Waldorf nature camps
Camps whose own page puts most of the day outdoors: in a forest, on a farm or in a garden.
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32 of these 34 camps haven't posted 2027 dates yet, so their cards show the 2026 season. 2027 dates are coming as schools post them.
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By kind of camp
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Holiday Camp
Steinercare OOSH Services
Fountaindale, New South Wales, Australia
School holiday days at Central Coast Steiner School's bushland site, with themed days such as kites and planes, ropes and construction, and felt and fabric art.
- Dates last season:
- 28 to 30 September, 6 to 8 October and 12 October 2026
- Cost:
- $90 a day early bird, $100 after
Camp pageChecked on October 20, 2026
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Vancouver Waldorf School
North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Five weeks of screen-free camp for ages 6 to 13, with woodworking, baking and fibre arts and weekly outings to places like Grouse Mountain.
- Ages:
- 6 to 13
- Dates last season:
- June 29 to July 31, 2026 (ages 9 to 13); July 6 to 31 (ages 6 to 8)
- Cost:
- $437.75 a week (ages 6 to 8)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Halton Waldorf School
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
Junior (4 to 6) and senior (7 to 11) camps on 5 acres of forest, with daily forest walks, crafts and co-operative games.
- Ages:
- 4 to 11
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to July 17, 2026, in four sessions (no camp July 1)
- Cost:
- $300 a week early bird, $325 regular
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Nature Connect Camp
Polaris School and Centre
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Week-long camps on the land around the school for ages 7 to 12, with an outdoor educator teaching cordage, whittling and edible plants and trees.
- Ages:
- 7 to 12
- Dates last season:
- July 20 to 24 and July 27 to 31, 2026
- Cost:
- $400 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Waldorf Academy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Seven weeks themed on the guardians of the forest, with storytelling and walks on local nature trails, mostly for children 4 to 7.
- Ages:
- 4 to 7 (grades 1 to 5 in the first week)
- Dates last season:
- June 15 to July 31, 2026 (seven weeks)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Holiday Club
Ringwood Waldorf School
Ringwood, England, United Kingdom
A summer holiday club of up to 25 children a day, with kindergarten mornings for 4 to 6 year olds and outdoor days and crafts for children 6 and up.
- Ages:
- 4 to 6 (kindergarten mornings); 6 and up
- Dates last season:
- 27 July to 14 August 2026, Monday to Friday
- Cost:
- From £28 a morning (ages 4 to 6); £36 a core day (6 and up)
- Holidays 2026 to 2027
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Forest School Holiday Club
Nant-y-Cwm Steiner School
Clunderwen, Wales, United Kingdom
Three-day holiday clubs in the community woodland beside the school, with free play, stories, practical work and rest outdoors.
- Ages:
- 6 to 12
- Dates:
- 27 to 29 October 2026; 23 to 25 March, 30 March to 1 April, 1 to 3 June, 20 to 22 July, 3 to 5 August and 10 to 12 August 2027
- Cost:
- £180 a three-day club
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Program
Sacramento Waldorf School
Fair Oaks, California, United States
Six themed weeks on the school's 22-acre campus, with art, gardening, visits to the farm and a weekly bike ride along the American River Trail.
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to July 31, 2026, in six themed weeks
- 2026 season
- Overnight
- Mostly outdoors
Summer overnight trips
San Francisco Waldorf School
San Francisco, California, United States
Overnight trips led by the school's teachers: a week of backpacking in the Trinity Alps for middle schoolers and three days of whitewater rafting on the American River for high schoolers.
- Ages:
- Rising grades 6 to 12
- Dates last season:
- June 8 to 13 (backpacking in the Trinity Alps, rising grades 6 to 8); June 17 to 19 (rafting on the American River, rising grades 9 to 12)
- Cost:
- $1,320 for the Trinity Alps trip; $600 for the rafting trip
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Farm and Circus Summer Camps
Summerfield Waldorf School & Farm
Santa Rosa, California, United States
Morning camps on the school's biodynamic farm in Santa Rosa: farm camp with the animals for younger children, and juggling, tightrope and a flying trapeze for older ones.
- Ages:
- 4 to 17, by camp (farm camp 4 to 10, circus 6 to 14, flying trapeze 7 to 17)
- Dates last season:
- Weekly sessions starting June 15, June 22, June 29, July 6 and July 13
- Cost:
- $380 a week for circus and farm camp mornings; flying trapeze $420 a session
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Wildcat Canyon Community School
El Sobrante, California, United States
Four-day camp weeks, with a Little Gnomes camp for 3 and 4 year olds and forest-play weeks like Into the Wild and Wild Makers for older children.
- Ages:
- 3 to grade 8
- Dates last season:
- Seven four-day weeks, June 22 to August 6, 2026
- Cost:
- $400 a week early bird for new families; $450 after April 13
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Nature Camp
River Song Waldorf School
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
A fully outdoor camp for children 7 to 12 who have finished first grade, booked by session or for the whole summer.
- Ages:
- 7 to 12
- Dates last season:
- June 1 to August 14, 2026, in three sessions (no camp June 19 or June 29 to July 3)
Camp pageChecked on October 20, 2026
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Programs
Waldorf School on the Roaring Fork
Carbondale, Colorado, United States
Weekly camps on the school's 13-acre campus in Carbondale, from early childhood nature days to themed weeks like Fairy School and fly fishing for ages 6 to 14.
- Ages:
- 3 to 14
- Dates last season:
- Early childhood weeks June 8 to July 24; grades camps from June 1, 2026
- Cost:
- $450 a week (ages 3 to 5); grades camps from $425 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Biodynamic Farm and Mural Summer Camp
Prairie Moon Waldorf School
Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Three weeks of biodynamic gardening and mural painting for grades 4 to 8, led by two of the school's teachers.
- Ages:
- Grades 4 to 8
- Dates last season:
- June 8 to June 26, 2026
- Cost:
- $250 a week or $700 for all three weeks
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Ashwood Waldorf School
Rockport, Maine, United States
Weekly camps for ages 3 to 14 on a 32-acre campus, from making paint and clay out of natural materials to circus troupes for older children.
- Ages:
- 3 to 14
- Dates last season:
- June 8 to August 21, 2026, 9am to 3pm
- Cost:
- $350 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Nature Nurtures
Maine Coast Waldorf School
Freeport, Maine, United States
A morning camp for children 3 to 6 on 75 acres of forest and field, with fort and fairy-house building, woods walks and picnics.
- Ages:
- 3 to 6
- Dates last season:
- Weekly, June 15 to August 14, 2026, 9am to 1pm
- Cost:
- $290 a week ($230 for four-day weeks)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
The Bay School
Blue Hill, Maine, United States
Three four-day sessions of early childhood camp for children 4 to 7 on the school's wooded campus in Blue Hill, led by one of its early childhood teachers.
- Ages:
- 4 to 7
- Dates last season:
- July 6 to 9, July 13 to 16 and July 20 to 23, 2026
- Cost:
- $300 a session
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Programs
The Hartsbrook School
Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
One- and two-week camps for ages 4 to 14, including a farm camp where children do the animal chores and a two-week camp that puts on a one-act play.
- Ages:
- 4 to 14
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to July 31, 2026, in one- and two-week sessions
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Program
Waldorf School of Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
Weekly arts and crafts, games and nature play for children 3 to rising fifth grade, open to families from inside and outside the school.
- Ages:
- 3 to rising grade 5
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to August 7, 2026
- Cost:
- $675 a week full day; $475 half day
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Minnesota Waldorf School
Maplewood, Minnesota, United States
Weekly preschool, kindergarten and grades camps on an eight-acre campus, with outdoor games, natural crafts, water play and gardening.
- Ages:
- Preschool, kindergarten and grades
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to August 7, 2026
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Programs
Green Meadow Waldorf School
Chestnut Ridge, New York, United States
Outdoor programs on 11 acres of farm, forest and streams, including a Summer Farm Program where children care for the sheep, ducks, rabbits and chickens.
- Ages:
- 3 to 12
- Dates last season:
- June 15 to July 30, 2026, by program
- Cost:
- $650 a week (Marigolds)
- Summer 2027
- Overnight
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Hawthorne Valley Farm Camp
Hawthorne Valley Farm Camp
Ghent, New York, United States
Day and overnight camps on a 900-acre biodynamic farm, where campers 8 to 16 plant, harvest, care for the animals and eat what they've grown.
- Ages:
- 8 to 16
- Dates:
- Day camp: June 28 to July 9, July 12 to 23 and July 26 to August 6. Overnight: 6-day and 13-day sessions between June 27 and August 6
- Cost:
- Day camp $1,000 to $1,200 a session (sliding scale); overnight from $1,950 for 6 days
Camp pageChecked on October 20, 2026
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Kinder Camp
Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School
Ghent, New York, United States
Two-week day camps for children 4 to 7, with songs, stories, nature crafts and walks through the fields, forests and streams around the school.
- Ages:
- 4 to 7
- Dates last season:
- June 29 to July 10, July 13 to 24 and July 27 to August 7, 9:30am to 2:30pm
- Cost:
- $800 a session
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Programs
Ithaca Waldorf School
Ithaca, New York, United States
An Explorer Program in the forest and field for ages 4 to 6, and a Farm and Art Program for ages 7 to 12 that starts each day with the school's farm animals.
- Ages:
- 4 to 12
- Dates last season:
- July 6 to August 14, 2026, plus Waldorf Weeks June 15 to 26 and August 31 to September 4
- Cost:
- $195 to $360 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Days
Mountain Laurel Waldorf School
New Paltz, New York, United States
Summer Days for children 3 to 9, with building projects from natural materials, songs, games, stories and water play.
- Ages:
- 3 to 9
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to August 14, 2026 (eight one-week sessions)
- Cost:
- $175 to $200 a week, or $50 a day
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Springs, New York, United States
Two camps: forest days for children 3 to 6 at the school's campus in Spa State Park, and weekly themed crafts and outdoor adventures for grades 1 to 5 on York Avenue.
- Ages:
- 3 to 6 (forest campus); rising grades 1 to 5
- Dates last season:
- June 22 to August 14, 2026 (no camp July 3)
- Cost:
- $350 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Portland Waldorf School
Milwaukie, Oregon, United States
Weekly outdoor and arts camps for ages 2 to 18, where grades campers take an afternoon walk to Elk Rock Island or Milwaukie Bay with their teachers.
- Ages:
- 2 to 18, by camp
- Dates last season:
- Weekly, July 6 to August 21, 2026
- Cost:
- $550 a week full day; $420 a week of half days (early childhood)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
The Moon School
Eugene, Oregon, United States
A small outdoor group of up to ten children 4 to 8 in south Eugene, with one morning a week in a garden harvesting herbs and flowers.
- Ages:
- 4 to 8
- Dates last season:
- June 29 to August 28, 2026, 9am to 1pm (no camp July 3 or July 10)
- Cost:
- $190 to $220 a week; $1,920 for the full summer
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Waldorf School of Bend
Bend, Oregon, United States
Screen-free weekly camps for ages 3 to 12, with early childhood weeks like Kings and Queens and Pinecone Pirates, and days split between a project and an outing for ages 8 to 12.
- Ages:
- 3 to 12
- Dates last season:
- Early childhood weeks June 22 to August 14, 2026
- Cost:
- $200 to $435 a week (early childhood)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Waldorf School of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Weekly camps for ages 3 to 14 on a wooded campus in the city, with a mostly outdoor Summergarten for 3 to 5 year olds and weeks themed on earth, air and fire.
- Ages:
- 3 to 14
- Dates last season:
- Summergarten June 15 to August 14, 2026, by the week
- Cost:
- $475 a week (Summergarten)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Meadowbrook Waldorf School
West Kingston, Rhode Island, United States
An outdoor camp on a 28-acre woodland campus, where each day starts with a story and then a hike through the forest or along the river.
- Ages:
- 4 to 9
- Dates last season:
- Weekly, July 6 to July 31, 2026, 9am to 3pm
- Cost:
- $365 a week
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camp
Austin Waldorf School
Austin, Texas, United States
Screen-free day camps on a 30-acre nature campus: Camp Roadrunner for ages 6 to 11, Summergarden for 3.5 to 5 year olds and sports camps for 11 to 15.
- Ages:
- 3.5 to 15, by camp
- Dates last season:
- Eight weekly sessions, June 8 to July 31, 2026
- Cost:
- $450 a week for Camp Roadrunner ($360 for the short week)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Camps
Orchard Valley Waldorf School
East Montpelier, Vermont, United States
Outdoor camps on a 55-acre farm campus: an all-outdoor Summer Garden for the youngest children, and farm-to-table cooking and traditional crafts for older campers.
- Ages:
- 4 to rising grade 8
- Dates last season:
- Summer Garden July 6 to 31, 2026; Farm and Craft Camp weekly from July 6 to 31
- Cost:
- $425 a week (Summer Garden)
- 2026 season
- Day camp
- Mostly outdoors
Summer Day Camps
Olympia Waldorf School
East Olympia, Washington, United States
A camp held entirely outdoors, with weeks themed on fairies, gnomes and creatures and a two-week Toadstool Troupe that ends in a performance.
- Ages:
- 3 to grade 5
- Dates last season:
- June 15 to August 14, 2026 (9 weeks)
- Cost:
- $375 a week full day; $200 a week half-day early childhood
For babies and children too young for camp: Waldorf parent and child groups (114)
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