Pioneer Homesteading Summer Camp July 2025 Monday - Friday; July 21 - 259am to 3pm Each camp will feature crafts, games, stories, outside exploration, walking field trips, cooking, and more! Enjoy visits from special guests who will teach us, trade with us, or share stories.  Read about the values children learn in our summer camps. […]

Learn about the famous pioneer girl, Opal Whiteley, as you explore nature! Opal was a nature lover who kept a childhood diary relating her adventures in the woods around Cottage Grove in 1905, including her “explores” with her animal friends. We will make fairy houses, create a journal and write and sketch in nature, play […]

Monday - Friday, Aug 4 – 8, 9am to 3pm Learn about indigenous ways of the Kalapuya and other Native tribes in this outdoor camp at Prospector’s Park. This day camp (9am – 3pm) includes special guest Native people who will share about culture, traditional crafts, and music. Learn some words in the Kalapuya language, […]