Rockies Rock Adventure Camp!
ENROLLMENT INFO FOR 2024 Below
5/7/24 Update: At this time, we are prioritizing local, Lake County families in enrollment. If your primary residence is out-of-county, and you are interested in Rockies Rock, please reach out to Abbey to discuss potential spaces (abbey@getoutdoorsleadville.org).
“Rockies Rock has exceeded my expectations for my child. She continues to bring home the new knowledge she learns. For instance, she casually brought up stream health and how the presence of micro-invertebrates can help determine if the stream is healthy. She is 7 years old!” - Rockies Rock parent
Important Dates and Information about Summer 2024
With spring fast approaching, the GOL! team is working hard to bring you another awesome summer of Rockies Rock Adventure Camp. Here are some important dates and updates regarding this summer’s program.
Important dates:
Mid April (April 17th at 5:00pm) - Open enrollment begins (there will be a two-week open enrollment period)
Early May (May 1st) - We will start confirming admission and filling spots
Rockies Rock 2024 Schedule:
Session 1: July 1st - 11th
Session 2: July 15th - 25th
About Rockies Rock
Two sessions in the month of July, each are 2-weeks long, 4 days per week.
Camp hours approximately 8:00am - 3:30 pm
At Get Outdoors Leadville! we believe summer camp is about more than just having fun together outside. It’s also about developing a life-long love of nature, challenging yourself to try new activities and grow your skills, developing and strengthening friendships, living a healthy active lifestyle, and learning about yourself and your passions along the way. And, yes, we do have a lot of fun outside together in the process, too! At Rockies Rock Adventure Camp we do all this and more!
The teamwork, outdoor confidence and technical skills we help develop are truly life skills for our region and beyond. We teach kids to mountain bike, to fish, to swim, to climb, to hike and backpack and responsibly recreate in myriad ways, and ultimately, to challenge themselves and expand their passions and self-reliance. We explore and celebrate the “7 Habits of a Learner” that guide our local schools: Perserverance, Compassion, Craftsmanship, Respect, Responsibility, Curiosity, Collaboration. In each session we introduce special topic programming on local history, environmental education, navigation, wilderness safety, and sustainable high-altitude agriculture, among others.
Rockies Rock operates on a sliding tuition scale, and tuition reductions and monthly payment plans are available. Cost ranges from $0 - $670 per session. Tuition is for a two-week (8 day) session, and includes daily snack and lunch, bus transportation to, from and during camp, all special equipment, participant accident insurance, a camp t-shirt, and options for borrowing clothing and equipment.
Questions? We are here to help!
Camp Director: Abbey Hickey, 719-293-0445, abbey@getoutdoorsleadville.org
Outreach & Enrollment Coordinator (y para español): Vanessa De Lira, 719-427-7291, outreach@getoutdoorsleadville.org
“This is our third year participating in Rockies Rock. We are so grateful for the thoughtful, creative and safe leadership that this team provides. Our kids were challenged, encouraged and had a lot of fun. This summer, especially with COVID, was such a gift for them and for us as parents. I don’t know how we would have survived the summer without this camp.” - Rockies Rock parent
Did you join us in 2023?
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