Outdoor & Nature Camps

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Below is our online directory of Outdoor Summer Camps & Nature Camps for  McKinney Kids. What better way to learn about nature than to explore it firsthand?   

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The Dallas Zoo

Phone:  214-670-7501

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Address:  650 S. RL Thornton Freeway, Dallas
Dates: Starting June 23 - August
Ages: Preschool - 8th Grade (separated by age) 

The Dallas Zoo offers exciting Weeklong & Single Day Camps. Learn about Lone Star Critters, be a Zoo Sleuth or explore Animal Habitats. Older kids camps include a Dallas Zoo staff-supervised sleepover.

Sessions are filling up fast so hurry & sign up your child today! Call the number above or mail in your registration form (download online). 

Camp Copperhead at the Heard

Phone: 972-562-5566
Address: 1 Nature Place (One mile east of S.H. 5 on FM 1378), McKinney
Ages: 5-9
Dates:  June 23–27, July 7–11, July 14–18, July 28 – August 1
Time:  9:30 - 12:00 (5 year olds), 9:30-2:30 (6-9 yrs)
Cost: 5 yr old Camp - $100 Members, $125 Non-Members; 6-9 yr old camp - $200 Members, $225 Non-Members

Reptile Wild—Study of Reptiles
Go Green—Eco-friendly Living
Wind Keepers—Study of Birds
Wetland Wonders—Study of Wetlands
Going, Going, Gone—Study of Endangered Species
Danger! Danger!—Study of Poisonous Plants & Animals
Wild Games—Eco-games

Light snack provided for 5 yr olds. Bring a sack lunch for 6-9 yr olds. 

 

Register online at the Heard website - click on their name above.

Camp Eco-Explorers at the Heard

Phone: 972-562-5566
Address: 1 Nature Place (One mile east of S.H. 5 on FM 1378), McKinney
Ages: 10-12 yrs
Dates:  June 9–13, June 16–20, July 7–11, July 28–August 1
Time:  9:30 - 2:30
Cost: $250 Non-members, $225 Members 

Eco-Explorers camp is filled with hands-on science and outdoor adventure designed specifically for your older explorer.  Bring a sack lunch.

 

Register online at the Heard website - click on their name above.

Camp Salamander at the Heard

Phone: 972-562-5566
Address: 1 Nature Place (One mile east of S.H. 5 on FM 1378), McKinney
Ages: 5-9
Dates:  June 9–13, June 16–20, July 21–28, August 4–8
Time:  9:30 - 12:00 (5 year olds), 9:30-2:30 (6-9 yrs)
Cost: $100 Members, $125 Non-Members for 5 yr olds. For 6-9 yr olds - $200 Members, $225 Non-Members 

Sleek & Slimy—Study of Amphibians
Aqua Adventures—Pond Studies
Don’t Bug Us!—Study of Insects
Grossology—Nature’s Icky Stuff
Easy Being Green—Eco-friendly Living
Out in the Night—Study of Nocturnal Animals
Wild Games—Eco-games

 Bring a sack lunch for 6-9 yr olds.  Light snack provided for 5 yr olds.

Register online at the Heard website - click on their name above.

Nature Art Camp at the Heard

Location: Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary
Phone: 972-562-5566
Address: 1 Nature Place (One mile east of S.H. 5 on FM 1378), McKinney
Ages: 7-9 yrs & 10-12 yrs
Dates:  June 30– July 2
Time:  9:30am - 12:30 pm
Cost: $90 Non-members; $70 Members 

 

Register online at the Heard website - click on their name above.

Heritage Farmstead

Phone: 972-424-7874
Address: 1900 W. 15th Street, Plano
Dates:  June 2 - August 12, 2008
Description:  "Creek Camp", June 16 - June 19, 2008, 9:30-12:30, ages 6-12.

Click on name above to get registration information and prices.
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