Our top rated camp experience!!

Campers rave about the opportunity to spend time with our very own Marine Science rock star Will Smiley.  Campers often report back that "this isn't a science camp."  But whoever says science can't be fun has not experienced the hands-on fun approach of a true discovery camp.  If you enjoy digging, poking, getting dirty and discovering things on your own then this is the camp for you.  The classroom is the Chesapeake Bay watersheds and salt marshes and the teacher is there to help explain your discoveries.

With three different focuses to choose from we know that we have exactly the camp for you

Chesapeake Critter Camp-
Coed Boarding ages 9 -11
Day camp for ages 8-11
June 28 - July 4, 2009
July 12-18, 2009

Chesapeake Critter Camp is catered to our youngest campers.  This one week look at what lives in and around the Rappahannock River and Chesapeake Bay watersheds.  Campers will explore and discover the wonders of the area by foot and boat catching critters along the way.  Campers also spend time making critter crafts, assembling aquariums, and creating friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.


Wet, Wild, and Muddy!!
Coed Boarding and Day ages 12-15
One week session July 5 - July 11, 2009

An in depth, hands-on look at the wetlands of Virginia's Chesapeake Bay Watershed.  Campers will get down and dirty while walking, crawling, and swimming through swamps, bogs, fresh and salt water marshes.  Campers will gain a better understanding of Chesapeake Bay Wetlands, the most important bay resource, and why they need to be protected. 


Fishing Camp
2 Weeks, Ages 9-15
Coed Boarding and Day
Weeks of June 28 to July 4, 2009
                   July 5 - 11, 2009

    
In partnership with Virginia Fishing Adventures, learn the basics of fresh and salt water fishing while exploring some of Virginia's most prolific and historic waters. This camp includes fishing for bass, blue gill, spot, croaker, flounder and flathead. See fisheries and professional biologists at work! In fact the director loves fishing so much that he named his son Fisher!

While we cannot legally guarantee you will catch fish, we can share with you some quotes from last summer: "Best Fishing Ever," "I caught the biggest fish," and "That was Awesome!". But mostly, you'll catch a lot of fish.
This is a fun week and proper fishing gear is supplied (but you may bring your own).

Fishing Camp has a different pricing structure $860 for boarding and $550 for day campers.