Arcadia Nature Camp Programs & Pricing
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Arcadia Nature Camp offers unique, age-appropriate camp programs for ages 5–15. There are daily nature themes with hands-on investigation, habitat exploration, searching for animals big and small, crafts, games, and loads of fun!
2025 Camp Pricing
Prices shown represent a range based on a sliding scale. A sliding scale pricing structure makes camp affordable for families by removing financial barriers and expanding access to camp for families in an easy, dependable, and confidential process. Tiered pricing is based on availability. Please note: All camp families registering at Tiers 4 or 5 must have an active family-level or higher membership for the duration of the camp session. View the sliding scale tier levels
Nature Camp
Monday-Friday • 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Weekly sessions: June 23-August 15 (no camp July 4)
Encourage curiosity, increase sensory awareness, and provide a safe space for engaging in nature connection during all our summer camp programs. Regardless of age, each day will be packed with new sights, sounds, smells, and games as campers explore Arcadia's many habitats.
Hummingbirds • Ages 5-6 (Entering grades K-2)
Explore Arcadia’s diverse habitats and learn about the plants and animals that call this special place home. Each day campers take part in hikes, games, crafts, scavenger hunts, storytelling, and creative play! See available sessions
Sliding Scale Price Range: $103-$515 ($83-$415 for July 4 week)
Kingfishers • Ages 7-9 (Entering grades 2-4)
Investigate the hidden corners of Arcadia, including the clay pits and the lively edges of streams and vernal pools. Learn how to safely catch frogs, grasshoppers, and other small creatures and learn how to use field marks to help us identify the animals we find. Through crafts and activities, piece together the web of life to better understand the meaning of “community” on a variety of levels. See available sessions
Sliding Scale Price Range: $103-$515 ($83-$415 for July 4 week)
Great Blue Herons • Ages 10-12 (Entering grades 5-6)
Explore the nooks and crannies of Arcadia as you search for plants and animals and investigate the unique adaptations that help them thrive. Monitor vernal pools and identify the animals you catch. Search for animal tracks and scan the skies to learn about the birds of the area. Hop in canoes and paddle the calm waterways of Arcadia. And spend a day hiking Mount Tom (families will need to drop off and pick up at Mount Tom). *No sessions the week of July 14 or August 4. See available sessions
Sliding Scale Price Range: $103-$515 ($83-$415 for July 4 week)
Specialty Camps & Leadership Programs
Monday–Friday • 9:00 am–3:00 pm
Weekly sessions: Dates vary
Experience the best of nature camp with a focus on a particular topic.
Nature Photography • Ages 11-15 (Entering grades 6-10) • July 14-18
Learn how to use a digital camera to take awesome nature photographs. While developing your photographic eye, hike the trails, go canoeing, and search for that perfect nature image, then review your images with fellow campers. Learn tips and techniques, and of course play some of our most popular nature games. Campers must bring their own digital camera or smartphone. Get the details
Sliding Scale Price Range: $103-$515
Environmental Leadership • Ages 11-15 • August 4-8
Jump-start your climate activism skills in this environmental leadership camp. Alongside your peers, you'll learn how to identify areas that are vulnerable to the effects of climate change, locate resources to address those vulnerabilities, and become an advocate for climate justice. You will also participate in service projects around the sanctuary and see what climate action looks like at Mass Audubon. At the end of the session, we'll help you set goals to take on a climate action project in your community. Get the details
Sliding Scale Price Range: $103-$515
Counselors-in-Training (CIT) • Ages 14-17 • Weekly
Due to overwhelming interest in Arcadia Nature Camp's CIT program, we have filled all CIT slots for the 2025 camp season. Please check back next January, we will share an application link for the 2026 camp season then. Feel free to contact [email protected] with any questions related to our CIT program.
How to Register
Online registration opens January 29, 2025, at 6:00 am. To make sure you’re prepared, please read our registration instructions ahead of time. To ensure that as many children as possible are able to participate in camp, families may register each camper for no more than four weeks of camp.
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