What you need to know
Summer camps for adults at the Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanical Gardens will be held July 20, Aug. 3, and Aug. 31, 2024. Each session will have its own theme and tickets: $65 general, $60 members. Afternoon/evening events will include crafts, “lunchboxes filled with nostalgic childhood favorites,” and “adult juice boxes.”
Weaving flower wreaths, pointing out clouds that look like they’re on the ground even though they’re not clouds, and eating something sumptuous: the fun of summer camp is full of countless delicious foods and the bounty of nature.
Sadly, the fun ends quickly when we become teenagers, and for some of us, camp has never been a part of our summer experience.
The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens is trying to remedy that situation, at least by offering adults who love green plants and blue skies a chance to bask in the sweetness of summer for a few hours.
It’s a vibrant, multi-night event set to take place in 2024 at the Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanical Gardens: a brave, plant-filled summer camp for adults.
Each fun event has its own theme and its own ticket, so if you want to attend all the camps you’ll need to buy an admission ticket for each one.
The lush setting for camp on July 20th is “The Secret Garden” – we love the mystical vibe of that name – and campers will be heading “to the Plantiverse” on August 3rd.
“Lights, Camera, Botanical Garden” will cry “Action!” on August 31st, and the camp will undoubtedly be a look back at the film history of this scenic location.
At each gathering, campers can enjoy a few nostalgic treats, including “boxed lunches filled with nostalgic childhood favorites,” nature crafts, and, of course, juice boxes (yes, wine) for the adults.
The hours are more geared towards adults than kids, too, as you’ll be in the Arcadia countryside from 4pm to 8pm, and you won’t be able to pitch a tent and roast marshmallows overnight.
But you’ll still get the light-hearted charm that is camping, with exciting elements of learning about films, plants and “hidden treasures of the Botanical Gardens,” plus old-fashioned snacks to keep you going.