Survival Camp
Entering grades 8-9: Build your survival skills and test your knowledge with overnight survival camp? Transportation from Twin Cities and Duluth available.
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Located in Finland, Minnesota, the Wolf Ridge campus is bordered by rivers, lakes, and streams, with spectacular views of Lake Superior and the Sawmill Valley.
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Founded in 1971, Wolf Ridge hosts 12,000+ visitors annually, many for multi-day immersive outdoor experiences on our 2,000-acre campus.
About OverviewEntering grades 8-9: Build your survival skills and test your knowledge with overnight survival camp? Transportation from Twin Cities and Duluth available.
Entering grades 8 - 9: Multiple dates available. Along with the traditional camp experience, Adventurers take a two-night canoe trip into the Superior National Forest. Transportation from the Twin Cities and Duluth is available
Entering grades 10-12: Spend two weeks paddling and camping in the Boundary Waters learning core naturalist concepts. Transportation from the Twin Cities and Duluth is available.
Visitors can observe these beautiful birds up close and learn about the banding process and bird research.
Half- and full-week family camps offer adventure for every age in the house – together at Wolf Ridge.
Entering grades 7-8: This one-week camp session is a great introductory trip for campers looking to experience camping in Minnesota’s legendary Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness. Transportation from the Twin Cities and Duluth is available.
Entering grades K-5: Spend summer days in a unique camp experience through a story telling lens. Hot lunch and snacks provided.
Learn, connect, and thrive in the heart of nature. We invite you and your family to join us for a week of discovery, connection, and growth. At Wolf Ridge, learning extends far beyond the walls of a traditional classroom, and our Fall Homeschool Week is designed to showcase the endless possibilities of outdoor education. For […]
This workshop is a hands-on introduction to fall raptor banding migrating down the Lake Superior corridor. The emphasis will be on Northern Saw-whet owls.
In this workshop we will zoom in and focus on practicing plant identification skills. We will also zoom out and discuss the relationship between these plants and their environment. We will encounter many fascinating plants, some of them carnivorous, some of them mere inches tall at maturity, some with strikingly beautiful flowers, some of them are some of the rarest plants in the state!