Houston Arboretum & Nature Center Summer Camp
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Published Jul 31, 2026
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About
Week-long nature camps for ages 4-12 held at a 155-acre nature sanctuary, featuring hands-on indoor and outdoor adventures that explore the natural world through active exploration, live animal encounters, and nature-based curriculum.
- Extended care
- Extended Day After Camp available Monday-Friday, 3:00-5:30 pm for ages 5-12. Includes outdoor nature walks, games, Nature Playscape time, and indoor crafts and games. Available only to students registered for that week's camp.
- Discounts
- Member pricing available with Family Tree membership level and above; members receive discounted rates compared to nonmember pricing.
Camp runs
2026-07-27 – 2026-07-31 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Campers learn about crazy critters and perform exceptional experiments, exploring key scientific principles and how they function in nature. Become a weird scientist through experimentation, outdoor inquiry, and play.
2026-08-03 – 2026-08-07 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Spend the week getting to know fascinating reptiles and amphibians—leaping lizards, slithering snakes, fantastic frogs, awesome alligators, and terrific turtles. Learn to safely and carefully observe these creatures in their natural environment.
2026-12-28 – 2026-12-31 · Ages 4, 5-12 (half day and full day options) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu
Do you love wildlife and spending your days outdoors? Learn how wildlife biologists manage and care for animals and their habitats. Make tools of the trade and develop wildlife observation skills through live animal encounters, outdoor games, nature hikes, and cocoa.
Show 8 ended sessions
2026-06-01 – 2026-06-05 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Campers explore the hidden world beneath their feet, discovering twisting plant roots, deep soil layers, and underground animals. Through investigation, children uncover the processes that shape the world we walk on.
2026-06-08 – 2026-06-12 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
A Planet Defender explores, investigates, and protects the natural environment. Campers learn skills to protect and improve ecosystems through experiments, games, and hands-on activities, discovering how to defend the planet in everyday life.
2026-06-15 – 2026-06-19 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Campers explore the never-ending struggle between predators and prey on planet Earth. Learn how creatures use smarts, speed, strength, special senses, coloration, and weapons to survive.
2026-06-22 – 2026-06-26 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Campers learn about crazy critters and perform exceptional experiments, exploring key scientific principles and how they function in nature. Become a weird scientist through experimentation, outdoor inquiry, and play.
2026-06-29 – 2026-07-03 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Spend the week getting to know fascinating reptiles and amphibians—leaping lizards, slithering snakes, fantastic frogs, awesome alligators, and terrific turtles. Learn to safely and carefully observe these creatures in their natural environment.
2026-07-06 – 2026-07-10 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Campers explore the hidden world beneath their feet, discovering twisting plant roots, deep soil layers, and underground animals. Through investigation, children uncover the processes that shape the world we walk on.
2026-07-13 – 2026-07-17 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
A Planet Defender explores, investigates, and protects the natural environment. Campers learn skills to protect and improve ecosystems through experiments, games, and hands-on activities, discovering how to defend the planet in everyday life.
2026-07-20 – 2026-07-24 · Ages 4, 5-6 (half day), 5-12 (full day) · Half or full day
Mon · Tue · Wed · Thu · Fri
Campers explore the never-ending struggle between predators and prey on planet Earth. Learn how creatures use smarts, speed, strength, special senses, coloration, and weapons to survive.
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