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2025 Camp Guide | Outdoors & Nature
March 2025
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MONTANA WILDERNESS SCHOOL
montanawildernessschool.org | 406-599- 2950
AMAZING ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 23 - 27 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/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?
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
“BEE” A POLLINATOR
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 21 - 25 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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!
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BIG BACKYARD
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 30 - July 2 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K-2nd
Cost: $99 for 3 day camp
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."
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
BUG OUT!
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 16 - 20 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
July 28 - August 1, | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! CREEPY CREATURES
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 7 - 11 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
Cost: $165
From wolves to bats and snakes to bugs, learn all about the animals that people consider creepy. Conquer your fears in learning that these animals, just like everything else, have a place in our ecosystem. Perhaps they aren’t as scary as you might think!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
DINO-TASTIC
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 23 - 27 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
August 11 - 15 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
Cost: $165
What's your favorite dinosaur? Learn more about these prehistoric creatures, dig for bones, and get to know modern dinosaurs-birds!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center
DISCOVERY GIRLS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 21-25 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
FABULOUS FOREST FRIENDS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 21 - 25 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
FEATHERED FRIENDS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 14 - 18 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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!
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FIELD DAY
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 30- July 2 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $99 for 3 day camp
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!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! FIELD SCIENCE
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 7-July 11 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 6th - 9th Grade
Cost: $165
Have you ever wondered what a biologist does in the field? This camp is your chance to become a scientist in training! From catching bees to looking for birds, learn from our Teacher Naturalists to kickstart your scientific career!
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FISHING & FORT BUILDING
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 16-20 | M-TH 9am - 4pm, F 9am-12pm
July 14-18 | M-TH 9am - 4pm, F 9am-12pm
August 4-8 | M-TH 9am - 4pm, F 9am-12pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $275
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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
GROW WITH THE FLOW
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 7 - 11 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
LITTLE EXPLORERS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 9 - 13 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
July 28 - August 1 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
Cost: $165
Muddy boots, pond soup, and tree climbing, oh my! Get down and dirty scouting out the ponds and forests. The wild awaits!
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MADE IN NATURE
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 30-July 2 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 6th - 9th Grade
June 30-July 2 | 12:30-4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $99 for 3 day camp
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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
MINECRAFT MANIA
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 21-25 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
Learn the skills it will take to survive in your own mini-world. Build and craft fires and shelters. 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?
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! NATURE DETECTIVES
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 7-11 | 12:30-4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
Channel your inner Sherlock as we dive into the mysteries of nature. Learn how to identify birds by sound, how to identify animals from their bones, and plenty of other thrilling cases to turn you into a true detective!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NATURE'S KITCHEN
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 7-11 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Ages/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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
OUTDOOR "OLOGIES"
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 16-20 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
“Ology” means “the study of” and there are plenty of 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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
OUTDOOR SURVIVAL
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 28-August 1 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 6th-9th Grade
July 28-August 1 | 12:30-4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
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. Increase your odds this week at camp!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
POKEMON GO OUTSIDE
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 23-27 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Ages/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!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
PONDEMONIUM
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
August 4-8 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! RIVERS AND ROCKS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 30 - July 2 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K-2nd
Cost: $99 for 3 day camp
The Yellowstone River rocks! Learn all about the river itself, how it affects the land around it, and learn to become a rockhound!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! SENSE-SATIONAL ANIMALS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 11 - 18 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
Cost: $165
Can you name your five major senses? Learn all about the senses, how to use them when in nature, and the animals that excel in using them!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
SUMMER FAVORITES
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 9-13 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Aug 11-15 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Ages/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?
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
TINIES SUMMER SESSION
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
- June 9 - August 15 | 8:30am - 12:00pm
M-W-F | Cost: $99/week
TU-TH | Cost: $66/week
Ages: 3-5 years
Tinies Summer Session 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. Registration is for one week at a time during the 10 week season. Campers must be potty trained and able to independently use a pit toilet.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
TRADITIONAL GAMES
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 28-August 1 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
Run and Scream, Make the Stick Jump, and Northern Cheyenne Kickball are just some of the Traditional Indigenous games you’ll play this week of camp. Create your own game pieces to continue the fun at home!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
TINY SCIENTISTS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 16 - 20 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
August 4 - 8 | 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
WATER WIGGLES
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 9 - 13 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
August 11 - 15 | 12:30 - 4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering K - 2nd Grade
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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! WATER WARRIORS
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
August 11-15 | 12:30-4:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
Face the trials of becoming a water warrior by canoeing, catching water organisms, and participating in water-based games and activites. Think you’re up to the challenge?
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
NEW! WILD MONTANA
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 9-13 | 8:30 am -12:00 pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $165
This week is about to get wild! Join us in learning what the outdoors of Montana has to offer. Make your own fishing pole, hike around the Center, and learn how to stay safe on the trail on this wild adventure!
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
WESTERN ADVENTURES
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
June 23-27 | M-TH 9am - 4pm, F 9am-12pm
Ages/Grades: Entering 3rd-5th
Cost: $275
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.
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
ZOOLOGY
Montana Audubon Center
mtaudubon.org/center/ | 406-294-5099
July 14-18 | 8:30 am-12:00 pm
Ages/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 Zoo MT.
*Friday drop-off and pick-up at ZooMontana.*
Register: mtaudubon.org/center/
ZOOMONTANA SUMMER CAMPS 2025
ZooMontana
zoomontana.org | 406-652-8100
Home Sweet Habitat Camp
June 30-July 4, July 28 - August 1, & August 25-29 | 9:00 am-12:00pm, M-F
Age: 4-5
Cost: $300, ZooMembers $250
Prehistoric Camp
June 23-27, July 21-25, & August 19-22 8:00am - 12:00 pm, M-F
Ages: 6-8
Cost: $300, ZooMembers $250
Junior ZooKeeper Camp
June 16-20, July 14-18, & August 11-15
8:00am - 12:00 pm, M-F
Ages: 9-11
Cost: $300, ZooMembers $250
Originally printed in the March 2025 issue of Simply Local Magazine
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