Your first summer camp or your next great adventure, it starts at Basecamp. Grades PK–4 Welcome to Basecamp, where kids can play, craft, and grow with new friends. They learn archery, create nature art, play games, and move with animal tracking inspired movement. Expert Trackers Mentors meet campers right where they are. First-time campers find caring Guides and growing confidence. Returning adventurers discover new skills to master. And everyone finds a community of fun and friends.
Basecamp grows with kids. A 5 year old and a 9 year old share the same traditions of archery, crafts, games, and Trackers Lore. Each age group experiences them at their level. Adventure and fun are leveled up every step of the way.
Choose Your Camp
Basecamp Explorers: Archery, Crafts & Games Exploration and skills kick into gear. Craft with clay, wood, and natural materials, sharpen your aim in archery games, and step into storytelling adventures from Trackers Lore.
What You Do
Every Basecamp day balances play, crafts, and games, indoors and out. Activities are scaled to growing success and age level. Basecamp includes:
- Craft with clay, wood, fiber, and other natural materials
- Learn archery: nock, draw, focus, and loose arrows at every skill level
- Jump, roll, and sneak in martial arts inspired by forest animals
- Play storytelling and role-playing games drawn from Trackers Lore
- Make crafts and art that are personal, fun, and ready to share
- Build confidence and independence with the support of experienced Guides
About Archery at Trackers: Archery tackle varies by basecamp location: year-round sites feature a dedicated archery range and seasonal sites use foam-tipped arrows suited to the space.
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.
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.
Check-in at Bushrod Park
Bushrod Park, 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 Camp Herms in El Cerrito, a wild site where we have private access, for a full day in the woods.
Real skills. Real adventure. Real friends.
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Questions? Call (510) 575-9444 or email hello@trackersearth.com.