Outdoor and nature camp · Davis
Davis Forest School
Week-long outdoor day camps with nature play, nature crafts, naturalist studies and water play along Davis-area creeks and riparian areas.
- Ages
- Ages 5–12
- Price
- Ask the provider
- Days
- Full day
- Dates
- Summer: dates not posted yet
- Where
- Near Davis
Summer Camp
Week-long summer day camps that blend child-led exploration and play with facilitated activities: nature crafts, nature awareness games, and naturalist studies such as learning local plants and animals and identifying animal tracks. Water play is a big part of camp, and kids wear life jackets in the water. Groups have 5-6 kids per Forest Mentor. Kids bring a sack lunch, snack, water and weather-appropriate clothes. Camps run in Davis, Sacramento, Folsom Lake and Lincoln, and Little Coyotes summer camp is offered too. Camp is cancelled on days with AQI above 100 or extreme heat, with a 50% refund of the day's tuition. Tuition assistance is available, and families identifying as Black and/or Indigenous to the US get 40% off. 2027 schedules and registration are expected in early 2027.
- Summer dates not posted yet
- Bring a lunch
- Financial aid or scholarships available
- Families identifying as Black and/or Indigenous to the US get 40% off standard tuition.
About Davis Forest School
Davis Forest School is a nonprofit outdoor education and nature play organization. It began in spring 2018 as a once-a-week nature play program at the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve and became a 501(c)(3) in 2022. It now runs programs in Davis, Sacramento, Folsom/Orangevale and Lincoln/Rocklin.
Programs include after-school drop-off, homeschool days, Parent/Child sessions, the Little Coyotes Forest Kinder, Dragonfly Teen Naturalists, week-long summer day camps, family camp and workshops for adults. It offers need-based tuition assistance and a reparations rate for Black and Indigenous families.
- Since 2018
Where and how to reach them
Based near Davis. Ask for the exact address.
Details from davisforestschool.org, checked October 13, 2026. Prices, dates and spaces change: check with Davis Forest School before you sign up. Something wrong or missing? Write to hello@summerground.com.
Similar camps nearby
Outdoor and nature camp
City of Davis Parks & Community Services
Central Park, Davis
Ages 7–12From $230/weekSummer dates not posted yet3 programs
Science camp
UC Davis Youth Programs
Bohart Museum of Entomology, Davis
Ages 12–17From $475Summer dates not posted yet2 programs
Outdoor and nature camp and preschool
Davis Parent Nursery School
Davis
Ages 2–5From $175/weekSummer dates not posted yet2 programs
Sports camp and after-school program
City of Davis Parks & Community Services
Community Park (Community Pool Building), Davis
Ages 6–14From $169/weekSummer dates not posted yet5 programs