Summer Camp Programs

Ages 3 – 14 Year Old Forest Friends

Go wild this summer, 2026!

Our Summer Camp Programs are nature-based, child-led, and outdoor educational programs, designed to offer a unique learning experience. Your children will explore, interact, and learn in nature as they play outside and discover what they truly love about our local forests and beaches (Comox location). All activities are inspired by nature, including songs, stories, games, activities, arts, crafts and more! Come and play outside with us during Summer Break and get a taste of what our School Year Programs have to offer!

Cumberland

To register for our 2026 Summer Camp Program, please click the “REGISTER YOUR CHILD” button below!

CAMP #1
Dates: July 13 16 (Monday Thursday)
Time: 9am 12pm
Location: Coal Creek Historic Park
Ages: 4 6 year old forest friends
Cost: $165
 
CAMP #2
Dates: July 21 24 (Tuesday Friday)
Time: 9am 12pm
Location: Coal Creek Historic Park
Ages: 3 5 year old forest friends
Cost: $165

 

CAMP #3
Dates: July 27 29 (Monday Wednesday)
Time: 9am 1pm
Location: Coal Creek Historic Park
Ages: 7 9 year old forest friends
Cost: $165
 
CAMP #4
Dates: August 4 6 (Tuesday Thursday)
Time: 9am 1pm
Location: Coal Creek Historic Park
Ages: 5 7 year old forest friends
Cost: $165
 
CAMP #5
Dates: August 10 13 (Monday Thursday)
Time: 9am 12pm
Location: Coal Creek Historic Park
Ages: 3 5 year old forest friends
Cost: $165
 
CAMP #6
Dates: August 17 20 (Monday Thursday)
Time: 9am 1:30pm
Location: Coal Creek Historic Park
Ages: 6 8 year old forest friends (5 year old forest friends who are entering grade 1 are welcome)
Cost: $245

Comox

To register for our 2026 Summer Camp Program, please click the “REGISTER YOUR CHILD” button below!

CAMP #1
Dates: July 6 10 (Monday Friday)
Time: 9am 2pm
Location: Baybrook Nature Park
Ages: 4 9 year old forest friends (3 year old forest friends are welcome who have attended our 2025/26 Seeds program)
Cost: $340
 
CAMP #2
Dates: August 4 7 (Tuesday Friday)
Time: 9am 2pm
Location: Baybrook Nature Park
Ages: 4 10 year old forest friends (3 year old forest friends are welcome who have attended our 2025/26 Seeds program)
Cost: $275

Courtenay

To register for our 2026 Summer Camp Program, please click the “REGISTER YOUR CHILD” button below!

NATURE’S CANVASS (CAMP #1): Get your hands dirty making art with leaves, rocks, sticks and sand in the natural world, Andy Goldsworthy style! Participants will explore the Tsolum River forest and gather inspiration for solo and group artistic creations using natural elements.
Dates: June 22 26 (Monday Friday)
Time: 10am 2pm
Location: Tsolum River through CV Exhibition Grounds
Ages: 4 8 year old forest friends
Cost: $275
 

PLANT DETECTIVES: WILD PLANT EXPLORATION & JOURNALING (CAMP 2 & 3 : This hands-on, nature-based program invites children to become “Plant Detectives” as they explore and learn to identify common wild edible plants & flowers. Using observation, touch, and guided discovery, participants will learn how to recognize key plant features and safely interact with the natural environment. Each child will create their own seasonal plant journal, collecting and preserving plant & flower samples while recording simple identification notes. The focus is on building confidence, curiosity, and a connection to the land through experience rather than memorization. The day will end with a circle time connection where children are invited to explore the plant – human connection to help them understand their needs and feelings through the magic of plants.

 

CAMP #2
Dates: July 7 28 (Tuesdays)
Time: 10am 1pm
Location: 3565 Island Highway S. (our Nature Educator’s garden)
Ages: 5 7 year old forest friends
Cost: $165

 

CAMP #3
Dates: July 9 30 (Thursdays)
Time: 10am 1pm
Location: 3565 Island Highway S. (our Nature Educator’s garden)
Ages: 8 12 year old forest friends
Cost: $165

 

Campbell River

To register for our 2026 Summer Camp Program, please click the “REGISTER YOUR CHILD” button below!

ADVENTURES IN BEAVER LODGE LANDS (CAMP #1)
Dates: July 6 9 (Monday Thursday)
Time: 8:30am 12:30pm
Location: Beaver Lodge Lands
Ages: 4 6 year old forest friends
Cost: $220

 

NATURE MUSIC CAMP (CAMP #2)
Dates: July 6 10 (Monday Friday)
Time: 9am 12pm
Location: Haig-Brown Heritage House Field
Ages: 5 9 year old forest friends

Cost: $205

 

NATURE MUSIC CAMP (CAMP #3)
Dates: July 6 10 (Monday Friday)
Time: 12:30pm 4pm
Location: Haig-Brown Heritage House Field
Ages: 10 14 year old forest friends

Cost: $240

 

FOREST PLAY! (CAMP #4)

Dates: July 13 17 (Monday Friday)
Time: 9am 1:30pm
Location: Apple Park
Ages: 6 10 year old forest friends
Cost: $310

 

GET TO KNOW OUR FOREST (CAMP #5)

Dates: July 21 24 (Tuesday Friday)
Time: 9am 12pm
Location: Sportsplex
Ages: 3 5 year old forest friends
Cost: $165

 

GET TO KNOW OUR FOREST (CAMP #6)
Dates: July 21 24 (Tuesday Friday)
Time: 12:30pm 4pm
Location: Sportsplex
Ages: 9 14 year old forest friends
Cost: $195

 

GET TO KNOW OUR FOREST (CAMP #7)
Dates: July 28 31 (Tuesday Friday)
Time: 9am 12:30pm
Location: Willow Creek Conservation Area
Ages: 3 5 year old forest friends
Cost: $195

 

GET TO KNOW OUR FOREST (CAMP #8)
Dates: July 28 31 (Tuesday Friday)
Time: 1pm 4pm
Location: Willow Creek Conservation Area
Ages: 6 10 year old forest friends
Cost: $165

 

ADVENTURES AT THE BEACH (CAMP #9)
Dates: August 10 13 (Monday Thursday)
Time: 8:30am 12:30pm
Location: Ken Forde Park
Ages: 4 6 year old forest friends
Cost: $220

Quadra Island

To register for our 2026 Summer Camp Program, please click the “REGISTER YOUR CHILD” button below!

CRAFT, PLAY & EXPLORE THE FOREST WAY
Dates: July 21 23 (Tuesday Thursday)
Time: 10am 3pm
Location: 1393 Schooner Road (transportation offered to the forest friends who are coming from Campbell River)
Ages: 5 8 year old forest friends
Cost: $205

Support the Forest

The Cumberland Forest is part of an interconnected system of forests, salmon-bearing creeks, wetlands and riparian areas adjacent to the Village of Cumberland on Vancouver Island in the traditional territory of the K’omoks Nation.