Summer Camps
Now more than ever, young people need real connections to nature, as well as practical skills of resiliency for healthy living in the future. Providing these profound educational experiences has been our mission since 1996 as we deliver safe, exciting outdoor adventures year upon year.
Our summer nature and wilderness camps are lead by skilled instructors who specialize in teaching kids and adults alike. Whatever your outdoor interest, we work hard to ensure that you and your family will love the Wolf Camp experience. It’s our passion to teach students the real, practical life skills our ancestors always knew, and to reveal profound secrets of nature still hidden in plain sight all around our homes and in the wilderness.
Check out our KIDS NATURE DAY CAMPS in the Seattle-Tacoma area including Puyallup & Lake Sammamish locations. Kids ages 7-14 can experience exciting educational camps including the • Wilderness Skills Sampler • Wilderness Survival Craft • Wildlife Search & Rescue • Wild Cooking & Herbology and advanced themes for returning campers.
Ages 10-17 can graduate into our OVERNIGHT YOUTH CAMPS at Lake Sammamish & Mt Rainier with themes like the • Out-of-this-World Wilderness Camp and the Advanced Wilderness Survival Trek • Wild Chefs & Herbal Medics, as well as Archers, Artists & Artisans • Secrets of the Ancient Scout and the Advanced Zombie Apocalypse Experience • Tracking Bugs, Birds, Bobcats, Bears & Beyond, and the Epic Fishing Trip.
Spring Workshops for Adults & Family
Wolf Camp specializes in real-life survival skills and the practical application of plant knowledge, as well as true understanding of wildlife from backyard to wilderness. We have been teaching adult and family workshops since 1996, and you can still learn from the source with Wolf Camp directors Kim & Chris Chisholm in the following select opportunities this year:
- Sat, March 21, 2026 Wilderness Survival & Fire by Friction from 9:30-5:30 in Puyallup WA
- Sat, April 4, 2026 Wild Edible Foods Foraging & Herbal Medicine Making from 9:30-5:30 in Puyallup WA
- Sat, April 11, 2026 Wildlife Awareness, Bird Voices, Tracks & Trails from 9:30-5:30 in Orting WA with carpooling available from Puyallup.
- Sat, April 18 or May 2, 2026 Backcountry Safety, Natural Navigation, Map & Compass from 9:30-5:30 in Ashford WA with complimentary transportation from Puyallup.
Apprenticeships & Internships
Train with directors Kim & Chris Chisholm as part of the Wolf Camp Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship which is an environmental education training program unique to the field since 1999, or the Blue Skye Farm Natural Science Education Internship certified by the Washington State Farm Internship Program since 2016. Teens returning from previous years can also begin their journey to becoming professional outdoor educators in the IIT Youth Mentoring Program which was founded in 2003.
- Wolf Camp Earth Skills Teaching Apprenticeship
- Blue Skye Farm Natural Science Education Internship
- Teen Alumni IIT Youth Mentoring Program