Wolf Camp ran its first nature and survival summer camps in 1997. We now offer a host of camps for kids, youth, adults and family. Directors Kim & Chris Chisholm are on site all week with our skilled staff instructors operating at our hallmark 6-1 average student-teacher ratio that’s so critical for safe, profound, and fun outdoor experiences.
• Puyallup Day Camps
• Lake Sammamish Day Camps
• Overnight Youth Camps at Lake Sammamish & Mt Rainier
2024 Kids Day Camps in Puyallup/Tacoma
July 8-12, 2024 at Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Wildlife Search & Rescue for ages 7-15 with no prerequisite, and Advanced Wilderness Survival for ages 9-15 for returning campers who attended at least one camp or workshop with us in the past.
July 15-19, 2024 at Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Wild Cooking & Herbology for ages 8-15 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) who can be focused in outdoor settings and/or attended at least one of our camps in a prior week or year.
August 19-23, 2024 at Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Blue Skye Farm & Forest Camp for ages 8-15 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) who want to learn to work efficiently with tools, the soil, water, people, plants and animals.
August 26-30, 2024 at Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Advanced Farm & Forest Camp for ages 8-15 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) who love service work and have an entrepreneurial spirit, with prerequisite of at least one of our camps in a prior week or year.
2024 Kids Day Camps at Lake Sammamish
June 24-28, 2024 at the Lake Sammamish State Park Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Skills Sampler day camp for ages 8-15 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite, and the Advanced FLOW Camp for ages 9-15 with prerequisite of any camp with us in a prior year. No overnight option available this week.
July 15-19, 2024 at Lake Sammamish State Park – Sunset Beach: Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp for ages 8-15 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite. Please note that this week we will be in the main part of the park – meeting at the “Creek Picnic Shelter” by Sunset Beach via the main park entrance at 2182 NW Sammamish Road 98027. All remaining weeks will be located at the Hans Jensen Group Camp, 4460 East Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE 98027. Click a link or scroll down for registration information.
July 22-26, 2024 at the Lake Sammamish State Park Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp for ages 8-15 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite, and Advanced Animal Tracking day camp for ages 9-15 with prerequisite of Wildlife Search & Rescue in prior week or year. Advanced Animal Tracking Overnight camp also available for ages 10-15 with same prerequisites.
July 29 – Aug 2, 2024 at the Lake Sammamish State Park Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Survival Craft day camp for ages 8-13 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite, and Advanced Herbal Medicine day camp for ages 9-15 with prerequisite of Wild Cooking & Herbology in a prior week or year. Advanced Herbal Medicine Overnight camp also available for ages 10-15 with same prerequisites.
Aug 5-9, 2024 at the Lake Sammamish State Park Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Survival Craft day camp for ages 8-13 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite, and Advanced Skills of the Artisan day camp for ages 10-15 who have attended at least three prior Wolf Camp weeks and whose parents attest that a camper can succeed in our method of knife safety and tool training. Advanced Ancient Artisans Overnight camp also available for ages 11-16 with same prerequisites.
August 12-16, 2024 at the Lake Sammamish State Park Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp for ages 8-13 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite, and the Advanced Conservation Scouts day camp for ages 10-15 who have attended at least two prior Wolf Camp weeks. Advanced Zombie Scouts Overnight camp also available for ages 11-16 with prerequisite of at least one prior overnight camp with us.
August 19-23, 2024 at the Lake Sammamish State Park Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp for ages 8-13 (and seven year olds okay with older sibling at camp) with no prerequisite, and Super Advanced Animal Tracking day camp for ages 10-15 with prerequisite of Advanced Animal Tracking earlier this summer or in prior year. No overnight option available this week.
2024 Overnight Youth Camps at Lake Sammamish & Mt Rainier
June 30 – July 6, 2024: Out-of-this-World Wilderness Camp near Mt. Rainier from Sunday 5pm – Saturday 10am for ages 11-17 who have attended any of our day camps or family workshops or overnight camps prior to this week. Runs simultaneously with the Advanced Wilderness Skills & Survival Trek for ages 11-17 who have attended at least one overnight camp with us in the past.
July 22-26, 2024 Tracking Birds, Bobcats, Bears & Beyond at Lake Sammamish for ages 10-15 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm. Prerequisite: completion of our Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp or family wildlife workshop or one overnight camp prior to this week. Older teens may also attend if accepted into our IIT Youth Mentoring Program.
July 29 – Aug 2, 2024 Wild Chefs & Herbal Medics at Lake Sammamish for ages 10-15 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm. Prerequisite: completion of our Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp or family ethnobotany workshop or one overnight camp prior to this week. Older teens may also attend if accepted into our IIT Youth Mentoring Program.
August 5-9, 2024 Archers, Artists & Artisans at Lake Sammamish for ages 11-16 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm. Prerequisites: at least three day camps or one overnight camp with us prior to this week. Older teens may also attend if accepted into our IIT Youth Mentoring Program.
August 12-16, 2024 Advanced Zombie Apocalypse Experience at Lake Sammamish for ages 11-16 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm. Prerequisite: at least one overnight camp with us prior to this week. Older teens may also attend if accepted into our IIT Youth Mentoring Program.
Read our FAQ’s for more details, check out camp testimonials dating all the way back to 1997, and register asap to give yourself or a loved one the gift of camp!
