🐾 Animal & Horse Camps

If your kid lights up around animals… this is their kind of summer 💛🐝

Animal and horse camps give kids the chance to connect, care, and explore in a whole new way—from grooming horses and riding trails to feeding farm animals and learning real-life responsibility 🐴🐐🐓

These camps are more than just fun (though there’s plenty of that too!):
✨ Kids build confidence
✨ Learn responsibility and empathy
✨ Get hands-on, outdoor experiences
✨ Create unforgettable memories with animals

Across Colorado Springs and surrounding areas, you’ll find everything from horseback riding camps and farm experiences to animal care programs and rescue-based camps—perfect for beginners and experienced animal lovers alike 🐝💛

🐝 Buzzy Tip

Many horse and animal camps have limited spots and smaller group sizes, so they fill FAST—especially the ones shared on Facebook 👀

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Ready to saddle up or snuggle some farm friends? 🐴🐾
Scroll through and find the perfect camp for your little animal lover 🐝💛✨

📅 JUNE 2026

📍 Colorado Springs

🐾 Humane Society – Camp Whiskers & Wags
📅 June 8–9, 11–12 / June 15–18 / June 22–25
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM
👶 Ages: 5–10
💵 $150–$275
🌐 hsppr.org

✨ Hands-on animal care, humane education, and bonding with animals 🐶🐱

📍 Colorado Springs

🐴 Colorado Kids Ranch – Horse & Farm Camp
📅 June 1–July 10, 2026 (multiple weeks)
🕘 1:00–4:00 PM
👶 Ages: 7–14
💵 $450 (horse camp)
🌐 coloradokidsranch.com

✨ Learn riding, horse care, farm life + animal interaction 🐐🐓

📍 Parker (Douglas County)

🐴 Aurum Equestrian Summer Camp
📅 Summer 2026 (4 sessions)
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
👶 Ages: 6–12
💵 Varies
🌐 aurumequestrian.com

✨ Riding + horsemanship + safety + daily horse interaction

📅 JUNE – JULY 2026

📍 Colorado Springs

🐴 Bear Creek Stables Summer Horse Camp
📅 Summer 2026 (seasonal reopening May)
👶 Ages: Kids
🌐 bearcreekstablescolorado.com

✨ Horse camps, lessons, pony experiences + family-friendly ranch environment

📍 Highlands Ranch / Douglas County

🐴 Backcountry Horse Camp (HRCA)
📅 Summer 2026
👶 Ages: Kids
🌐 hrcaonline.org

✨ Grooming, riding, horse anatomy + beginner-friendly horsemanship

📍 Colorado Springs

🐴 Mountain Valley Horse Rescue – Horse Camps
📅 Summer 2026
👶 Ages: 6+
💵 ~$70/day
🌐 mountainvalleyhorserescue.com

✨ Grooming, bonding, rescue horse care + confidence building 🐝💛

📍 Colorado Springs

🐴 Urban Farm Horse Camps
📅 Summer 2026
👶 Ages: 5+
🌐 theurbanfarm.org

✨ Riding, animal care, farm-based learning experiences

📅 FULL SUMMER (OVERNIGHT + PREMIUM EXPERIENCES)

📍 Florissant (Teller County)

🏕🐴 Blue Mountain Ranch Camp
📅 Summer 2026
👶 Ages: 7–17
📞 (719) 748-3279
🌐 bluemountainranch.com

✨ Overnight camp with horseback riding + outdoor adventure 🏔

📍 West of Colorado Springs

🏕🐴 Sanborn Western Camps (High Trails & Big Spring Ranch)
📅 June–August 2026
👶 Ages: 8–16
💵 ~$7,400
🌐 sanbornwesterncamps.com

✨ Horseback riding + wilderness adventures + multi-week immersion

📍 Colorado (Statewide Reach)

🐴 CSU Youth Horsemanship Camp
📅 Summer 2026
👶 Ages: 10–15
🌐 colostate.edu

✨ College-level instruction + equine science + riding 🧠🐎

📍 Denver Area (Worth Including for Reach)

🐴 JCC Ranch Camp – Equestrian Program
📅 Summer 2026
👶 Grades: 5–9
🌐 ranchcamp.org

✨ Western riding, trail riding, full equine immersion

🐐🐝 GingerSnap Rescue Ranch — Do They Have Camps?

👉 Short answer:
❌ Not officially structured “summer camps” (like week-long drop-off camps)

👉 BUT… here’s the important part:
✅ They offer hands-on animal experiences that absolutely feel like a camp

🐾🐝 What They DO Offer

📍 Colorado Springs
📞 (719) 683-9899
🌐 gingersnaprescue.org

✨ GingerSnap is a family-friendly rescue ranch + petting farm where kids can:

• Feed and interact with animals

• Learn about animal care

• Experience farm life up close

They’re home to hundreds of rescued animals including goats, horses, alpacas, pigs, chickens, and more 🐐🐴

👉 They’re open regularly for visits and hands-on experiences, not structured camps