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Registration is now Open!
Summer Camp Prices
Two-Day Summer Camps for Meadowlarks & Herons: $30 - Members; $55 - Non-Members
Adventure is Out There Summer Camps: $50 - Members; $75 - Non-Members
River Bend Nature Center offers fun and engaging summer camps for children entering Kindergarten through 9th grade. River Bend Summer Camps are named after the age groups (K-2nd grade, 3rd-5th grade, 6th-9th grade) and run from 9:00am - 4:00pm. Your child will have fun making new friends, playing games, exploring outside, and more! Adventure Is Out There Camps meet at River Bend, and then travel in the 15-passenger van to various destinations and run from 8:30am - 4:00pm.
In partnership with Faribault Public Schools and Sodexo Food Service, we are excited to announce this year we're providing FREE breakfast and lunch for all summer camps! There are no income requirements, forms or paperwork. You are still welcome to pack your own food and snacks, but rest assured, food will be available should you forget.
Illness Policy
Face masks and social distancing are encouraged at RBNC events. If traveling to offsite locations, RBNC will abide by the site's Covid rules if they are stricter than RBNC's rules.
Please stay home If you are sick. RBNC staff reserve the right send a participant home if they are displaying any symptoms of a contagious illness such as coughing, sneezing, fever, chills, vomiting, runny nose, sore throat, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, or fatigue.
Camps are open to children entering grades in the Fall of 2024
Click the camp session below for more information and to register for camps
Meadowlarks (K-2nd)
Herons (3rd-5th)
Adventure Is Out There Camps (3rd-5th & 6th-9th)
Combined Meadowlarks & Herons (K-5th)
Meadowlarks (K-2nd)
Meadowlarks
Entering Kindergarten through 2nd Grade in Fall 2024
Bring lunch and snacks needed to get through a busy day. Join the River Bend naturalist team for a summer of discovery. Experience all of your favorite camp activities while making memories, learning new skills, and exploring nature. Each camp has limited space available and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
New this year! During the registration process, you will fill out a electronic questionnaire health form. Paper copies are still available here.
June 10 & 11 (Mon/Tues) Dinosaurs!
Take a trip back in time as we explore dinosaurs! Come learn all about the prehistoric world as we play games, make art, and look for fossils.
June 12 & 13 (Wed/Thurs) Creepy Crawlies
Join us as we inspect the pond, look under logs, and explore the forest looking for critters. From insects to snakes discover all that creeps and crawls and calls River Bend home. Come ready to explore!
July 8 & 9 (Mon/Tues) Animal Ambassadors
Come meet our Animal Ambassadors! This is the perfect camp for animal lovers who want to get a closer look at the animals that call River Bend home.
July 10 & 11 (Wed/Thurs) Explorers
Come ready to get messy as we dive into nature using our senses of touch, smell, taste, sight, and sound. We will dig into nature as we explore different habitats and create art inspired by what we discover.
July 29 & 30 (Mon/Tues) Nature Detectives
Put on your detective hat as we explore the natural world! Campers will learn to identify the many clues that animals leave behind as we explore River Bend.
Herons (3rd-5th)
Adventure Is Out There Camps (3rd-5th & 6th-9th)
Combined Meadowlarks & Herons (K-5th)