{"id":6001,"date":"2026-10-28T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/?p=6001"},"modified":"2026-11-13T21:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T05:45:58","slug":"portland-summer-camps-2027-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/portland-summer-camps-2027-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Portland Summer Camps 2027: What’s New"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dear Trackers Families,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Camps run weekly from June 14 through September 3. Here is what is new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A longer day in the woods<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> to fit your week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New for 2027<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
New \u00b7 Grades PK\u20138<\/span>\"Memkin<\/span>Trackers Memkin<\/span>June 28\u2013July 2 \u00b7 SE PDX \u00b7 Nature Monster Card Battles<\/span>See the camp \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Now 3 weeks \u00b7 Grades 1\u20138<\/span>\"Campers<\/span>Trackers Ultimate Adventure<\/span>July 5\u20139, Aug 2\u20136 & Aug 30\u2013Sep 3<\/span>See the camp \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>New \u00b7 Grades 6\u20139<\/span>\"Teens<\/span>Outdoor Adventure Overnight<\/span>Hike, paddle & climb from our Sandy basecamp<\/span>See the camp \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Overnight \u00b7 Grades 6\u20139<\/span>\"Rangers<\/span>Rangers Overnight<\/span>Stealth, archery & wilderness, overnight<\/span>See the camp \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Overnight \u00b7 Grades 8\u20139<\/span>\"Wilders<\/span>Wilders Ranching Overnight<\/span>Cattle, country skills & farm life<\/span>See the camp \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Now a village \u00b7 Grades 5\u201310<\/span>\"Realms<\/span>Realms Village Overnight<\/span>Elves, wizards & dragons, all week in story<\/span>See the camp \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Meet Memkin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I have been waiting a long time to say this one out loud. Trackers Memkin<\/a> 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\u20138.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New to Memkin? Meet the Memkin here<\/a>, drawn by our own Yuki Saeki.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trackers Ultimate, three times over<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For years, Trackers Ultimate Adventure<\/a> was a once-a-summer thing, and it filled up fast. So in 2027 it runs three weeks: July 5\u20139, August 2\u20136 and August 30\u2013September 3. Every day mixes survival skills, creek exploring, farm work and craft. It’s open to Grades 1\u20138, and Rovers Ultimate runs the same weeks for our littlest adventurers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A whole new way to do overnight camp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outdoor Adventure Overnight<\/a> is brand new, with orienteering, boating and rock climbing at the center of the week. Rangers Overnight<\/a> and Wilders Ranching Overnight<\/a> run on the same model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Realms becomes a village<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Our Realms overnight becomes Realms Village<\/a>, 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\u201310.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your family favorites are all back<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Onsite<\/span>\"Kids<\/span>Basecamp: Archery, Crafts & Games<\/span>Onsite days of archery, crafts and play<\/span>See dates & register \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Adventure<\/span>\"Young<\/span>Forest Ninja<\/span>Stealth, martial arts & wilderness<\/span>See dates & register \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Adventure<\/span>\"School<\/span>School of Magic<\/span>Spells, wands & potions<\/span>See dates & register \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Adventure<\/span>\"Mariners<\/span>Mariners Adventure<\/span>Fishing, boating & foraging<\/span>See dates & register \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Adventure<\/span>\"Goats<\/span>Wilders Ranch<\/span>Animals, farms & folk crafts<\/span>See dates & register \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a>Studio<\/span>\"Young<\/span>Blacksmith Shop<\/span>Anvil, forge & fire<\/span>See dates & register \u2192<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Save $85, and give a Golden Ticket<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here is my favorite part of the season. Register for any summer camp and we will mail a free Golden Ticket to Camp<\/a>, 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Browse Summer Day Camps<\/a>Overnight Camps<\/a>Golden Ticket to Camp<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\"Molly

See you in the forest,
Molly Deis<\/strong>
Trackers Earth
Founder & Mom<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Longer Adventure days, a brand-new Memkin camp, three weeks of Trackers Ultimate and a whole new way to do overnight camp. Molly shares what is new for Portland Summer 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":2535,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camps","category-summer-camps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6001"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6100,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6001\/revisions\/6100"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trackersearth.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}