Summer Camp 2025

durham

Orange

wake

teen camps & adventures

Summer Camp with Piedmont Wildlife Center

This summer, join your friends at Piedmont Wildlife Center as we connect with nature (and each other!) at our award-winning outdoor camps. Explore some of the Triangle’s best parks, play exciting forest games, go creek crawling, meet native NC wildlife, and more. Experience the Best Summer Camp in Durham (INDY Week Best of Durham 2023) for yourself this summer!

To all our old-timers and newcomers, we are excited to welcome you back into the wild!

PROGRAM POLICIES:

  • Please read our program policies and cancellation policies before registering your camper.

  • The last day for refunds is May 15th, 2025. If you need to cancel a registration after May 15th, we can only refund your tuition if someone off the waitlist is able to fill your spot.

CAMP HOURS:

  • Durham and Orange programs allow for drop-off between 8:00 - 9:00 AM. Wake programs allow for drop-off between 8:30 - 9:00 AM.

  • Pick-up for all programs is 2:45 - 3:00 PM.

  • Add aftercare with pick-up between 3:00 - 5:30 PM for an additional $80. Aftercare is available as a session option during registration.

CITS:

  • Make sure to read CIT requirements before signing up for camp. All teens must complete our Outdoor Leadership Training prior to being a CIT.

CAMP PRICING:

  • Youth camps: $375/week

  • Teen and advanced youth camps: $390/week

  • Backpacking trips: $600-720/week

  • Level 1 CITs: $165/week

  • Scholarships available (deadline TBD)

Summer Camp Schedule

ORANGE CAMPS:

Blackwood Farm Park
4215 NC 86 S, Chapel Hill, NC 27516

June 16-20: Foxwalker (*4 Day Week)

June 23-27 : Trail Trekkers

June 30-July 3: Drama In The Forest (*4 Day Week)

July 7-11: Woodland Games

July 14-18: Hydro Hype

July 21-25: Rockin’ Earth

July 28-August 1: ART-thropods

August 4-8: Mystery Week

August 11-15: Home Sweet Homestead

August 18-22: Tree Talkers

WAKE CAMPS:

William B. Umstead State Park, 8801 Glenwood Ave Raleigh, NC 27617

June 16-20: Way of the Cougar (*4 day week)

June 23-27: Pathfinders

June 30 - July 3: Tales & Trails (*4 day week)

July 7-11: Woodland Games

July 14-18: Creek Crawlers

July 21-25: Wildlife Science

July 28 - August 1: Brushstrokes & Bugs

August 4 - 8: Mystery Week

August 11 - 15: Woodland Dwellers

August 18 - 22: Unbe-LEAF-able

DURHAM CAMPS:

Leigh Farm Park
364 Leigh Farm Rd, Durham, NC 27707

June 16-20: Animal Detectives (*4 day week)

June 23-27: Nature Explorers

June 30- July 3: Fairy Folklore (*4 day week)

July 7-11: Woodland Games

July 14-18: Swamp Crawlers

July 21-25: Web of Life

July 28- Aug 1: Doodlebugs

August 4-8: Mystery Week

August 11-15: Village Camp

August 18-22: Branching Out

TEEN CAMPS:

Find the program locations under the specific camp description

June 16-20: Durham Teen Outdoor Leadership A (*4 day week, Ages 13-17)

June 23-27: Orange Teen Outdoor Leadership B (Ages 13-17)

June 30-July3: Wake Teen Outdoor Leadership C (*4 day week, Ages 13-17)

July 7-11: Durham Teen Outdoor Leadership D (Ages 13-17), and Otter 1 Backpacking (Ages 11-14)

July 14-18: Otter 2 Backpacking (Ages 14-16)

July 21-25: Deer Backpacking (Ages 14-17)

July 28-Aug 1: Bear Backpacking (Ages 15-17)

Aug 4-8: Teen Hike & Explore (Ages 13-17)

Aug 11-15: Teen Advanced Survival (Ages 13-17)