Somewhere in the forest, a lost treasure awaits. Captain Nick is on the hunt. Unfortunately, so is the Contessa. Enter the world of Captain Nick's Explorer Society, where dinosaur digs lead to hidden tombs, old maps reveal mysteries, and the Contessa's latest scheme is never far behind! Follow clues through the forest, uncover ancient treasures, outsmart ingenious booby traps, and make daring escapes. Learn real outdoor skills, craft explorer gear, and work with your crew to solve mysteries. Every camp brings a new chapter in the rivalry between Captain Nick and the Contessa. Who will find the treasure first?
Real Skills, Daring Quests
Our expert Trackers Guides lead immersive camps rooted in storytelling, role-playing, and hands-on outdoor skills. Whether you're digging for dinosaur bones, decoding an old map, or slipping past one of the Contessa's booby traps, each quest helps you build courage, friendship, and real know-how in the wild. Every camp is a new chapter in the Captain Nick saga, with the Explorer Society on one side and the Contessa's Evil School for Gifted Girls on the other.
Choose Your Camp
Join Captain Nick's Explorer Society or the Contessa's Evil School for Gifted Girls! Each age group has its own crew, mysteries, and daring missions.
Grades 2–3 Treasure Hunters: Dinosaurs, Booby Traps & Daring Escapes Something strange has come through a rift, and the Contessa wants it! Follow tracks, crack codes, and evade booby traps to recover the mysterious relic.
Grades 4–5 Treasure Raiders: Lost Tombs, Deadly Traps & Rival Spies Raid lost tombs and navigate the wilderness using fire and shelter skills. Crack ancient mysteries, outsmart the Contessa's henchmen, and uncover a spy among your crew!
Grades 6–8 Contessa's Evil School for Gifted Girls: Heists, Gadgets & Brilliant Schemes The Contessa has secret laboratories, an island fortress, and an army of bumbling henchmen. She needs girls with better ideas! Join her Evil School to crack codes, set traps, and plan daring heists. The Contessa expects brilliance. Do not disappoint her!
Captain Nick Graphic Novel – Two Free Copies!
Start the adventure before camp! Register for any Treasure Hunters camp and we'll mail you two free copies of Captain Nick: The Explorer Society, our full-length graphic novel. Follow Nick, Wren, Zeke, and the crew from the mysterious caves of the Yucatán to lost-in-time Dino Island and in to the Contessa's secret fortress guarded by robot velociraptors. One copy is yours, the other for a friend to join your crew! Watch the book trailer or check out the book.
What You Do
Each Treasure Hunters camp brings a new mystery to solve. Depending on your team and age, adventures include:
- Dig for dinosaur bones, discover artifacts, and investigate lost worlds
- Follow secret maps, track clues, and navigate forest trails
- Outsmart booby traps, solve puzzles, and decode messages
- Craft explorer gear, field tools, and ingenious gadgets
- Learn outdoor skills, from tracking to fire and shelter building
- Plan heists, uncover rival spies, and tackle missions as a crew
Check-in at Camp Herms
1100 James Place, El Cerrito. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
Where the day happens
Basecamps are in-class camps held at our convenient drop-off locations, where kids learn crafts, skills, and games.
Week 2 (June 14–18)
El Cerrito camps check in at our alternate site that week, the Unitarian Church of Berkeley in Kensington, near Camp Herms.
Check-in at Camp Herms
1100 James Place, El Cerrito. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
Where the day happens
El Cerrito Adventure usually remains onsite at Camp Herms, a private nature park in the East Bay hills. When they travel, buses and vans are driven by trained drivers. Camp Herms features woods to explore, forest for archery and stealth games, and an indoor gathering hall.
Week 2 (June 14–18)
El Cerrito camps check in at our alternate site that week, the Unitarian Church of Berkeley in Kensington, near Camp Herms.
Check-in at 5000 Clarewood Dr
5000 Clarewood Dr, Oakland. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day.
Where the day happens
Basecamps are in-class camps held at our convenient drop-off locations, where kids learn crafts, skills, and games.
Check-in at 5000 Clarewood Dr
5000 Clarewood Dr, Oakland. A Guide checks your student in by name and the team gathers for the day's adventure.
The ride
Trained Trackers drivers, Guides on board. Songs are sung and stories are told on the way, and the Guides get the team ready for a fun adventure.
Where the bus goes
We head out to local nature parks and Camp Herms in El Cerrito, a wild site where we have private access.
Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.
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Questions? Call (510) 575-9444 or email hello@trackersearth.com.