Dinosaur Ridge

Morrison, Colorado

Dinosaur Ridge Camps are an unforgettable adventure! Our camps keep kids moving and discovering in the incredible setting of our National Natural Landmark. These experiences are designed to foster excitement and wonder for science, art, and the outdoors while engaging in our hands-on educational curriculum.

Our small group sizes give every camper the opportunity to play, explore, and expand their knowledge.  Each camp offers an exploration of the Dinosaur Ridge fossil sites, hands-on science projects, as well as expert guest presenters in the fields of paleontology, geology, art, earth science, or local plants and animals.

Gift certificates for camp tuition are available.

Sign your child up for an incredible camp experience.

Spring Break Day Camps  |  Summer Week-Long Day Camps

Spring Break Day Camps

SPRING BREAK DAY CAMP SPECIAL:  Send a camper for a day, get a discount on a week (of Summer Camp)! $15 discount to be given upon summer camp registration. Discount applicable only for 1 day of Spring Break Day Camp. 

Register your camper today for one of Spring Break Day Camps (Mar 25-27) and get a $15 price break on a week-long summer camp! Spots are limited, register early.

Dinosaur Explorers – March 25 – Register
Let’s get creative and see dinosaurs in a whole new light! This will be a day full of arts and crafts where your camper will create a puppet for a dino skit, study and create tracks and traces using real fossils, create their own dinosaur puzzle, and visit the local fossils that make Dinosaur Ridge so unique! Register your camper today.
Geology Explorers – March 26 – Register
Let’s explore the Earth together! This will be a day of hands-on rocks, minerals, and geology! We’ll go on a trip to Red Rocks Park and other nearby rock outcrops, test how meteorites leave behind craters, learn how caves and crystals grow, and investigate rocks and minerals! Your young scientist will bring home growing crystals and a lot of new knowledge! Register your camper today.
Nature Explorers – March 27 – Register
Let’s find out what animals and plants live, and have lived, in our Colorado backyard! Compare tracks from Dinosaur Ridge with modern-day animal tracks, investigate animal skulls and hides with a fun activity from Parks and Wildlife, and play games exploring habitats, resources, and extinction. We will trek outdoors to explore how plants and animals survive and thrive in winter. Register your camper today.

 

Spring Break Day Camp Details

  • Ages: 6-11
  • Hours: 9am-3pm
  • *Post-camp program available from 3-4pm for $10
  • $70 per day
  • Attendance capacity: 12 campers per day
  • Register

2020 Summer Camps

Picture of Dinosaur Ridge summer camp - nature trekkers

Registration is now live.  $335 per week, per child

FULL June 1-5  |  Theme: Fossils & Fun  |  Age Group: 6-10  | FULL
This camp is the perfect opportunity for future paleontologists, outdoor enthusiasts, and animal lovers to do science in a whole new way.

June 8-12  |  Theme: Nature Trekkers  |  Age Group: 6-10  |  Register
This camp is a discovery of the outdoor skills geologists, paleontologists, and naturalists use to fully explore our unique backyard.

June 15-19  |  Theme: Rock Stars  |  Age Group: 11-13  |  Register
This camp is for older kids that want to dive deeper into the sciences behind fossil and mineral collection, paleo-art, and outdoor leadership.

June 22-26  |  Theme: Junior Scientists  |  Age Group: 8-11  |  Register
This camp is for every kid who dreams of telescopes, fossil digs, contraptions, and messy science all in one amazing week! Members & Previous Campers can register today.

FULL  July 6-10  |  Theme: Fossils & Fun  |  Age Group: 6-10  | FULL
This camp is the perfect opportunity for future paleontologists, outdoor enthusiasts, and animal lovers to do science in a whole new way.

FULL  July 13-17  |  Theme:  Nature Trekkers  |  Age Group: 6-10  | FULL
This camp is a discovery of the outdoor skills geologists, paleontologists, and naturalists use to fully explore our unique backyard.

July 20-24  |  Theme: STEAM  |  Age Group: 8-11  |  Register
This is a great camp for kids that want to go in-depth with projects and expand their knowledge in science, technology, engineering, art, and math.

July 27-31  |  Theme: Junior Scientists  |  Age Group: 8-11  |  Register
This camp is for every kid who dreams of telescopes, fossil digs, contraptions, and messy science all in one amazing week!

August 3-7  |  Theme: Fossils & Fun  |  Age Group: 6-10  |  Register
This camp is the perfect opportunity for future paleontologists, outdoor enthusiasts, and animal lovers to do science in a whole new way.

Summer Camp Details

  • Ages: 6-13
  • Hours: 9am-3pm
  • $335 per week, per child
  • *Post-camp program available from 3-5pm, $60 can be added at registration

 

Camp Discounts

Each family can only apply for one of our discounts (they do not stack). You can choose your discount at the time of registration.

–> Sibling: $25 off a sibling after registering another camper.

–> Multi-Camp: $25 off each camp after registering for a single camp.

–> Members: $25 discount

 

 

Meet Your Camp Leader!

Erin LaCount

Dinosaur Ridge’s Education Programs Director and Camp Director, Erin LaCount, delivers fun and educational programming about paleontology all year long! Erin has worked with Dinosaur Ridge since 2002. Her fascination with all things dinosaur started young; she volunteered with the Denver Museum of Nature and Science at the age of twelve through early college where she found her passion for programs, education, and exhibit creation.

Have older campers?

Check out these incredible camps for Middle School and High School campers.

Sternberg camps will meet and end at the Main Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center.