Camps

Encourage your kids to look into one of Denali's various kids camps

NPS Photo / Nathan Kostegian

 

Denali Discovery Camp (June 24 - 28, 2013)
Denali Discovery Camp provides children from the Denali Borough School District with quality learning experiences through hands-on adventures and fun in the park. The camp curriculum focuses on sub-arctic ecology, the national park mission, and preservation and protection of park resources. Park researchers meet with groups of campers in the field to talk about ongoing research projects. Depending on their ages, participants spend one to three nights in the park during camp week. Discovery Camp is run as a partnership between the National Park Service through the Murie Science and Learning Center and the Denali Education Center.

Denali Backcountry Adventures (June 2 - 7, 2013)
Denali Backcountry Adventures (DBA) is a week-long backpacking trip for high school students interested in exploring Denali's vast wilderness. DBA is open to students entering high school (9th-12th grades) in the fall of 2013. We have special events planned for Denali Backcountry Adventures 2013! In celebration of Denali first being summited 100 years ago this year, students will experience first-hand what it takes to launch mountaineering expeditions on the highest mountain in North America, including:

• See the world of mountaineers from birds-eye view on a flightseeing tour;
• Practicing the teamwork and technical skills needed to reach the highest places on earth;
• Assisting Denali mountaineering rangers as they launch a summit attempt from Wonder Lake.

In its tenth year, DBA is a partnership program of Denali Education Center and the National Park Service through the Murie Science & Learning Center. Registration opens at 9a on April 22^nd. Denali Borough residents and students who attend Susitna Valley High School will be given preference. Non-locals will be put on a list and added on May 6th as space allows.

Denali-Susitna Exploration Camp (July 15 - 19, 2013)
Exploration Camp offers middle and high-school students from the Northern Susitna Valley the opportunity to explore the natural and cultural history of the Denali area. In 2013, participants will take part in a week-long archaeology field school during which they will help NPS researchers excavate historic structures in downtown Talkeetna. Denali-Susitna Exploration Camp is run as a partnership between the Upper Susitna Soil and Water Conservation District and the National Park Service through the Murie Science and Learning Center.

Dinosaur Camp: A Family Adventure (June 29 - July 1, 2013)
Dinosaurs once roamed Denali's landscape! Join Alaska Geographic on this family exploration into Denali's prehistoric past. By investigating the geologic history, we'll be learning about the plants, animals and climate of this area as it might have looked 65 million years ago. We'll visit known fossil sites and perhaps even find a new fossil or two! This camp is specifically designed for families with children 8 years and older. Visit Alaska Geographic's course page to register.

 

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  Youth Camps in Denali

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  Camps for young adults or little kids are a fantastic way for youth to experience Denali and learn about the subarctic.