2025-2026 Day Off Camps

NEW EXPANDED SERIES FOR 2025-2026!

Due to popular demand, Irvine is pleased to expand its Day Off Camp series to include 11 dates during the 2025/26 school year. 

Your child will love spending their day off from school with Irvine’s educators for a memorable day of discoveries and outdoor activities. Our young environmental stewards will be inspired to explore nature as they are led through a day filled with animal encounters, science experiments, hiking, creative arts, and more. Irvine Nature Center’s Day Off Camps are a great option for working families. Drop your child off for a day of nature and fun… while you’re at work getting the job done!

Ages: 5-12 years old
Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Price: $110 per day* 

Special Offer through September 22nd ~ Register for the full series (all 11 dates) and SAVE!

Enjoy 11 dates, for the price of 10.

After-Care available for each camp for an additional $30.00 per camp session.

After-Care runs from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Day Off Camps

 Tuesday, September 23rd - Autumn Adventure

Thursday, October 2nd - Wilderness Survival

Monday, October 20th - Creepy Crawlies & Cryptids

Tuesday, November 18th - Indigenous Peoples of the Chesapeake

Monday, January 19th - Winter Wonderland

Monday, February 16th - Geology Rocks!

Tuesday, February 17th - Dinosaurs: A Blast from the Past

Friday, March 20th - Maple Magic

Thursday, April 2nd - Terrific Tardigrades

Friday, April 3rd - Wetland Wonders

Thursday, May 28th - Science of Slime

*Membership discounts apply for Pacesetter level or above.

Week Long Spring Break Camp - April 6th to April 10th, 2026  - Full Week or Single Day 

Registration Closes at 1:00 PM on Friday, April 3, 2026

If your child wants to be a veterinarian, zookeeper, or park ranger, then they will love this camp! Our animal care professionals will provide campers with hands-on experience feeding, caring for, and training the many species of injured and imprinted animals that we house at Irvine!

Each day of camp will focus on a different group of animals and how to care for them.

Full Week Long Camp - Monday through Friday - April 6th to April 10th

Monday, April 6th –Single Day - Arthropods 

Tuesday, April 7th – Single Day - Fish

Wednesday, April 8th – Single Day -Reptiles & Amphibians

Thursday, April 9th – Single Day -Birds 

Friday, April 10th – Single Day -  Mammals