ABOUT GPI SUMMER PROGRAMS
Each summer GPI offers a range Day and Overnight camps for ages 10+ featuring activites like:
Archery skill building and tournaments.
Water Exploration and Safety camps where you’ll learn all things canoe, water safety, and enjoy canoe trips and games.
Overnight Camps that features hiking, shelter building, firebuilding, and campfire cooking.
Geology Camps that feature rock climbing, panning for gold, identifying fossils, finding geodes and other treasures.
Foraging Camps that teach edible plant identification, foraging skills, gardening, and cooking skills.
Tide & Seek Camps that explore the coastlines, go crabbing and fishing, and enjoy water activities
Biking Bonanza camps that teach mountain bike safety, bike care, and feature biking adventures in locations around Darrington, Chuckanut Mountain, and Paradise Valley.
For session information and availability please visit our new online registration site by clicking the button below.
**Camp activities and locations are subject to change. Up-to-date details will be shared with campers and families in the week prior to the camp starting.**
Past Programs
Everyday is an adventure with GPI! These are just some of the ways we have explored the wonders that surround us and learned new things along the way. Thank you to our hardworking staff, volunteers, and highly-valued WSU 4-H partners for making these memories possible!
Bike Ride to Wellman Basin
At the base of Whitehorse Mountain, students explored the trails, learned and practiced important mountaineering and orienteering skills they will be able to use in their future hiking adventures. Click for blog post.
Bike and Hike to Brown's Creek
A gorgeous bike ride adventure Brown's Creek. Along the way, we stopped to explore the area and enjoyed a yummy trailside meal. Students gained hands on experience in building campfires and practicing Leave No Trace principles. Click for blog post.
Students participated in many activities, such as canoeing, hiking, exploring the beach, and learning about ocean currents. They also had the opportunity to harvest crabs and participate in education lessons with Snohomish County Parks and Rec. Click for blog post.
The Sauk River provides a great setting for GPI youth to practice their rafting abilities and river navigation skills! Not to mention a thrilling experience going down white rapids on the upper Sauk from White Chuck boat launch to the Backman County Park. Click for Blog Post.
Floating Sauk River
Navigating the Sauk allowed youth to practice leadership roles while navigating the calmer, lower section of the river from Backman County Park to Government Bridge. Youth enjoyed a leisurely floating ending in the chance to take a dip. Click for blog post.
Canoe and Camp at Baker Lake
After canoeing across Baker Lake, youth set up camp at Anderson Point. We spent the day canoeing, swimming, fishing and exploring the area in and around the lake.
Three Day Backpacking to Round Lake
After hiking to Round Lake on the first day, we spent the second swimming, fishing, and hanging out at the lake. There, youth learned how to safely and successfully camp in the back country.
Canoeing at Burnaby Slough
A canoe through the slough provides the perfect setting for youth to engage in discussions about river morphology and slough habitats. Along the way we picked some delicious blackberries, and played canoe water polo.
