The Youth & School Gardens Program is thrilled to host summer camps in 2024! During the months of June, July and August, campers will explore the Wasatch Community Gardens' Campus gardens, prepare and eat healthy foods, and make endless connections between themselves, their communities and the natural world. Most camps are hosted in partnership with other Salt Lake City day camps, so participants get to spend their week experiencing the best of two worlds. This year, WCG will be hosting our very own, all-day summer camp at our Campus gardens, see below for more information about this camp. Additionally, because many of the Salt Lake City summer camps are only offered Monday- Thursday, WCG will be piloting 2 Friday Camps to best support our community. You can find more details about these single-day camps below!
Curious to hear what past campers had to say? "I like that when I come here I'm in nature." "I can't believe I've tried so many new things! I can't wait to try more!"
Camp registration will open on a rolling basis. Visit our list of 2024 summer camps below to view opening dates by camp.
You can learn more about our awesome camp partners on their sites: Spy Hop, Red Butte Garden, Evo All Together Skatepark, Natural History Museum of Utah, and Tracy Aviary.
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2024 Schedule
Drop In and Dig Deep with EVO All Together Skatepark (Ages: 6-12)
Join Wasatch Community Gardens and EVO All Together Skatepark for a week full of gardening, skateboarding, and so much fun! With EVO All Together Skatepark, participants will learn the fundamentals of skateboarding; including pushing, stopping, pumping, and safely taking falls, as well as understanding the basic maintenance and anatomy of a skateboard. In the garden, campers will explore the benefits of getting active outdoors and fueling our body from the garden through garden yoga, fresh snacks, and digging in the soil. Students will travel with Wasatch Community Gardens staff by public transit from the Evo Campus to the WCG campus. Drop off campers at EVO All Together Skatepark by 9am and pick up at WCG Campus at 4 pm. NO CAMP on WEDNESDAY JUNE 19th.
Plant Magic with Red Butte Gardens (Ages: 1st and 2nd grade)
Explore the magic of nature with Wasatch Community Gardens and Red Butte Garden! At Wasatch Community Gardens and explore the “supernatural” properties of plants as you create botanical potions and perform “magical” plant experiments. At Red Butte Garden discovering the mythical origins of everyday things found in the natural world like honeybees and birds as you create pinecone weather stations, concoct organic weed killer, build DIY bird feeders, and more.
Nature's Magical Mythos with Red Butte Gardens (Ages: 3rd and 4th grade)
Explore the magic of plants with Wasatch Community Gardens and Red Butte Garden! At Red Butte Garden, discover the fairy tale origins of plants and animals of the natural world as you plant magic beans, create larger-than-life mushrooms, learn to “magically” clone plants, and more. At Wasatch Community Gardens, explore the “supernatural” properties of plants as you create botanical potions and perform “magical” plant experiments.
Seeds, Science, and Storytelling, Oh My! with Spy Hop (Ages: 9-12)
Spend your mornings at Spy Hop, where you will create clay characters and bring them to life. You’ll learn basic stop-motion animation as well as camera and editing techniques.
Then, you’ll head to Wasatch Community Gardens’ Campus Teaching Garden to experiment with local foods, explore a garden ecosystem, and connect with the planet.
Please note: Drop-off is between 8:30 and 9am at Spy Hop. Pickup is at 3:30pm at Wasatch Community Gardens. Travel between camp locations is provided by Spy Hop.
Week 2 (July 15 – 19): For your second week, you’ll spend each morning learning the art of filmmaking as you create short, fast infomercials based on real and imaginary products. You’ll learn camera basics and editing software to bring your advertisement to life!
Then, travel to Red Butte Garden where you will become a culinary scientist as you discover the science of cooking. Spend the afternoons practicing essential kitchen skills like chopping, mixing, and blending, as you learn why onions make you cry, how bread rises, why fruit browns, and more. You’ll also harvest fresh ingredients from the Garden, decorate a chef’s apron, and compile a camp cookbook.
Bugs & Botany, Session A with Natural History Museum of Utah (Age: 1st grade)
Session A (Monday and Tuesday at NHMU; Wednesday and Thursday at Wasatch Community Gardens): Join us and discover what’s growing in the garden and what slithers, crawls and hops there! Monday and Tuesday will find campers at Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) learning about the amazing world of insects, snails, and worms. We’ll study their amazing variety and importance while exploring their life cycles and habitats. Wednesday and Thursday while at Wasatch Community Gardens, campers will investigate the relationship between insects and plants. We'll be digging deep below the surface in an exploration of who lives in the soil and how they help our plants grow delicious vegetables! Drop off and pick up take place at NHMU on Monday and Tuesday and at Wasatch Community Garden on Wednesday and Thursday.
Bugs & Botany, Session B with Natural History Museum of Utah (Age: 1st grade)
Session B (Wednesday and Thursday at NHMU; Monday and Tuesday at Wasatch Community Gardens): Join us and discover what’s growing in the garden and what slithers, crawls and hops there! Monday and Tuesday will find campers at Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU) learning about the amazing world of insects, snails, and worms. We’ll study their amazing variety and importance while exploring their life cycles and habitats. Wednesday and Thursday while at Wasatch Community Gardens, campers will investigate the relationship between insects and plants. We'll be digging deep below the surface in an exploration of who lives in the soil and how they help our plants grow delicious vegetables! Drop off and pick up take place at NHMU on Wednesday and Thursday and at Wasatch Community Garden on Monday and Tuesday.
Spend All Day Friday at Wasatch Community Gardens! 9 am - 4 pm (Ages: 5-12)
We've found that many of the day camps happening in Salt Lake City this year are only Monday-Thursday. Sign up for our Friday camp and spend all day in the garden learning, making friends, eating and playing games! Campers will explore Wasatch Community Gardens' Campus gardens, prepare and eat healthy foods, and make endless connections between themselves, their communities and the natural world.
Bugs and Birds with Tracy Aviary (Ages: 3rd and 4th grade)
Join Tracy Aviary and Wasatch Community Gardens as we spend a fun-filled week discovering the amazing critters living down in the dirt and up in the air! Explore the world through the eyes of a bug as you work in the vegetable garden in the mornings; then grab your binoculars for the afternoon to find out how birds depend on all those tiny creatures. Campers will learn firsthand how living things interact with our environment through garden work, exploration, games, crafts, and tasty snacks. Drop off campers at Wasatch Community Gardens by 9am and pick up at Tracy Aviary at 4pm.
Spend All Day Friday at Wasatch Community Gardens! 9 am - 4 pm (Ages: 5-12)
We've found that many of the day camps happening in Salt Lake City this year are only Monday-Thursday. Sign up for our Friday camp and spend all day in the garden learning, making friends, eating and playing games! Campers will explore Wasatch Community Gardens' Campus gardens, prepare and eat healthy foods, and make endless connections between themselves, their communities and the natural world.