East Bay Nature Riders

Every day a biking, hiking, nature adventure on the Lamorinda trails.

We feel that summer should be summer, where kids are free to roam, explore and connect with the outdoors. At Nature Riders, we spend every day discovering the trails and woods of our extended backyards. A tribe of explorers, reminiscent of the movie Goonies, we go where we want to go guided by our curiosity, the landscape and the sun. We'll spend our time wandering by foot or bike, playing games and taking a break in the shade of trees and creeks. Learning about the world around us as we go.

We start and end each day at Moraga Commons where we learn nature crafts and play water games. From there we're off along the beautiful Lafayette/Moraga trail on our bikes and the world is our oyster (at least the Lamorinda area!) We'll bike and hike our way to exciting wilderness adventures each day, learning about ecology, outdoor skills and wilderness safety along the way.

Please Note This camp is hiking and biking intensive, so kids in Nature Riders need to be physically able to stay with the group.

The kids have lots of choices to make, and many of the activities are child directed. Our experienced and caring adult staff is there to guide the natural learning process of each individual participant.

Our Mission

At TrackersBAY, we help foster environmental stewardship by lessons aimed at teaching awareness of the natural processes that surround us. Our curriculum covers key aspects of biology, geology, botany, natural history, astronomy, storytelling, awareness, nutrition, all in fun activities that connect children with their local environment. We also teach youth the skills necessary to become hyper-competent adults, from understanding how to find their way around a forest and their community, to taking care of the landscape to how to construct things for themselves -- useful skills that they'll likely carry with them for the rest of their lives.