Activities

Educational nature camps for K-5 combine hiking, reading, writing, play, art, and nature connection. In active day camps, kids hike in Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve, go on nature walks at Oak Meadow Park and Vasona Lake, navigate trails, explore nature, learn amazing animal facts, play entertaining perspective-taking games, read and craft their own stories with wilderness themes, illustrate stories, create and perform skits, craft nature-inspired art, do scavenger hunts, nature journal, practice storytelling across genres, deepen their sense of wonder and respect for nature, become eco-conscious, eat healthy food, develop executive functioning skills to become hike leaders, strengthen stamina, make friendships, and more!​

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Cupertino/Los Altos Hills and Los Gatos nature connection: Call of the Wild explorers enjoy Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve with nature walks on Permanente Creek Tr, Lower Meadow Tr to Deer Hollow Farm, nature exploration at Permanente Creek, and hikes on Farm Bypass Tr and other trails, such as part of Wildcat Loop Tr. At Oak Meadow Park and the adjacent Vasona Lake Park, kids explore along Los Gatos Creek and the lake, visit the Youth Science Institute, and enjoy wildlife in their natural environments.

Common animals spotted at Rancho San Antonio Park: deer grazing in the meadow and creek, California ground squirrels, Western gray squirrels, wild turkeys and other bird species, and Western fence lizards. At ​Deer Hollow Farm, campers enjoy seeing and learning about the goats, cows, sheep, pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, and rabbits.