Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center

06/12/2026

What a great week! Thank you to Alachua County Sports and Events Center for hosting our field trips this week! Thanks to UF IFAS friends for coming out today and teaching us about bugs! We had a blast at our summer carnival and had a delicious lunch! We can’t wait to do it all again next week! 🎉☀️💙⛺️🏊‍♂️

06/11/2026

Our campers had a fantastic morning! Day campers met Smokey the bear and got to check out some equipment from our Florida Forestry friends while fish camp is catching a lot of fish at the UF Fisheries Pond! 🐻🎣🛶

06/10/2026

Our campers still have fun even in the rain ☔️

06/08/2026

What an AMAZING First Day !! 😍🛶☀️🎣

06/07/2026

Who’s ready for Fish Camp?! We can’t wait for an amazing week on the water! 🎣🐠🛶

06/06/2026

Who’s ready for Week 1!?! We can’t wait to see all your smiling faces on Monday! ☀️🌴😍

06/05/2026

Summer Camp staff are training and preparing for our upcoming camp season! Thank you to Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, UF Gainesville and Alachua County Sheriff for coming out and helping us prepare! We can’t wait to see your campers on Monday! ☀️🌴❤️

06/01/2026

Join us this week!

𝐖𝐞𝐝-𝐅𝐫𝐢 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟑𝐫𝐝-𝟓𝐭𝐡 after school gets out - join us at Cuscowilla Nature and Retreat Center for our annual 💦WATER DAYS 💦

WHAT:
- Water slides and a dunk tank from Space Walk of Gainesville
- Water tables and baby pools under a covered gazebo
- Water squirters
- Sprinklers
- Water Games

TICKETS: $5 per child aged 2-12. Free admission for caregivers with accompanying child. NEW THIS YEAR: Cuscowilla pool will be OPEN for swimming for an additional $5 per person. (Children and adults need tickets.) This is an OPTIONAL add on. Tickets are available online or at the gate.

Event is presented by Children's Trust of Alachua County and sponsored by Twinkle Toes Nanny Agency