A Typical Day at Wild About Nature at Camp Denison…
A typical camp day will be spent exploring the pond, forests, and streams that make up Camp Denison. Morning sessions focus on a specific aspect of the week’s theme and involve hands-on investigations and activities. Afternoons are a little more relaxed. Campers can choose from a range of games and activities that might include building a bird feeder, playing Capture the Flag, creating debris shelters, or participating in our always popular shenana-ponding. While the Town of Georgetown does not permit swimming at Camp Denison, campers are allowed to splash in the sandy shallows of Baldpate Pond and dunk their heads to cool off. We finish the day with a closing circle around a campfire and share what we learned, saw, or made us laugh during the day.
Our campers are split into groups by age: Explorers (6-8 years old), Pioneers (9-11 years old), and Navigators (12-14). Each group embarks on their separate journey to begin each day, and Explorers and Pioneers enjoy lunch and afternoon activities together. Our staff is always alert to make sure all interactions are age appropriate and that all children are having fun. In the past, we have found that the older campers take on an important mentoring role for our younger campers and get them excited about the camp adventures they’ll take when they get older.
Our Navigators spend their day largely separate from the younger campers, exploring deep into the woods while participating in more challenging activities such as advanced woodcrafting, canoeing, mountain biking, and team-building activities.
Wild About Nature at Camp Denison…
Location: Camp Denison, 84 Nelson St., Georgetown
Time: 9am – 3pm (optional 4pm pick-up $65/wk)
Ages: 6-14 (all 6-year-olds must have completed a year of kindergarten)
Fees: $385/wk
We offer a $40 per week discount for campers registering for multiple weeks and siblings. (Our goal is to get as many kids out into nature as possible. If our fees present a financial hardship, please contact us as we do have scholarships/reduced pricing available.)
All payments are fully refundable prior to May 1 (less deposit). After May 1, a refund is only available if we can fill your camper’s spot off our wait list.
North Shore Nature Programs continues to follow all COVID-related camp guidance provided by the state of Massachusetts. We are constantly updating our policy and procedures to meet this guidance. If you have any questions related to these policies, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Wild About the North Shore
NSNP is excited to announce that we have partnered with three community organizations to provide camp in exciting new locations!
This summer we will offer summer camp programs in Hamilton, Topsfield, and Essex. While the locations may be new, the nature-based programming and caring staff will remain the same. In Hamilton, we will roam the fields, forests, and riverfront of the Patton Homestead where we expect to find salamanders, frogs, and insects. At Hood’s Pond in Topsfield, campers will explore the woods in the morning and spend the afternoons swimming under the supervision of Hood’s Pond lifeguards, and in Essex we will explore the salt marsh and tidal flats of the Essex River!
We will offer a few weeks for our Explorers (rising 1st-3rd graders) and Pioneers (rising 4th-6th graders) at each location this summer so secure your spot today! While each group will embark on their separate journey to begin each day, all campers will enjoy lunch and afternoon activities together. Our staff is always alert to make sure camper interactions are age appropriate and that all children are having fun.
