Summer Camps 2010
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To make registration easier, make note of the course # and register at ParkPASS.
Call 301-916-0220 with any Black Hill camp registration questions.
ATTENTION: To reach the naturalist staff call 301-972-5991.
Babes in the Park Camp
A nature camp for young children (ages 2-5) to attend with their parent. We’ll learn about the natural world through crafts, stories, and hikes. You and your child will go fishing, enjoy a pontoon boat ride, hike in the woods, and use nets in our meadow to catch butterflies and insects. Please register both the adult and child (fee covers both). FOBH $80/$85
#98749 Monday–Thursday, June 7 -10 9:30am - Noon
Earthkeepers Camp
Calling young nature lovers! Join a Naturalist and explore Black Hill Regional Park’s three habitats: forest, lake, and meadow. Through craft s, games, stories and hands-on activities, we’ll learn how to help take care of Mother Earth. We’ll be outside part of the class, so dress for the weather. Light snack provided; please bring water. For 4 - 6 yrs. of age. FOBH: $95/$100
#98701 Monday-Thursday, June 28 – July 9am - Noon
Fishing Camp for Youth
Join us for four days of fun and adventure! We’ll teach you how, when and where to catch freshwater fish, and provide expert, hands-on instruction on balanced tackle, live bait, artificial lure selection, knots, casting, and the latest techniques. Meet at Black Hill Regional Park Visitor Center each day. The itinerary & list of equipment needed will be sent out prior to camp. All participants will receive tackle packs (a $25 value!) filled with lures chosen especially for this area, and a free Fishing Resource Notebook packed with valuable fishing tips and information. Instructor: Naturalist Ken Umbarger with volunteer adult anglers. Ages: 11 - 17 yrs. FOBH $215/$220
#98801 Tuesday-Friday, July 6 - 9 8:30am- 5pm
Outdoor Rangers Camp
Join Naturalist Lynette Lenz for four days of outdoor discovery. We’ll enjoy and appreciate Nature as we hike along the streams and through forests and meadows around Black Hill and Little Bennett Regional Parks. We will be boating and fishing at Little Seneca Lake, too! Ages: 7 – 11 Yrs. FOBH $135/$140
#98850 Monday-Thursday, July 12 - 15 9:30 am- 2:30 pm
River Adventures Kayak Camp
Kayaking is even more fun than it looks! Come learn the basics of successful kayaking on fl at and gentle river waters in our beginners’ Kayaking Camp. We’ll cover equipment, safety, basic strokes, entries and exits (wet and dry), boat control, self-rescue, how to read the water, river hazards, safe transport of kayaks, knots and hitches, features-uses of kayaks and kayaking equipment and more, using American Canoe Association-approved instructional manuals and
ACA-certified kayak instructors. We’ll spend our first day on Little Seneca Lake, learning how to kayak on flatwater and the other three days kayaking on local rivers (Class I moving water). Fee includes kayak rental, personal floatation devices (PFDs), and all other necessary equipment. You must be able to swim, wear clothes you don’t mind getting wet, and bring water shoes or strap-on sandals, a brimmed hat, sunglasses with keeper strap and sunscreen. This is a 4-daycamp (no camp on Wednesday). Ages: 12 -17 yrs. FOBH $215/$220.
#98799 July 19, 20, 22, 23 Mon.,Tues.(rest on Wed),Thurs., Fri. from 8:30 am - 5 pm
#98800 Aug. 2, 3, 5, 6 Mon.,Tues. (rest on Wed.),Thurs., Fri. from 8:30 am - 5 pm
Registration Information
IMPORTANT! Before any camp registration can be confirmed, Black Hill Nature Programs must receive the following information. Call 301-916-0220 with any Black Hill camp registration questions.
- Completed Day Camp Participate Profile (pdf) form
- Completed Medication Form (pdf), if participatantl requires medication during camp.
- Proof of immunization, a current public school report card can be used as proof of immunization.
Due to required parent/adult participation, "Babes in the Park Camp" children are exempt from submitting this information.
Montgomery Parks Camp Refund Policy
If Montgomery County Parks has to cancel a Summer Camp, you will be notified and receive a full credit on your ParkPASS account-or at your request, a refund.
To withdraw from a Montgomery Parks Summer Camp, please do the following:
- For camps that do not involve offsite trips, submit a written request to the hosting facility at least four weeks prior to the start of the camp. You may elect to receive a full credit to your ParkPass account to use for future programs, or a refund (less 20% refund administrative fee). If your written request is received less that four weeks before the start of the program, no credit or refund will be issued.
- For camps that do involve offsite trips, submit a written request to the hosting facility at least four weeks prior to the start of the program. If the facility is able to fill your spot from the program's waitlist, you may elect to receive a full credit to your ParkPASS account, or a refund (less a 20% refund administrative fee). If the facility is unable to fill your spot, no credit or refund with be issued.
All refunds will be in the same form (check or charge) as the payment was received. Check refunds may take up to four weeks to process.
Date of last update: December 29, 2009
Montgomery County Department of Parks