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SUMMER NATURE CAMP

Address & Phone

Mill Creek MetroParks
Education Department
at Ford Nature Center

840 Old Furnace Rd.
Youngstown, OH 44511

330.740.7107

Hours

Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm
Mondays & Observed Holidays – Closed

Observed Holidays: Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Year’s Day

Each summer, Ford Nature Center offers three weeklong sessions of Summer Nature Camp. The focus is to immerse children in outside experiences in beautiful Mill Creek MetroParks. Children spend plenty of time in front of screens, and our goal is to expose them to the beauty of the real, natural world – and there’s no better place than Mill Creek MetroParks. The sessions are themed and include lessons on nature, hiking on the many beautiful trails and visiting many of the most popular facilities within the park system. In all three sessions, campers will spend almost the entire week outside, enjoying all the wonders of nature.

2025 SUMMER NATURE CAMP DATES

  • SESSION 1:

    June 9 – 13 | 9 am – 1 pm | 5 – 9 year olds

  • SESSION 2:

    June 23 – 27 | 9 am – 1 pm | 5 – 9 year olds

  • SESSION 3:

    July 7 – 9 | 9 am – 1 pm | 5 – 9 year olds

TO REGISTER FOR 2025 SUMMER NATURE CAMP, PLEASE VISIT THE PROGRAMS & EVENTS PAGE UNDER THE “THINGS TO DO” TAB OR CALL FORD NATURE CENTER AT 330.740.7107.