Summer is Right Around the Corner!

Choose your adventures today! If you are having trouble finding an open camp, call our registrar for help.

We're now offering an extended day option!

What’s more fun than a day at camp? A day at camp with bonus fun in the afternoon!

Some Camps Still Have Openings!

Choose your adventures today! If you are having trouble finding an open camp, call our registrar

We're Offering Just ONE WEEK of Overnight Camp

Don’t miss out on our week of wild adventure at the Arnot Forest, register today!

Adult Programs are back!

Join us for a season or a single workshop…

Youth Programs

Ages 5-12

teen Programs

Ages 13-17

Latest News and Stories

Head over to our blog for stories from the forest, our latest news and periodic videos, and activities you can do at home.

Sights and Sounds of Winter Camp 2021

Sights and Sounds of Winter Camp 2021

Winter in the forest is full of magic. Where a few months ago leaves rustled and squirrels scampered, there now lies a white blanket, a naked tree, a sparkle in the air. If you stand in the woods in winter and just listen, what do you hear? 

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Homeschool December Diaries

Homeschool December Diaries

Greetings from the 4-H Acres Forest! Thursday 12/3 with the Crows! This week the Crow flock played a game called "Werewolf" where the villagers were focused on gathering leaves awaiting the Full Moon transition of one villager into a werewolf.  Once turned the...

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Spring Camp Fun

Spring Camp Fun

Kelsey Chatterton, April 23, 2017 Spring Writing Intern, Ithaca College Primitive Pursuits hosted its annual Spring Camp this past week at 4-H Acres. I had the opportunity to work with the Friday preschool group—Growing Wild. The morning weather changed from gloomy...

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We were BLOWN away by the community and engagement our son felt this summer. He came home excited to share all the new things he had learned that day (from day 1!) – as well as show us his impressive collection of sticks, rocks, bows and arrows, cordage, etc. Primitive Pursuits has fostered such a love of outdoor learning and he loved seeing counselors through the weeks (especially Pickle!) who shared his excitement for being outside and exploring. We can’t wait to send him – and his younger sister – again next year, and we’ll be ready for the muddy clothes, collection of sticks, and stories of their adventures each afternoon. Thank you, Primitive Pursuits, for making this nervous mom feel great about dropping my kiddo off at camp each day!!”
S. W.

Parent