Step outside this summer with the University of Washington Botanic Gardens!

Summer 2024 Camp Lottery

Lottery Registration: Our 2024 UWBG Summer Camp lottery is now closed and spots have been assigned. You are welcome to join the waitlist(s) for any sessions that are of interest to you.

Join Summer Camp Waitlist(s)

We use a lottery in anticipation of high demand for camp spots and to try to make the registration process more equitable for families that may not be able to be online at a certain date and time. More information about our lottery process can be found on our FAQ page.

New in 2024: We’re offering our camp program in TWO locations. We’ll still be at the Washington Park Arboretum and we’re adding a location at the Center for Urban Horticulture. Campers 6-8 years old will explore the Union Bay Natural Area, Yesler Swamp, and UW Farm in this new addition to the UW Botanic Gardens (UWBG) Summer Camp offerings! Click on Fir Camp below to learn more.

If you have questions about our camps, please email uwbgeduc@uw.edu


Spend a Seattle summer…

  • Meeting magnificent new people and forging new friendships
  • Walking wonderful trails through the Washington’s official State Arboretum: The Washington Park Arboretum or exploring our new camp location: the Center for Urban Horticulture.
  • Getting dirty through play, investigation, and discovery
  • Finding fabulous new-to-you plants and connecting to familiar flora in new ways
  • Observing birds, bugs, and more natural neighbors outside
  • Experiencing a gem of a public park or unique natural area with caring, knowledgeable, passionate, and FUN youth professionals

If the above sounds like a blast, UW Botanic Gardens Summer Camp is for your camper!

Fir Camp: Rising 1st – 3rd graders, typically 6 – 8 year olds

Cedar Camp: Rising 4th – 6th graders, typically 9 – 11 year olds

Hemlock Camp: Rising 7th – 9th graders, typically 12 – 14 year olds

Junior Naturalists: Rising 10th – 12th graders, typically 15-18 year olds

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