Sweet Fern Family Overnight Camp

Wild Earth’s Family Overnight Camp Program strengthens and supports the family bond through shared, empowering experiences in nature.

Join us this August for a very special family camp overnight experience.

The world around us races at impossible speeds, but our little ones intuitively understand that in order to witness all of life’s little treasures, we must slow down and allow our movement to be informed by curiosity and wonder! We invite families with children aged 2-7 to join us for a full nature immersive weekend, camping and connecting to this slower pace.

For this one weekend, let’s unplug from our phones and daily responsibilities as we bow to those mindful rhythms and reconnect with a slow and sweet pace, guided by our little ones and the land. Together we will spend a weekend forging friendships, learning skills and crafts and deepening our connections to our children and the earth that supports us all.

Families will participate in preparing our home in the woods by setting up shelters, cooking and preparing meals and tending to main camp. During the day, we will explore the land, create crafts and prepare our home in the woods. There will be opportunities for families to all be together or to be with age based groups learning and exploring. Activities may include awareness-expanding games, fire-making, earth-based crafts, singing, storytelling, tracking , exploring, and more! In the evening, we’ll enjoy time together around the fire, with snacks, stories and song. All meals will be provided by Wild Earth, and prepared by participants of all ages.

Sleeping arrangements: Wild Earth will provide tarp shelters that protect participants from the rain and elements. This is a great way to enjoy the outdoors. Families are welcome to bring their own tents if they would prefer a fully enclosed sleep-space.

Past Program Testimonials

“I know my daughter and I are better for having done this seasonal group together and I highly recommend the experience to all.”

“We were guided so expertly and gently to be together – in natural surroundings – as families and with a larger community of others. We shared food, soaked up the mysteries and beauty of nature at different times of the day and in a variety of ways that I’d never have known how to create –playful games or blind folded games that led to trust and giggling; sweet opportunities for the daughters to show gratitude for the mamas through song, homemade food, even a creekside spa; and coming back from each gathering together singing about nature while soaking in the present moment of the moon and stars or the warmth of the summer sunshine.”