Cedar Camp

WHO:  Rising 4th – 6th graders, typically youth aged 9 -11

WHEN: Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.; after care available from 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Each camp session is two weeks long. See the schedule below for session dates.

WHERE: Washington Park Arboretum

COST: See session costs below

Discount available for current UW employees, current UW students, and Arboretum Foundation members

Financial aid available

If you are interested in UWBG Summer Camp 2026 offerings, please add your email to our 2026 interest list for updates about next summer!

If you have questions about our camps, please email uwbgeduc@uw.edu. 

The Cedar Camp experience offers youth an opportunity to practice independence, build self-efficacy, and take on more responsibility all while building connections to place and the natural world. Cedar Camp has daily, nature and STEM-based themes that allow our instructors to follow the ebbs and flows of camper interests, community needs, and emergent natural opportunities. Games, activities, explorations, and projects empower Cedar campers all while learning, playing, and having a blast!