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Adventure Camp: Far-out Fossils


  • Location: 1313 Mill Street SE Suite 107 Salem, OR, 97301 (map)

Spend five days and two overnights exploring areas in Central and Eastern Oregon, looking for fossils and learning about the prehistoric animals they came from. This Straub Outdoors Adventure Camp will begin on Monday and end on Friday at the Willamette Heritage Center in Salem with a week of fun, science-based investigations and a two-day camp-out at Cottonwood Canyon State Park with our expert outdoor guides and educators. Ages 11-13. Tuition: $679 per child; includes meals and lodging. 10% discount for multiple siblings registering for the same camp. Registration opens Monday, January 22, 2024. Visit our summer camp webpage on or after this date to complete an online registration form. A 50% non-refundable deposit is required at the time of registration. A limited number of half- and full-tuition scholarships are available. For more information, contact Melissa Nyseth, Administrative Coordinator, at 503-779-5227 or at Info@StraubOutdoors.org.

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