Outdoor Experiences Summer Nature Camps
In early 2025, Cleveland Metroparks is excited to introduce an enhanced online registration service to help you find and register for programs and events. Registration for summer nature camps will utilize this new registration service. Please note that new and returning registrants will need to create an account in the new system ahead of registering for a program or event. Subscribe to our weekly enewsletter to receive updates and instructions on this transition process on the following page: Emerald Necklace Weekly Enewsletter.
Information on 2025 camps can be found in the following document:
Summer Nature Camps 2025
Registration for camps will open on Friday, February 21, 2025.
Camp Scholarships: Scholarships are available for all summer nature camps to those who qualify. Please submit your completed scholarship application along with your proof of eligibility (SNAP, Medicaid,
National School Lunch Program - CEP) to [email protected] by April 15, 2025. If qualified and chosen, one scholarship will be awarded per child, per year. A non-refundable $10 copay is required upon scholarship receipt to reserve your child’s spot in camp.
Scholarships are offered through a special gift from the Cleveland Natural Science Club and other generous donors.
Donations are welcome to support the Outdoor Experiences Scholarship Fund.
If you are interested in donating online, please click here.
Cancellations/Refunds: Program fees and deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable to another date/program unless Cleveland Metroparks finds it necessary to cancel a program. Participants assume risk of all changes in personal health and affairs. Registrants will be notified if programs are cancelled.
NOTE: Camp fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. Camp registration is not confirmed until you receive your confirmation email.
Pick-Up Policy: If campers are not picked up in a timely manner, you will be charged a late fee of $5, per camper, for every 15-minute interval past the pick-up time beginning 15 minutes after the camp’s initial end time.
- i.e., if camp ends at 3:00 p.m., beginning at 3:15 p.m. you will be charged $5, per camper, for every 15-minute window that passes.
If you are going to be late for pick-up due to an emergency, please call the Nature Center leading the camp to avoid being charged any late fees.
Nature Centers