Family Camp: Sampler
Half- and full-week family camps offer adventure for every age in the house – together at Wolf Ridge.
Fall Weekends at Wolf Ridge - September 27-29
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Explore everything our 2,000-acre classroom offers for students, educators, and lifelong learners ready to take their next adventure outside.
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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 OverviewHalf- 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 […]
Do you look for interesting rocks on every beach or gravel road and want to discover their story? Are you an agate or Thomsonite seeker? Do you wonder about all those rock faces you see as you drive heading north on Highway 61?
Galls, burls, and brooms! Oh my! This workshop will focus on exploring the Lilliputian world of galls, burls, and brooms as well as the plants they grow on.
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.
Have you ever wondered why some wood turns blue when it rots? Or where all the dead leaves go after each autumn? Or what the moldy cheese in the back corner of your fridge drawer has to do with climate change?
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!
Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) women's weekend workshops are the best place for women (and girls age 14 and up with a guardian) new to the outdoors to begin their journey to learn outdoor skills. These weekends are filled with a variety of outdoor skill classes, evening programs, campfires and fun! Classes & Registration Instructions […]