University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating. UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title VI, Title IX, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

requirements. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in 4-H Camp, please call 262-741-4951.

Walworth

County

4-H Camp

Experience summer like you never have before with people who will become your

lifelong friends. –Theresa VanSchyndel, Springfield 4-H alumni

Who is Eligible?

4-Hers, grades 3-8, can attend as

campers. 4-Hers, grades 9-13 can apply to

train and attend as counselors, so long as

they will be 15 years old by the start of

camp. Options also exist for Counselors-

in-Training (grade 9) and adult

chaperones (over 21 years old).

Description:

Walworth County 4-H Camp is held each June or July at Upham Woods

Outdoor Learning Center in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. This five-day, four

night outdoor adventure engages 4-Hers in a wide variety of fun and

educational activities designed to build life skills, inspire friendships, and

grow amazing memories that will last a lifetime! Camp activities vary a little

from year to year, but typically include: archery, canoeing, swimming, hiking,

nature science, campfires, arts and crafts, teambuilding, recreation, and

much more! 4-H Camp offers members unique opportunities to paddle the

Wisconsin River, explore the trails and caves of Blackhawk Island, and meet

and learn about camp’s resident critters.

4-H

Camp

Experience summer like you never have before with people who will become your lifelong

friends. –Theresa VanSchyndel, Springfield 4-H alumni

University of Wisconsin, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Wisconsin counties cooperating. UW-Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming including Title VI, Title IX, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

requirements. If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in 4-H Camp, please call 262-741-4951.

How Do You Sign-up?

Camper applications are available between mid-

December and early May in the UW-Extension office.

Counselor applications are available between mid-

December and late January. Download electronic copies

at: https://walworth.uwex.edu/4-h-camp-2019/.

Thanks goes to the county Junior & Senior Leaders’

Associations for making scholarships available and

subsidizing camp annually to help keep costs low for

participants. Thanks, too, to the Walworth County 4-H

House of Pork (HOP) and 4-H Futures Committees for

raising the needed funds.

Walworth County 4-H Camp

Want More Info?

Call the UW-Extension office at 262-741-4951 or email

deborah.moser@ces.uwex.edu.

Attend 4-H Camp to experience great opportunities and decide

whether or not you’d like to become a counselor!

--Jasmine Ford, Linn 4-H

If you can dream it, you can do it at 4-H Camp!

--Dakota Horlacher, Lake Beulah 4-H

Every 4-Her should attend camp at least once to go outside

of their comfort zone, explore new things, make new

friends, and give themselves a chance to fall in love with

how fun camp is! --Katelyn Gonzalez, Sugar Creek 4-H

alumni

At camp you get to meet really cool 4-Hers that you

might not get to know if you aren’t in the same projects

or clubs! --Amanda Harder, Walworth 4-H

EVERYONE gets something out of 4-H Camp! Whether you learn

something new or you make new friends, there is always an

upside for every camper. –Jack Flitcroft, Sugar Creek 4-H almni

4-H Camp is a home away from home! It’s the ultimate

4-H adventure, and a place to make awesome new friends!

--Evelyn Harkness, Spring Prairie 4-H alumni