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These links were updated November 2005. The nature of links is that they will get 'broken' over time as domains and website structures change. If you get an error message when using a link, first shorten the link to the top level domain (e.g. http://camp.org/), then use links or a web sites's search function (if present) to locate the residential outdoor school / environmental education program. If that doesn't work, or if the top level domain is 'broken', use Google or another search engine to search for the name of the program. You may also simply wait a few days and check again, since these small web sites often disappear for a few days with technical problems. It is not unusual for a camp facility to stop offering residential outdoor school / environmental education programs, or to continue offering them but for the information to disappear or be lost in their summer program information. Programs may also shift back and forth between direct offerings by the camp facility itself, and operations by a nonprofit organization leasing a camp facility.

This page of links is one of three ways this information is provided. The Guide to Residential Outdoor Schools Database is another, and the Guide to Residential Outdoor Schools Documents (pdf), aging since their 2003 update, but still useful.

To submit a new or corrected listing, please use the online form.

California

California updated 2005-11-25

Northern

Alliance Redwoods Outdoor Education, Occidental
Calvin Crest Outdoor School, Oakhurst
Camp Winthers / San Juan USD, Soda Springs
Clem Miller Environmental Education Center, Point Reyes
Coloma Outdoor Discovery School, Coloma
CORE Coastal Redwoods Education, Ben Lomond
Creature Camp, Pendola Center, Camptonville
CYO Caritas Creek, Occidental
Emandal - a farm on the river, Environmental Education Camp, Willits
Exploring New Horizons, Loma Mar, Pigeon Point, Sempervirens
Foothill Horizons Outdoor School / Stanislaus County, Sonora
Genesis Account
- Diamond Arrow, Nevada City
- Mt Gilead, Sebastopol
- Mt Hope, Forbestown
- Oakhurst, Oakhurst
- Sierra Pines, Twin Bridges
Headlands Institute / Yosemite National Institutes, Sausalito
Hidden Villa Environmental Education Program, Los Altos Hills
Hume Lake Oudoor Education, Hume
Inyo Outdoor Education (Camp Inyo) / Inyo County, Independence
Jack L. Boyd Outdoor School at Green Meadows / Merced County, Fish Camp
Lawrence Hall of Science Summer Camps
Marin County Outdoor School (Walker Creek Ranch) / Marin County, Petaluma
Mendocino Woodlands, Mendocino
Mission Springs Outdoor Education, Scotts Valley
Mother Lode Outdoor Center, Coloma
Mount Hermon Outdoor Science School, Mount Hermon
Outdoor Schools in Redwood National and State Parks
San Joaquin Outdoor Education / San Joaquin County, La Honda & Loma Mar
San Mateo Outdoor Education / San Mateo County, La Honda
Santa Cruz County Outdoor School / Santa Cruz County, Corralitos
SCICON / Tulare County, Springville
Sequoia Field Institute, Three Rivers
Sierra Outdoor School / Clovis USD, Sonora
Sly Park Environmental Education Center / Sacramento County, Pollock Pines
Walden West / Santa Clara County, Saratoga
Web of Life Field Schools, Aptos
Westminster Woods Environmental Education, Occidental
Whiskeytown Environmental School / Shasta County, Redding
YMCA Point Bonita, Sausalito
Yosemite Institute, Yosemite

Southern

Big Rock Creek Camp, Valyermo
Camp High Trails Outdoor Science School, Angelus Oaks
Camp Highland Outdoor Science School, Beaumont
Camp Ocean Pines, Cambria
Camp Stevens Outdoor Education, Julian
Catalina Environmental Leadership Program
Chaparral to Ocean Science School / Ocean Institute, Dana Point
Clear Creek / Los Angeles USD
Genesis Account
- Angeles Crest, La Canada
- Green Oak Ranch, Vista
- Harmony Pines, Wrightwood
- Mile High Pines, Angelus Oaks
- Palomar, Palomar Mtn
- San Marcos Camp, Santa Barbara
Guided Discoveries (CIMI, Astrocamp, Tall Ships)
Kern Environmental Education Program (KEEP) / Kern County
Los Angeles County Outdoor Science School (LACOSS) / Los Angeles County
Los Angeles Outdoor Education / Los Angeles USD, La Canada
Mountain and Sea Educational Adventures, Avalon
Orange County Outdoor Science School / Orange County
Pathfinder Outdoor Education School, Mountain Center
Rancho Alegre Outdoor School, Santa Barbara
Rancho El Chorro / San Luis Obispo County, San Luis Obispo
San Diego Outdoor Education Program / San Diego County
YMCA Camp Oakes Outdoor Education Center, Long Beach
YMCA of San Diego (Camp Marston, Camp Surf, Raintree Ranch)

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West

West updated 2005-11-25

Arizona

Camp Colton/Project Life, Flagstaff
Genesis Account
- Pine Summit, Prescott
- United Christian Youth Camp, Prescott

Alaska

Camp Habitat, Fairbanks
Campbell Creek Science Center, Anchorage
Center for Alakan Coastal Studies, Homer
Discovery Southeast, Juneau

Colorado

Balarat Outdoor Education Center / Denver Public Schools, Jamestown
Cal-Wood, Jameston
Camp Redcloud Outdoor Education, Lake City
Covenant Heights Summit School Outdoor Education, Estes Park
Adams County Schools Outdoor Education, YMCA Estes Park Center, Estes Park
Gore Range Natural Science School, Red Cliff
Keystone Science School, Keystone
Outdoor Lab Schools / Jefferson County Schools, Golden
- Mt. Evans, Evergreen
- Windy Peak, Bailey
YMCA of the Rockies Outdoor Environmental Education

Hawaii

YMCA Camp Erdman Outdoor Environmental Education Program, Waialua
Camp Timberline, Kapolei

Montana

Birch Creek Center, Dillon
Boone & Crockett Club at TR Roosevelt, Dupuyer
Glacier Institute Big Creek Outdoor Education Center, Kalispell
Montana Outdoor Science School, Bozeman

Nevada

Great Basin Outdoor School, Camp Galiee, Glenbrook & Galena Creek, Reno

New Mexico

Manzano Day School / Fenton Ranch, Albuquerque

Oregon

Camp Namanu, Campfire USA Portland Metro Council, Portland
Corvallis Outdoor School, Corvallis
Genesis Account
- Drift Creek Camp, Lincoln City
- Eagle Fern Camp, Estacada
- Mountain Lakes, Klamath Falls
- Twin Rocks, Rockaway Beach
Multnomah ESD Outdoor School
Northwest Regional ESD Outdoor School
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Outdoor Science School

Utah

Canyonlands Field Institute, Moab
Clear Creek Camp / Alpine School District, American Fork
Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, Monticello
Great Basin Environmental Education Center / Snow College, Ephraim
Mill Hollow Outdoor Education Center / Granite School District, Salt Lake City
North Fork Environmental Center / Weber School District, Ogden
Norwegian Outdoor Exploration Center, Park City

Washington

Camp Killoqua Outdoor Education Program Snohomish Campfire, Stanwood
Camp Long / City of Seattle, Seattle
Camp Sealth / Campfire Central Puget Sound Council, Vashon Island
Cispus Learning Center, Randle
CYO Environmental Education Program, Seattle
Genesis Account
- Bear Paw, Newport
- Black Lake Outdoor Education, Olympia
- Island Lake, Poulsbo
- Miracle Ranch, Port Orchard
- Warm Beach, Stanwood
Carl Jensen Environmental Education Center at Camp Waskowitz, North Bend
Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center / Pacific Science Center, Bellevue
Moran Outdoor School, Eastsound
North Cascades Environmental Learning Center North Cascades Institute, Sedro-Wooley
Olympic Park Institute, Port Angeles
Islandwood, Bainbridge Island
Salish Sea Expeditions, Bainbridge Island
Sound Experience, Port Townsend
YMCA Camp Seymour Outdoor & Environmental Education, Gig Harbor
YMCA of Seattle Camping Services
- Camp Colman
- Camp Orkila

Wyoming

Expedition Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park
National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS), Lander
Red Canyon Ranch, Lander
Teton Science Schools, Kelly

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Central

Central updated 2005-11-25

Arkansas

Arkansas 4-H Center, Little Rock
Ozark Natural Science Center, Huntsville

Missouri

Wyman Center, Eureka

Minnesota

Audubon Center of the North Woods, Sandstone
Baker Near Wilderness Outdoor Education, Maple Falls
Camp Courage Environmental Education Center, Maple Lake
Camp Foley Environmental Education, Pine River
Deep Portage Conservation Reserve, Hackensack
Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center, Lanesboro
Headwaters Environmental Learning Center, Bemidji
Lake Carlos Environmental Center, Alexandria
Laurentian Environmental Center, Britt
Long Lake Conservation Center, Palisade
Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, Fergus Falls
Wolf Ridge Environmental Learning Center, Finland
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan Environmental Education, Ely

Oklahoma

Camp Classen YMCA Outdoor School, Davis
Camp Takatoka YMCA Outdoor Education, Tulsa

South Dakota

NeSoDak Environmental Learning Center, Waubay
Oak Leaf Field Station, Brookings
South Dakota Discovery Center & Aquarium, Pierre

Texas

Camp El Har Outdoor Education, Dallas
Camp Tyler Outdoor School, Whitehouse
The Discovery Program at Camp Allen, Navasota
Houston ISD Outdoor School, Trinity
Mo Ranch Environmental Leadership Program, Hunt
Plano ISD Outdoor School at Camp Classen, Davis OK
Texas Tech University Outdoor School, Junction
YMCA Camp Carter, Fort Worth
YMCA Camp Grady Spruce, Graford
YO Ranch Adventures Outdoor Awareness Program, Mountain Home

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Northeast

Northeast updated 2005-11-27

Connecticut

Camp Jewell Outdoor Education, Colebrook

Illinois

Nature's Classroom at Dubois Center, DuBois
NIU Laredo Taft Field Campus, Oregon
Sherwood Youth Center, Macomb
Touch of Nature Environmental Center, Carbondale

Indiana

Bradford Woods / Indiana University
Camp Crosley YMCA Outdoor Education, North Webster
Camp Techumseh YMCA Outdoor Education, Brookston
CYO Camp Rancho Framasa Outdoor Education, Nashville
High Hope Camp, Fremont
Indiana Dunes Environmental Learning Center, Chesterton
Ruth Lilley YMCA Outdoor Center, St. Paul
YMCA Camp Potawotami Outdoor Environmental Education, South Milford

Massachusetts

Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA Outdoor Education, Beckett
Camp Clark Outdoor Education Program, Plymouth
Nature's Classroom, Charlton (and 15 sites)
South Shore YMCA Outdoor Education Center, Sandwich
Thompson Island Outward Bound, Boston

Maine

Chewonki Center for Environmental Education, Wiscasset
Ferry Beach Ecology School, Saco
Maine Conservation School, Bryant Pond
Outdoors at Oceanwood, Ocean Park
Tanglewood 4-H Camp, Lincolnville

Michigan

Battle Creek Outdoor Education Center, Dowling
Clear Lake Education Center, Escanaba
The Ebersole Environmental Education Center, Wayland
Hartley Outdoor Education Center, Saint Charles
Miniwanca Education Center, Shelby
Mystic Lake YMCA Camp Outdoor Education, Lake
Sherman Lake YMCA Outdoor Center, Augusta
Tamarack Outdoor Education, Ortonville
Wildwood Ranch Outdoor Education, Howell
YMCA Camp Copneconic / Flint, Fenton
YMCA Camp Eberhart Outdoor, Three Rivers
YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin / Grand Rapids, Middleville
YMCA Camp Pendalouan, Montague
YMCA Camp Timbers, West Branch
YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
- Camp Nissokone, Oscoda
- Camp Ohiyesa, Holly
YMCA Storer Camps Outdoor Education / Toledo, Jackson

New Hampshire

Appalachian Mountain Club Mountain Classroom, Gorham
Boston University Sargent Camp, Hancock
Geneva Point Center Outdoor School, Moultonboro
Merrowvista Education Center, Center Tuftonboro

New Jersey

Fairview Lake YMCA Environmental Education, Newton
Linwood MacDonald YMCA Center Environmental Education, Branchville
New Jersey School of Conservation, Branchville
Princeton-Blairstown Center, Blairstown
Vacamas PEACE Environmental Education Program, West Milford
Walpack Valley Environmental Education Center, Walpack
YMCA Bernie Environmental Education Center, Port Murray
YMCA Camp Ockanickon, Medford
YMCA Camp Mason
- Camp Ken-Etiwa-Pec Outdoor Center, Wallpack Center
- Mason Outdoor Center, Schools Program, Hardwick

New York

Ashokan Field Campus, Olivebridge
Camp Deer Run, Pine Bush
Camp Herrlich Environmental Education, Patterson
Camp Koinonia, Highland Lake
Camp Weona, Gainesville
Clearpool Education Center, Carmel
Frost Valley YMCA Environmental Education, Claryville
Hillside Outdoor Education Center / Green Chimneys, Brewster
Nassau BOCES Outdoor & Environmental Education, Westbury
Pok-O-MacCready Outdoor Education Center, Willsboro
Queens College Center at Caumsett State Park, Huntington
Taconic Outdoor Education Center, Cold Spring
Teva Learning Center
Western Suffolk BOCES Outdoor/Environmental Education
YMCA Camp Arrowhead, Pittsford
YMCA Camp Chingachgook Outdoor Education, Kattskill Bay
YMCA Greenkill Outdoor Education Center, Huguenot

Ohio

Camp Kern YMCA Outdoor Education, Oregonia
Cuyahoga Valley Environmental Education Center, Penninsula
Glen Helen Ecology Institute Outdoor Education Center, Yellow Springs
Hiram House Outdoor Education Program, Moreland Hills
Joy Outdoor Education, Clarksville
Lutheran Memorial Camp, Fulton
Mohican Outdoor School, Danville
Nature's Classroom / FFA, Carrollton
Nature's Classroom / UCC, Sycamore
YMCA Camp Campbell Gard, Hamilton
YMCA Willson Outdoor Center, Bellfontaine
Woodland Altars, Peebles

Pennsylvania

Bear Creek Nature Center, Bear Creek
Camp Speers - Eljabar YMCA Environmental Education, Dingmans Ferry
CCWA/Paradise Farm Camps, Downingtown
The College Settlement of Philadelphia, Horsham
Linsly Outdoor Center, Georgetown
Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program, Prospect
McKeever Environmental Learning Center, Sandy Lake
Pocono Environmental Education Center, Dingmans Ferry
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center, State College
South Mountain YMCA Outdoor Education, Wernersville
Spruce Lake Outdoor School, Canadensis

Rhode Island

W. Alton Jones Campus Environmental Education Center, University of Rhode Island , Greenwich

Vermont

Audubon Vermont Camps, Huntington
Hulbert Outdoor Center, Fairlee
Keewaydin Environmental Education Center, Salisbury

Wisconsin

Camp Edwards YMCA Camp Environmental Education Program, East Troy
Central Wisconsin Environmental Station University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Amherst Junction
George Williams Campus Outdoor Environmental Education Program, Williams Bay
Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona
Nature's Classroom Institute, Madison
Treehaven Environmental Learning Center, Tomhawk
Upham Woods 4-H EE Center, Wisconsin Dells
YMCA Camp MacLean Outdoor Education / YMCA Chicago, Burlington
YMCA of Metropolitan Milwaukee
- YMCA Camp Matawa, Campbellsport
- YMCA Camp Minikana, Hubertus

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Southeast

Southeast updated 2005-11-26

Alabama

Alabama 4-H Center Environmental Education, Columbiana
Bear Creek Education Center, Russellville
Camp McDowell Environmental Center, Nauvoo
Dauphin Island Sea Lab, Dauphin Island
Nature's Classroom Atop Lookout Mtn, Mentone
YMCA Camp Cosby Outdoor Environmental Education, Alpine

Florida

Biscayne National Park EE - Elliot Key, Homestead
Everglades NP Environmental Education, Homestead
Lake Swan Outdoor School, Melrose
Pathfinder Outdoor Education, Largo

Georgia

Blue Ridge Outdoor Education Center, Toccoa
Georgia 4-H Camp Environmental Education, Eatonton
- Rock Eagle 4-H Center
- Jekyll Island 4-H Center
- Tybee Island 4-H Center
- Wahsega 4-H Center

Maryland