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ZooMontana Summer Camps 2024

• ZooMontana
• www.zoomontana.org | 406-652-8100
• Ages 4-5: 9am-12pm | June 10-14 & 24-28, July 22-26 & Aug 19-23
• Ages 6-8: 8am-12pm | June 17-21, July 15-19, Aug 12-16
• Ages 9-11: 8am-12pm | July 8-12 & Aug 5-9
• The best adventure of the year!
• Registration opens in March

MT WILDERNESS SCHOOL | BOZEMAN, MT

• Montana Wilderness School
• montanawildernessschool.org | 406-599-2950
• MWS Adventures | Ages 14-16
• MWS Expeditions | Ages 16-18
• 6- to 21-day fully immersive backcountry courses on MT's public lands and waterways, June-August.

Tinies Summer Session!

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 10-August 9
• 8:30am-12pm, M-W-F | Cost: $99/week
• 8:30am-12pm, TU-TH | Cost: $66/week
• Ages: 3-5 years
• This camp provides a great foundation for lifelong learning. Our experienced staff and high-quality program emphasize social skills, risk management, and learning that emerges from play. Class is limited to 8 students. Sign up for one week at a time during the 9-week season. 
• Campers must be potty trained and able to independently use a pit toilet.

Fishing & Fort Building

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 10-14 | 8:30am-4pm, M-TH
• July 8-12 | 8:30am-4pm, M-TH
• July 29-Aug 2 | 8:30am-4pm, M-TH
•    Fridays: 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $290
• Two great ways to have fun in the outdoors! Create a variety of shelters in the surrounding forests and learn how to build fires, tie knots, and canoe. Whittle your own fishing pole and drop a line in the surrounding ponds. 
• Camp ends Friday at noon

Dino-Tastic

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 10-14 | 8:30am-12pm
• July 15-19 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165/session
• What's your favorite dinosaur? Learn more about these prehistoric creatures, dig for bones, and get to know modern dinosaurs - birds! 

NeW! Summer Favorites

• Montana Audubon Center
• www.mtaudubon.org/center |
• June 10-14 | 8:30am-12pm
• Aug 5-9 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $165
• Canoeing, capture the flag, fort-building, and s'more! This week is for all the activities that make summer camp great. What's your favorite summer camp activity? 

YAA TRAILBLAZER 1 & 2 CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• June 16-21 or July 7-12 | Grades: 3rd-5th
• Adventurers in Trailblazer Camp will experience YAA in its full glory through shooting down the zipline, competing in crazy camp games, fun worship songs, and amazing cabins and counselors. This week is guaranteed to be one for the books!

New! Feathered Friends

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 17-21 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Birds of a feather flock together! Join our flock as we discover local birds through sight, sound, and games. Use binoculars, make a bird feeder, and have a quacking good time!   

New! Outdoor "Ologies"

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 17-21 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $165
• "Ology" means "the study of" and there are plenty ologies out there: biology (life), ornithology (birds), geology (earth), entomology (insects), and more! Learn about a different outdoor topic each day as you become a well-rounded outdoor-ologist.  

New! Traditional Games

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 17-21 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th & 6th-9th 
• Cost: $165
• (Combined ages) Run and Scream, Make the Stick Jump, and Northern Cheyenne Kickball are just some of the Traditional Native American games you'll play this week of camp. Create your own game pieces to continue the fun at home!

Water Wiggles

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 17-21 | 12:30-4pm 
• July 29-Aug 2 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Splish and splash yourself into puddles, ponds, and streams all week long. Learn about (and catch!) some of the creatures that call these waters home and get up closer in canoes.  

YAA "Fire" Day CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• June 17-21 Grades: 1st-6th
• Explore fire through scavenger hunts, fire building, snacks, and much more! Alongside fire-themed activities and adventures, campers will participate in activities such as Hover Ball, ropes course, and scavenger hunts.  

YAA EXPLORER 1 & 2 CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• 2 Sessions Available | Grades 6th-8th
• Session 1: June 23-28
• Session 2: July 14-19
• This week takes camp to the NEXT LEVEL through new activities, riveting competitions, impactful worship sessions, and our exceptional counseling team. Campers will be immersed in fun and challenge as they engage with cabinmates, try new things, and learn about Jesus. Register now for a week that will never be forgotten.

Discovery Girls

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summcercamps
• June 24-28 | 8:30am-4pm, M-TH
•    Friday: 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th & 6th-9th
• Cost: $290
• (Combined ages) Join a girls-only group for a week of exploring the world around you. Build fires, hike, make natural scrubs, fish, geocache, and much more. Get out there and be a nature girl! 
• Camp ends Friday at noon.

Grow with the Flow

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 24-28 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• From tiny seeds, whacky weeds, and the biggest trees, campers will grow in their knowledge of plants this week. Dirty hands, plant yoga, and more awaits!  

Minecraft Mania

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 24-28 | 12:30-4pm 
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $165
• Learn the skills it will take to survive in your own mini-world. Stay safe from monsters and also ‘mine’ rocks along the Yellowstone River. Creative, Survival, Hardcore, or Adventure: how will you play in the real world?

Tiny Scientists

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• June 24-28 | 8:30am-12pm
• July 29-Aug 2 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Put on your lab goggles and safety gloves for a week of experiments. Learn how fire burns, how water fills our ponds, and more. Ask questions and get EXPLOSIVE answers as tiny scientists!

YAA SCIENCE Day CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• June 24-28 | Grades: 1st-6th

YAA BASE CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• June 30-July 4 | Grades: 6th-8th 
• In this introductory wilderness experience, Base Camp adventurers will spend 5 nights in the Gallatin National Forest. Whether it’s a day trip hike or wilderness training around camp this is an opportunity to have fun, learn, and enjoy God’s beautiful creation in the Gallatin National Forest.

YAA ROOKIE CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• June 30-July 3 | Grades: 2nd-4th
• YAA’s youngest overnight adventurers maximize FUN and ADVENTURE in 4 packed, full days. Zipline, archery, food, field games, challenges, chapel, goofy songs, and much, much more! Whether this is your first overnight camp or you’re a seasoned pro, our marvelous team of counselors will take good care of you and make your week special.

NEW! Big Backyard

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 1-3 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• From grasslands to forests to ponds, play and explore all over the Center's 54-acres and surrounding areas. Get off trail, build forts, and canoe your way through these different "backyards."   
• 3 day camp

Fabulous Forest Friends

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 1-3 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Insects, birds, and mammals all call the forest home. Run through the trees looking for signs of these little critters...but make sure to keep your eyes open for the Bigfoots that also live here! 
• 3-day camp

Field Day

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 1-3 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
• Cost: $165
• Capture the flag, canoe games, and relay races abound during this week of camp. Join us for a week of fun and games and great times!
• 3-day camp

Made in Nature

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center /summercamps
• July 1-3 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th & 6th-9th
• Cost: $165 
• (Combined ages) Craft your way through this week of camp as you discover how to use natural materials around you. From food to hand-made products, you’ll have plenty of projects to take home.
• 3-day camp

YAA ARCHERY CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• July 7-12 | Grades: 7th-9th
• Nock, Aim, Fire! Archery adventurers will spend 4 days with our expert archer learning archery basics and tips, shooting, and growing a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Little Explorers

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 8-12 | 8:30am-12pm
• Aug 5-9 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Muddy boots, pond soup, and tree climbing, oh my! Get down and dirty scouting out the ponds and forests. The wild awaits!

Amazing Animal Adaptations

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 8-12 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Why do animals have wings, scales, tails, and claws? Explore different adaptations and learn how animals survive in their environment. Can you adapt?

Outdoor Survival

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 8-12 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 6th-9th | Cost: $165
• What are the odds you would survive if you were stranded in the wilderness? Learn how to pack, what to do in emergencies, how to build fires and shelters, and other survival basics. 

YAA Water Day CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• July 8-12 | Grades: 1st-6th
• With water-themed games, lessons, and snacks campers will have a water-ful time! Campers will also take part in introductory YAA camp activities, songs, skits, and games.

Western Adventures

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 15-19 | 8:30am-4pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th & 6th-9th
• Cost: $290 
• {Combined ages) It’s the wild west, y’all! Live and explore like Lewis and Clark: learn how to make fire, use compasses, and build shelters. Go back in time during Western Adventures! 
• Camp ends Friday at noon

Bug Out!

• Montana Audubon Center
• www.mtaudubon.org/center 
• July 15-19 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Explore the Center through the eyes of a bug. Roll over logs, scoop in the pond, and use bug nets to learn about the lives of these mini-beasts up close and in person. 

YAA Lil AdventureRS Day CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• July 15-19 | Grades: 1st-3rd
• Adventure Day Camp takes campers into unbelievable wonder as they discover all nature and Creation have to offer. This camp will be focused on outdoor play and discovery. 

Zoology

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center /summercamps
• July 15-19 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $165
• Who doesn’t love animals? Spend a week as a zoologist in training. Learn more about, and see, all kinds of critters; from insects to tigers. Identify tracks, scat, and skulls to become a pro! Offered in partnership with ZooMontana.  
• Friday drop-off and pick-up at ZooMontana. 

"B" a Pollinator

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center /summercamps
• July 22-26 | 8:30am-12pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165
• Birds, bugs, and bats are all pollinators. Learn how important pollination is to our everyday lives while playing games, finding these cool critters, and taking home your own beginner pollinator garden. This week is sure to bee great!

NEW! Pondemonium 

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 22-26 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering K-2nd | Cost: $165 
• Prepare to get wet and wild as we learn about the creatures that live in wetlands, from tiny tadpoles to snapping turtles. Collect and identify insects, fish, and more during this week of water-based wonderings. Fishing is a must.  

Nature's Kitchen

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 22-26 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $165
• Did you know that roses, pine trees, and some weeds are edible? Learn about and taste native, edible plants. Build your own recipe book this week as you make nature your kitchen. 

YAA Adventure Day CAMP

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• July 22-26 | Grades: 4th-6th
• Adventure Day Camp takes campers to the heart of our nature surroundings. Campers receive a unique experience every day of the week with focuses on the ecosystems around us, all while learning how to see God in His creation all around us! Da Campers also take part in introductory YAA camp activities, song, skits, and games.  

YAA Outbound Adventure

• Yellowstone Alliance Adventures | Bozeman, MT
• www.yaacamp.org | 406-763-4727
• July 22-26 | Grades: 9th-12th 
• This wilderness experience will take high school adventures to new heights (literally)! Campers will be challenged to learn new things, work as a team, and see God and creation from a different perspective. Take a week to UNPLUG and engage in the stunning mountains God created in Southwest Montana.  

New! Pokemon Go Outside

• Montana Audubon Center
• mtaudubon.org/center/summercamps
• July 29-Aug 2 | 12:30-4pm
• Grades: Entering 3rd-5th | Cost: $165
• Work towards becoming a Pokémon Master as you earn badges through canoeing, insect-catching, fire-making, and more. Learn about the real life animals that inspire Pokémon and create a Pokémon card of your own. "Gotta catch 'em all" this week of camp! 

Originally printed in the March 2024 issue of Simply Local Magazine

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