Day Camps

Our day camps are the perfect introduction to science and nature for campers ages 4-13. All Day Camps take place at Bird Conservancy’s Environmental Learning Center in Brighton, Colorado and are led by a team of professional environmental educators. With a small staff-to-camper ratio, each day program fosters a positive learning environment through hikes, games, crafts, and outdoor play. For campers ages 10-13, we offer Progressive Camps, which broaden each camper’s confidence and resiliency by exploring different ecosystems via field trips and expanded learning goals. These camps specifically help to build the skills needed to allow day campers to feel confident attending overnight camp programs.

Bird Conservancy makes every effort to provide reasonable accommodations to campers with mental, emotional, social, or physical challenges. To view our essential eligibility criteria for Day Camps, please click here. To discuss accommodations for your camper, please contact Becky Heath at (303) 659-4348 x 49

To learn more about our policies and practices, including our cancellation policy, please download our 2025 Day Camp Parent Handbook

Scholarships are available for all camps
Applications for scholarships can be made through our online scholarship application.

Please note: Online registration is required for all camp sessions; we cannot accept walk-ins. Online registration for day camps closes a week prior to the first day of camp. Click here to register.

Birding Adventure Camp (Ages 12-13)

Ages: 12-13
When: June 2-6, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 pm. Daily
Tuition: $340/week; scholarships are available
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO

Take your birding to the next level by visiting different birding hotspot locations along the front range. Campers will go on three field trips away from Barr Lake to find new birds to add to their life lists while exploring some of the different ecosystems that birds thrive in. REGISTER HERE!

The Big Week Camp (Ages 10-11)

The Big Week Camp

Ages: 10-11
When: June 9- 13, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily
Tuition: $285/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO

In The Big Week, campers will hone their observational and scientific skills in order to see as many bird species as possible. In 2023, campers saw 31 different species; can you help us top that in 2024? We will explore different habitats and seek out the birds that call them their home. All of our Day Camps strive to balance learning and fun through games, hikes, crafts, scavenger hunts, and structured outdoor play. REGISTER HERE!

Fort Collins Foothills Camp (Ages 9-12)

Fort Collins Foothills Camp

* New Camp for 2025!

Ages: 9 – 12
When: June 2 – 6, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily
Tuition: $240/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Lory State Park, Bellvue, CO

Join Bird Conservancy of the Rockies and Lory State Park for a day camp week of birding through the park. We’ll explore each of the ecosystems, learning about bird species that call each of them home. Throughout the week, we’ll be putting a specific emphasis on understanding the natural history of each species, becoming better acquainted with our variety of summer and year-round species! REGISTER HERE!

Raptor Camp (Ages 8-9)

Raptor Camp

Ages: 8-9
When: July 14-18, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily.
Tuition: $240/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO

Raptors are top predators here on the grassland! Campers will learn all about the variety of raptors that live in Colorado, as well as their adaptations and the food webs that they dominate. All of our Day Camps strive to balance learning and fun through games, hikes, crafts, scavenger hunts, and structured outdoor play. REGISTER HERE!

Budding Birders Camp (Ages 6-7)

Budding Birders Camp

Ages: 6-7
When: July 21-25, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily.
Tuition: $240/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO

Hone your birding skills in this camp designed to take your birding to the next level! Campers will become experts in binocular and field guide use, and build their observational and scientific skills. All of our Day Camps strive to balance learning and fun through games, hikes, crafts, scavenger hunts, and structured outdoor play. REGISTER HERE!

Wild Nestlings Mini-Camp (Ages 4-5)

Wild Nestlings Mini-Camp

Ages: 4-5
When: July 28-August 1, 2025. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Daily.
Tuition: $120/week; scholarships are available.
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO

Our youngest campers will explore the great outdoors through nature walks, crafts, stories, games, and structured outdoor play. Mini-Camps focus on building connections to the outdoors through sensory experiences, and building friendships among campers. REGISTER HERE!

Year-round Camps

Youth Banding Weekend/Camp (Ages 13 - 18)

Ages: 13-18
When: October 4 – 5, 2025. 6:30 a.m. to 3 pm. Daily
Tuition: $120; scholarships are available
Location: Barr Lake State Park, 13401 Picadilly Rd, Brighton, CO

We invite passionate young ornithologists and birders to join us for a weekend alongside Bird Conservancy of the Rockies staff. Campers will learn the processes of bird banding at the Barr Lake State Park Banding Station and work towards understanding songbird migration and conservation work first hand. Campers must apply here!!

Birds of Winter Camp (Ages 6-12)

Ages: 6-12
When: January 2 & 3, 2025. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily
Tuition: $46/day; scholarships are available
Location: Environmental Learning Center, 14500 Lark Bunting Lane, Brighton, CO

Join us during winter break for some fun days with Bird Conservancy! School is out and birds are in! Join us as we explore what it takes for birds to survive the winter at Barr Lake. Each day will focus on different aspects of how birds are adapted to survive in winter while exploring different ways we as birders, scientists and stewards of the land can help conserve birds. REGISTER HERE!

For more information
about camp programs:

Becky Heath
Camp Manager
(303) 659-4348 x49

Photo:
2022 day campers
The Big Week Camp at The Environmental Learning Center
Photo by Tyler Cash

The Scientific and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) supports more than 300 arts, cultural, and scientific organizations within the Denver metro area through a voter-approved penny sales tax on every $10 purchase. More than 13 million people – 4 million of them kids – attend SCFD funded programs each year, many for free or reduced rates. SCFD funding supports Bird Conservancy’s education and outreach programs, helping us connect, engage and inspire thousands of Denver Metro residents in nature and the outdoors. SCFD dollars are used to cover transportation, scholarships and program costs and are critical to our ability to deliver diverse, high-quality programs that are a hallmark of our organization. Thank you to the citizens of the SCFD for your support!