4-H Camping Program

Camp is an opportunity to make new friends, learn, and have fun in a safe environment while surrounded by caring adults.  Campers learn life skills such as independence, responsibility, and sharing.

A study of Virginia 4-H camping conducted in 2002 with 11,000 youth campers ages 9 to 13 from across the state found that 4-H camp participation helped youth to learn to:

• Make new friends,
• Develop new skills, and
• Become more independent and able to take care of themselves.

Shenandoah County 4-H offers a summer and a winter 4-H residential camp at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational Center and Summer 4-H Day Camps are also conducted in cooperation with local town parks.  Additional 4-H speciality camps are available at 4-H Centers and other locations around the state.

There are leadership opportunities available for teens to be trained to serve as 4-H Camp Counselors for all of the Shenandoah County 4-H Camps.