Summer and fall break
The weeks, one at a time
Book one week or several. Every week runs Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and a week's theme sets which part of the park we spend the most time in.
- Second week of June
Week 1: Creek week
Nets, buckets and flat stones: finding what lives under them, and putting every one back where it was.
- Ages 5 to 10
- 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Fourth week of June
Week 2: Tracks and trails
Mud prints, tracking games and a trail we walk a little farther each day.
- Ages 5 to 10
- 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Second week of July
Week 3: Plants up close
Leaf rubbings, field sketches and a plant walk: what we touch and what we leave alone.
- Ages 5 to 10
- 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Waitlist - Fourth week of July
Week 4: Shelters and knots
Lean-tos from fallen branches, a tarp roof and the knots that hold it down.
- Ages 5 to 10
- 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- First week of August
Week 5: Rain or shine
Puddles, ponchos and the pavilion: a week planned for whatever weather comes.
- Ages 5 to 10
- 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Full - Fall break, in October
Fall break: Leaves and seeds
A week in October for leaf piles, seed hunts and one long walk under changing trees.
- Ages 5 to 10
- 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Sample sessions.
Weeks open, fill and gather waitlists as families register. Our registration page has the latest.
A week at Pinecone
The same day, a new place to look
Every week keeps the same shape, so campers know what comes next: a morning circle, a long block on the trail or at the creek, lunch from home, quiet time in the shade and a last circle before pickup.
The theme sets what we look for. Creek week turns over stones, track week follows the mud, and the fall break week goes looking for seeds.
Groups by age and by badge
Two adults on every trail group
Rain days under the pavilion
Ready to pick a week?
Registration opens in February. We are glad to talk through the weeks by phone.