What Are Young Explorers
Message from our Director, Amy Harman
**Boulder Young Explorers is Expanding!!
Check out our school-age Boulder Young Explorer program: age groups from 5 to 11 years!
We get children outside to explore their community and nature.
To offer a Quality Program, we limit all group sizes from 13 for Voyagers and up to 16 in our Specialty Camps.
Our goal is to get children outside, exploring, learning, and having fun all summer long. Check out the list of camps we have to offer for Summer 2026!
Our home base facility sits on 4+ acres of land where children can garden, play, and participate in a variety of activities & camp-style crafts and games. We utilize our indoor space to cool off on hot days, eat, play and to escape bad weather days.
Young Explorers is a full day program; 9 am to 4 pm. We have extended wrap-around hours from 8 am to 9am and from 4-5:30pm. See pricing details at registration.
Our limited spots fill fast, so register early to secure your spot!
*For PRESCHOOL-AGE CAMPS (age 2.5-5 yrs) see www.wildflowerpreschool.com
See you this summer!
Ms Amy & Team
About Us
FULL Details coming soon (mid-December) School-Age Enrollment Details:
FULL Details coming soon (mid-December) School-Age Enrollment Details:
FULL Details coming soon (mid-December) School-Age Enrollment Details:
Basic Camp Facts
Ages 5-11
M-F 9 am-4:00 pm
Extended Hours 8-9 am & 4-5:30 pm
Extended Day Cost Add-On:
M-F 8-9 am $
M-F 4-5:30 $
or Call 720-837-5387
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Preschool-Age Summer Camps
also available: Ages 2.5-5yrs
8-1, 8-3, or 800-5:30
Monthly OR Weekly rates available!
Go to
for more information.
Jr. Rangers 5-7 yr old Summer Camp
FULL Details coming soon (mid-December) School-Age Enrollment Details:
FULL Details coming soon (mid-December) School-Age Enrollment Details:
The goal of our Junior Rangers program is for our younger children to have fun and make new friends! Young Explorers will be in the foothills; hiking, biking, on nature walks, and more! We have a new bus with the latest safety features (including integrated child seats and young adult seat belts), that will allow us to go out and explore
The goal of our Junior Rangers program is for our younger children to have fun and make new friends! Young Explorers will be in the foothills; hiking, biking, on nature walks, and more! We have a new bus with the latest safety features (including integrated child seats and young adult seat belts), that will allow us to go out and explore nearly every day. When we are not out on an adventure we have four acres on which to build projects, create science experiments, garden, play soccer, or run in the sprinklers. On bad weather days, we have an indoor facility (at our home base) to do crafts, and cooking projects, as well as reading, experimenting, and learning.
Voyagers
FULL Details coming soon (mid-December) School-Age Enrollment Details:
Voyagers
Only 13 campers per week!
Ages 9-11 years
This is our FULLY MOBILE Camp where children are out and about in the community doing a variety of off-site activities from parks & playgrounds, ..........
Two Counselors will be with the children each day.
All staff are vetted by the state- required background checks.
*Children BRING their own
Snacks,
Only 13 campers per week!
Ages 9-11 years
This is our FULLY MOBILE Camp where children are out and about in the community doing a variety of off-site activities from parks & playgrounds, ..........
Two Counselors will be with the children each day.
All staff are vetted by the state- required background checks.
*Children BRING their own
Snacks, Lunch & Beverages
*Sunscreen, hat & backpack needed daily.
Typical Outings & Activities
Dinosaur Ridge
Valmont Bike Park
A private guided tour of Dinosaur Ridge and then on the way back a hike along Triceratops Trail. The kids LOVE IT!
Valmont Bike Park
Valmont Bike Park
The amount of exercise the kids get on Valmont Park days is AMAZING. They don't realize how many miles they put in as it is all just FUN!
Horseback Riding Lessons
Multiple days of learning to ride, groom and take care of horses under the direction of an expert trainer.
The Denver Zoo is always a child's favorite.
Chautauqua Park/Mesa Trail
Can't beat the view and a great place to jump onto the Mesa Trail
A day at Denver's Downtown Aquarium to explore underwater wonders!
Hidee Mine
The Young Explorers get to be gold miners for a day! They have a guided underground tour in Central City's Hidee Mine and then learn to pan gold
Flagstaff & Walker Ranch Hikes
Walker Ranch is one of the crown jewels of Boulder's Open Space. Great place for our Young Explores to hike and take in nature
Lyons & Hall Ranch Hike
A great outing for Young Explorers to do the science projects at the Nature & Science Center and check out all the great exhibits
Lyons & Hall Ranch Hike
Lyons & Hall Ranch Hike
Lyons & Hall Ranch Hike
A great trail for a scenic hike and to work on our hiking stamina! Keeping up with your kids on hikes is going to be a challenge after they complete a summer as a Young Explorer!
Lyons & Hall Ranch Hike
The Young Explorers get to spend a morning in the beautifully maintained Denver Botanical Gardens and how plant life helps balance our ecosystem. If we are lucky, we can even reserve a spot in the Children's Garden!
Lyons & Hall Ranch Hike
Great Museum for kids to learn in an interactive setting. Many interactive exhibits for kids to learn science
Typical Outings Continued
Colorado Railroad Museum
A chance for Young Explorers to see many different trains up-close
Gold Panning
We practice gold panning at our facility and then head out to pan for gold in a Colorado stream like the settlers did 150 years ago
Dickens Farm
Dickens Farm
Dickens Farm is a wonderful new park in Longmont that features pools of refreshing water and gentle falls between them. Definitely a young Explorers favorite.
Movie Making
Movie Making
Dickens Farm
Young Explorers script, act and shoot their own movie. Then have a popcorn premiere and share with family and friends.
Archery
Movie Making
Estes Park
A day to learn and test your archery skills. Under the close supervision Young Explorers learn to safely shoot at a targets they design.
Estes Park
Movie Making
Estes Park
Bike ride around Estes Park Lake. Have a picnic lunch as well as a snack on our journey around the bike path that goes all the way around the lake.
Fossil Lab
Local Libraries
Local Libraries
A day in our fossil lab working on actual fish and plant fossils. The Young Explorers learn to uncover the treasures, preserve them and then take them home!
Local Libraries
Local Libraries
Local Libraries
On bad weather days we often stop at the local libraries to read books, check out the things they have on display, video games and more!
Frisbee Golf
Local Libraries
Frisbee Golf
Typically we go play frisbee golf at least a couple of days during the summer as it is a Young Explorer favorite. We combine this activity with a fun park visit and picnic.
Gardening
Frisbee Golf
The Young Explorer team participates in the Wildflower Preschool Gardening program. They help tend the garden, harvest and of course, enjoy eating the produce.
Additional Outings
Additional Outings
Fishing , Frisbee Golf, Walden Ponds, Estes Park Lake Biking, Cottonwood Trail, Button Rock Dam hike, Golden Ponds, Tom Watson Park, Sandstone Ranch Ride & Museum, Dickens Farm Nature Park, Eagle Trailhead, Bee Hugger Farm, Gold Panning at Arapahoe Bar & Many More
