Between the Tides Camp
Registration for summer 2025 will open in spring 2025.
Explore the wonders of the intertidal zone in this 4-day overnight camp for kids ages 10-12 at the Peterson Bay Field Station! Learn all about marine and coastal science with 4 days full of fun, adventure, and exploration. Find strange and amazing intertidal animals during low tide when the beaches of Otter Rock and China Poot Bay are fully revealed. Enjoy a boat trip to view seabirds and marine mammals, and investigate oceanography in Kachemak Bay. Make new friends with team games and challenges, and campfire fun!
Ages: 10-12
Coastal Studies offers full and half scholarships for youth to participate in our camps. Apply now!
Price
To increase accessibility to our programs, Coastal Studies offers a sliding-scale payment option for our overnight camps. Please choose the option to pay the full cost of the program if you are able, and select the low-cost option if that is the right financial fit for your family. For questions about the tier system, contact our Program Director.
Full cost: $500
Low-cost: $325
The cost of the program includes participants’ water taxis, food, and lodging.
Some travel funding for youth from Kachemak Bay/Lower Cook Inlet, Prince William Sound, the Kodiak Archipelago, and Alaska Peninsula is available. Please contact Katie Gavenus or 907-235-1974 for more information.
Duration
June 23rd-26th, 2024
This is a 4-day/3-night program
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Between the Tides takes place at our Peterson Bay Field Station across Kachemak Bay. Participants will meet at the designated departure time at our Yurt on the Spit.
Approximately 2 weeks from the camp's start date, you'll receive an introductory email from the program leader detailing packing lists and schedules. At minimum, your child will need to bring a sleeping bag, rain gear, good walking shoes, a water bottle, and a day pack.
If you chose to just pay the deposit when you booked, you can stop by the office, contact our bookkeeper, or mail a check to pay the balance due. This must be done before the first day of camp. If not paid by then, the credit card on file will be charged the remaining balance.
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Cancellations made 30 days or more prior to your registered session's start will receive a full refund minus a $25 processing fee.
Cancellations made 15-29 days prior to the start date will receive a 50% refund minus a $50 processing fee.
Cancellations made 14 days or fewer prior to the start date do not receive a refund.
If you cancel your reservation, that spot will be offered to someone on our waitlist. We do not accept recommendations as to who should fill your cancellation.
