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Darke County Parks
Parks District hosts
week-long day camps
School is almost over and summer is on its way! What are
your kids going to do this summer vacation? The Darke County Park
District is hosting five, week-long summer camps. Three of this
year’s camps include an overnight adventure! “Each year our camps
focus on new, fun and creative ways to discover nature,” says Senior
Naturalist, Robb Clifford. “Our main goal is for each camper to
have fun all while enhancing their appreciation and understanding of
the natural world around them.” Camp information is listed below.
Camp for Ages 6-7; July 15-19, 9:30am-12:00pm
Nature is Sense-ational!—This camp will focus on one of our 5 senses
each day, how animals use that sense and what we would do without
them! The fee for this camp is $65. Registration and
fees are due June 17.
Camps for Ages 8-9; July 8-15, 9:30am-12:00pm
Nature’s Challenge Week—Whether it will be identifying something in the
woods, searching for a certain critter within the wetlands or exploring
the prairie, we will have several challenges thrown our way this
week! The fee for this camp is $70. Registration and
payment due June 10th.
Camps for Ages 8-12; July 29-August 2, 9:30am-12:30pm
The Survival Games—This survival camp will be loosely based on the
popular “Hunger Games” book series, but is open to everyone, whether or
not you have even heard of the books. This camp will cover skills
needed to survive in the woods and we will try out these skills first
hand with an overnight. The fee for this camp is $75.
Registration and payment due July 1st.
Camps for Ages 10-12; June 24-28, 1:00pm-4:00pm
Paddling Explorations—An annual favorite, this camp begins by learning
to canoe, kayak and then floating down Greenville Creek. We will
end the week with an overnight at a lakeside campout. The
fee for this camp is $75. Registration and payment due May 28th.
Camps for Ages 13-15; June 17-21, 10:00am-4:00pm
Get Out and Go!—We will be zip-lining through the tree canopy, hiking,
geocaching and ending the week with a 2 day, down-river canoe float and
camping overnight! The fee for this camp is $95.
Registration and payment due May 20th.
Camps are filling up and the deadlines to sign up are rapidly
approaching. To sign up, stop by the Nature Center (4267 State
Route 502 West) and pick up your registration packet. For
questions, call the Nature Center at 937.548.0165.
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