Texas Discovery Gardens Summer Camps

Come explore outside with our week-long summer camps for ages 4–12. During camp weeks, attendees spend about 80% of the day outside in our 7.5 acres of organic gardens. Campers have fun while engaging in plant and animal themed activities, creative crafts, and plenty of free nature play. We incorporate science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) and social-emotional learning (SEL) practices into our daily activities. We have knowledgeable and experienced staff, plenty of shade for those hot summer days, and a reprieve from the heat in our two-story indoor tropical butterfly house. We also visit other attractions located inside Fair Park, like the Dallas Children’s Aquarium and Big Tex Urban Farms.

Instead of spending all day in front of a screen or in a stuffy classroom, let your kid enjoy the wonders of nature in our beautiful gardens during their summer camp experience. The kids will have so much fun they won’t know they’re learning and growing as individuals!

All camps are Monday–Friday from 9:30am–3:30pm with optional paid pre care starting at 8am and post care ending at 5:30pm. Lunch and afternoon snack are provided daily. Ages of camp are camper’s age at the time of camp. No age exceptions. Activities are developmentally age appropriate.

Week-long summer camps are $280 for Members and $310 for Non-members.

Wiggly Week Summer Camp
June 12–16
Ages 4–5
Have fun learning all about arthropods and meet our six, eight and hundred-legged friends. This week-long camp is filled with bug encounters, songs, games, and bug themed crafts! All activities are inspired by bugs and have a learning component.

Backyard Buddies Summer Camp
June 19–23
Ages 6–8
Discover new creatures daily and learn how they help our garden grow. This week-long camp includes critter themed songs, outdoor activities, games, and crafts! All activities are inspired by the critter we are focused on for that day of camp and have learning components.

Budding Botanists Summer Camp
June 26–30
Ages 4–5
Even the youngest campers can still have fun as they learn about what a plant needs to grow, and get messy doing a few experiments! This week-long camp is filled with outdoor activities, games, and plant themed crafts. All activities are inspired by the plant part we are focused on for that day of camp and have learning components.

Seedling Scientists Summer Camp
July 10–14
Ages 6–8
Perfect for blooming botanists. In this week-long camp, campers learn about seeds and plants through games, and crafts! All activities are inspired by plants and have a learning component.

Unearth the Dirt Summer Camp
July 17–21
Ages 9–12
Explore the really cool world of plants! From the animals that depend on plants to inventions that use plants, we discover it all! This week-long camp is filled with outdoor activities, games, and themed crafts. All activities are inspired by the plant part we are focused on for that day of camp and have learning components.