GRP Family Camp
About GRP Family Camps
Escape to the mountains for a restorative weekend of camp fun at Green River Preserve with your family or pod! Explore the Preserve on Mentor Hikes with our trained naturalists. Relax by the lake or in Hammockville with a book. Laugh, learn, and challenge yourselves with arts & crafts, canoeing, and other camp activities. Plunge into GRP traditions - from Night Explorations to making s’mores around a fire. Throughout the weekend we will hike some of our favorite GRP trails, explore various camp activities, and gather for evening programs. Unplug, slow down, and play in the woods.
We are excited to offer one family camp this spring!
Family Camp: Friday, May 19th - Sunday, May 21st
Idea behind the Weekend
Are you or your child camp-curious? Wanting to try-on our camp before committing to a summer session? We invite you to escape to the mountains for a fun-filled weekend this spring at Green River Preserve with your family and friends! Over the course of 3-days you can explore the Preserve with our trained naturalists, relax in Hammockville with a book, or challenge yourselves with climbing, archery, canoeing, and other camp activities. We’re excited to offer a taste of the GRP experience for the whole family!
Family Weekend is the perfect opportunity for younger siblings and first-time campers to try sleep away camp alongside the comfort of family. Future campers can meet our directors and staff, learn their way around the Preserve, and feel right at home when they decide to return on their own for a summer session.
How to Enroll
Tickets are $1000 for a family or group of 4 and $200 for each additional person. Registration is open for the entire family or group pod. Once you fill out the registration form, Hayne will contact you within 3 business days to confirm registration.
We are thrilled to invite you to enjoy GRP with us for what is certain to be a special weekend filled with connection, joy,and memories. We hope to see you and your family this Spring!
We want this weekend to be accessible to any family who wishes to come. Please reach out to if your family would like to attend but the cost is prohibitive.
Register for Family Camp!
Questions about GRP Family Camp Weekends
Rookie Weekend is open to all family members. We do ask that at least one adult accompany children throughout the day. If a child is too young for an activity, one adult can remain with them and not participate.
Family Camp Weekend is open to anyone who wants to come to camp! We are only housing 1 family group or pod per cabin side. If you have formed a pod with a family (or 2) and want to form a group of 4 or more with them for this event you can. Cabins have 9 single beds.
The official arrival time for Weekend is between 5 - 6pm on Friday. Please check in at the Back Field via the Opening/Closing Day entrance. If you plan to arrive at a later time, please contact with your estimated arrival.
Please plan to depart between 2-3pm on Sunday. If you plan to depart at an earlier time, please contact with your estimated departure.
Stay tuned! We will send you a detailed schedule prior to your arrival at camp. Our goal is to recreate a typical camp experience at GRP as best as we can for Family Camp.
We are unplugged at camp! GPS and cell service is nonexistent on the Preserve, so please use the driving directions.
Yes! Lodging is included in your ticket price for Rookie Weekend.
Your family will be staying in your own cabin, included in the ticket price. However, you will need to bring your own bedding and towels.
While we are beyond excited to see so many friends of GRP gathered together for the weekend, please leave your pets behind.
We suggest packing the following items PER PERSON:
- Choice of casual clothing, good for layering
- Warm sweater or jacket
- Hat and gloves
- Rain jacket
- Sturdy hiking boots or trail shoes
- Wool socks
- Underwear
- PJs
- Bathing suit
- Water shoes (ex. Chacos, Tevas, Keens)
- Water bottle
- Flashlight
- Sunglasses
- Towel
- Toiletries
- Sleeping bag
- Pillow
- Daypack for Mentor hikes
- Camping chair (if desired)
- Hand sanitizer
- Masks
- Thermometer for family temperature checks
Yes! If you choose to form a pod with your friends, please email and let her know.