Nature Connection Camps
Our weeklong camps run all summer with multiple camps happening each week for various age groups. Crafts, role playing, archery, stealth, blacksmithing, foraging and more.
Camp sizes are capped at 14 or lower, and run by two skilled nature-connection mentors. You won’t find better camper to counselor ratios.
There’s something to get any kid excited about some healthy outdoor time. Your kids are going to LOVE IT.
Why Choose Forest Floor?
We mentor children to have fun, be healthy, and achieve their fullest potential by connecting with nature.
- Health benefits of nature connection
- Learn wilderness skills & traditional crafts
- Meet new friends and reunite with old ones
- Unforgettable adventures every day
- Skilled and caring mentors
- Exciting wilderness experiences
- Convenient in-town drop-off & pickup
- Flexible hours & After Camp for busy families
Waitlist Available
Previously full camps often have additional spots open up due to cancellations. So please sign-up for the waitlist by going through the standard registration process. No payment is required.
Past Summer Camps are shown below
Our 2021 Summer Camp Schedule will be posted and open for registration in mid-December.
Grades K-2
Grades K-2
Flight of the Faeries
2021 Dates TBD.
Wander the mountainside making whimsical crafts and brewing flower tea.
Grades K-2
Legend of the Gnomes
2021 Dates TBD.
Build a tiny forest village for Intrepid Gnomes and Meddlesome Trolls.
Grades 1-3
Grades 1-3
Forager’s Basket
2021 Dates TBD.
Hunt down wild edibles and learn which are safe to eat.
Grades 1-3
Archery Range
2021 Dates TBD.
Practice a variety of different projectiles and become a more skilled archer.
Grades 1-3
Stealth Rangers
2021 Dates TBD.
Begin your training and develop the skills needed to become a Forest Ninja.
Grades 1-3
Crafty Critters
2021 Dates TBD.
Create a variety of fun and useful items using materials found on the land.
Grades 3-5
Grades 3-5
Journey of the Green Man
2021 Dates TBD.
Join the fabled Green Man on his magical quest to save the realm.
Grades 3-5
Mammoth Hunters
2021 Dates TBD.
A journey through time in the art of projectile weaponry.
Grades 3-5
Archer’s Arena
2021 Dates TBD.
Become the target and play Capture-the-Flag with safe foam-tipped arrows.
Grades 4-7
Grades 4-7
Archer’s Arena
2021 Dates TBD.
Become the target and play Capture-the-Flag with safe foam-tipped arrows.
Grades 4-7
Forest Ninja
2021 Dates TBD.
Move silently through the landscape as a team and learn the art of camouflage.
Grades 4-7
Mammoth Hunters
2021 Dates TBD.
A journey through time in the art of projectile weaponry.
Grades 4-7
Survival Skills: Fundamental Four
2021 Dates TBD.
Learn the fundamentals of survival: Shelter, Water, Fire, and Food.
Grades 4-7
Earthen Pottery
2021 Dates TBD.
Craft and fire handmade containers using the techniques of our ancestors.
Grades 6-10
Grades 6-10
Knife Making
2021 Dates TBD.
Create a handmade knife from scratch using a variety of blacksmith shop tools.
Grades 6-10
Blacksmithing
2021 Dates TBD.
Create useful tools from red hot metal using a forge, hammer and anvil.
Grades 6-10
Shadow Scouts: Advanced Forest Ninja
2021 Dates TBD.
A next level quest fo the expereinced Forest Ninja.
Day Camp Hours
Our summer camps run daily, Monday through Friday.
Flexible Drop-off: 8:30 – 9:00am
Camp hours: 9:00am – 3:00pm
Flexible Pick-up: 3:00 – 3:30pm
After Camp: 3:30 – 5:30pm
After Camp Fees
$15 per afternoon w/pre-registration – full week
$25 per afternoon w/pre-registration – single days
$30 per afternoon if unregistered
Read more about After Camp.
Our In-town Drop-Off and Pick-Up Location
We are no longer at the Asheville School in West Asheville.
Our new location since spring 2020 is Haw Creek Commons, in East Asheville off Tunnel Road. This is our main Drop-Off and Pick-up location for summer camps.
Haw Creek Commons is a community co-working and activity center where Forest Floor has a presence. See the location on Google Maps.
Drop-Off & Pick-Up in the Forest
Parents may also choose to drop-off and pick-up at Shope Creek Wilderness (except for Blacksmithing Camps which are based out of Haw Creek Commons). The Address is 472 Shope Creek Road. The timing of Drop-Off and Pick-Up in the forest is slightly different than at Haw Creek Commons.