Specialty Camps
2026 Summer Camps
- Challenge Island SlimetopiaMay 2 (10 a.m.-noon) | Gypsum
Join Challenge Island Saturday morning for a 2-hour slime event where we will visit Snowy Slime Land! We’ll mix, stretch, test, and engineer our slime through exciting STEAM challenges, taking slime-making to the next level!
Challenge Island is an award-winning international educational enrichment franchise that provides hands-on, screen-free S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) programs for kids. Programs are designed to foster 21st-century skills like creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking through project-based, imaginative “island adventures”.
Date: May 2
Time: 10 a.m.-noon
Location: Gypsum Rec Center
Ages: 7-12
Price: $35 - Camp 911Jun 10 & 17 (8 a.m.-4 p.m.)
Camp 911 is back and your child will not want to miss this incredible day spent with local emergency responders from Eagle County. Your child will learn a variety of rescue and safety procedures through first-hand experience from fire service, mountain rescue, ambulance, law enforcement and more.
Join our local heroes for this one-day camp that is hosted once a year in Edwards and Gypsum.
Dates:
- Wednesday, June 10 | Edwards Field House
- Wednesday, June 17 | Gypsum Rec Center
Ages: 9 – 11
Time:
- 8 – 8:30 a.m. drop off
- 3:45 – 4 p.m. pick up
Bring lunch
$15 registration fee per child
For questions contact Katie Coakley at kcoakley@ecparamedics.com
- Challenge IslandJul 6-10 (9 a.m.-noon) | Gypsum
Get ready for a week of fun STEAM adventures with ArcadeMania!
This Challenge Island camp puts a screen-free twist on popular video games from Super STEAMio Land to Mine Island, Fort Island, and even retro-inspired favorites like Space Aliens and Pinball Machines!
Our spectacular STEAM Teams will trade game consoles for creativity as they tackle exciting, hands-on challenges designed especially for game-loving kids. It’s everything they love about their favorite games powered by teamwork, innovation, and imagination!
Challenge Island is an award-winning international educational enrichment franchise that provides hands-on, screen-free S.T.E.A.M. (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) programs for kids. Programs are designed to foster 21st-century skills like creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking through project-based, imaginative “island adventures”.
Date: July 6-10
Time: 9 a.m.-noon
Location: Gypsum Rec Center
Ages: 7-12
Price: $275




















