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iWalk the Eno

Education

2023 Dates: June 19-23, 26-30

Camp season is over for the year! See you in 2024! Registration will open on January 15th.

A Nature-Based Camp Experience

iWalk the Eno Science & Nature Summer Camp helps children ages 8- 12 learn and grow in nature’s classroom. The camp is located in Orange and Durham counties at Eno River State Park and West Point on the Eno City Park. The parks offer many opportunities to camp, hike, & splash in a natural wonderland.

Kids Come Alive at iWalk the Eno

Our program offers a fun, discovery-focused experiential learning program. We place an emphasis on helping kids develop skills in science, respect for each other and the natural environment, and confidence in getting out & asking their own questions.

Registration Information:

iWalk camp has lots of time outdoors, exploring nature, doing science, and becoming an Eno River State Park Junior Ranger. Campers may come for one or two weeks with a different program each week.

Registration opens on January 15. All questions in the application are in English and Spanish. For a paper application e-mail iwalk@enoriver.org or call (919)620-9099 extension 204.

The application deadline for campers is April 30.


Dates:
Session 1: June 19-23, 2023
Session 2: June 26-30, 2023

Time:
Monday – Thursday from 9:00am–3:45pm, Friday from 9:00am–4:30pm.

Drop off begins at 8:30am, and pick up is from 3:45-4:00 pm (except on Friday for our closing celebration – pickup is from 4:30-4:45pm).

Cost:
iWalk the Eno Camp is $225 for one week, $400 for two weeks, plus a $20 per week application fee.

Scholarships:
Full and partial scholarships are given based on income. Any child qualifying for the federal free or reduced lunch program qualifies for a full or half scholarship respectively. Contact us if there are other circumstances that we may consider for scholarship needs. If you think you qualify for a scholarship we recommend you contact us directly for a scholarship application before registering online. We can still do it if you register for iWalk online first, and a confirmation e-mail will come with a link to the scholarship application. A $20 per week application fee is still required to reserve your space in camp. On the online iWalk application payment, select pay in installments and pay $20 per week per camper. Upon receiving the confirmation e-mail, open the scholarship link and complete that application.

Are you enrolled in iWalk? A confirmation packet will be sent to your home address with drop-off information and a packing list in May. If you do not receive yours please e-mail iwalk@enoriver.org or call (919)620-9099 ext. 204.

Are you a K-8 teacher in NC? iWalk the Eno Science and Nature Camp hires educators to work one or both (preferred) sessions and pays competitive wages. Email iwalk@enoriver.org for an application to work at a great camp in the great outdoors.

Junior Mentors & Mentors
iWalk the Eno has paid opportunities for high school students to work as Mentors (camp counselors) and middle school students (12-13 years old) to work as volunteer Junior Mentors. A limited number of positions are open each summer, and preference is given to former iWalk campers or those with equivalent experience at camp and on the Eno. Please email iwalk@enoriver.org or call Hillary at 919-620-9099, x204 to receive an application. Application deadline for mentors is mid-March of each year.

Review our cancellation and refund policy here.


iWalk the Eno is supported through major funding from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Duke Energy Foundation.

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Woodland forms of buffalo and elk once ranged the Woodland forms of buffalo and elk once ranged the mountains and the northwest piedmont in scattered herds. Yet even by the arrival of the early European explorers, their numbers were scarce. Both species were largely eliminated by hunting and indigenous tribes most likely traded these animals on the Great Indian Trading Path. While buffalo were occasionally seen between 1720 and 1750, they were gone by 1765. Elk may have died out even earlier, around 1700. Remnants of the buffalos statewide presence persists in many place names like Buffalo Creek in northern Orange County. Some say that even our earliest roads, deeply carved with curved banks, were buffalo trails. 

📸: Betsy Russell
Text source: 1985 Calendar

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In 1701, explorer John Lawson wrote that he encoun In 1701, explorer John Lawson wrote that he encountered men with "very long Arrows, headed with pieces of Glass, which they had broken from Bottles. They had shap'd them neatly, like the Head of a Dart; but which way they did it, I can't tell."

It is believed that these projectile points Lawson remarked on were not a slovenly make-shift from broken bottles, but were dexterously chipped from clear quartz, a difficult medium requiring skill. 

If you ever do find artifacts like these at the Eno parklands, record your find with a ranger, but make sure to leave the history undisturbed. 

📸: Holly Reid 
Text source: 1979 Calendar

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This month's Year of the Trail highlight is Bobbit This month's Year of the Trail highlight is Bobbitt's Hole Trail! 🌳

Bobbitt's Hole Trail is known for its scenic beauty 🏞️ and offers visitors a chance to explore a gorgeous section of the Eno River. It's an easy trail that is an approximate 1.65 mile loop. The trail takes hikers through a wooded area along the riverbank and leads to Bobbitt's Hole, a picturesque swimming hole in the Eno River. 🏊‍♂️ The trail is accessed via the Cole Mill parking lot at the end of Old Cole Mill Road. 🚗

We hope you visit soon and enjoy your adventure! 🌄 

📸: Fred Myers
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The Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, is The Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, is one of the most commonly encountered ferns along the Eno 🌿 In the past, the green leaves were gathered by New England settlers during the Christmas season for greenery indoors. If you look closely, you may be able to see the shape of a Christmas tree in the general outline of the fronds, or perhaps within the shape of each individual leaf, the image of Santa's stocking 🎄🧦 An abundance of these ferns generally indicates a rich, well-drained soil situation where moisture is available for most of the year. 

📸: Duncan Heron
Text source: Ken Moore, ENO Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1976

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There were once two fording rocks at Cole Mill For There were once two fording rocks at Cole Mill Ford. Old timers used to say that if you could see both rocks, you could walk your horse across. If you were only able to see one, you would have to swim your horse. And if you couldn't see either of the rocks, you would be wise not to cross at all 🪨🐎🌊-- Harry Umstead, Durham 

📸: Dave Cook
Text source: 1973 Calendar 

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The clock for the Orange County Courthouse was giv The clock for the Orange County Courthouse was given to the town of Hillsborough by George III in 1766. Around the time of the revolutionary war, Cornwallis' troops came to Hillsborough. The people of the town threw the weights and the bell of the clock into the Eno because they were worried the British would melt them down to make bullets. The soldiers couldn't do anything with face of the clock, so that didn't make it into the river. The weights were recovered, but the bell was never found 🔔-- Allen Lloyd, Custodian of the Clock, Hillsborough

📸: Duncan Heron
Text source: 1972 Calendar

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