Outdoor Fun with Friends
At the Wenatchee River Institute, we believe the best place to spend a day off is outside. Our youth camps focus on connecting youth to the natural world, making new friends, and having fun! WRI's camps are offered throughout the year and topics can be seasonally specific. Students will learn about the world around us, play fun games, explore the trails on the WRI campus, spot birds, make art, and more!
We want every child to have a chance to learn and play outside with us. Our youth camps are priced in the Pay What You Can structure to make camps as affordable as possible to all families. It is our hope that some families will have the ability to pay a little more to offset the costs for families who cannot.
Summer Camp 2025
WRI is using a lottery system for summer camp registration again in 2025. Our hope is that the system will offer more equitable access to WRI summer camps and alleviate stress around registration.
Sign up for camp spots or camp waitlists. (Click the orange button that says "see 10+ schedules and prices" to see the full schedule.)
Campers can enroll in one week of camp through the lottery system. If there are spots in camp after the lottery, those will be open to everyone through general registration. Entering the lottery does not guarantee a camper a spot in camp. More details about the lottery system will be shared prior to the opening of the lottery.
Pay What You Can: WRI is committed to continuing the Pay What You Can structure for camps. How we are able to structure Pay What You Can is shifting with the new camp registration program. Each camp lists the full cost of camp on the registration page. Discount codes will be shared with the lottery results to adjust the cost of camp.
Upcoming Camps and After School Programs:
If camp events you have already registered for are cancelled, the Wenatchee River Institute will refund 100% of the registration fees. If you have questions about COVID-19 and the Wenatchee River Institute, please call us at 509-548-0181 or email us at programs@wenatcheeriverinstitute.org
