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Family Nature Camp
Summer 2012 — Celebrating 20 years of Family Nature Camp!
Family Nature Camp will engage your entire family in a week of fun and adventure! Join professional naturalists on guided field trips that include bird-watching, hiking in Acadia National Park, exploring beaver habitats and tide pools, and combing the cobblestone beaches of beautiful Mount Desert Island. Learn more about these and other Family Nature Camp activities here.
Families stay on College of the Atlantic's oceanfront campus in Bar Harbor, enjoying meals in our award-winning dining hall, and staying in the Blair-Tyson dormitory suites. Click here for information about accommodations, getting to campus, and more.
College of the Atlantic's Family Nature Camp was named in the May/June 2011 National Geographic Traveler as one the best family vacations in the U.S. and has been ranked one of the top five family camps by Disney’s Family Fun Magazine.
NEW! Family Nature Camp at Schoodic
College of the Atlantic in collaboration with the SERC Institute and Acadia National Park will be offering a one-week family camp at the Schoodic Education and Research Center (SERC) in Winter Harbor, located across the bay from Mount Desert Island. For more information on this program, click here.
2012 Sessions & Rates
Sessions
July 8–14, 2012
July 15–21, 2012
July 22–28, 2012
July 29–August 4, 2012 - FULL!
(Returning Families Week)
Rates
Early Bird (Book by 2/29/12)
$840 per adult
$425 per child (ages 5–15)
Regular (Book after 2/29/12)
$890 per adult
$450 per child (ages 5–15)
NEW
Family Nature Camp at Schoodic
July 1–6, 2012
**Detailed information here for Family Nature Camp at Schoodic (rates, activities, and how to register).
Registration costs for all sessions, at COA and Schoodic, include lodging, meals and all scheduled field trips. There is an additional $50 per family application fee.
Secure Registration
Payment may be made by check or credit card. A non-refundable deposit of $550 (including $50 application fee) is due with your initial registration.
What People are Saying...
"So many fun things to do, great food, and we learned so much! One of our best vacations ever." –M. Hnath
Contact Information
Summer Programs
College of the Atlantic
105 Eden Street
Bar Harbor, ME 04609
Phone: 1-800-597-9500
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