Sharlot Hall Museum Camps

Sharlot Hall Museum Camps offers Day in the Life Camp, which includes archery and rabbit sticks, pioneer crafts, and living history. It also offers Surviving Prescott 1864, with hands-on challenges based on pioneer life, including survival skills, self-sufficiency, frontier-style crafts, live demonstrations, and a flag ceremony. Family Camp Experience “Little Ranch in the Pines” has families rotate through historic stations such as the blacksmith shop, schoolhouse, and ranch house for living-history activities.

Programs

• Day in the Life Camp — 7-13 years old · June 2-3, 2027 · $100 · Two-day program with cultural activities like archery and rabbit sticks, pioneer crafts, and living history.
• Sharlot Hall Museum Open-Enrollment Camp: Surviving Prescott 1864 — 9-12 · Week 1: June 7-11, Week 2: June 14-18, Week 3: June 21-25 · $300 per week · Five-day camp with hands-on challenges inspired by pioneer life, including survival skills, self-sufficiency, frontier-style crafts, live demonstrations, and a flag ceremony.
• Junior Counselor Program — 13-17 years of age by the time camp starts · $150 per week · Supports the Surviving Prescott 1864 Summer Camps and includes a daily snack and a special Junior Counselor t-shirt.
• Family Camp Experience “Little Ranch in the Pines” — Children must be 5 years of age or older · Saturday, July 17 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM · $50–$125 · Families rotate through historic stations such as the blacksmith shop, schoolhouse, and ranch house for living-history activities.
• Sharlot Hall Museum Day Camps — Tuesday through Saturday throughout the month of July · Outside summer camp groups can spend a day at the historic campus with an interactive museum tour, a picnic style snack on the lawn, and a hands-on activity.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–17 years old
• Price range: $50–$300
• Current session: Day in the Life Camp (Jun 2–Jun 3, 2027); Surviving Prescott 1864 Week 1 (Jun 7–Jun 11, 2027); Surviving Prescott 1864 Week 2 (Jun 14–Jun 18, 2027); Surviving Prescott 1864 Week 3 (Jun 21–Jun 25, 2027)
• General schedule: The museum offers a variety of youth camps as part of its annual program lineup. Registration for Day in the Life Camp opens in January 2027. Registration for Surviving Prescott 1864 Summer Camps opens in January 2027.

About the provider

The museum’s youth camps are part of its annual program lineup. The mission statement says the camps help children make new friends while exploring how history connects to their world through art, science, engineering, and more. The community involvement fact says the Day in the Life program welcomes youth from the Yavapai-Prescott Indian Tribe, home school communities, and local civic and youth organizations, such as Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Junior Counselor requirements: be 13-17 years of age by the time camp starts; have a positive attitude; be willing to learn. Family Camp Experience children must be 5 years of age or older. If you have questions, contact Mekenna Bednarek at [email protected] or 928-277-2161.

Last updated August 31, 2026.