What is 4-H Camp?
- It's youth challenging themselves on a ropes course, braiding a friendship bracelet, swimming in a lake, learning a line dance, and becoming lifelong friends with their cabinmates.
- It's counselors leading a nature hike, knowing the words to all the songs, creating the best skits at the campfire, and making a homesick camper smile.
- It's 4-H professionals training teen counselors, recruiting adult volunteers, purchasing supplies, and setting the stage for a camper's memory of the best week of the summer.
- Its camping facilities featuring hands-on outdoor education, adventure, and challenges that develop leadership, citizenship, and life skills in young people
Here's what Ohio 4-H Campers had to say after their camping experiences in 2019:
- 96% either agreed or strongly agreed that they had someone to look up to at camp
- 97% said they made a new friend at camp
- 94% indicated that they learned something new
- 97% said they will recommend camp to their friends
- 98% want to return to camp next year
Ohio 4-H Camp Impact Report (2024)
Camp Counselors
Camp Counselors are provided with a fun and intensive application and training process including:
- Application printable pdf | fillable pdf - deadline November 15
- Interview - conducted in December
- Come prepared to share a camp theme and corresponding craft, activity, snak, or community service idea to go with the theme. Bring written instructions and a sample of your idea(s).
- Training that begins in January - tentatively every other Monday evening
- A required minimum of 12 hours of training for day camp counselors
- A required minimum of 24 hours of training for residential camp counselors
2025 4-H Summer Camp Opportunities
Opens April 15, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.!
Click Here to Register
A $25 non-refundable deposit is required upon registration.
Cloverbud Day Camp: June 17-18, 2025
- Location: New Russia Twp. Lodge
- Cost: TBD
- Ages: 5-9 years old
Beginner Sewing Camp: TBD
- Location: New Russia Twp. Lodge
- Cost: TBD
- Ages: 9-14 years old and enrolled in the Sew Fun project
Jr. 4-H Day Camp: June 10-12, 2025
- Location: Hidden Hollow Camp
- Cost: TBD
- Ages: 9-13 years old or in the 8th grade
Jr. Residential Camp: June 20 - July 3, 2025
- Location: Erie County 4-H camp on Kelleys Island
- Cost: TBD
- Ages: 9-13 years old or in the 8th grade
Camp Scholarship Opportunities
To ensure ALL youth have the opportunity to attend 4-H summer camp, Lorain County 4-H Endowment offers partial scholarships! Scholarship amounts vary each year based on the funds available.
4-H Camp Scholarship Application- deadline April 15, 2025
If your 4-H'er may need financial assistance beyond a partial scholarship, don't hesitate to get in touch with the 4-H office for additional information.
Additional Camp Information
Packing List for Residential Camp