Slide Ranch Summer Camp 2024 Schedule and Registration

Registration for children aged 5-13, and for teens aged 14-18 for Summer Camp 2024 is scheduled to open to Slide Ranch members on January 16 and to the general public on January 30 at 9am. Become a supporting member to access early registration. Slide Ranch’s 2024 Camp Season will consist of 1-week sessions as follows:

WINTER
Winter Break Camp: February 20-23  (Holiday - No camp on Monday Feb. 19)

SPRING
Spring Break Camp: April 8-12

SUMMER

Summer Camp Week 1: June 10-14
Summer Camp Week 2: June 17-21 (Holiday - No camp Wednesday June 19th)
Summer Camp Week 3: June 24-28
Summer Camp Week 4: July 1-3 (Holiday - No camp Thursday and Friday July 4th and 5th)
Summer Camp Week 5: July 8-12
Summer Camp Week 6: July 15-19 (not available due to partnership with BACR and SRCS to bring kids from Title I schools in San Rafael)
Summer Camp Week 7: July 22-26
Summer Camp Week 8: July 29 - August 2
Summer Camp Week 9: August 5-9
Summer Camp Week 10: August 12-16

Hours: 9:30am-2:30pm 

Camp Fee:
3-days: $390 Camper, $210 Junior Environmental Educator
4-days: $520 Camper, $280 Junior Environmental Educator
5-days: $650 Camper, $350 Junior Environmental Educator

Slide Ranch Summer Camps are an exciting way to light up any young person’s summer. The Slide Ranch landscape provides an inspirational environment for them to explore and thrive, with a rich variety of ecosystems, from native plants and animals in the coastal scrub to the rocky intertidal zones of the coast. We also represent the edge where the wildlands meet human habitation and agriculture, with a herd of goats and sheep on pasture, bee hives, chickens and ducks, and an organic garden. These environments naturally inspire wonder, curiosity and myriad opportunities for learning, growth, and fun - all at our working ranch on the stunning Marin County coast.

Campers (ages 5-13) will spend their two weeks immersed in nature, practicing farming and environmental stewardship, and exploring together as a small, cooperative group. Each camp week is full of creative, hands-on activities led by our team of skilled Outdoor Instructors. Campers will help care for our herd of sheep and goats, tend our flocks of chickens and ducks, hike coastal wild land trails, explore tide pools, get creative with wool and nature crafts, tend and harvest our organic garden, cook and eat farm fresh food, and more. This engaging experience will nurture a life-long appreciation of the outdoors, and help your child explore how people and the environment are connected.

Slide Ranch also welcomes teen Junior Environmental Educators(JEE), 14-18 years old, who cultivate their youth leadership and environmental education skills with their Slide Ranch instructor as a mentor. JEEs will each join a summer camp group and support their instructor to facilitate a fun and engaging week of camp.

Campers bring their own bagged lunch and snack each day, and receive a Slide Ranch t-shirt.

Slide Ranch adheres to CDC, MHHS (Marin Health and Human Services) and the GGNRA (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) for safety guidelines. As of now, masking is not required, regardless of vaccination status, in outdoor spaces. Since our camps operate outside, we do not anticipate requiring masking and will quickly update participants if new restrictions are put in place. As always, all participants are welcome to continue wearing their masks and take extra precautions as needed. We also highly encourage all participants to still pack a mask in cases of severe weather where we will have to go indoors.

We believe so much in the transformative power of camp that we are committed to ensuring that no child is denied an experience at Slide Ranch because of financial need. We’re here to help! We will work with you to make camp a possibility for your family. For scholarship information please email program@slideranch.org, or call 415-381-6155.

Cancellation and Change Policy

You will be eligible for a full refund (minus a $100 processing fee) if your cancellation is made at least 8 weeks before the Program start date. Cancellations received with less than 8 weeks' notice WILL NOT be eligible for a refund unless a replacement is available to take your spot.
If you would like to reschedule your program, a $100 processing fee will be charged and changes will be accommodated only when there is space available. If Slide Ranch closes camp for any full camp session due to COVID-19 restrictions, credits for a future day will be available, minus an administrative fee of $75. If Slide Ranch closes camp in the middle of a session due to COVID-19 restrictions, prorated credits for a future day will be available minus an administrative fee of $75.

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