Camps

The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve offers full-day and half-day camps throughout spring and summer! These camps are one week long and are the perfect immersive experience for children to explore nature or their creative side. Camps are comprised of art or nature programming, often a mixture of both!

Keep an eye out on this page for upcoming opportunities!

July 2nd - 5th (4 days): Morning Art and Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

1.5 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education

Theme: Creature Feature Camp

Daily Nature Sessions Include: What are Wetlands + Meet our Herons, Precious Pollinators, Beavers Plus, Pond Prowl

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fee: $180.00

July 8th - 12th: Morning Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

3 Hours of Outdoor Nature Education

Theme: Junior Field Biologists Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands (and how do we care for them!)?, Outrageously Rare (all about Species at Risk)!, Wonderful Weather, Habitat Helpers, Pond Prowl

Program Fee: $225.00

July 15th - 19th: Morning Art and Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

1.5 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education

Theme: Wetlands Explorers Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands?, Food Chain Fiends, Wildlife Observation, Busy Beavers, Pond Prowl

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fee: $225.00

July 22nd - 26th: Morning Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm) and Afternoon Art Camp (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) - register for both camps for 20% off!

3 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education - Option to do either program or do both at a discounted rate!

Theme: Creature Feature Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands + Meet our Herons, Precious Pollinators, Beavers Plus, Fabulous Frogs, Pond Prowl

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fees: Morning Nature Camp: $225.00, Afternoon Art Camp: $225.00, Both for 20% off $360.00 (full-day campers have a 30 min supervised lunch break in addition to 15 min breaks)

July 29th - August 2nd: Morning Art and Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

1.5 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education

Theme: Wetlands Explorers Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands?, Food Chain Fiends, Busy Beavers, Wildlife Observation, Pond Prowl

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fee: $225.00

August 6th - 9th (4 days): Morning Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm) and Afternoon Art Camp (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) - register for both camps for 20% off!

3 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education - Option to do either program or do both at a discounted rate!

Theme: Junior Field Biologists Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands (and how do we care for them!)?, Outrageously Rare (all about Species at Risk)!, Habitat Helpers, Pond Prowl,

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fees: Morning Nature Camp: $180.00, Afternoon Art Camp: $180.00, Both for 20% off $285.00 (full-day campers have a 30 min supervised lunch break in addition to 15 min breaks)

August 19th - 23rd: Morning Art and Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm)

1.5 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education

Theme: Creature Feature Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands + Meet our Herons, Precious Pollinators, Beavers Plus, Fabulous Frogs, Pond Prowl

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fee: $225.00

August 26th - August 30th: Morning Nature Camp (9:30 am - 12:30 pm) and Afternoon Art Camp (1:00 pm - 4:00 pm) - register for both camps for 20% off!

3 hrs each of Wildlife Art and Outdoor Nature Education - Option to do either program or do both at a discounted rate!

Theme: Wetlands Explorers Camp

Daily Sessions Include: What are Wetlands?, Food Chain Fiends, Busy Beavers, Wildlife Observation, Pond Prowl

Art Sessions: Multimedia art and craft activities, themes change weekly to align with nature programs or match the interests of our campers!

Program Fees: Morning Nature Camp: $225.00, Afternoon Art Camp: $225.00, Both for 20% off $360.00 (full-day campers have a 30 min supervised lunch break in addition to 15 min breaks!

Returning Campers: attend more than one camp in the same calendar year and get 10% off!

Additional Info: Campers have 15-minute snack breaks in the middle of each 3-hour session and a supervised 30-minute lunch when attending full-day camps. Camp leaders deliver programming at the pace of campers and prioritize asking questions and having fun. Our camp leaders are always accompanied by an additional volunteer supervisor who has passed their CRC. Please notify us during registration if your camper has any allergies or other concerns our camp leaders should be aware of and we will do our best to make accommodations for your camper's comfort and safety.

Learn about our pricing: the GBHNR is a non-profit organization and registered charity. We rely on program fees to support the education, conservation, and outreach we do to protect the invaluable wetlands ecosystems on our site. We take pride in offering quality, affordable camps that offer experiences for campers to connect with nature and their creative sides. Our base fee for camps are $45.00 per day, which you may occasionally see increasing due to higher instructor and material costs. We appreciate your support of our organization! Please contact us at [email protected], or (604) 823-6603 if you have any questions about our camp programs!