About Us
Request InfoTucked within 3,400 acres of a pristine wildlife preserve, GRP is a camp like no other. Each day, our campers walk through bright green forests, explore caves and splash through streams. These places are rich with life to discover, from insects and fungi to birds, bears, and other wildlife. When our campers walk this land of beauty and mystery, they cultivate curiosity.
Our Mission
Green River Preserve’s mission is to inspire environmental stewards through a joyful connection to nature.
Our Programs
Our programs will challenge and nurture participants to grow to be their best selves. Purposefully small, our summer camp enrollment is limited to 112 campers per session. We offer 1,2, and 3-week summer camp sessions for campers in the rising 1st through 9th grades. Our expedition programs are for rising 8th-12th graders. In the spring and fall, our School of Environmental Education (SEE) offer 3 to 5-day residential outdoor education programs for school groups.
Green River Preserve’s Approach
The signature of Green River Preserve’s program is the mentor hike.
Led by mentor naturalists, campers explore forest, streams, and hidden valleys of the Preserve. Filled with adventure, discovery, and a heightened appreciation of the natural world, campers learn to use all of their senses as they play under waterfalls, crawl into caves, explore archeological sites, track wildlife, and taste edible plants.
Activities at Camp
Green River Preserve’s activities offer quality, intentional, experiential learning opportunities that spark diversity of thought and creativity. A wide variety of activities such as hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, canoeing, outdoor skills, environmental science, fly fishing, music, guitar, art, theater, pottery, woodworking, archery, and BB skeet foster life time learning skills. Unique to our activities is our advanced theater prgram; an artist-in-residency program; access to DuPont State Recreational Forest for mountain biking; and a partnership with Trout Unlimited for a unique summer camp fly fishing program.
Our camper to staff ratio is 3 to 1.
Staff are interviewed by the directors and carefully selected with regard to maturity, sensitivity, intellectual achievement, and integrity as role models. Our staff is trained to ensure all campers get the rich and rewarding experience they should expect from Green River Preserve.
Meet Katie, a mentor & former camper
Hear from our staff
Green River Preserve is a summer camp where the quality of one’s character really matters and where campers are allowed to be their best selves. Green River Preserve makes a difference in the lives of campers.