Get outside, explore nature, learn more about the environment around you, and more in these eco, nature, and farm-focused camps. Each full-week camp is a multi-age, collaborative summer camp experience. Eco campers spend time indoors and outdoors throughout the day.
Grades K-5: 9 am - 3 pm, $300 members/$340 non-members.
PreK: 9 am - 12 pm, $170 for members/$195 for non-members.
Financial assistance is available for all summer programs on request. We don’t want anyone to miss out on summer camp! Contact campcoordinator@explora.us for more information.
Week 1: June 1 - 5, 2026
Calling All Pollinators at the Agri-Nature Center
Pre-K & K
9 am-12 pm
Bees, butterflies, birds, moths, and bats all play an important role in the viability of our food sources and our ecosystem. What type of plants do different pollinators like? What are elements of a garden that encourages butterflies to visit? Create your own bee hotels and more in this camp on pollinators.
Seed to Plate
K-3rd Grades
9 am-3 pm
How does all that tasty food end up on your plate? Delve into all the exciting and delicious foods that can be made from ingredients found fresh on the farm. Investigate the many different ways that a seed ends up as part of a meal on a plate.
Week 2: June 8 - 12, 2026
Farming SOILutions at the Agri-Nature Center
K-2nd Grades
9 am-3 pm
What exactly is soil? What can it do? In this week-long farm camp, we will examine this crucial top layer of earth up close and in depth. Work with a variety of soils, both natural and synthetic, to find what is best to support our little sprouts!
Seed to Plate at the Agri-Nature Center
2nd-5th Grades
9 am-3 pm
How does all that tasty food end up on your plate? Delve into all the exciting and delicious foods that can be made from ingredients found fresh on the farm. Investigate the many different ways that a seed ends up as part of a meal on a plate.
Week 3: June 15 - 19, 2026
Bosque Time Capsule at Valle de Oro
3rd-6th Grades
9 am-3 pm
$195 members/$170 non-members
Join Explora at Valle de Oro for a week-long voyage through the history of the Bosque! We’re traveling from the ancient, untouched wild all the way to the modern day—and even catching a glimpse of the future. Discover hidden history, explore the changing river, and help us imagine what comes next for New Mexico’s most iconic landscape. Your journey through time starts here!
This Camp takes place at Valle de Oro, 7851 2nd St SW, Albuquerque, NM 87105
Week 4: June 22 - 26, 2026
Farming SOILutions at the Agri-Nature Center
PreK & K
9 am-12 pm
What exactly is soil? What can it do? In this week-long farm camp, we will examine this crucial top layer of earth up close and in depth. Work with a variety of soils, both natural and synthetic, to find what is best to support our little sprouts!
Seed to Plate at the Agri-Nature Center
K-3rd Grades
9 am-3 pm
How does all that tasty food end up on your plate? Delve into all the exciting and delicious foods that can be made from ingredients found fresh on the farm. Investigate the many different ways that a seed ends up as part of a meal on a plate.
Week 6: July 6 - 10, 2026
Calling All Pollinators at the Agri-Nature Center
PreK & K
9 am-12 pm
Bees, butterflies, birds, moths, and bats all play an important role in the viability of our food sources and our ecosystem. What type of plants do different pollinators like? What are elements of a garden that encourages butterflies to visit? Create your own bee hotels and more in this camp on pollinators.
Seed to Plate at the Agri-Nature Center
2nd - 5th Grades
9 am-3 pm
How does all that tasty food end up on your plate? Delve into all the exciting and delicious foods that can be made from ingredients found fresh on the farm. Investigate the many different ways that a seed ends up as part of a meal on a plate.
Week 7: July 13 - 17, 2026
Farming SOILutions at the Agri-Nature Center
K-3rd Grades: 9 am-3 pm
What exactly is soil? What can it do? In this week-long farm camp, we will examine this crucial top layer of earth up close and in depth. Work with a variety of soils, both natural and synthetic, to find what is best to support our little sprouts!
