Portland Summer Camps 2027: What’s New

Dear Trackers Families,

Every fall, right around the time the maples turn, I start counting the days until summer. This year I get a head start, because Summer 2027 registration is now open in Portland, and our team has packed it with new adventures.

Camps run weekly from June 14 through September 3. Here is what is new.

A longer day in the woods

Our transported Adventure camps now run 30 minutes longer, from 8:15 AM to 3:45 PM. Thirty minutes doesn’t sound like much until you are nine years old and the fort is almost finished. That extra half hour means more time on the river, in the woods and finishing what you started.

Need an earlier start or a later finish? Pre-Camp opens at 7:30 AM and After-Camp runs until 5:30 PM, so you can customize your hours to fit your week.

New for 2027

Meet Memkin

I have been waiting a long time to say this one out loud. Trackers Memkin is our brand-new nature monster card game camp. Kids track real animals, train their Trackers Skills and battle with their decks, and every camper keeps a free starter deck. Our youngest Trackers get their own version, Memkin Tomodachi, the same week. It runs June 28 to July 2 at SE PDX for Grades PK–8.

New to Memkin? Meet the Memkin here, drawn by our own Yuki Saeki.

Trackers Ultimate, three times over

For years, Trackers Ultimate Adventure was a once-a-summer thing, and it filled up fast. So in 2027 it runs three weeks: July 5–9, August 2–6 and August 30–September 3. Every day mixes survival skills, creek exploring, farm work and craft. It’s open to Grades 1–8, and Rovers Ultimate runs the same weeks for our littlest adventurers.

A whole new way to do overnight camp

Our overnight camps now run hub-and-spoke from our Sandy Residential Basecamp. Home base is where students sleep, cook and gather around the fire. From there, groups head out on day trips and overnight treks to new places. Along the way they learn to make camp, cook outdoors and run an expedition themselves. Honestly, it is the kind of summer I wish I had at that age.

Outdoor Adventure Overnight is brand new, with orienteering, boating and rock climbing at the center of the week. Rangers Overnight and Wilders Ranching Overnight run on the same model.

Realms becomes a village

Our Realms overnight becomes Realms Village, and the whole week stays inside the story. Even the cook is in character, and after a long day of questing, weary travelers gather at the village inn for supper. Realms Village is open to Grades 5–10.

Your family favorites are all back

Save $85, and give a Golden Ticket

Through December 22 at midnight, the Family Favorite discount takes $85 off Summer 2027 camps. The savings are already built into the prices you see. (Leader-in-Training and Pre-Camp or After-Camp hours aren’t discounted.)

Here is my favorite part of the season. Register for any summer camp and we will mail a free Golden Ticket to Camp, printed on shimmering gold paper, to any address you choose. Tuck it in a stocking and watch what happens. Requests in by noon on Friday, December 18 mail by December 23.

Trackers has been named best camp by PDX Parent for 10 years. Thank you for trusting us with your kids. We can’t wait to see them this summer.