🎟️ Free scholarship week is FULL — now 50% OFF the remaining weeks!
Up to their elbows in real history — building adobe bricks, tasting the desert, and exploring the actual grounds where Tucson began.
So much fun they won't even notice they're learning. Ages 8–12.
The free scholarship week filled up fast. Good news: a limited number of half-price spots are open for each remaining week, just $140 per child (normally $280).
Now for the good stuff for you:
Downtown, where Tucson began. Week of June 1 — adobe brick-making, period crafts, and the stories held in the oldest walls in the city.
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Two weeks in June and July at the old fort. Splash-pad breaks, animal tracking, desert tastings, and hands-on history under the cottonwoods.
Find this session →El Presidio Museum · Fort Lowell Museum & Park · ages 8–12
Hands-on all day — a mix of science, history, culture, and art.
Mix mud and straw by hand, the way Tucson was built.
Prickly pear snow cones, mesquite, and Sonoran treats.
Period dress-up, crafts, and live demonstrations.
Cool off at Fort Lowell Park 2–3 times a week.
Tucson Succulent Society & Heritage Area guests.
Learn the birds, animals, and tracks of the region.
🎟️ 50% OFF the remaining weeks: $140 per child (normally $280) · 10 spots per week, while they last
"Best camps ever! My kiddo's behavior was fantastic the whole two weeks — that's how engaging it was."
"One of the greatest camps my son has attended. Each day I was eager to hear what he learned."
Hands-On History Camp is recommended for children ages 8–12.
The free scholarship week is full. For the remaining weeks there are a limited number of half-price spots: $140 per child (normally $280). Registration and payment are handled securely on the Tucson Presidio website.
Click any "Grab a 50% off spot" button. It takes you to the official Tucson Presidio checkout where the half-price registration is set up. Spots are limited to 10 per remaining week.
At the El Presidio Museum in downtown Tucson and the Fort Lowell Museum & Park. Each session lists its location.
Camp runs 8:30 am to 3 pm each day of the session.
Hands-On History Camp is run by the Tucson Presidio Trust, caretaker of both the El Presidio Museum and the Fort Lowell Museum. For years, our small camps have let kids touch the past — mixing mud for adobe bricks, wearing period dress, and tasting the foods of the Sonoran Desert — right where that history happened.
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