A Day at Green River Preserve
Hikes, outdoor adventures, camp activities, and plenty of time to explore!
Request InfoA Typical Day at GRP
At GRP, every day has a rhythm, but no two days are exactly alike. Mornings are spent exploring our 3,400-acre Preserve on our Mentor Hikes, afternoons are filled with camper-selected activities, and evenings bring the whole camp community together.
Here’s a look at a typical day at Base Camp.
Mornings:
- 7:15 AM: Wake Up | Rise and shine! Campers get ready for the day before heading to breakfast with their cabin group.
- 7:30 AM: Breakfast
- 9:00 AM –12:00 PM: Mentor Hike | Mentor Groups head out with their naturalist Mentors to explore the 3,400-acre Preserve. Depending on the day, campers might hunt for salamanders, swim in a waterfall, explore a cave, learn about local plants, or discover an archaeological site!
Afternoons:
- 12:30 PM: Lunch
- 1:30 PM: Rest Hour | Campers often write letters home, read, journal, or nap to recharge for the rest of the day.
- 2:30 PM: — Activity Period 1 | Camper’s choice
- 3:50 PM: — Activity Period 2 | Camper’s choice
Afternoons are all about choice. Campers select their activity preferences before arriving at camp and spend their afternoons learning new skills, getting better at old ones, and trying things they may never have the chance to do at home. Activities include: Rock Climbing · Canoeing · Mountain Biking · Fly Fishing · Archery · Fencing · Pottery · Arts & Crafts · Music · Outdoor Skills & More
Evenings:
- 5:00 PM: Free Time | Intentionally unstructured time where campers can enjoy free swim, fly fishing, field games, quiet reading, visiting the camp store, or playing board games, etc.
- 6:30 PM: Dinner | On themed nights, counselors assist campers in preparing for it. Remember to bring your favorite pirate digs, and your best foot stompin’ attire.
- 7:30 PM: Evening Program | Depending on the night, that might mean Predator-Prey, Capture the Flag, a Staff Hunt, Council Fire, a Variety Show, a Contra Dance, or another camp tradition.
- 8:45 PM: Cabin Time | Be clean, both yourself and the place you live in.
- 9:45PM Light Outs| Every day ends with Rose, Bud, Thorn. Campers share their rose, the best part of their day; their bud, something they’re looking forward to; and their thorn, something that didn’t go quite as planned.
Enrollment for 2027 is now open!
Every Session Is A Little Different
The schedule gives campers a familiar rhythm, but the experience changes from day to day.
Two- and three-week campers also have opportunities to step outside the regular schedule for Group Learning Projects (GLPs) and a three-day, two-night Campout on the Preserve.
Group Learning Projects:
GLPs are full-day, in-depth adventures built around a particular skill or interest. Depending on the session, campers might mountain bike in DuPont State Forest, canoe at Cascade Lake, fly fish on the Green River, rock climb, explore local history, or learn primitive skills.
Campout:
Campers put their outdoor skills to work on an overnight adventure right here on the Preserve.
Campers embark on a three day, two night camping trip on the Preserve. They are actively involved in both planning the trip as well as selecting activities for the trip.
Prior to departure, campers learn Leave No Trace Princples and how to efficiently pack a backpack. Campers hike out to different shelters on the Preserve where they cook food in the backcountry and set up camp near a protected storm shelter. Campout staff maintain radio contact with the camp office, and check in multiple times per day.
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