Nature & animals in Hudson Valley
8 listed across 7 towns. Ages, schedule, and price up front - we link out to each provider.
Towns with nature & animals
Forsyth Nature Center
nature/animal · Kingston
AgesNaturalist’s Passport for children of all ages; visitors 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult
ScheduleOpen daily 9:00am–5:00pm; Naturalist’s Passport Thursdays 3:30–4:30pm in summer; Junior Naturalists 9:00am–3:00pm
PriceFree to visit; Naturalist’s Passport free
Friends of Rye Nature Center Summer Camp
nature/animal · Rye
AgesEntering Pre-K through 7th grade (Explorers must be at least 3.5 and toilet-trained)
ScheduleSummer, weekly sessions. Explorers morning 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. or afternoon 1:00–4:00 p.m.; Discoverers 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
PriceExplorers $475 per week; Discoverers $510 per week. Environmentalist-level membership ($125) or higher required.
Greenburgh Nature Center Day Camp
nature/animal · Scarsdale
AgesGrades K–3 (siblings not yet in kindergarten cannot attend)
Schedule9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. on school-closed days
Price$120 members, $150 non-members
Hilltop Hanover Farm and Environmental Center Summer Camp
nature/animal · Yorktown
AgesEntering grades Pre-K through 6 (Sprouts ages 4+; all campers must be potty trained)
ScheduleSummer, one-week sessions, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Price$375 per camper per week for Westchester County residents; $425 per week for non-residents.
Muscoot Farm Young Farmers Camp
nature/animal · Katonah
AgesEntering grades 1–8
ScheduleSummer, one-week sessions, 9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. daily. Campers allowed one week max.
PriceResidents $375 per camper per week; non-residents $425 per camper per week.
Westchester County Parks Nature Camps
nature/animal · Rye
AgesEntering grades Pre-K through 9
ScheduleSummer, one- and two-week sessions, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Campers allowed three weeks max. Sites include Cranberry Lake (North White Plains), Edith G. Read and Marshlands (Rye), Lenoir (Yonkers), and Trailside (Cross River).
PriceWestchester residents $375 per week; non-residents $425 per week. Grades 7–9 Exploring Campers at Cranberry Lake $750 per two-week session.
Hudson Highlands Nature Center
nature/animal · Cornwall
Ages3-5 preschool; 2-4 Knee-High Naturalist (with caregiver); grades K-4 afterschool; summer camp ages 4-15
ScheduleYoung Naturalist preschool school year; Backpack Naturalist afterschool Mon-Fri 3:45-5:45pm; summer camp weekly, late June-August, drop-off 9am, half-day pickup 12pm (age 4), full-day pickup 3pm
PriceSummer camp per week: Wanderers (age 4) $200 members / $235 not-yet-members; ages 5-9 $355 members / $405 not-yet-members; ages 10-12 $395 members / $445 not-yet-members; Eco Rangers ages 13-15 $425 members / $475 not-yet-members. Knee-High Naturalist: $130 members / $170 not-yet-members. Backpack Naturalist: $65 non-refundable registration fee; tuition monthly or in full.
Mohonk Preserve
nature/animal · New Paltz
AgesNature Explorers for preschoolers; Homeschool Programs ages 5–12 (adult must accompany)
ScheduleNature Explorers second Tuesday of the month; homeschool programs by registration; Visitor Center open 9:00am–5:00pm