• March 12, 2025

    Applications now open for FREE overnight high school transportation camps this summer – Washington Transportation Camp

    Are you a high school student curious about how we decide where highways go? Want to learn what we’re doing to help the earth by reducing our carbon footprint? Or how we plan for the future while keeping people and goods moving? Ever just want to get a behind-the-scenes tour of a bridge or other parts of the transportation system? Know a teenager who does?

    If so, we have the perfect summer camp for you. We’re offering high school students a chance to spend a week exploring the transportation field. You’ll meet with statewide experts, agency leaders and university professors at our Washington Transportation Camp 2025 hosted by PacTrans and WSDOT.

    We’re offering a free six-day/five-night camp. The camp includes lodging at a state university:

    • Washington State University in Pullman, WA from June 22-27, 2025
    • University of Washington in Seattle, WA from August 3-8, 2025

    Students will stay on campus in university dorms during the camp. All lodging and meals are covered by sponsors so there are no costs to the students.

    The priority deadline to apply for both camps is March 31. The last chance to apply is April 11.
    To be considered, applicants must:

    • Be entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grade at a Washington state school for the fall 2025 semester.
    • Students must be able to attend the entire session.
    • You don’t need previous experience in engineering or transportation – but curiosity is a must!

    To learn more about these programs and to apply, visit watransportation.camp.

    Both camps offer students the chance to:

    • Take field trips with professionals. Visit transportation facilities like a transportation management center to learn about their inner workings.
    • Showcase knowledge in group projects.
    • Make new friends and experience life on a college campus.
    • Explore the potential for a future career in transportation—whether it’s in engineering, planning, or beyond!

    This could be the start of a career in transportation, engineering, planning, or a whole host of other fields. But even if it’s not, participants will have a better understanding of how we all get where we’re going. They’ll understand how the things we buy and need get to store shelves or our homes – and what goes into making those trips as safe and smooth as possible. And some pretty good stories to share with friends and family about the unique experience you had over the summer.

    We hope to see you there!