youth programs
Whether your child is discovering wildlife, swimming in a creek for the first time or being a scientist and observing bees, every outdoor adventure is an opportunity to unplug and grow their “can do” attitude. And once they unlock that confidence, they’ll aim as high as the stars they see outside their cabin window.
Types of Summer Camps
Adventure Camp
Spend the week with us in the beautiful Hocking Hills exploring the amazing natural world at our camp’s property! Activities include swimming, canoeing, hiking, environmental education, team building, playing games, making crafts, and learning how to be comfortable in a new environment while making meaningful friendships with other campers.
Teen Empowerment Camp
This camp builds upon our Adventure Camp and includes all the most well-loved activities of swimming, canoeing, hiking, playing games, and exploring self-expression through art. We empower teens to be the best versions of themselves through team building challenges, providing experiences to meet professionals and learn about careers, and by offering opportunities to learn important life skills that will help them build a bridge to adulthood.
Latino Week
Spend the week with us in the beautiful Hocking Hills exploring the amazing natural world at our camp’s property! Activities include swimming, canoeing, hiking, environmental education, team building, playing games, making crafts, and learning how to be comfortable in a new environment while making meaningful friendships with other campers. During this special week, we will be celebrating Latino culture through specially themed activities and guest experts from the Latino community.
MUD / Springfield Weeks
Spend the week with us in the beautiful Hocking Hills exploring the amazing natural world at our camp’s property! Activities include swimming, canoeing, hiking, environmental education, team building, playing games, making crafts, and learning how to be comfortable in a new environment while making meaningful friendships with other campers.
Girls Only Week
This camp offers girls the best of traditional camp experience, such as canoeing, hiking, fishing, and swimming, while also providing mentor-counselors to create opportunities for one-on-one bonding and team-building activities. Girls leave encouraged to progress beyond the everyday stresses of home or school.
Girls ONLY Camp provides campers with experiences that reflect the power they have to shape their own lives. The camp invites various female professionals to hold workshops with the campers and share their stories about leadership and careers.