Top 10 Unforgettable Experiences at Stony Brook Camp
March 20, 2024
Every day is an adventure at Stony Brook Nature Camp in Norfolk, Massachusetts! Trail explorations, hands-on activities, games, crafts, and more provide an enhanced learning experience, while small group sizes ensure a welcoming, supportive environment.
2024 Camp Highlights
Wondering what kinds of unique adventures your 9- to 15-year-old camper might experience at Stony Brook this year? Check out these top 10 camper favorite activities that occur doing our specialty sessions this summer!
- Build a shelter out of downed and detached natural materials and then test it for waterproofness.
- Survey turtles in the Stony Brook wetlands, including our elusive spotted and musk turtles.
- Make a soda propelled skateboard or a tiny toothbrush robot.
- Take part in important community science by capturing, marking, releasing, recapturing, and documenting dragonflies to study populations.
- Travel by van to all kinds of different habitats, including the beach, to learn about ecology in Massachusetts.
- Make catapults varying in complexity with everything from popsicle sticks to fully adjustable wooden ones.
- Play games like camouflage on the Beech Island at the end of Stony Brook’s boardwalk or scooping mud from the pond and searching for insects and crayfish.
- Learn wilderness survival skills such as how to use a map and compass, tie a strong knot, and build a safe and strong fire.
- Complete a ropes course challenge at Hale Reservation.
- Solve the mysterious fictional death of a beloved animal at Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary by launching a full investigation and following the clues to uncover exactly what happened.
Sign up today and get your camper ready for a summer they won't soon forget.
Upcoming Camp Sessions
See All SessionsStony Brook Nature Camp: Explorers - Happening Habitats
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
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Monday, June 24 - Friday, June 28
9:00am-3:30pm
Age 9 - 11
Stony Brook Nature Camp: Preschool Camp - Trash to Treasure
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
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Monday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 3
9:00am-3:30pm
Age 4 - 5
Stony Brook Nature Camp: Catapults, Contraptions & Conundrums
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
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Monday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 3
9:00am-3:30pm
Age 11 - 13
Stony Brook Nature Camp: Explorers - Trash to Treasure
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
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Monday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 3
9:00am-3:30pm
Age 9 - 11
Stony Brook Nature Camp: Ramblers - Trash to Treasure
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
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Monday, July 1 - Wednesday, July 3
9:00am-3:30pm
Age 7 - 8
Stony Brook Nature Camp: Preschool Camp - Planet Protectors
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Stony Brook Wildlife Sanctuary, Norfolk
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Monday, July 8 - Friday, July 12
9:00am-3:30pm
Age 4 - 5