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Summer Camp with
Darke County Parks
Schools out for summer! What are your kids going to do with all of
their free time? Send them to the Darke County Parks for one of
our Summer Camps. Each camp is 5 days full of fun and creative
ways to discover nature! Hikes, crafts and activities will
enhance your child’s appreciation and understanding of the natural
world and historic past all around them! This year, we are
offering 7 different camps for ages 6-15.
For those children who are 6-7 years old and have
completed kindergarten, there are 2 camps this year. Knee Deep in
Nature will explore nature’s playground. We will venture into
every habitat within the Parks and while your child may get muddy and
wet, they are guaranteed to have a good time! This camp will be
held Monday, July 18 to Friday, July 22. Registration is due by
July 5. Frontier Explorations will be held Monday, August 1 to
Friday, August 5. During this camp, your child will visit the Log
House, Council House, Native American and Longhunter camps and learn
several trades of the time. Registration is due by July 18.
Both camps will be from 9:30am-12:00pm and the cost is $65 each.
If your child attends both camps, you will receive a discount!
8-9 year olds can travel back to the 18th century
and spend the week in the Log House living as a pioneer child.
During this Log House Living camp, we will spend time playing games,
making crafts and maybe even doing a few chores! Log House Living
will be held Monday, July 11 to Friday, July 15. Registration is
due June 27. Your 8-9 year old can also participate in Creeks,
Ponds and Beyond, held Monday, July 25 through Friday, July 29.
During this camp, we will head out to various water sources of the
Parks to cool off on these hot July days. Your child will dig
through the mud and slime and see what creatures call this wet-world
‘home’. Registration is due July 11. Both camps will be
held from 9:30am-12:00pm and the cost is $70 each. If your child
attends both camps, you will receive a discount!
Paddling, Hiking and Camping is back! This is
an annual favorite for 10-12 year olds, which will be held Monday, June
13 through Friday, June 17, from 1-4pm. The adventure will begin
with paddling in both canoes and kayaks, followed by a float down
Greenville Creek. We will wrap up the week with a lakeside
overnight camp. Registration is due by June 1. For 10-12 year
olds who would like to try out their survival skills, we have a
Woodland Survivor camp, Monday, June 27 to Friday July 1 from
9:30am-12:30pm. Your child will learn basic survival skills and
put them to the test during an overnight camp in the wilderness of an
offsite location. Registration is due June 13. The cost of
10-12 year old camps is $75 and you will receive a discount if your
child attends both camps!
Extreme Adventures camp is for those teenagers
(13-15 years old) who say they are bored this summer. During this
camp, we will go zip-lining, kayaking down the river, and even go
paint-balling in Dayton. We will wrap up camp by travelling to a
State Park, pitching some tents and making dinner over a fire.
Your teen will not be bored at this extreme camp which will be held
from 10am to 4pm, June 20-June 24. The fee for this camp is $95
and registration is due by June 6.
Darke County Parks Summer Camps are filling up
fast! Stop by the Nature Center to pick up your registration form
and sign your child/children up today! Remember, you are not
registered for camp until we have received both your registration forms
and payment. All money and forms are due 2 weeks prior to the
start of camp. Space is limited, so call the Nature Center at
(937) 548-0165 for more information. Hope to see you at camp!
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