Forest Fridays Overview
Turn away from your screens, and walk out into the forest to experience the magic of Spring with our experienced nature connection mentors. After a long cold winter cooped up indoors, it’s one of the great joys of the year to step back out into the forest and greet the world as it wakes up.
The vibrant green of new growth is the perfect backdrop for another season of adventures in the wild. We’ll play games, go exploring, tell stories, learn new skills and connect with nature and community. It’s an exciting time to be in the forest with new discoveries and learning each week.
Our core curriculum has been carefully crafted since 2011 to provide a progressive learning journey and comprehensive foundation in deeply relating to the natural world. Through games, stories and exploration children learn:
Outdoor Safety and Awareness • Animal Tracking • Edible and Medicinal Wild Plants • Wilderness Survival Skills • Bird Language • Ancient Crafts • Ecology • Community • Self-Discovery, and much more
Age Groups:
6-8
9-12
Location:
Shope Creek Wilderness
Pick-Up & Drop-Off Options:
Haw Creek Commons (with shuttle van)
Shope Creek Wilderness
Please see the info below in the Logistics section.
Time: 9:30 am - 4:15 pm
Dates:
Fridays, February 28 - May 23, 2025
Breaks for Rivercane Rendezvous 4/18
12 program days total
Price: $780
- Monthly payment plan available
- $100 non-refundable deposit due at registration
- Work-Trade & Tuition Assistance are available
Registration
Registration is now closed for Spring 2025.
Please note: Shope Creek shuttle van reservations are separate "camps" to add to your order, at no additional charge, as space is limited.
Why Choose Forest Floor?
We help children have fun, be healthy, and achieve their fullest potential with nature connection mentoring.
- Health benefits of nature connection
- Learn wilderness skills & traditional crafts
- Meet new friends and reunite with old ones
- Unforgettable adventures every day
- Skilled and caring mentors
- Exciting wilderness experiences
- Convenient in-town drop-off & pickup
- Boost long term cognitive & social development
Logistics
Drop-off/Pick-up Locations
This program takes place at Shope Creek Wilderness with shuttles available from Haw Creek Commons.
Parents may drop-off and pick-up at the program location or at Haw Creek Commons for van transportation. To reserve space on the shuttle vans, please add the shuttle van "program" for the appropriate day to your order.
Haw Creek Commons (with van shuttle)
315 Old Haw Creek Road, Asheville NC
Drop-off between 9:30 am - 9:45 am
Pick-up between 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Shope Creek Wilderness (program site no shuttle)
472 Shope Creek Road, Asheville, NC
Drop-off between 9:45 am - 10:00 am
Pick-up between 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Clothing and Gear
Our programs are all-outdoors, with rain shelters available as needed. Children must arrive each morning fully prepared with a backpack, packed lunch, and clothes appropriate for being out in the weather. Families new to Forest Floor may need to purchase additional gear to ensure their children will be fully equipped for wet and colder weather as the season progresses. For a full packing and clothing list see our FAQ.