Camps are four days a week: Monday – Thursday

   9:00AM – 3:00PM at Cedaredge Middle School 845 SE Deer Creek Dr. Cedaredge, CO 81413

Scholarships are available!

Introducing the Grand Mesa Adventure Camp

Join the Grand Mesa Adventure Camp to explore the best backyard in the world! Youth will develop and enhance their rock climbing skills daily at the newly finished Cedaredge Middle School rock climbing wall and take weekly field trips to the Grand Mesa’s beautiful trails and lakes. Let’s celebrate the special beauty of Delta County’s natural spaces together while making friends and learning new skills like archery, SUP’ing, rock climbing, mountain biking and more!  

Skills Adventure Week 1:  June 7th – 10th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Come hike the Mesa Lakes trails, Bike Confluence Park in Delta, and improve and learn to climb at the Cedaredge Middle School Climbing Wall! 

Highlights: Hike, Bike, Climb Climb Climb

Life Abounds Week 2: June 14th – 17th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150 |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Hike to a vantage point for spotting wildlife and ID’ing flora and fauna on the Grand Mesa’s Crag Crest Trail. Learn the skills it takes to ride the mountain bike trails and pump track at Crossroads Park in Hotchkiss. Engage in problem solving at the Cedaredge Middle School climbing wall!  

Highlights: Become a naturalist, Hike, Bike at Crossroads, Climb 

Wheels Down Week 3: June 21st – 24th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Whatever type of bike rider you may be, from a beginner to a pro, this camp has the tools to develop your bike riding skills. Highlights include a forest ride on The Grand Mesa, challenges at Confluence bike course and a change of pace on the Cedaredge Middle School climbing wall! 

Highlights: Bike on national forest, Rock climb and boulder 

Generation Wild Week 4: June 28th – July 1st |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

This week of camp explores the different ways to tackle the outdoors. Kids will navigate on the Grand Mesa and surrounding destinations through stand up paddle boarding, biking, hiking and climbing. Join new and returning friends and see what you can find outside!

Highlights: SUPs, Grand Mesa Adventures  

Wilderness Aware: August 3rd – 6th|  Ages: 8-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 20 kid max – 10 waitlist **Based out of Hotchkiss** 

Wilderness Aware is a culmination of summer, giving campers the opportunity to compile what they have learned. Skills will be put into practice with a one night backpacking trip into the Gunnison National Forest. Campers learn Leave No Trace, how to pack and plan for a backpacking trip, navigation, plus flora and fauna ID. This camp is back by popular demand and is sure to spark forever confidence in a lifetime love of being outdoors. 

Highlights: One night backpacking trip into Gunnison National Forest, Plant and wildlife ID, Swimming, Discovery through hands on experiences

Camps are four days a week: Monday – Thursday

   9:00AM – 3:00PM at Bill Heddles Rec Center 531 Palmer St, Delta, CO 81416

Scholarships are available!

Week 1- Wheels Down:  June 7th – 10th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

From novice learners to experienced riders, every camper will enjoy exploring what Delta County has to offer for bike riding. Participants will build their skills and confidence by exploring the outdoors on two wheels. Campers will practice on both the single and pump tracks in Delta and participate in a bike rodeo. This week will feature a visit to the Hotchkiss pump track and Crossroads mountain biking trails. Bikes and helmets are provided all you need to bring is your enthusiasm to get outside!

Highlights: Bike rodeo, Single-track, Pump-track, Foundation skills in biking, Swimming, Field trip

Week 2- Wet Planet: June 14th – 17th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $200 *Rafting trip included  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Water is one of our most precious and fun natural resources. It is used in everyday life and for all types of recreation. In this week’s camp, participants will explore our special places and experience water recreation all around Delta County. Campers will learn the basics of paddle boarding, embark on a rafting trip and try out their skills indoors at the Rec Center and outdoors at Sweitzer Lake.

Highlights: Rafting, SUPs, Swimming, Water Games

Week 3- The Nature of Art: June 21st – 24th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Get outside and get creative during a week geared toward fostering kid’s imaginative sides. Painting, building and sculpting a relationship with the outdoors, this camp will embark on a field trip to our beautiful canyons and test out skills on the water at Sweitzer Lake on SUPs. All crafting supplies are provided by The Nature Connection – all we need is you! 

Highlights: Painting, Ceramics, Leaf pressing, Nature inspired crafts 

Week 4 – Life Abounds: June 28th – July 1st |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Spend a week discovering wildlife! Explore the creatures that live among us through hands-on activities, nature games, bird watching, flora, fauna, butterfly & bug identification! Campers will adventure to try out new skills on a field trip and SUPs at their local state park.

Highlights: Animal tracking, Discovering bugs, plants and animals, Listening for bird songs and bird ID, Hiking, Swimming

Week 5 – Something Fishy: July 12th – 15th |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Colorado is known for some of the world’s best fishing, and Delta County offers plenty of lakes, reservoirs, and streams for both fly and bait fishing. With over 300 lakes on the Grand Mesa, two amazing rivers and a lake at the local park, Delta County is the ideal spot to learn to fish. Campers will practice fundamentals of fishing as well as learn about the many varieties of fish living in our area.

Highlights: Fishing, Bugs, Water Fun on Lakes and Rivers, Field Trip 

Week 6 – Skills Adventure: July 19th- 22nd |  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

What primitive skills can we learn in the modern day? Explore nature while learning navigation, animal tracking and shelter building skills. Learn how to make a bow and shoot archery. Campers will hike on The Grand Mesa, learn the foundations of archery and learn to SUP at Sweitzer Lake. 

Highlights: Archery, Bike riding, Navigation, LNT Principals, Hiking, SUPing

Week 7 – Eyes to the Skies: July 26th – 29th|  Ages: 7-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 25 kid max – 10 waitlist

Join us for an adventure under the sun and stars with outdoor games, paddle boarding and cosmic exploration. This camp frolics around in discovering the sky and astronomy. Campers are invited on an overnight camping experience with The Nature Connection and the Black Canyon Astronomical Association at Kebler Corner. Campers will learn of the stories in the stars and even sleep under them in the moonlight.

Highlights: Planetary exploration, Camp Out , Astronomy, SUP’ing, Swimming

Week 8 – Wilderness Aware: August 3rd – 6th|  Ages: 8-14  |  Cost $150  |  Enrollment: 20 kid max – 10 waitlist  **Based out of Hotchkiss**

Wilderness Aware is a culmination of summer, giving campers the opportunity to compile what they have learned over weeks and months. Skills will be put into practice with a one night backpacking trip into the Gunnison National Forest. Campers learn Leave No Trace, how to pack and plan for a backpacking trip, navigation and flora and fauna ID. This camp is back by popular demand and is sure to spark forever confidence in a lifetime love of being outdoors. 

Highlights: One night backpacking trip into Gunnison National Forest, Plant and wildlife ID, Swimming, Discovery through hands on experiences