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Alaska Summer Camp - Horse & Farm Adventure Day Camp in Palmer, AK
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Fun, Educational Summer Experiences for Kids Ages 4-12
Welcome to Animal Adventures Summer Camp, an outdoor, educational summer camp in Palmer,
Alaska where kids explore farm life, animal care, horsemanship, and nature-based activities in a safe, hand-on environment. Our camp offers a mix of pony rides, animal interactions,
science activities, and creative play tailored for children ages 4-12 (and older kids by request). Located in the scenic Matsu Valley near Wasilla, our program combines learning and
fun for an unforgettable summer experience.
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Full Week Options
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What Kids Will Do
Camp Activities - What to Expect
- Horsemanship basics and riding skills
- Farm animal care and hands-on learning
- Nature exploration and outdoor games
- Creative activities and themed days
- Daily Outdoor Science
For more details please click the info tab after clicking the book now button or in the schedule below
Wacky Wrangler Horsemanship Program (Ages 12+)
The Wacky Wrangler Program is a small-group horsemanship experience designed for older students ages 12 and up who want more responsibility, skill-building, and focused time with horses.
This program is separate from our general summer camp and is ideal for teens and mature pre-teens looking for a true horse camp in Alaska.
What Makes Wacky Wrangler Different
- 2 students per instructor for individualized attention
- Focus on real horsemanship, not just riding
- Groundwork, grooming, tacking, and horse handling
- Riding instruction based on experience level
- Emphasis on confidence, responsibility, and safety
Space is extremely limited due to the low student-to-instructor ratio and advance registration is required.
Camp Schedule & Pricing
Our summer camps run weekly throughout the summer (June through August, until school starts). Families can register for a full week, half week, or individual days. The more you come, the more you save - and discounted weekly pricing applies when you register for the full week in advance.
Please review the booking calendar below for current availability, session details, and pricing.
Registration Information
Advance registration is required for all camp programs. Due to limited space, we recommend registering as early as possible.
To register:
- Select your desired camp session from the booking calendar
- Complete payment to reserve your spot
- Submit all required registration and waiver forms
Registration is not complete until payment has been received and all required forms have been submitted.
Animal Adventures:The More you go the more you save!
If you register for any 1, 2, or 3 days of any given week and decide you would like to attend the rest of the week, the additional cost is that of the added program. The "More you come, more you save" discount is reserved for families who register for the full week program in advance. Processing fees are non-refundable.
Animal Adventures
- 5 Days: $400 - $80 per day (Monday-Friday)
- 3 Days: $270 - $90 per day (Monday-Wednesday or Wednesday-Friday)
- 2 Days: $200 - $100 per day (Monday-Tuesday or Thursday-Friday)
- 1 Day: $115 - Monday or Wednesday
4-Day Option: Available by request for privately booked weeks - $385 for 4 days.
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Payment Policy. **Please only make your selection when you are ready. Due to the limited space in each camp week we can not offer refunds once you have purchased your week at camp. We ask families to be honest and ethical and understand that once you have chosen to attend camp we are relying on that income to feed our family of both people and critters.
If you are unsure about attending camp please make your other scheduling arrangements first before scheduling with us.
We do not typically offer the option to move your child/children from one camp week to another. If we are able to move them there will be an additional $100 charge per child to make this change. Please understand that when we move children we have to contact other parents and try to arrange a swap. This is not always a straight forward process as one parent may not be able to move to your week but they can to a different one but the week they can move to creating space for your kids in their week could also be full. And to make it even more complicated you may be trying to move 2 kids and I can only find one that can switch etc. To give you an example of what that looks like
- week1: 2 children in this week want to move to week 4
- week2: 2 children here can move to week 3 but not 4
- week3: 2 children here can move anywhere
- week4: 1 child in this week can move to week 2 and 1 can move to week3, but no kids can move to week 1
So I have to call each parent and plan the moves and swap kids from one week to the next until I find that magic opening in the week you are trying to move to. This has resulted in more than 30 hours of work involving calls, planning, and swapping in the past. The $100 fee honestly does't even come close to covering the time involved. I do my very best to accomodate what families need.
COVID : We have modeled our covid response and policy after the matsu School District. In the event that your camp week must close due to a covid related restriction or exposure all safety protocols and notifications will be followed. Your tuition will be applied to the next safe and available camp date that meets your schedule. Or you can apply the tuition to any of our party packages.
** If some one else is supposed to pay for your 2 hour session with us or your full week please check with them before you choose to pay. If we recieve 2 payments for the same camper we will refund the second payee minus the credit card processing fees. For a full week of camp this is roughly $15 and for a 2 hour session this is about $3. |
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