Mountain Kids!

AN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM IN SANTA FE, NM

AT OUR CORE

Mountain Kids! is an outdoor education and adventure program for children in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We aim to foster a sense of community and personal challenge, while instilling a love of nature and all that it provides. Learn more

CAMP OVERVIEW

We offer hands-on educational adventures in nature for 5-16 year olds through summer camp and year-round programs. Learn more

OUR GOAL

To reach all children in Santa Fe and beyond, helping to create a healthy new generation of young people, that care about the earth and each other. Learn more

What if wildness is the highest form of the imagination?
- Terry Tempest Williams

MOUNTAIN KIDS! BLOG

Willow: Early Buds for Bees, and Sustenance for Many

By Carmen Harris As we begin our warm-cold dance & windy journey toward spring you will inevitably notice periods of time when the weather is so fine and fair that our bees can be seen flying about in search of sustenance. I’ve already noticed them on our warm days sipping on the resin of...

Historic Winter Hike: Tsankawi

Tsankawi is an amazing winter hike, only 40 minutes from Santa Fe.  In fact, Tsankawi is great any time of year, but can be hot without cloud cover during summer months. Tsankawi is a part of Bandelier Nationl Monument, but without handrails, concrete ramps and steps. At Tsankawi you can pretend you are explorer...

‘Haycorn’ harvesting from our New Mexican oaks

‘Piglet was busy digging a small hole in the ground outside his house. “Hallo Piglet”, said Pooh. “What are you doing?” “I’m planting a haycorn, Pooh, so that it can grow up into an oak tree, and I’ll have lots of haycorns just outside my front door, instead of having to walk miles and...

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14

Years

350

Camps

3127

Kids

54570

Miles hiked

WHAT OUR FANS SAY

I am really grateful to have found Mountain Kids; I love the philosophy of the camp and it has really encouraged Sam in his love of nature and hiking.

Lorri Ballard

Mother extraordinaire!
My kids vote this the best summer camp in Santa Fe!

Kendel Broad

An Awesome Mom from Florida
I was particularly impressed by the organization and thought-out structure of the camp. When my son told me about the finer details of his days (like listening to chapter books on the ride to the trail or playing games to encourage water drinking), I felt even more confident and happy about our choice of camp.

Gretchen Hayden

Marvelous Mom
My girls love the super fun, energetic counselors - their parents lack the enthusiasm to get them hiking. They love meeting new friends while hiking. The atmosphere is so friendly, they have an insta-community of friends, even if they just met.

Erika Bensen

Wonder Mom!
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