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Four Mile Historic Park's Summer Day Camps
Experience Colorado's Pioneer Life and the Charm of the Old West




Children experience a simpler way of life at a slower pace as they learn and play as Colorado children did in the late 1800s. Campers will experience direct and meaningful contact with our 12-acre historic park and Denver’s oldest standing house. The log portion of the Four Mile House, built in 1859, shows the lifestyle of Colorado’s early pioneers. The 1883 brick addition illustrates how lifestyles changed as the owners became more prosperous and the railroad brought more fashionable furnishings to town. Campers learn and play on our 12-acre site in our teepee, meadow, summer kitchen, miner's trapper's cabin amongst horses, chickens, goats, a mule and a loveable farm kitty, Brantner. Camp at Four Mile Historic Park will be a welcome change for your child this break!

JOIN US WHERE THE FRONTIER COMES TO LIFE!

SUMMER DAY CAMP OPTIONS
Ages 6-11

Week-long half day sessions 9am-noon
*Fee $110 FMHP Members 10% off

Homesteading Camp
Available weeks: June 7 or July 12
Campers will help build a new community as they experience and learn about the unique situations associated with early homesteading in
Colorado. They will enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride, visit a blacksmith, make a historic quilt!, attend a one-room school, and cook in a wood-burning stove.

Trailblazer Camp
Available weeks: June 21 or July 26
Campers will learn about Native American life in Colorado: Cheyenne, Arapahoe & Ute, become a Mountain Man for a day!, pan for gold,
participate in a rendezvous, and ride in a horse-drawn wagon.

Ranches to Railroads Camp
Available weeks: June 28 or Aug 2
Campers will discover the many opportunities available to both men and women on the frontier. They will try their hands at ranching, newspaper publishing,
working on the railroad, and many other jobs that helped tame the wild west


Week-long full day sessions: 9am-3pm
* Fee: $175 (Bring a sack lunch daily) FMHP Members 10% off

How the West was Fun!
Available weeks: June 14 or July 19
Campers will enjoy hands-on experiences as they learn about several different groups of immigrants and their unique experiences in the Westward
Expansion. The customs, traditions, and crafts of the African American, Hispanic, Jewish, and Chinese pioneers will come to life for your child.

This is a culture-based curriculum. In cooperation with the Mizel Museum








Summer Day Camps
Early member registration begins February 22, 2010
10% OFF FOR FMHP MEMBERS!
Open registration begins March 1, 2010


How Do I Register My Child?


  1. Fill out registration form (one per child)

  2. Fill out emergency medical form (one per child) - Remember to fill out both sides!

  3. Mail or fax these forms (one of each per child) with payment and a copy of certificate of immunization to:

    Four Mile Historic Park
    Attn: EDUCATION
    715 South Forest Street
    Denver, CO 80246

    Fax: 720-865-0801

  4. We must receive all forms & payment prior to session

 

Questions? Please call us at 720-865-0814.

Mail or fax your registration forms any time. Forms will be processed in the order they are received, Four Mile Historic Park members receiving first priority.

Camper Tips

Four Mile Historic Park is an outdoor facility. Please prepare your child(ren) for all weather conditions.

  • For Signs of Spring Camp & How the West Was Fun ONLY: Bring a non-perishable lunch each day.

  • Morning snacks will be provided. If your child has any food allergies, please send him/her with a morning snack with his/her name on it.

  • Wear appropriate clothing for the day’s weather.


Parents/guardians or authorized persons must sign their children in and out each day.

If there are any questions please call us at 720-865-0814.


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FOUR MILE HISTORIC PARK
715 South Forest Street
Denver, Colorado 80246
720-865-0814
Fax: 720-865-0801

 
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