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

Families are eager to find camps that put children outside and in nature. In 2026, camp leaders have put together farm camps, adventure camps, and horseback riding camps!

Farm and Nature Experiences

Featured Camp!

Messy & Brave Outdoor Adventures hosted by the Terre Haute Children’s Museum at St. Mary-of-the-Woods College

July 8-10 | Daily, 8:00AM – 5:15PM | 10 to 13-years-old

$96 Members | $117 Non-members

Experience three days of hands-on discovery at Messy and Brave Outdoor Adventures, hosted with the Sisters of Providence and located at St. Mary‑of‑the‑Woods College. This immersive program on the St. Mary’s campus invites young explorers to investigate the natural world, build practical skills, and develop confidence through outdoor learning grounded in real environmental science. Join us for an experience that blends curiosity, creativity, and scientific exploration. Whether you’re investigating soil, working with plants, or trying new hands-on skills, you’ll leave with new knowledge of the natural world.

Eco Adventures: Explore, Create, Sustain hosted by the Terre Haute Children’s Museum at Re-Think (1544 S 13th)

June 15 – 19 | Daily, 8:00AM – 5:15PM | 10 to 13-years-old

$160 Members | $195 Non-members

Learn about taking care of our world and yourself with this week-long camp at ReThink in collboration with the Maple Center of Integrated Health. Hands-on learning through gardening and sustainable practices: Campers will explore how food is grown, learn eco-friendly habits, learn some new recipes, and engage in activities that promote mindfulness and well-being. Through guided reflection, creative projects, and outdoor exploration, they’ll deepen their understanding of nature while developing skills that support both personal growth and a healthier planet.

Camp Highlights:

• Hands-on growing: Learn about gardening by planting, digging, and nurturing plants while learning how food grows and ecosystems thrive.
• Sustainable Living: Through hands-on activities, campers discover eco-friendly practices like composting, water conservation, and reducing waste in everyday life.
• Practice mindfulness: Campers will develop healthy habits that can be used everyday to build awareness and find calm.

Additional Outdoor Farm and Nature Experiences:

• 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 8-15 years old that runs from 10am-4pm. Campers need to arrive by 9:45am. Parents are not permitted to stay at camp all day.
• Griffin Bike Park Summer Day Camp. June 8-June 12. Coordinators will provide bike riding clinics, structured rides, hikes, educational content, and fun games and activities all week at the bike park. Ages 8-14. 8:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. $40 per day or $150 for the full week. Register by June 5. Call 812-462-3392 for more info or email Rich@Griffinbikepark.com.
•  Summer fun for K-8th at L&A Family Farms. They host camps for kids entering kindergarten through 8th grade during the month of June. The camps will cover information about soil, plants and animals, and farm equipment and more. Experiment with soil, start a sunflower patch for kids, visit pastures, brooder houses, and hen houses, gather eggs, learn about farm animals’ diets and behavior, become members of a honeybee hive and care for the hive, choose a farm craft to make and keep, based on age range, take home farm produce and seeds to plant, receive a ticket for free admission to the sunflower maze later in the summer.
• 4-H Camp at Shakamak State Park (June 7–10) is open to youth currently in grades 3–6 and includes boating, crafts, swimming, outdoor cooking, games, and more. High school students in grades 9–12 can apply to serve as camp counselors.

Horse CAMPS

• Horseback riding camps from Full Bloom Farm. Summer camp offerings for 2026! Tiny tots (for ages 5 and under), horse camp series for ages 6 and up, and one-day horse camp (on July 24).
• Rocky Road Ranch Horseback Riding Day Camp. Day camps are geared toward beginner and
• intermediate level riders. Basic horse care, riding skills, and safety are emphasized. Games, demonstrations, crafts, and hands-on learning are used to enhance a child’s experiences.
• Equestrian camp for beginner, intermediate, and advanced riders at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College.
• Spotted Horse Ministries offers a VBS opportunity that includes horseback riding. Keep an eye on their website for more information.
• Cherryvale Stables.  Bring a sack lunch and enjoy activities as you learn proper care and safety skills. Brazil, IN.
• Summer horseback riding camps with JC Show Horses. Fun camp, barrel camp, and day camp.

Camps from 2025; unconfirmed in 2026:

• Crossroads Cyclery Summer Day Camp at Griffin Bike Park. Join for a week of biking at Griffin Bike Park. Activities include bike riding clinics, structured rides, hikes, educational content, swimming, games and more all week at the bike park. Be sure to pack clothes to be outside and to swim, comfortable shoes for outdoor activities and a sack lunch. Drop off will be at 8:00 am in the Fowler Park Log Barn and pick up will be at 5:00 pm at the Fowler Park Beach (Log Barn if there is weather). For more information call the office at 812-462-3392 or email rich@griffinbikepark.com.
• Day Camps at Aris Farms in Clinton. 3, fun-filled days on the farm from 9am to 2pm. Grades 1 through 5. We will learn about farm animals, walk the nature trail and learn about trees and critters that live in the woods. Kids will enjoy nature crafts and games in our “Barnyard” area. They will get to walk an alpaca or llama on the nature trail on the last day. We all have a great time at our camps!

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