Wabash Valley Outdoor Camps, Farm Experiences, and Horseback Riding Camps

| March 29, 2024 | Featured, Summer Camp Guide | No Comments

Families are eager to find camps that put children outside and in nature. In 2024, camp leaders have put together farm camps, adventure camps, and horseback riding camps!

Farm and Nature Experiences

  • New in 2024! Summer Science Camp: ‘Tween Farm & Town with the Terre Haute Children’s Museum. We can’t rein in our excitement for this week’s equestrian experience! Campers will meet at St. Mary of-the-Woods to see all that the Sisters of Providence have to offer on their campus- horses, alpacas, chickens and bees. We will have the chance to view how the campus grows their own vegetables, flowers and herbs and learn how we can all live more sustainably and give back to our beautiful planet.

  • New to our list in 2024! Camp Roar with Exotic Feline Rescue Center. Camp Roar is a one-of-a-kind camp where children can learn all about the residents of the rescue center in a close, safe setting, while also taking part in games and simulated rescues. Camp Roar is a single day camp for kids 8-12 years old that runs from 10am-4pm. Campers need to arrive by 9:45am. Parents are invited to stay and go on the 10am tour with their campers. Parents are not permitted to stay at camp all day.
  • Crossroads Cyclery Summer Day Camp at Griffin Bike Park. Join for the Crossroad Cyclery Summer Day Camp! We will provide bike riding clinics, structured rides, hikes, educational content, and fun games and activities all week at the bike park. Be sure to pack clothes to be outdoors, bug spray, sunscreen and a sack lunch. We will have some downtime after lunch and will provide some drinks and snacks. Ages 8-14. Drop off is 8:00 am and pick up is 5:00 pm each day. $40 per day or $150 for the full week. Register by June 13. Call 812-462-3392 for more info or email heather.milian@vigocounty.in.gov or rich@griffinbikepark.com.
  • Day Camps at Aris Farms in Clinton. Campers going into grades 1-5. 3-day camp options on June 10, 11, and 12 or June 24, 25, and 26. 9 am – 2pm each day. $75 per camper. Campers going into grades 1 -8 have the option of a 1-day camp on Saturday, June 29. 9am-4pm. Camp activities include learning about the animals and how they live on the farm, creating earth-friendly crafts and projects, trail hikes, and visits to the gardens.
  • Summer fun for K-8th at L&A Family Farms.  Participants will experiment with soil, start a sunflower patch for kids, visit the pastures, brooder houses and hen houses, gather eggs, and learn about what farm animals like to eat and how they behave. They will also become members of a honeybee hive and work together to keep the hive fed and raise the bee larvae. Kids can choose their own farm craft to make and keep, based on age range. Campers will take home some farm produce, their own seeds to plant, and a ticket for free admission to our sunflower maze later in the summer. Dates TBD for 2024.
  • 4-H Camp will take place from June 9-12, 2024 at Shakamak State Park. We will be camping with 4-H’ers from Clay, Daviess, Owen, and Sullivan Counties. Daily activities will include boating, recreation, crafts, swimming, outdoor cooking, nature activities, and lots of silly songs and chants! 4-H Camp is open to all 4-H’ers currently in grades 3 through 6. You must be enrolled in Vigo County 4-H to attend 4-H Camp. If you have a non-4-H friend interested there is still time for them to enroll in 4-H! Registration is through 4-H Online at https://Vigo4-HCamp.4honline.com and is due by May 10.

Horse CAMPS

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