Lots to Do and Learn

Lots to Do and Learn

At 4-H Summer Camps

Source: Donna Fox

Kentucky youth participate in many different activities at 4-H summer camp.

They can catch everything from butterflies to fish; take nature hikes and identify trees and critters along the way; learn to swim; use a canoe, rifle and bow and arrow; create crafts; participate in challenge courses and relay games; share songs and dances; make new friends and, of course, have fun.

Resident 4-H camps are open to all Kentucky youth, ages nine through 14. Groups of youth from every county will attend one of the four resident camps during the nine- to 10-week summer season.

Youth from (CountyName) will attend (list name of the camp) from (dates).

(Add here the description of your county’s camp from paragraphs below.)

West Kentucky 4-H Camp is located on 450 acres near Dawson Springs. It has a state-of-the-art challenge course program for exciting and effective leadership and team-building training. The course has seven high elements and 12 low elements. The camp has a 14-acre lake for fishing, canoeing and wetlands studies. It has facilities for archery, riflery, swimming, basketball, softball and soccer.

LakeCumberland 4-H Camp in Jabez has 1,500 acres of rolling hills and forested land and six miles of shoreline. It offers a new challenge course with 10 low elements and six high elements for fun team-building and leadership activities. LakeCumberland also has areas for fishing, canoeing, softball, basketball, riflery, archery and swimming. Evening programs take place at a cozy campfire area or in a shelter house.

J.M. Feltner Memorial 4-H Camp near London covers 182 acres of scenic foothills near the DanielBooneNational Forest and LeviJacksonState Park. A one and one-half acre lake provides opportunities to fish, canoe and participate in pond studies and other environmental activities. The camp offers facilities for archery, riflery, horseshoes, volleyball, basketball, tennis, crafts, nature classes and a low-ropes challenge course.

North Central 4-H Camp in Carlisle near LakeCarnico is situated on 350 acres of rolling hills and forested land. The camp has a bird blind for nature classes, observation bee hive and six-acre lake for nature and environmental studies, fishing and canoeing. Other facilities include a lakeside campfire area, rifle and archery ranges, low-ropes challenge course, swimming pool and athletic field, multipurpose building and restored, historic log cabin.

The camp experience helps youth work toward the 4-H Youth Development mission to become self-directing, productive and contributing members of society.

Youth develop inquiring minds, an eagerness to learn, an ability to apply science and technology. They learn practical skills, develop competencies and acquire knowledge in such areas as citizenship, communication, self-expression, leadership, personal standards and concern for community involvement. Campers also strengthen their abilities to make decisions, solve problems, manage their own lives and develop interpersonal relationships with adults and other youth.

In addition to the traditional 4-H camp activities, the (CountyName) 4-H Youth Development program develops new and innovative classes and activities. Our youth will (list locally planned activities here.)

For more information on camps and other activities in our 4-H Youth Development program, contact the (CountyName) Cooperative Extension Service.

Educational programs of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability or national origin.

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