RiverCamp
Splash into the River this Summer!
French Broad RiverCamp seeks to educate and empower the next generation of watershed stewards. We provide opportunities for river and watershed exploration. Guided by RiverLink staff, campers will engage in hands-on environmental education, river recreation, and service-learning projects. By the end of our time together, campers will have a newfound appreciation and love for their watershed. Here’s some basics about our camp.
- RiverCamp is hosted in June and July each summer.
- This is a weeklong camp and runs from 9am-4pm with pickup until 5:30.
- Camp is $350 per session, financial assistance is available.
- We run 3 sessions for rising 3rd-5th graders, and 2 sessions for rising 6th-8th graders.
Throughout the week campers will visit waterfalls, national forests, lakes, swimming holes and more. They’ll learn about their local rivers and environment through science experiments, tours, and rafting or tubing trips down the river.
Thank you to everyone who registered to join us at RiverCamp this summer, spots sold out in a record breaking 4 days this year! If you’d like to be added to the waitlist for any camp session, please contact us at education@riverlink.org.
Want to join the RiverCamp team in 2023? We start hiring starting in March.
At our summer camp we are
Ecologists: We learn about what makes our stream and river ecosystems tick.
Naturalists: We take time every day to make observations and appreciate our surroundings.
Adventurers: We raft, swim and hike throughout the watershed.
Wildlife biologists: We search for life in our forests, rivers, and urban communities.
Environmental stewards: We work to make a positive change in our environment, and spread love for nature.