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Nature Camps

Nature Camps

The adventure awaits! Campers will discover nature and wildlife, exercise creativity, all while learning to care for our environment. Camps take place when Pinellas County's schools are on break. See information below for ways to create amazing memories for your child. Fee assistance and discount options may be available. Free lunches are available to campers during summer camp. Lunches are not provided during fall, winter, and spring camps. For more information, please contact (727) 893-7326.


Registration is first come, first served.


Summer Camps

Summer Camp Details
June 3 - August 9, 2024
8 AM - 5 PM
*Sprouts Camp is 9 AM - noon
REGISTRATION BEGINS MARCH 15.
A Camp Discount is available for Friends of Boyd Hill members for the following camps:

Sprouts
Young Naturalist
Wild Florida for Kids
Nature Adventure
Pioneer

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Nature Programs

Looks for more activities? Check out some of the other nature related programs we offer to all ages.

Summer Camp List

Age   Camp Description Location
  EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPS    
3-4 SPROUTS CAMP
9 a.m. - noon
Cost: $90 per week
Each day the program includes a combination of nature stories, songs, games, crafts, and hikes to explore the outdoors. The goal is to nurture a child's curiosity, help them acquire developmentally appropriate skills, and instill appreciation and respect for the natural world.
Education Center Meeting Room
1101 Country Club Way S.
  YOUTH CAMPS    
5-6 YOUNG NATURALIST CAMP Cost: $180 per week
Young Naturalist Camp focuses on nature and science topics. Exciting activities include nature hikes, games, and animal and plant studies. Campers explore the natural world, learn to share discoveries, work together, develop their personal creativity, and have fun on field trips.
Hammock Hall Banquet Room
3010 31st St. S. (Gate 2)
6-11 WILD FLORIDA FOR KIDS Cost: $180 per week
Engage in outdoor activities, field trips and interactive lessons that focus on conservation
Hammock Hall Banquet Room
3010 31st St. S. (Gate 2)
7-13 NATURE ADVENTURE CAMP Cost: $180 per week
Learn about unique habitats, get dirty dip netting, and observe wildlife during hikes and field trips.
Pinellas Pioneer Settlement
3010 31st Street S. (Gate 4)
7-13 PIONEER CAMP Cost: $180
Campers will experience a time when family, friendship, and character were as important as food, water, and shelter. Activities are adapted from the Association of Experiential Education to foster team building, leadership, and self-esteem.
Pioneer Settlement
Agriculture Education Building
3010 31st Street S. (Gate 4)


Dates Age Camp Description Location
    SPECIALTY CAMPS    
June 3 - 14 8-12 RAPTOR CAMP Cost: $190 per week
Join Amy DePalma for encounters with live birds including owls, hawks, vultures, and a bald eagle.
Education Center Classroom
June 17 - 21 6-11 ELEMENTAL SEASONS Cost: $190 per week
Join Ruth Glass for a week of studying seasonal changes and the accompanying traditional celebrations found around the world.
Education Center Classroom
June 24 - 28 7-11 HERPETOLOGY CAMP Cost: $190 per week
Explore the fascinating world of amphibians and reptiles with George Heinrich
Education Center Classroom
July 1 - 5 7-11 WILDLIFE ECOLOGY Cost: $190 per week
Discover the ecology and conservation of Florida’s wildlife and wildlands with George Heinrich.
Education Center Classroom
July 8 - 12 6-9 SONGS AND SOUNDS Cost: $190 per week
Join Ruth Glass for a week of learning about music and handcrafts in all shapes and sizes.
Education Center Classroom
July 15 - 19 6-11 WILD STUFFED ANIMALS Cost: $190 per week
Learn about common mammals with Ruth Glass and make a stuffed animal to take home.
Education Center Classroom
July 22 - 26 6-11 ROCKS, SHELLS AND FOSSILS Cost: $190 per weeek
Join Ruth Glass to learn all about Florida rocks and the fossils of animals that roamed long ago.
Education Center Classroom
July 29 - August 2 6-11 ELEMENTAL SEASONS Cost: $190 per week
Join Ruth Glass for a week of studying seasonal changes and the accompanying traditional celebrations found around the world.
Education Center Classroom
August 5 - 9 6-11 SURVIVING THE WILD Cost: $190 per week
Join Ruth Glass to learn how to identify and collect wild, edible plants and how they are used.
Education Center Classroom