9, 10AM-2PM - SOLD OUT Stream Stomp (Age: 7-9 years) - $88.00

    West Creek Reservation - 440.887.1968

    • June 12-14, 10AM-3PM - SOLD OUT River to Lake Adventure JR (Age: 9-12 years) - $125.00
    • June 26-28, 10AM-3PM - River to Lake Sr (Age: 12-14 years) - $125.00
    • July 2-3, 5, 10AM-3PM - SOLD OUT Science of Survival (Age: 9-12 years) - $90.00
    • July 10-12, 10AM-3PM - Critters, Creatures, Citizen Scientists (Age: 8-10 years) - $75.00
    • July 17-19, 10AM-3PM - Creek Explorers (Age: 7-9 years) - $75.00
    • July 24-26, 10AM-3PM - Creek Explorers (Age: 7-9 years) - $75.00
    • July 31 - August 2, 10AM-3PM - Critters, Creatures, Citizen Scientists (Age: 8-10 years) - $75.00
    • August 7-9, 10AM-3PM - SOLD OUT Science of Survival (Age: 9-12 years) - $90.00

    Bedford Reservation - 216.206.1000

    • June 25-27, 10AM - 3:30PM - Bedford Explorers (Age: 7-10 years) - $82.50

    Lakefront Reservation - 216.341.1704

    • June 17, 9AM - 3PM - Youth Sailing Camp (Age: 10-15 years) - $75.00
    • July 1, 9AM - 3PM - SOLD OUT Youth Sailing Camp (Age: 10-15 years) - $75.00
    • July 24-26, 9AM - 4PM - SOLD OUT Watersports Adventure Camp (Age: 10-15 years) - $175.00
    • August 5, 9AM - 3PM - SOLD OUT Youth Sailing Camp (Age: 10-15 years) - $75.00
    • August 7-9, 9AM - 4PM - SOLD OUT Watersports Adventure Camp (Age: 10-15 years) - $175.00

    Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation - 216.206.1000

    • June 11-13, 10AM - 12PM - SOLD OUT CanalWay Preschool Camp (Age: 3-4 years) - $30.00
    • June 11-13, 2PM - 4PM - SOLD OUT CanalWay Little Explorers Camp (Age: 5-6 years) - $30.00
    • June 11-13, 10AM - 3:30PM - SOLD OUT  CanalWay Camper (Age: 6-8 years) - $82.50
    • June 18-20, 10AM - 3:30PM - Hidden Valley Survival (Age: 10-13 years) - $99.00
    • June 25-27, 10AM - 2PM - American Girl Camp JR (Age: 7-9 years) - $76.00
    • July 2, 10AM - July 3, 12PM - CanalWay Overnight Adventure (Age: 9-12 years) - $120.00
    • July 9-11, 10AM - 3:30PM - Forest, Field & Farm Camp (Age: 6-8 years) - $82.50
    • July 9-11, 10AM - 2PM - American Girl Camp (Age: 10-12 years) - $76.00
    • July 16-18, 10AM - 3:30PM - CanalWay Nature Explorers (Age: 6-8 years) - $82.50
    • July 16-18, 10AM - 3:30PM - SOLD OUT Water Camp JR (Age: 7-9 years) - $88.00
    • July 23-25, 10AM - 4PM - CanalWay Adventure Camp (Age: 9-11 years) - $90.00
    • July 30 - August 2, 10AM - 3:30PM - Water Camp (Age: 10-12 years) - $145.00
    • August 13-15, 10AM - 12PM - SOLD OUT CanalWay Preschool Camp (Age: 3-4 years) - $30.00
    • August 13-15, 2PM - 4PM - SOLD OUT CanalWay Little Explorers Camp (Age: 5-6 years) - $30.00

    Brecksville Reservation - 440.526.1012

    • June 25-27, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Primitive Skills Camp - Beginner (Age: 9-12 years) - $72.00
    • June 25-27, 10AM - 2PM - Pioneer Crafts Camp (Age: 8-11 years) - $72.00
    • July 8-10, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Camp Brecksville JR - Water, Wind & Sun (Age: 6-8 years) - $72.00
    • July 8-11, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Primitive Skills Camp - Advanced (Age: 10-14 years) - $96.00
    • July 16-18, 10AM - 2PM - Camp Brecksville SR (Age: 9-11 years) - $60.00
    • July 29-31, 6PM - 8:30PM - Dig Into Archaeology Mini Camp (Age: 8-11 years) - $37.50
    • July 30 - August 1, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Camp Brecksville JR - Water, Wind & Sun (Age: 6-8 years) - $72.00

    Hinckley Reservation 440.526.1012

    • June 17-19, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Camp Hinckley (Age: 10-13 years) - $125.00
    • June 21, 9AM - 3PM - SOLD OUT Kayak/SUP Youth Day (Age: 10-15 years) - $50.00
    • June 27, 9AM - 3PM - Climb the Ledge Youth Day (Age: 10-15) - $50.00
    • July 3, 9AM - 3PM - Kayak/SUP Youth Day (Age: 10-15 years) - $50.00
    • July 10, 9AM - 3PM - Kayak/SUP Youth Day (Age: 10-15 years) - $50.00
    • July 18, 9AM - 3PM - Climb the Ledge Youth Day (Age: 10-15) - $50.00

    Mill Stream Run Reservation - 440.526.1012

    • June 11-13, 10AM - 2PM - Primitive Skills Camp - Child with Adult (Age: 8-12 years w/adult) - $100.00
    • June 18-20, 10AM - 2PM - SOLD OUT Primitive Skills Camp - Beginner (Age: 9-12 years) - $72.00
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    • Aquatic Adventure (Age: 8-10 years) June 4, 2019 - June 6, 2019
      10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

      Let’s follow the river and see where it goes! We’ll spend three days exploring how raindrops...

      • Look About Lodge
    • Nature Explorers (Age: 6-7 years) June 10, 2019 - June 12, 2019
      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

      Does your child love getting down and dirty in the great outdoors? Then this camp is for them...

      • North Chagrin Nature Center
    • Primitive Skills Camp - Child with Adult (Age: 8-12 years w/adult) June 11, 2019 - June 13, 2019
      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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

      • W.J. Green Picnic Area
    • SOLD OUT CanalWay Camper (Age: 6-8 years) June 11, 2019 - June 13, 2019
      10:00 AM - 3:30 PM

      We’ll spend the next three days discovering the skills of an extreme camper through fun and games...

      • CanalWay Center
    • SOLD OUT CanalWay Preschool Camp (Age: 3-4 years) June 11, 2019 - June 13, 2019
      10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

      Join us for an adventure to see what lives in our wetland. We will do crafts, read stories, play...

      • CanalWay Center
    • Young Birders Camp (Age: 8-12 years) June 11, 2019 - June 13, 2019
      10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

      Is there a budding Roger Tory Peterson or Audubon in your family? They will enjoy hanging out...

      • Rocky River Nature Center
    • SOLD OUT CanalWay Little Explorers Camp (Age: 5-6 years) June 11, 2019 - June 13, 2019
      2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

      Join us for three afternoons of exploring. We will investigate who lives in and around the pond...

      • CanalWay Center
    • SOLD OUT River to Lake Adventure JR Camp (Age: 9-12 years) June 12, 2019 - June 14, 2019
      10:00 AM - 3:00 PM

      Canoe and ride a boat along the crooked river and then sail on Lake Erie as we discoverer their...

      • Watershed Stewardship Center
    • Youth Sailing Camp (Age: 10-15 years) June 17, 2019 | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

      Spend a day learning to sail on the inner harbor of Lake Erie. Details Below

      • Wendy Park
    • SOLD OUT Camp Hinckley (Age: 10-13 years) June 17, 2019 - June 19, 2019
      10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

      Join us for three days of adventure on land, water and air. Campers should be ready to fish, hike...

      • Hinckley Lake Boathouse & Store
    • Appalachian Art Camp - Child with Adult (Age: 11-14 years w/adult) June 18, 2019 - June 20, 2019
      9:30 AM - 2:30 PM

      Join Naturalist Foster Brown as we continue our Appalachian study skills by making cattail...

      • Look About Lodge
    • SOLD OUT Small Wonders - Big Adventures (Age: 4-6 years) June 18, 2019 - June 20, 2019
      9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

      Big adventures await our smallest explorers in this camp where curiosity and discovery will be a...

      • Rocky River Nature Center

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