Colorado Youth Outdoors
Private
Colorado Youth Outdoors runs a week-long outdoor-recreation day camp for ages 10-14 on its 220-acre Fort Collins campus, where campers rotate through archery, BB-gun shooting, spin and fly fishing, and canoeing, with short discussions built around the organization's relationship-building model. Each week ends with a Friday picnic where campers teach their parents what they learned. Roughly ten camp weeks run from late May through early August, and demand is high enough that families are limited to one week per child during the first month of registration. CYO also runs a parent-and-teen outdoor recreation course (CORE) and school field trips.
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We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Colorado Youth Outdoors directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Mike DiCaprioGreat place to teach are future outdoorsman and women about hunting and fishing .
★★★★★Kar RGreat outdoor camp for teens! Lots of fishing and outdoor skills.
★★★★★Chad SmithGreat staff, fun programs and focus on building family relationships outdoors. Fun weeklong summer camps for kids 11 and 13 y.o. also great little driving xmas lights in winter.
★★★★★Ashley DeesLooooove the outdoor experience it gives my kids and cultivates in them an appreciation for nature!
★Katie KintzleyWe went to the winter wonderland lights.... I would not recommend. We thought it was free and our honest mistake was met by a very rude scolding from an employee about it not being free. Upon clarifying how much it was, another employee interrupted the rude employee saying thank you for supporting the youth. When I asked if our $25 ticket supported youth being able to attend for free....the rude attendant scolded us once more about how the youth still have to pay for their experience....my ticket was supporting what then? Additionally, throughout the drive they have a ton of posters advertising sponsors. Maybe it is actually for a good cause but based off of how many cars there were it looks like they are making a ton of money off of the hefty price to drive through, the large amount of sponsors, and charging the youth to come on top of it. And they have extremely rude employees that lecture you at the entrance. Lights were OK but not worth the 10 minute drive and uncomfortable entrance experience.... especially when money is tight this time of year!