Summer Camps
We’ve been running safe, exciting outdoor camps every year since 1997. Our summer nature and wilderness camps are lead by skilled instructors who specialize in teaching 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 in the Seattle-Tacoma area including Puyallup & Lake Sammamish locations. Experience exciting educational programs such as • Wilderness Survival Craft • Wildlife Search & Rescue • Wild Cooking & Herbology plus advanced themes for alumni.
- OVERNIGHT YOUTH CAMPS at Lake Sammamish & Mt Rainier. Delve into specialized weekly themes including • Survival Side of the Mountain • Wild Chefs & Herbal Medics • Archers, Artists & Artisans • Tracking Bears, Bobcats, Birds & Beyond • Out-of-this-World Wilderness Skills Camp and the Advanced Zombie Apocalypse Experience.
Almost all staff is returning for Summer 2024 so we added capacity and space remains available in some camp weeks!
Spring & Summer Classes & Workshops for Adults & Families
Join us for in-depth workshops with Wolf Camp directors Kim & Chris Chisholm on Saturdays from 9:30-5:30 at Blue Skye Farm in Puyallup, Washington. Our next scheduled workshops which still have space available include:
- April 5, 2025 Wilderness Survival & Fire by Friction workshop for $145, and $120 per additional friend/family member.
- April 12, 2025 Wild Edible Foods Foraging & Herbal Medicine Making workshop for $195, and $150 per additional friend/family member.
- April 26, 2025 Wildlife Awareness, Bird Voices, Tracks & Trails workshop for just $95, and $90 per additional friend/family member.
- May 3, 2025 Backcountry Safety, Natural Navigation, Map & Compass workshop for $145, and $120 per additional friend/family member.
- June 23-27, 2025 Adult & Family Classes & Campout running 9:30-3:30 Mon-Fri. Cost for the series of classes is $345 per person (minimum two family members registering, at least one being an adult) with discounts for children 6 and under ($50 less per year of age) and optional primitive camping fee of $100/tent/week.
Summer Apprenticeships & Internships
Train directly with Kim & Chris Chisholm as part of the Wolf Camp Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship which is an environmental education training program unique to the field since 1999, or the Blue Skye Farm Natural Science Education Internship certified by the Washington State Farm Internship Program since 2016.
- Wolf Camp Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship
- Blue Skye Farm Natural Science Education Internship
Voted Best Wild Nature Day Camp in the last Golden Teddy Awards run by parentmap.com surveying the Puget Sound Region.
2025 Kids Day Camps in Puyallup & Lake Sammamish
June 23-27, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Skills Sampler day camp for ages 7-14 with no prerequisite, and the Advanced FLOW Camp for ages 8-15 with prerequisite of any camp with us in a prior year. (Adult & Family Classes & Campout for all ages also runs simultaneously on site this week.)
(Overnight Camps only the week of June 29 – July 4, 2025: Out-of-this-World Wilderness Camp near Mt. Rainier from Sunday 4pm – Friday 4pm for ages 11-16 who have attended at least one of our overnight camps in the past, or two of our day camps or family workshops prior to this week; runs simultaneously with the Advanced Wilderness Skills & Survival Trek for ages 12-17 who have attended the Out-of-this-World Wilderness camp before, or two other overnight camps with us in the past.)
July 7-11, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park: Blue Skye Farm & Forest day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior program with us, or if attending with older sibling.
July 7-11, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Survival Craft day camp for ages 7-14 with no prerequisite, and Advanced Skills of the Artisan day camp for ages 10-15 who have attended at least two prior Wolf Camp weeks and whose parents attest that a camper can succeed in our method of knife safety and tool training. (Advanced Artisans overnight camp for ages 11-16 runs simultaneously with prerequisite of at least one of our overnight camps, or two of our day camps or family workshops prior to this week.)
July 14-18, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior camp, or if attending with older sibling.
July 14-18, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Sunset Beach: Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior camp, or if attending with older sibling; runs simultaneously with Advanced Wildlife Tracking day camp for ages 9-15 who have attended Wildlife Search & Rescue in the past, or two other Wolf Camp weeks.
July 21-25, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Wilderness Survival Craft day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior camp, or if attending with older sibling.
July 21-25, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Sunset Beach: Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior camp, or if attending with older sibling; runs simultaneously with Advanced Herbal Cooking day camp for ages 9-15 who have attended Wild Cooking & Herbology in the past, or three other Wolf Camp weeks.
July 28 – Aug 1, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior camp, or if attending with older sibling.
July 28 – Aug 1, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Sunset Beach: Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp for ages 8-14 with no prerequisite, and seven year olds okay if they attended a prior camp, or if attending with older sibling, runs simultaneously with Advanced Wilderness Survival day camp for ages 9-15 who have attended Wilderness Survival Craft or two other Wolf Camp weeks.
August 4-8, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Advanced Wilderness Survival day camp for ages 7-14 with prerequisite of Wilderness Survival Craft or two other programs with us.
August 4-8, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp for ages 7-14 with no prerequisite and Advanced Animal Tracking day camp for ages 9-15 with prerequisite of Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp, or any overnight camp in prior weeks or years. (Advanced Animal Tracking overnight camp for ages 11-16 runs simultaneously with same prerequisite.)
August 11-15, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Advanced Wildlife Tracking day camp for ages 7-14 with prerequisite of Wildlife Search & Rescue or two other programs with us.
August 11-15, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Survival Craft day camp for ages 7-14 with no prerequisite, and Advanced Herbal Cooking day camp for ages 9-15 with prerequisite of Wild Cooking & Herbology day camp, or any overnight camp in prior weeks or years. (Advanced Herbal Cooking overnight camp for ages 11-16 runs simultaneously with same prerequisite.)
August 18-22, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Advanced Herbal Cooking day camp for ages 7-14 with prerequisite of Wild Cooking & Herbology or two other programs with us.
August 18-22, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp for ages 7-14 with no prerequisite, and the Advanced Wilderness Survival day camp for ages 9-15 who have attended Wilderness Survival Craft or two other Wolf Camp weeks. (Advanced Ancient Scout overnight camp for ages 11-16 runs simultaneously with prerequisite of at least one prior overnight camp with us.)
August 25-29, 2025 Puyallup Clark’s Creek Park & Blue Skye Farm: Advanced Farm & Forest day camp for ages 7-14 with prerequisite of Blue Skye Farm & Forest Camp or two other programs with us.
August 25-29, 2025 Lake Sammamish State Park – Hans Jensen Group Camp: Wilderness Survival Craft day camp for ages 7-14 with no prerequisite and Advanced Conservation & Field Science day camp for ages 9-15 with prerequisite at least one prior camp with us.(Epic GeoTrip 2025 – Subsistence Fishing overnight camp also available for ages 11-16 with prerequisite of at least one prior overnight camp with us.)
2025 Overnight Youth Camps at Lake Sammamish & Mt Rainier
June 29 – July 4, 2025: Out-of-this-World Wilderness Camp near Mt. Rainier from Sunday 4pm – Friday 4pm for ages 11-16, with prerequisite of at least one of our overnight camps in the past, or two of our day camps or family workshops prior to this week; runs simultaneously with the Advanced Wilderness Skills & Survival Trek for ages 11-17 who have attended the Out-of-this-World Wilderness camp before, or two other overnight camps with us in the past.
July 7-11, 2025 Archers, Artists & Artisans at Lake Sammamish for ages 11-16 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm, with prerequisite of at least one of our overnight camps in the past, or two of our day camps or family workshops prior to this week.
August 4-8, 2025 Tracking Bugs, Birds, Bobcats, Bears & Beyond at Lake Sammamish for ages 10-15 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm, with prerequisite completion of our Wildlife Search & Rescue day camp or family wildlife workshop or any overnight camp prior to this week.
August 11-15, 2025 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 any overnight camp prior to this week.
August 18-22, 2025 Secrets of the Ancient Scout at Lake Sammamish for ages 11-16 from Monday 9am – Friday 4pm, with prerequisite of at least one overnight camp with us prior to this week. (Plan Ahead: The Advanced Zombie Apocalypse Survival Experience returns in 2026 with two overnight camp prerequisites: Secrets of the Ancient Scout, and the Out-of-this-World Wilderness Camp, plus Tracking Birds, Bobcats, Bears & Beyond also recommended.)
August 24-29: Epic GeoTrip 2025 – Subsistence Fishing from Lake Sammamish & Snoqualmie Pass, to the Yakima Canyon & Chinook Pass, to the Puyallup River & Salish Sea, to the Pacific Coast and back from Sunday 4pm to Friday 4pm with prerequisite of at least one overnight camp with us prior to this week. (Plan Ahead for the Epic GeoTrek 2026 – Honorable Hunting, Photography & Field Science with two overnight camp prerequisites: Archers, Artists & Artisans, and the Out-of-this-World Wilderness Camp, plus Tracking Birds, Bobcats, Bears & Beyond also recommended.)