Summer Camp
Fill your summer with science and nature investigations. Explorations and adventures are on the agenda at the EcoTarium's popular Summer Discovery Camp for children ages 7-14, one of the longest-running summer day camps in the United States. Register Now!
Customize your summer camp experience by topic and spend 1, 2-- even 4-- weeks at camp with our mix of one- and two-week camp sessions.
Summer Discovery Camp also offers community service opportunities for older teens.
- Uncover life in forests, meadows and ponds
- Experiment with new skills and interests
- Encounter animals large and small
- Get your hands dirty
- Explore museum exhibits and the outdoors
- Investigate the night sky in our planetarium
- Enjoy a family cookout and spend a night at the museum (overnight for Cosmic Camp only)
- Play and have fun!
2009 Camp Sessions
- Amazing Animals - Two-Week Camp
- How Things Work - One-Week Camp
- Cosmic Camp - One-Week Camp
- Counselor-in-Training Programs for Teens
Amazing Animals Camp Age 9-10 group is now full
The August 3-7 Cosmic Camp Age 9-10 group is now full
Summer Discovery Camps are day camps. Campers spend Monday through Friday indoors and out, investigating the museum and grounds and traveling to the EcoTarium's 320-acre field site in Rutland, Massachusetts. Camp hours are 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Extended hours are available.
Register now for summer camp at the EcoTarium!
Summer Discovery Camp complies with all camp regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and are licensed by the local Board of Health.