Outdoor Classroom
Join us on teacher workdays, spring break and all summer for fun, experiential garden adventures! Each camp matches the season and is full of garden-centric games, exploration and art, music and cooking. Activities are suitable for children having completed kindergarten through completed fourth grade unless otherwise noted.
Our camps are primarily outside, if the weather allows.
Children may be dropped off as early as 8:30 a.m. and picked up as late as 4:30 p.m., but camp programming will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Gardens close at 5 p.m.
2024 Summer Camp registration opens March 1 at noon.
Camp Scholarships
We offer need-based scholarships for classes and programs to income-qualifying families, up to $250 per child per year. Apply at anytime. Please submit the following application:
Program Scholarship Application
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Summer Camp Refund Policy: Cancellations made prior to May 1 will be refunded at 100%. After May 1 and up to two weeks prior to the first day of camp, a 50% refund will be given. After two weeks prior, no refunds will be given. If camp is cancelled by The Gardens on Spring Creek for any reason, a full refund will be issued.
Spring Break Refund Policy: Cancellations made prior to two weeks out from camp will be refunded at 100%. After two weeks prior, no refunds will be given.
We offer a new and exciting Spring Break Camp each year! Activities are especially suitable for children currently enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Scholarships are available and pre-registration is required.
March 13-17 | $275 per Child | 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Spring Break Camp is sold out - Call 970-416-2486 or email gardenseducation@fcgov.com to be put on the waitlist.
School's Out! Day Camps occur on non-federal holidays when school is not in session for Poudre School District. Activities are especially suitable for children ages five to 10 years old or having completed or currently enrolled in kindergarten through fifth grade.
Time: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Cost: $55 per child
Scholarships are available and pre-registration is required.
Students can be dropped off as early as 8:30 and picked up no later than 4:30.
2022 - 2023 Dates
Call 970-416-2486 to be put on a waitlist
Registration for 2023-2024 Dates opens August 1st at noon.
Fun, outdoor summer opportunities for investigation of gardening and the natural world – our summer camps are full of garden–centric activities, gardening, art, science, animals and cooking! Children should be dressed for the weather. Please bring water, snack, sunscreen and a lunch. Pre-registration is required. Unless otherwise noted, summer camps are especially planned and geared for children having completed kindergarten through completed fourth grade.
Cost: $275 for the week Scholarships are available
A 10 percent discount is offered with a family membership to The Gardens.
Note: Children may be dropped off as early as 8:30 a.m. and picked up as late as 4:30 p.m.; camp programming will not begin until 9:00 a.m. and will end at 4:00 p.m. The Gardens close at 5 p.m.
Age: Open to Rising First through Fifth Graders
The Gardens on Spring Creek is an animal's paradise! Spend the week exploring relationships between the animals and plants that live in The Gardens. We'll get up close and personal with garden critters and the evidence they leave behind. Whether we are building habitats, practicing our skills of camouflage or exploring the pond, it is going to be a wild time!
Please note that the programming for this camp will be identical each week. Due to reduced enrollment, we will only accept campers for one of these weeks of camp.
Camp Dates:
This summer camp is sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please call and leave a message at 970.416.2491. Our staff will return your call within 24 - 72 hours to confirm your spot.
Age: Open to Rising Third through Sixth Graders
Have you always wanted to be an actor and perform on stage? Then this is the camp for you! During this weeklong workshop we will explore our relationship with nature and each other through an immersive theater experience. The show will be directed by local playwright and theatre director, Michelle Grimes. We will design our own costumes, learn stage directions, performance techniques, work as a team and conclude the week with a performance for family and friends on our Everitt Pavilion stage!
Due to the skills needed for the performance, students need to be entering third grade through sixth grade. Students must be able to attend all week and the performance Friday at the end of camp.
Guest Instructor: Michelle Grimes, Local theatre director and teacher.
Camp Dates
This summer camp is sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please call and leave a message at 970.416.2491. Our staff will return your call within 24 - 72 hours to confirm your spot.
Age: Open to Rising First through Fifth Graders
Nature can be your own laboratory! The Gardens are steaming with secrets to be discovered and puzzles to solve! Learn to ask deep questions and design solutions to real-world problems. Each day we will be harnessing our science, technology, engineering and math skills to tackle new and exciting challenges like designing garden inspired inventions, exploring tiny things through microscopes and learning to harness the power of the sun!
Please note that the programming for this camp will be identical each week. Due to reduced enrollment, we will only accept campers for one of these weeks of camp.
Camp Dates
This summer camp is sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please call and leave a message at 970.416.2491. Our staff will return your call within 24 - 72 hours to confirm your spot.
Age: Open to Rising First through Fifth Graders
Learn to see the natural world through the perspective of an artist. Gardens provide us with inspiration, materials and a beautiful environment to create in. Through drawing, painting, printmaking collage and mixed media, students will explore The Gardens and create art that expresses their own ideas and unique vision of the natural world.
Guest Instructor: Stephie Morton, local art educator and children's book author and illustrator - “Ideas Happen Here”
Please note that the programming for this camp will be identical each week. Due to reduced enrollment, we will only accept campers for one of these weeks of camp.
Camp Dates:
This summer camp is sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please call and leave a message at 970.416.2491. Our staff will return your call within 24 - 72 hours to confirm your spot.
Age: Open to Rising First through Fifth Graders
Join us for a week of gardening and cooking at the Gardens on Spring Creek. We will learn about the garden, make fun recipes, care for the plants that flavor our foods and create our own book of recipes to take home!
This week is reserved specifically for students with food allergies or health related conditions that makes certain foods unsafe. This camp will be shaped around creating an extra safe space to share and normalize our experiences around food.
We choose our recipes each week based on the registered students’ allergies and food sensitivities, avoiding unsafe foods and food processers. All ingredients will be sent to parents for approval before camp and modifications can be made.
If your child fits these criteria. Please apply below and we will send you a special link for registration.
Camp Dates:
Spots are still available!
Age: Varies - See Below
Join us for a week of gardening and cooking at the Gardens on Spring Creek. We learn about the garden, make fun recipes, care for the plants that flavor our foods and create our own book of recipes to take home!
All our camps are vegetarian and safe for students with food allergies or health conditions. We choose our recipes each week based on the registered students’ allergies and food sensitivities, avoiding unsafe foods and food processers. All ingredients will be sent to parents for approval before camp and modifications can be made.
This year we are offering a Level II Gardeners and Chefs for our older campers. We will be stepping up the recipes and skills for these more experienced foodies. This is open for students who are entering fourth grade through sixth grades.
Camp Dates:
This summer camp is sold out. To be added to the waitlist, please call and leave a message at 970.416.2491. Our staff will return your call within 24 - 72 hours to confirm your spot.