Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network Summer Camps
Ocala Outdoor Adventure Camp, 7325 170th Avenue, Silver Springs, NE 34488
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Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network Summer Camps offer activities where campers kayak, hunt, fish, and explore. The program includes conservation summer camps at multiple centers and teaches kids to kayak confidently, hunt responsibly, fish ethically, and explore curiously.
• Ages: 8–17 years old
In 2010 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission introduced the Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network (FYCCN) as a public-private partnership initiative. The mission of FYCCN is to inspire a lifelong delight for the outdoors and a passion for conserving Florida’s natural resources. FYCCN has supported more than 2,000,000 transformative nature experiences and has hundreds of partnerships with Florida’s parks, community centers, camps, clubs, museums, zoos, and aquariums. The leadership contacts for the program include Janie Clere and Jamie Pitman for FYCCN.
FYCCN offers conservation summer camps in Apollo Beach, Lakeland, Ocala, Tallahassee, and West Palm Beach. Program eligibility for Summer Camp 2026 is based on age rather than grade level, and exceptions to age eligibility may be considered on a case-by-case basis if a camper’s birthday falls within 30 days of the chosen camp week, only for campers aging up. Campers may be registered at multiple locations, but may be limited in how many weeks they can attend at any one location. Campers attending the Joe Budd Conservation Center may register for up to two weeks of camp. Campers attending Everglades Youth Conservation Center may attend for up to two weeks, but not consecutively. Leadership campers are only allowed to attend one week of camp total. If a camper is attending two consecutive weeks at Ocala Conservation Center, the child must be picked up on Friday and brought back on Sunday. Campers ages 8–13 may attend a maximum of one week of camp at the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center due to demand, and campers ages 14–17 may attend a maximum of two weeks there. Tenoroc Youth Conservation Center does not have a limit to the number of weeks a camper may attend.
Checks for camp payments must be made payable to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with the camper name, camp location, and camp week included in the memo line. Checks for Everglades, Joe Budd, Suncoast, and Tenoroc must be mailed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to the attention of Jamie Pitman, FYCCN. Checks for Ocala must be mailed to the Ocala Conservation Center to the attention of Janie Clere.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
• Ages: 8–17 years old
In 2010 the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission introduced the Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network (FYCCN) as a public-private partnership initiative. The mission of FYCCN is to inspire a lifelong delight for the outdoors and a passion for conserving Florida’s natural resources. FYCCN has supported more than 2,000,000 transformative nature experiences and has hundreds of partnerships with Florida’s parks, community centers, camps, clubs, museums, zoos, and aquariums. The leadership contacts for the program include Janie Clere and Jamie Pitman for FYCCN.
FYCCN offers conservation summer camps in Apollo Beach, Lakeland, Ocala, Tallahassee, and West Palm Beach. Program eligibility for Summer Camp 2026 is based on age rather than grade level, and exceptions to age eligibility may be considered on a case-by-case basis if a camper’s birthday falls within 30 days of the chosen camp week, only for campers aging up. Campers may be registered at multiple locations, but may be limited in how many weeks they can attend at any one location. Campers attending the Joe Budd Conservation Center may register for up to two weeks of camp. Campers attending Everglades Youth Conservation Center may attend for up to two weeks, but not consecutively. Leadership campers are only allowed to attend one week of camp total. If a camper is attending two consecutive weeks at Ocala Conservation Center, the child must be picked up on Friday and brought back on Sunday. Campers ages 8–13 may attend a maximum of one week of camp at the Suncoast Youth Conservation Center due to demand, and campers ages 14–17 may attend a maximum of two weeks there. Tenoroc Youth Conservation Center does not have a limit to the number of weeks a camper may attend.
Checks for camp payments must be made payable to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, with the camper name, camp location, and camp week included in the memo line. Checks for Everglades, Joe Budd, Suncoast, and Tenoroc must be mailed to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to the attention of Jamie Pitman, FYCCN. Checks for Ocala must be mailed to the Ocala Conservation Center to the attention of Janie Clere.
Last updated February 17, 2026.
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