Jackson County 4-H Summer Camp Opportunities
Contact Jackson County 4-H Educator, Maddie Allman for more information about 4-H Camp at (740) 286-5044 or allman.68@osu.edu
2024 Jackson County Camp Scholarships
Camp Scholarship Application: go.osu.edu/JacksonCampScholarship
Due: May 1st
To Register for Camp, Click on the Registration Information Below for the Grade the Camper is Completing:
2024 Local Camp Dates, Costs, Ages and Information
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Download the Canter's Cave 4-H Camp Handbook Here!
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Spring Fling (grades 3-6): April 27-28, 2024
- REGISTRATION DUE: TBD
- Registration Link for Spring Fling: go.osu.edu/CantersSpringFling
- Cost: $40.00
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Cloverbud Camp: June 28-29, 2024
- REGISTRATION DUE: TBA
- Registration Link for Cloverbud Camp: go.osu.edu/CantersCloverbudCamp
- Required Online Health Forms: go.osu.edu/CloverbudHF
- Online Health Form needed for all adults and children attending camp.
- Cost: $60 ($40 for additional youth/adults)
- 2023 Cloverbud Camp Informational Letter
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Beginner (3rd, 4th & 5th) Grade Camp: June 17-20, 2024
- REGISTRATION DUE: TBA
- Registration Link for Beginner Camp: go.osu.edu/BeginnerCamp
- Required Online Health Forms: go.osu.edu/BeginnerHealthForm
- Cost: $165 ($175 non 4-H members)
- 2023 Beginner Camp Informational Letter
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STEM CAmp (5th, 6th & 7th grades): June 10-12, 2024
- REGISTRATION DUE: TBA
- Registration Link for 4-H STEM Camp: go.osu.edu/4HSTEMCAMP
- Download & Print Required Health Forms Here
- Please email required health forms to allman.68@osu.edu.
- Cost: $100
- 2023 STEM Camp Informational Letter
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Junior High (6th, 7th & 8th) Grade Camp: June 24-27, 2024
- REGISTRATION DUE: TBA
- Registration Link for Junior High Camp: go.osu.edu/JrHighCamp
- Required Online Health Forms: go.osu.edu/JrHighHealthForm
- Cost: $165 ($175 non 4-H members)
- 2023 Junior High Camp Informational Letter
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Teen Camp: June 21-24, 2024
- REGISTRATION DUE: TBA
- Registration Link for Southern Ohio Teen Camp: go.osu.edu/TeenCamp
- Click Here to Complete Online Health Forms: go.osu.edu/TeenHealthForm
- Cost: $170 ($180 non 4-H members)
- 2023 Teen Camp Informational Letter
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Other Camping Opportunities at Canter's Cave 4-H Camp
- Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp: April 19-21, 2024. More information can be found here.
- STEM Camp: June 10-12, 2024 (grades 5-7). More information found here.
- State Special Needs Camp: June 13-16, 2024. Click Here For More Information.
- Ohio 4-H Junior Shooting Education Camp: June 6-9, 2024 (ages 9-12) Click Here for More Information
- Ohio 4-H Senior Shooting Education Camp: July 14-19, 2024 (ages 12-18) Click Here for More Information
Canter's Cave 4-H Camp/Elizabeth L. Evans Outdoors Education Center
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Statewide 4-H Camping Opportunities
Other Ohio 4-H Camps Locations (CLICK HERE)
Learn more about other camping locations and additional statewide camping opportunities at ohio4h.org/camp
Statewide Camping Opportunities:
- Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp: April 19-21, 2024. More information can be found here.
- Ohio 4-H Leadership Camp: June 1-5, 2024. More information found here.
- STEM Camp: June 10-12, 2024 (grades 5-7). More information found here.
- Space Adventure Camp: More information can be found here.
- State Special Needs Camp: June 13-16, 2024. Click Here For More Information.
- Ohio 4-H Junior Shooting Education Camp: June 6-9, 2024 (ages 9-12) Click Here for More Information
- Ohio 4-H Senior Shooting Education Camp: July 14-19, 2024 (ages 12-18) Click Here for More Information
- Ohio 4-H Sea Camp: More information found here.
- Ohio Military Kids Camp: Offers a Youth Camp and Teen Camp. Click here for more information on OMK Events.
- Carving New Ideas Workshop: Held in November for teens grades 8-12. More information can be found here.
Objectives of 4-H Camping
- To have educational, recreational, and social experiences in outdoor living away from home.
- To provide opportunities to meet and learn to get along with other people by living together and participating in a camping experience.
- To provide opportunities for youth to learn to take responsibility for their own decisions and actions.
- To offer new experiences for youth by exploring new interests, or by exposing them to new approaches to old interests, such as nature, aquatics, music, and other life skills that cannot be provided as effectively outside of camp.
- To teach youth about citizenship and the importance of being a responsible citizen.
- To discover and provide opportunities for developing leadership skills.
- To discover special talents among campers and teen leaders and provide opportunities for developing these talents.
- To learn to meet individual and group responsibilities.
- To enrich the ongoing 4-H club program and to involve youth in unit 4-H clubs.
- To have fun.
- To be inspired to practice better 4-H club membership.