Astronomy Camp

Set beneath the dark night sky of southern Arizona, Astronomy Camp is the perfect spot for your astronomy-obsessed camper. The residential program is run from Mount Lemmon Observatory in the vast canyons northeast of Tucson.

Camps are offered for students ages 12-19, divided into two age groups, as well as an alternative option for adults. Campers will carry out hands-on experiments and activities such as measuring solar activity or hiking a scale model of the solar system.

The schedule here is quite different as a lot of the schedule takes place overnight when the sky is dark. This means campers will often have activities until midnight and then have the option most nights to wake up around 3 am to observe the sky again. It's a great choice for young night owls.