Jeff Shumway Dino Paleontology Sleepaway Camp for Adults

2025 northern hemisphere summer camp details:
Dates: July 14-19, 2025
Location: Cordova, Alaska

The Jeff Shumway Dino Paleontology Sleepaway Camp for Adults is Alaska's only dinosaur camp for adults. Join us in beautiful metropolitan Cordova, Alaska several times a year for fun, camaraderie, dino activities, and intriguing guest speakers. At camp you will learn the latest about paleontology and how dinosaurs continue to shape popular culture. You will make lifelong friends and maybe relatives.

Do you want to study paleontology at the University of Alaska? UAF, UAA, UAS -- nothing compares to our paleontology offerings! Check us out instead!

Guest speakers

Activities

Computer dino art
Dinosaur education videos viewing parties (for example)
Dino music
Play Dino Crisis on an authentic PSX console
Race down main street
Dig for dinos
Build dinosaur skeletons from pasta
Create a dinosaur terrarium
Craft a paper plate dino
Light the night with dino lanterns
Dino beer
Dino dating (simulated archaeological dating, not pg-13 dating)
Dino hats
Marble racing
Birdwatching (birds are modern dinos)
Dino magic with the Dinogician
Sit on the dino bench
Meet the man who looks like The Baby from the hit TV show Dinosaurs
Dino tattoos
Shop at the Ace Hardware
Watch birds at the Cordova Bird Sanctuary and partake in the Copper River Shorebird Festival
Dino Tae Bo

Registration

$477 USD. Contact dinocampjeff@mailcan.com for payment options. Payment plans available. Interesting trades considered.

All registrants receive a gift package with a

Certificate of participation issued by Rat Peters
RSVP certificate
Book from gift store

Lodging

Registration price secures a Dino Cot (a cot inserted into 1/4th scale papier-mâché dinosaur) in Cordova High School cafeteria.

For a special attendee rate of ~~$680~~ $44 dollars a night, you can rent the dinosaur house. Please bring an N95 mask as the interior is prone to mold.

Cordova is home to several 1-star motels you may wish to stay at:

Food

For general cuisine, we recommend:

Copper River Brewing
Jen's Pizzeria
The free coffee at various establishments

Vegan and gluten-free food is rarely available.

Testimonials

"Jeff Shumway's payment plan was a great way to salvage my credit score. Just [redacted] payments, all made on time, and now I can rent an apartment again." - Elbert Abbott
"Big Bottle Bill can drink anyone under the table! That's one example of how the renowned guest speakers don't shy away from hanging out with attendees. Believe it or not, they act just like regular people." - Odis Meija
"You gotta hear Joemo Sapien's dinosaur impression!" - Kirk Morris
"The dino cots can accommodate the heftiest dino enthusiast. It's so cool sleeping inside a dinosaur!" - Lloyd Perkins
"Gender ratio really good. So many chicks. Billy Cool let me try to be his wingman!" - Raul Floyd
"All the guest speakers say the coolest shit about dinosaurs. Like facts and shit." - Olen Rivas
"p good" - Wilbur Jaramillo
"Loved making dinosaur art on the state of the art Amiga computers." - Mervin Roberson
"Compared to other adult dino sleepaway camps, this one is light on the egghead bullshit ('science') and heavy on the childhood nostalgia." - Johnnie Buchanan
"The venue toilets always do the job." - Lucio Petersen
"Love the super simple code of conduct that they admit they lifted from Bill and Ted: 'Be excellent to one another.'" - Neil Clements
"Best dino event since the 1997 Dinosaurs TV show convention in Ashland, Kansas!" - Jerald Chan
"Loved the complimentary map of the conference town!" - Garth Fowler

And remember, we promise...

The organizers of the Jeff Shumway Dino Paleontology Sleepaway Camp for Adults always have dinos on their mind!

See the 2024 Cordova Vortex Conference, at which Jeff Shumway will be keynote speaker.

2025 northern hemisphere summer camp details: Dates: July 14-19, 2025 Location: Cordova, Alaska