About Camp Champoeg

Camp Champoeg is an experiential learning opportunity for students grade 3-6.  For three days during spring break this enriching program weaves Champoeg's cultural and natural history into an environmental education program based on Oregon heritage.

Park exploration of trails, wetlands, oak savannas, upland prairies, wild life, and monuments introduces kids to wildlife conservation and land management as a natural resource. Hands-on activities based on Native Americans, French Canadian fur trappers, American settlers include weaving and bead making, trading with an encamped costumed Mountain Man, Dutch oven cooking and butter making. By connecting the footprints, paths, and trails of the people who have gathered and still gather at Champoeg campers are able to evaluate the relevance between the past and present , and learn how each generation shapes the cultural and natural history for the next.

Cost:

• $50 per day
• $135 for the three days
• 10% discount with FHC family membership
• Extended care, $5 per hour
• Scholarships available

The Native American Footprint

Introduces land management as a natural resource, starting with the Kalapuyas who lived a sustainable life as hunters and gatherers for thousands of years.

The Tracks of Explorers

Introduces wildlife conservation and the connection to natural resource management by exploring the first non natives who came to the Pacific Northwest and how they interacted with the natives, the land, the rivers and the animals.

The Trail of the Settlers

Introduces farming traditions through exploring the agricultural past and present of French Prairie, and the lasting legacy of local family farms.