Camp Tamarancho provides outdoor education programs for schools, focusing on environmental studies, outdoor skills, and group building. They lead multi-day trips for 15-200 students in diverse natural areas along the California coast and in Yosemite, Joshua Tree, and Colorado. Students stay in tents or cabins and participate in hiking, activities, evening programs, and meals prepared with some vegetarian options. Instructors have relevant degrees and certifications in wilderness first aid.

1. CAMP TAMARANCHO

2. WE WORK WITH
Charter Schools
Montessori Schools
Public Schools
Waldorf Schools
Independent Schools
Over 300 schools
We introduce thousands of students a year to
diverse environments including...

3. CA COAST
JOSHUA TREE
COLORADO
RIVER
YOSEMITE
GIANT
SEQUOIAS

4. OUR FOCUS
We work with each school every step
of the way to identify their outdoor
education goals and then tailor a
program to meet those specific
needs.
Topics that we can focus on include…

5. WATER
SPORTS
OUTDOOR
SKILLS
ENVIRONMENTAL
STUDIES
GROUP
BUILDING
RETREATS

6. Naturalists at Large provides a
complete outdoor curriculum for
primary through high school level
students. We can accommodate
trips for 15 students to over 200.

7. OUR INTRUCTORS
Naturalists at Large draws it’s
instructors from all over the United
States. These are men and
women with 4-year university
degrees or equivalent who have
proven experience working with
youth in the outdoors and in the
classroom.

9. All of our instructors are CPR and
Wilderness First Aid Certified. Many of
them hold advanced certifications such
as Wilderness Emergency Medical
Technician, Wilderness First
Responders and Wilderness
Advanced First Aid.
INSTRUCTOR CERTS

11. GETTING THERE
• Located just
outside of Fairfax,
CA
• About an hour
and 15 minutes
outside of San
Francisco

12. SAMPLE SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY MAY 25 (DAY ONE)
12:00 Students arrive.
Unload luggage
Orientation of kitchen
12:45 Buffet lunch in camp.
1:00 Trail group meeting and orientation of camp
2:15 Separate boy/girl tent set-up demos
All groups set up tents - move luggage in
2:30 Meet in trail groups for a short hike and rotate through
propped initiatives
5:00 Faculty supervised free time.
5:30 Dinner Prep
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Evening Program: Tone setting along with Astronomy and
Sensory awareness
9:00 Students released to faculty
9:30 In tents
10:00 Lights out and quiet

13. THURSDAY MAY 26 (DAY TWO)
7:15 Breakfast prep
7:30 Breakfast
8:15 Grab trail lunches or “make-n-take” lunch
8:45 Meet groups to begin the day. Groups will stagger their
start times for a hike
• Day will include hiking, journaling, group building,
and watershed activities
5:00 Faculty supervised free time.
5:30 Dinner prep
6:00 Dinner
7:30 Evening Program: Campfire with student skits and
S’mores.
9:00 Students released to faculty.
9:30 In tents
10:00 Lights out and quiet

14. FRIDAY MAY 27 (DAY THREE)
7:00 Breakfast prep
7:15 Breakfast
8:00 Make a lunch
8:30 Tent take-down demo, pack, break down camp,
pack luggage
9:30 Trail groups debrief experience and have a short
hike.
11:00 Large group photo/Trash sweep of camp
11:15 Walk up to the bus turnaround, load bus
11:30 Depart for school

15. TENT CAMPING

16. Or stay in one of our
Adirondack Style buildings

17. OUTDOOR MEETING
SPACES

21. BEAUTIFUL HIKING
TRAILS

25. GROUP BUILDING AND
LEADERSHIP

26. CLASS BONDING

27. The facilitation of
activities, with the
emphasis on our
interaction with the
environment and
each other,
promotes
awareness of each
individual’s role in
making the group
experience a
positive one.

28. FLORA AND FAUNA

29. PLANT I.D. AND USES

30. JOURNAL & REFLECTION

31. EVENING PROGRAMS
CAMPFIRES
SENSORY
AWARENESS
ASTRONOMY
TONE SETTING

32. FOOD!

33. Meals are
wholesome affairs
providing the
nutrition needed for
active participants.
There are plenty of
options to choose
from at each meal.
FOOD

34. Vegetarian options will be available at every
meal
For other food needs, please see our
“procedures for students with serious food
allergies and dietary needs” form available
from your faculty
Feel free to contact the NAL office to discuss
food needs
ALLERGIES &
RESTRICTIONS

35. Equipment Reminders
Follow your equipment list.
Pack together. Adult and student can double check
the contents of the gear bag.
All clothing should fit in a medium size duffle.
A day pack is essential to move about the program
with water, some food, extra layers of clothing, and
personal incidentals.

36. Rain gear is a must. (water-proof shell) Rain
Ponchos are fine.
Comfortable closed toed shoes are required.
Light weight hikers or tennis shoes with a few
pairs of good outdoor socks (non-cotton).
A good water bottle (quart or liter).
The proper sleeping bag (check your equipment
list for specifics).

37. Plastic bag protection. A couple of grocery bags
are good for packing dirty shoes or clothes along
with a 30 gallon trash bag to line your gear bag
and sleeping bag in case of rain.
Don’t send gear that you could not afford lost or
broken (expensive cameras, cell phones, and
other electronics). A handy disposable camera
would be just fine.
Follow your equipment list, ask questions, borrow
from friends.

38. Allergies,
Medications, and
Special Dietary
Needs
Ask us about…

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