Wolf Camp - Nature & Survival Day Camps at Lake Sammaish

Join us for six amazing weeks of survival, wildlife, herbal, pioneer, and ancient scout camps at the privately rented, eighty-acre Hans Jensen Group Camp, off East Lake Sammamish Parkway in Issaquah. Choose from our many day camp themes located at our privately-rented wilderness park across the street from the East Lake Sammamish boat launch in Issaquah. Day Camps run Mon-Fri 9:30-3:30 with complimentary extended care 8:00-5:00 except no aftercare on Friday afternoon. Camp is designed for ages 7-13 during the summers of 2020-21, with campers grouped with others closest to their age within our special 4-1 student-teacher ratio in 2020 (normally 6-1 average, 8-1 maximum) so critical for safe and profound outdoor experiences this year. Camp includes optional wading/swimming and games/archery during lunchtime depending on park rules, camper safety tests, weather and other conditions. Or choose overnight camp options around the northwest, or day camps in Puyallup. We were voted Best Wild Day Camp in the ParentMap 2019 Golden Teddy Awards, considered the premier family resource in the Seattle area.

Founded in 1996

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4460 E Lake Sammish Pkwy SE
Issaquah, WA 98029
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Experience our nature and wilderness camps taught by highly skilled instructors who specialize in outdoor risk management and teaching to kids and adults alike. Whatever your outdoor interest, we work hard to ensure that you and your family will love the Wolf Camp experience. Kids Nature Day Camps – Exciting and educational programs such as Wilderness Survival, Animal Tracking, and Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants, and more. Geared towards ages 7-13 in the summers of 2020-21. Youth Overnight Camps – Delve deeper into Wilderness Survival and our other themes introduced at day camps, or branch out to some of our specialty courses such as the Wildlife Tracking Safari, and Wild Chefs & Herbal Medics. Great for ages 9-17. Family Camps – If you miss the summer camp experience, we offer Family Camps that run alongside our Summer Day Camps. We also offer weekend workshops which are open to families with older children during the academic year. Summer Expeditions & Career Training Programs At the Conservation College, adults can learn for a day at workshops, train in-depth at a week-long expeditions, or build a career in outdoor education through one of our seasonal programs which are designed to provide students with a variety of pathways for study. Our primary experiential learning programs include the following: Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship has been our hallmark residential program since 1999 and is available for qualified participants who want to learn to teach wilderness skills in a fast-paced, outdoor setting. Our goal is to ensure that by the end of the summer you have the skillset necessary to work anywhere in the field of outdoor education. Arrive in June to get settled in before experiencing our summer training camps and expeditions and become eligible for hire at our summer day camps later in the summer. This is a work-trade experience with all expenses covered for qualified applicants. Space still available starting with early-summer online training. The Blue Skye Farm Internship is a sustainable homesteading program with “permaculture” and entrepreneurial components. The goal is for you to practice cultivating the home environment in a way that benefits nature as well as humans. Certified by the Washington State Farm Internship Program, you’ll help run Blue Skye Farm, home of Wolf Camp and the Conservation College, growing and selling produce on site. This is a work-trade experience with room and board included for qualified applicants, with some income available through farm sales. Apply for Summer 2021.

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