PETALUMA RANCH Camp

Ages 6½-9 / Petaluma

Discover an adventure in your extended backyard. Look for animals, learn about edible plants, build shelters and try your skills at ancestral arts. This camp showcases our core curriculum as well as farm animal visits and afternoon swims in the pool. It is a good way to get to know our programs but fun and different enough each week for the experienced camper.

In addition to our core curriculum this program may include:

  • Nature Awareness skills

  • Wilderness safety and knowledge of
    hazards

  • Attainment of skills badges from our badge system

  • Farm animal visits

  • Gardening

  • Local flora and fauna

  • Natural dyes

  • Animal tracking

  • Fire by friction

  • Scout games and practices

  • Bird Language

  • Shelter Building and survival skills

  • Mapping

  • Wild edibles

  • and more…

This camp is appropriate for first time as well as experienced campers ages 6-9.

“I just wanted to let you know what a great time my kids had with Fairfax Tracks this summer. I don’t know of any other program like yours that gets the kids outside in nature with such a positive exploring/learning experience. I try to spend as much time as I can with my kids outdoors and was really happy to hear about their adventures at camp. They did 3 weeks of camp and all of the counselors were so great – really good, interesting people. Thank you for having such a great program!”
— Parent of a 7 year-old boy and a 9 year-old girl

Tuition

Tuition
Rate A: $770
Rate B: $610
Rate C: $510

Click HERE for an explanation of our pricing tiers
*With our very varied economical situations in the Bay Area, families have differing abilities to pay. We want our programs to serve as many children as possible regardless of financial situation.*

**Rate A** - represents the actual cost of running a program in this area and is comparable with the rates of several local specialty camps. It funds our long-term goals and work.

**Rate B** - covers our basic costs for running this particular program, but it does not cover our organizational costs.

**Rate C** - does not cover the cost of program and is subsidized by Rate A and donations.

Scholarships are available.  Contact us for more information. Find answers to common questions.

AVAILABLE SESSIONS

Ages: 6½-9
Location: This camp meets at Rusty Hinges Ranch, Petaluma.
Times: 9am - 3pm Daily

Multiple weeklong sessions are offered throughout the summer, so you can pick and choose the dates that work best with your schedule. Click the session links below to register.

If your child needs additional social or emotional attention, please contact us before registering for this program.

What if the session I want is full?: Join the waitlist! Sometimes we’re able to expand capacity (and sometimes people cancel). If your spot in the waitlist opens, you’ll receive an email and then have a limited time reserved to register.

The July 1 Camp is shorter and has a lower tuition: