Cal-Wood Education Center is an environmental education organization on a 1,200‑acre mountain campus near Jamestown, Colorado, that runs residential school programs, family camps, summer camps, public classes, retreats and volunteer stewardship projects.





Cal‑Wood Education Center operates an outdoor education campus on about 1,200 acres near Jamestown, Colorado. The site hosts school groups, family programs, seasonal summer camps, classes, retreats and volunteer activities that use the mountain landscape as a hands‑on classroom.
Programs include residential, field‑based school visits designed to support STEM and hands‑on learning; weekend family camps offered in English, Spanish or bilingually; seasonal summer camps; and public single‑topic classes delivered on the grounds. School programming is tailored with visiting teachers to set learning objectives and often involves data collection and outdoor investigation. Some offerings include onsite meals as part of the program.
Volunteer opportunities support land stewardship and restoration projects, including wildfire restoration, trail building and planting and erosion‑control work. The property sustained a large wildfire in October 2020 and ongoing restoration work is part of site operations.
Residential, outdoor immersion programs for visiting school groups that use field investigation and data collection to support STEM and curricular goals; programming is coordinated with visiting teachers.
Weekend family camps that include outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing; offerings are available in English, Spanish or bilingually and often include meals.
Seasonal camp programs held in the summer that include day and overnight options and onsite program activities and meals.
Single‑topic outdoor classes offered on site (examples have included wildflower walks, herbalism and nature photography); many classes include a homemade meal.
Retreats and site rentals using lodge meeting spaces, cabins and the Meckley Center for groups and conferences.
Volunteer projects focused on natural‑resource work and restoration, including trail building, planting willows, erosion control and other stewardship tasks.
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