SUMMER CAMPS IN AND AROUND RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY 2015

Name

Belle Meade Day Camp

Ages
Swimming, nature hikes, pond activities, informal sports,
archery, writing, drawing, games, arts and crafts and stories
Activities and singing.
Where
Belle Meade School
Duration 2 week sessions
Dates
June 8 - 19, June 22 - July 3, July - 17, July 20 - July 31, August 3 - 14
Times
approximately 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. (including transportation times)

Cost
Website

$400 per 2 week session (Includes transportation from 1 of 5

pickup locations (Amissville, Washington, Sperryville, Madison
and Culpeper)
www.bellemeade.net

Name
Activities
Where
Duration
Dates
Times
Cost
Website

Belle Meade Swim Camp

Swimming lessons, free swim, playtime and lunch
Belle Meade School
Three one week sessions
June 8 - 12, July 6 - 10, July 20 - 24
9:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
$175 per session
www.bellemeade.net

Ages

6 to 13 Yrs

4 to 7 Yrs

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Name

4-H Best of All Worlds

Campers will enjoy spending up to five weeks at the new 4-H
Day Camp. Each morning campers will participate in an
activity based on one of five themes, with all themes being
Activities offered throughout the week. The themes are: cooking,
sports, outdoor adventure, crafts, and animals. Afternoons
will be spent swimming at the 4-H Ed Centers swimming pool
in Front Royal, VA.
Where
Duration
Dates
Times
Cost
Website

Ages

9 to 12 Yrs

Based at RCES auxiliary gym, but students will travel to various locations
Day camp
June 15 - 19, June 22 - 26, July 6 - 10, July 13 - 17, July 20 - 24
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
$150
http://offices.ext.vt.edu/rappahannock

Name

4-H Day Camp

Campers will spend the week participating in morning
workshops such as woodworking, rocketry, performing arts,
pet care, cooking and fishing. Campers swim every day and
Activities
participate in afternoon activities such as a giant game of
capture the flag, a talent show, and a carnival.
Where
Duration
Dates
Times
Cost
Website

Northern Virginia 4-H Ed Center

Day Camp
June 8 - 12
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (2 p.m. on Friday)
$75

Name

4-H Culpeper-Shenandoah-Rappahannock

Ages

6 to 12 Yrs

Ages

9 to 13 Yrs.

http://offices.ext.vt.edu/rappahannock

Campers will enjoy swimming, canoeing, horse-back riding,

Activities dancing like crazy, performing in the HUGE talent show, and
ending each day at the campfire circle. Campers sleep in the
dormitories on site.
Where
Northern Virginia 4-H Ed Center
Duration Overnight camp
Dates
July 26 - 30
Cost
$260 (financial aid available)
Website
http://offices.ext.vt.edu/rappahannock
Name

Living Earth School - Earth Roots

Ages
Learn the philosophy of living close to nature, wilderness
Activities survival, and nuture your connection to the earth. Build
natural shelters, track animals, campfire cooking, make
native crafts and more.
Where
Living Earth School, 101 Rocky Bottom Lane, Afton, VA 22920
Duration Day camp
Dates
Jun 15 - 19, Jun 22 - 26, Jul 20 - 24, Jul 27- 31, and August 3 - 7
Times
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost
$285 per child
Website
http://www.livingearthva.com/daycamp.html

7 to 12 Yrs

Name

7-16 yrs.

Camp Friendship
Ages
This is an overnight camp divided into age appropriate groups
Activities offering swimming, archery, horse-back riding, arts and
crafts, canoeing, drama, and so much more. The website is a
must see.
Where
Palmyra, VA

Junior Village 7-12

Senior Village 13-16

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Duration 1 week overnight camps
Dates
See website
Cost
Approximately $1100-1275 per week - varies with program
Website
www.campfriendship.com
Name

Rappahannock Nature Camp

Girls Equestrian Camps 9-16

Jr. Camp with Riding 7-12

Ages

5th to 12th grade

Ages
Ages

6 - 18 Yrs
12 - 18 Yrs

Ages

All

Ages

5th - 8th grade

Ages

5 - 9 yrs. See schedule

The camp's home base is on the Hazel River, two miles west
of Route 231. Almost all activities are held outdoors and will
Activities include games and songs, hiking, identifying butterflies and
moths, learning to recognize all types of snakes, assessing
water quality, catching and releasing wild animals, caring for
flowers and trees, and producing a camp newspaper.
Where
Singing Creek, Sperryville
Dates
June 15 -26
Website
http://naturecamp.net/session-information/dates-for-2012/
Name

Valley Soccer Camp (JMU)

Activities Summer soccer camp for boys sponsored by Rappahannock

County Soccer Association
Where
James Madison University
Duration TBD
Dates
Day camp is 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Times
TBD
Cost
$95 for day camp, $495 for residential ($395.00 for commuters)
Website
https://valleysoccercamp.org/registration.php
Summer 2015 Aquatics
Name
Activities
Where
Duration
Website

Name

All sorts of swimming, classes plus CPR/AED Recert, Lifeguard

Certification and WSI Certification
Warrenton Aquatic & Recreation Facility
800 Waterloo Road, Warrenton, VA
Summer schedule TBA
www.warrentonva.gov

Eco-Geo-Bio (Partnership between Smithsonian

Conservation Institute and the Shendandoah Valley
Discovery Musem)

Focus on science outdoors, campers will use compasses,

radio tracking devices, and maps, the same tools scientists
Activities use daily to study ecology, biology and geography in research
plots within the 3200-acre conservation preserve. They will
meet scientists and may even spy some of the animals the
Center is breeding to bring back from near extinction.
Where
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal
Duration 5 day sessions
Dates
TBD
Times
TBD
Cost
$260 for Discovery Museum members/$299 for non-members
Website
http://www.discoverymuseum.net/Events/SummerCamps.htm
Name

Grovespring Farm

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Ages

8 - 16 Yrs

Co-ed outdoor adventure featuring horseback riding,

canoeing, hiking, fishing, arts and crafts, drama, orienteering
and group games including Frisbee golf, sardines, soccer, etc.
Activities A highlight of the week is the campout on Thursday night for
which campers prepare a campsite, cook over a fire, roast
marshmallows, make s'mores, sing songs and tell stories
(musical instruments welcome!). Each campout has a special
activity such as skits or giving day and sometimes both.
Where
1323 Grovespring Road, Culpeper, VA 22701
Duration 5-day sessions, some with one night camp-out
Dates
July 6 - 10, July 13 - 17, July 20 - 24, August 3 - 7 (dates depict different camps--see schedule)
Times
Varies
Cost
$275 - $500
Website
www.grovespringfarm.com

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Name
Activities
Where
Duration
Dates
Times
Cost
Website

Grovespring Farm Advanced Equestrian Camp

Horse-back riding camps
1323 Grovespring Road, Culpeper, VA 22701
5-day sessions
June 15 - 19
Half day and full day sessions
$275 (half-day) $450 (full day)
www.grovespringfarm.com

Ages

TBD

Trout Unlimited Tri-State Conservation & Fishing Camp

Ages

13 - 17 Yrs

Experience mountain streams and their environments to

Activities learn about successful and responsible fishing, conservation,
stream life and restoration, wildlife, outdoor skills, team
challenges and leadership.
Where
Graves Mountain Lodge, Syria, VA
Duration Six-day, five-night camp
Dates
June 21 - June 26
Cost
$800 (scholarships available)
Website
www.tucamp.org
Name
Activities
Where
Dates
Cost
Website

College of William and Mary Sports Medicine Camp

Ages 9th - 12th grade
Workshops for students interested in athletic training and sports medicine
Campus of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA
July 11 - 14
$389 (scholarships available)
http://web.wm.edu/sportsmedicine/sportsmedcamp.htm?svr=1

Name

Holiday Lake Forestry Camp

The program centers on classes such as forest management,

Activities wildlife and environmental protection, supplemented by
special presentations from natural resource professionals.
Where
Appomatox-Buckingham State Forest
Dates
June 15 - 20
Times
residential
Cost
$85 (students are nominated to attend)
Website
http://www.dof.virginia.gov/forestry/camp/index.htm

Ages

13 - 16 Yrs

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Name

National Student Leadership Conference

Ages

9th - 12th grade

The NSLC offers outstanding high school students a unique

Activities combination of hands-on, career-focused simulations,
exclusive behind-the-scenes tours, prominent guest speakers,
leadership training, and more.
Where
locations are nationwide
Duration varies - one-week to three-week sessions
Dates
all summer
Cost
$2,195 - $4,995 (depending on the duration of the camp)
Website
http://www.nslcleaders.org/high-school-summer-programs/dates-locations/
Name
National Park Service Youth Conservation Corps
Ages
Activities Protecting our natural resources (paid positions)
Where
Students apply directly to the National Park they would like to work
Yosemite and Yellowstone have residential component
Duration Must apply - April 15th deadline
Application may be downloaded online
Website
http://www.nps.gov/gettinginvolved/youthprograms/ycc.htm

15 - 18

Name

Ages

9th and 10th

Ages

4 - 7 yrs.

Ages

8-12 yrs.

Duke University - Summer Studies

A stimulating educational model that promoteshigher-level

Activities thinkingthrough interactive, inquiry-based learning.
Engagingsocial and residential experiencesto
complement your academic endeavors.
Where
various college campuses nationwide
Duration 3-weeks
Dates
Multiple sessions offered throughout the summer
Cost
Approximately $3,800- $4,050 (financial aid available)
Website
http://www.tip.duke.edu/node/286
Mountain Adventure Day Camp
Swimming, hiking, climbing wall, wildlife and plant
Activities identification, games, crafts and most of all,
buildingchildrens comfort levels with the outdoors
Where
Duration
Dates
Cost
Website

Sperryville, VA
One week
June 8 - 12
$200/week
http://www.mountainadventuresva.com/-day-camps.html
Mountain Adventure Day Camp

Swimming, hiking, wildlife and plant identification, games, crafts,

group problem solving, survival skills, climbing wall and low ropescourse elements, and most of all, building childrens comfort levels
Activities with the outdoors. One of our days will be spent rock climbing in
George Washington national forest. Thursday night is an overnight
camp out, students will learn the basics of back-country living skills,
including; hygiene, tent and tarp set up, camp stove use, water
purification methods and fire building techniques.
Where
Sperryville, VA
Duration One week
Dates
June 15 - 19
Cost
$225/week
Website
http://www.mountainadventuresva.com/-day-camps.html

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Mountain Adventure Backpacking Camp
Ages

14 to 17 yrs.

This five-day course will include and cover: group problem solving,
initiatives, low ropes-course activities, trip planning, backcountry living
skills,backpacking technique and group dynamics. We will spend the
Activities
first day planning food, checking gear and building group trust through
various activities. The next four days and three nights will be spent
backpacking in and around Shenandoah National Park, exploring our
local and natural environment.
Where
Shenandoah National Park
Duration 5-day sessions
Dates
July 6 - 10
Cost
$250/week
Website
http://www.mountainadventuresva.com/backpacking-camps.html
Mountain Adventure Backpacking Camp

Ages

11 to 14 yrs.

This camp will introduce students to the art of rock climbing.

Campers will spend each day climbing, learning group safety, knot
Activities tying, belay technique, top-rope set-up and the introduction
to building anchors. They will also discuss and explore sport and trad
climbing, while keeping their primary focus on top-rope rock climbing.
Where
Duration
Dates
Cost
Website

Shenandoah National Park

5-day sessions
June 29 - July 3
$250/week
http://www.mountainadventuresva.com/rock-climbing-camps.html

Joystream Music Summer Camp

Get your guitars...bring your voices, a notebook and a pencil and we
Activities
will create music beyond your wildest dreams!
Where
Duration
Dates
Cost
Website

Ages

Varies

Ages

3 - 12 Yrs.

Washington, VA
5-day sessions
TBD
TBD
https://www.facebook.com/Joystreammusiccamp/info
Hearthstone Day Camp

This Waldorf-inspired camp includes activities such as

storytelling, watercolor painting, beeswax sculpture, candle
Activities making, rhythmic movement and dance,water play,
cooperative games, felting, basketry, beadwork, paper
making, drumming, instrument making, baking, art from
nature and nature walks.
Where
Hearthstone School- Sperryville, VA
Duration 5-Day sessions
Dates
July 28 - August 1, August 3 - 7
Cost
$200 per week
Website
http://www.hearthstoneschool.org/images/PDF/SummerDayCamp2015_brochure.pdf