Comfort and community can be built anywhere! In this camp, we will learn about shelters, fires, and primitive structures of all kinds. Learn what makes good mud, where to find the best rocks, and how to make a roof waterproof! Join us as we explore the forests and streams while responsibly using the resources the land has given us.

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

You stand on the threshold between being a camper and being a counselor. You have the power to shape your own adventure and guide those who are taking their first steps into nature. Hone your outdoor skills and learn to become a community leader!

All teens must attend this program before being a Counselor in Training (CIT). Participants need to attend the TOL program and then be approved by our staff to graduate on to CIT Level 1. Most of our participants do graduate but we want to make sure each person is ready to be a CIT.

Teen Outdoor Leadership is only offered during the summer season.

Ages 13-17

Price: $390

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

Fairies, gnomes, trolls, and sprites! We will hear ancient stories and lore from around the world. Together we will construct fairy villages and gnome homes. We will adventure to magical places in the forest to look for elusive friends. Make a costume from nature’s bounty and invent mystical tales of your own. This week is all about imagination!

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!

NOTE: This is a four-day camp. To honor Juneteenth, camp will not meet on Wednesday, June 19th.

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $290
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $135

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

Let curiosity be your guide! Each day is a different adventure where we will discover the secrets of nature through outdoor games, hands-on activities, and question-based learning. Campers will connect with the many plants and animals of Piedmont by exploring the environments they occupy!

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

Join us as we discover the wonders of birds! We'll immerse ourselves in the art and science of ornithology and discover what we can learn from the birds around us. We will learn how to understand the secret language they speak and practice awareness techniques to sharpen our senses for exploration and games.

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!

NOTE: This is a three-day camp due to the July 4th holiday.

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $220
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $100

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

Fully engage your mind and body while playing some of PWC’s famous woodland games! Join us for story-driven games that encourage fair and honorable play. Children will learn to work in groups and resolve conflicts in a safe environment. During these games, your child will strive to be quiet as a fox, fast as a wolf, and persistent as the wind!

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

You stand on the threshold between being a camper and being a counselor. You have the power to shape your own adventure and guide those who are taking their first steps into nature. Hone your outdoor skills and learn to become a community leader!

All teens must attend this program before being a Counselor in Training (CIT). Participants need to attend the TOL program and then be approved by our staff to graduate on to CIT Level 1. Most of our participants do graduate but we want to make sure each person is ready to be a CIT.

Teen Outdoor Leadership is only offered during the summer season.

Ages 13-17

Price: $390

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

The forest holds many mysteries, and each step carries a new lesson. This camp introduces campers to survival skills through a series of group challenges. As their woodland wisdom grows, they will unlock new opportunities!

*This camp is for ages 5-10 and runs simultaneously with Deep Forest (ages 9-13), which allows older campers to practice more specialized skills.

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-10): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

New challenges await those who delve deeper into the forest. This camp focuses on advanced wilderness skills: what can you achieve without matches, ropes, or guidebooks?

*This is an advanced course for older campers (ages 9-13) who are able to travel farther away from basecamp and practice more advanced wilderness skills. This camp runs simultaneously with Forest Edge (ages 5-10), which is designed for younger and less-experienced campers.

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 9-13): $390
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

Have you ever wanted to sail the seven seas? Even though we are all landlubbers at PWC, we can still experience some of the thrills of being a pirate. Whittle your own peg leg, create your own Jolly Roger, build your own boat to race in the creek, and more. By the end of the week, we will all be best mateys!

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

We will hone our senses to make music inspired by birdsong, paintings inspired by the colors of the forest, and rhythms inspired by raindrops. Bring home artwork, instruments, and songs. Let imagination, creativity, and natural wonder be your guides. Most of all, develop your mind’s eye so you can see the world in a whole new way!

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

Rain patters in the canopy above as the sun starts the set. Your stomach grumbles as you look down at your pile of kindling. You have already built your shelter, but can you start a fire? This camp is for motivated teens ready to take the next step in survival skills. Find food and water. Start a fire without matches. Navigate without a map. Learn how to hew wood, work stone, lash rope and harness your own strength. Hone the skills that allow you to be truly close to nature. Go beyond the edge for a lifetime of wilderness connection!

Ages 13-17

Price: $390

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

This camp is all about knowing what creatures and critters live in our neighborhoods. What are they doing? How can we help them live peacefully in the wild? Our week will be filled with up-close encounters, hands-on discovery, games, stories, little-known facts, and perplexing mysteries. The wonder of life science will be our central theme and we will be modern naturalists exploring everything we see.

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)

This camp will be the last hurrah of the summer! Don a mask and become a character to explore the natural world through acting, improv, and storytelling! Warm up your stage voices to sing, act and put on a show as we learn from ancient stories and the world around us. We will design sets and costumes, write miniature plays, and interpret old stories in a new way. Come play, explore, and express yourself!

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!

Drop-off: 8:00 -9:00 AM
Pick-up: 2:45 - 3:00 PM

Camper price (ages 5-12): $365
Level 1 CIT price (ages 13-17): $165

CITs (Counselors in Training) are required to attend Outdoor Leadership Camp first.

Option to add aftercare until 5:30 PM for an additional fee

Location: Leigh Farm Park (370 Leigh Farm Road, Durham, NC 27707)