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Summer Solstice 2025

Riverbend Environmental Education Center 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, PA, United States

Celebrate the longest day of the year and welcome summer at Riverbend!Did you know that on summer solstice the sun makes its longest journey across the sky making it the longest day of the year? This day has been celebrated by many cultures throughout history and marks the beginning of summer!Join us on Riverbend’s preserve for summer fun! We’ll have a wine garden for the adults, activities for the kids, pretzels and water ice, a bonfire and s’mores, and live music. Groups are welcome to bring a blanket or lawn chair and pack their own picnic dinner. Or pre-order a

Riverbend Summer Camp at McKaig (Ages 5-10)

mckaig nature education center 889 Croton Road, Wayne, United States

McKaig Nature Education Center offers pristine 91-acre woods that are well suited for hands-on nature discovery for this full-day, week-long summer camp. Camps will be led by Riverbend’s skilled educators to guide your campers in nature exploration through hikes, stream-stomping, bug-catching, and so much more. Camp themes this year include: Summer Camp Classics - think campfires, hiking, crafts, and more timeless camp fun! Wild and Well - focused on the freedom and peace of nature, including guided nature walks, exciting outdoor games, and activities that promote physical activity and emotional well-being. Riverbend Animals - get up close and personal with

$450

Riverbend Rangers Summer Camp (Ages 4-6)

The Wetherill School 1321 Beaumont Dr, Gladwyne, United States

Riverbend is offering nature camp for 4, 5, and 6-year-olds at The Wetherill School in Gladwyne, located just 10 minutes from Riverbend’s main campus. Each week has a different exciting theme, some of which are new or reinvented for this 2025 summer! This preschool location includes a forest hiking trail, log circle for songs and stories, and outdoor classroom, plus indoor amenities sized just right for young children who have not yet started Kindergarten. Camp will be run by caring and kind Riverbend camp counselors.

$625