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4-H Camp Ohio Youth Education Center offers activities that include nature study, creative arts such as crafts, Adventure Programming with a tower, high ropes and team challenge, shooting sports, aquatics, and indoor and outdoor recreation. The program also includes Living History activities that cover pioneer life, Native American life studies, and farm studies.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–12:30 pm
The first Ohio 4-H Camp was held in 1920, and 4-H Camp Ohio was established in 1928. Since July 1978, 4-H Camp Ohio has received accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA) every year, and the ACA is described as the top national youth camping association in the United States. The camp has summer facilities for 300 resident campers and winterized facilities for 200 resident campers, and staff cabins named Bull Pen and Cow Palace that hold six men and ten women.
According to its mission statement, 4-H Camp Ohio is a quality educational facility where youth and adults build memorable experiences through nature and recreational programs, and it is striving to offer the optimum in outdoor education through an educational program that uses the resources of the camp to the maximum. Approximately 8,000 youth and adults camp there annually, primarily from 4-H and school groups, and it also serves civic organizations, businesses, scout groups, family reunions, and others for retreats and workshops. The camp is a camping home for thirteen counties and one statewide 4-H camping program with more than 4,800 4-H members served yearly, and over 2,000 additional youth are served through resident outdoor education school camps from Coshocton, Franklin, Licking, Marion, and Muskingum Counties, along with field trip groups, weekend retreats, and conferences. As 4-H and Ohio State University Extension are part of The Ohio State University, 4-H Camp Ohio is in a position to draw upon the talents and resources of The Ohio State University. One stated unique feature is that no tax dollars have ever been used for its facilities.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
• Ages: 8–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–12:30 pm
The first Ohio 4-H Camp was held in 1920, and 4-H Camp Ohio was established in 1928. Since July 1978, 4-H Camp Ohio has received accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA) every year, and the ACA is described as the top national youth camping association in the United States. The camp has summer facilities for 300 resident campers and winterized facilities for 200 resident campers, and staff cabins named Bull Pen and Cow Palace that hold six men and ten women.
According to its mission statement, 4-H Camp Ohio is a quality educational facility where youth and adults build memorable experiences through nature and recreational programs, and it is striving to offer the optimum in outdoor education through an educational program that uses the resources of the camp to the maximum. Approximately 8,000 youth and adults camp there annually, primarily from 4-H and school groups, and it also serves civic organizations, businesses, scout groups, family reunions, and others for retreats and workshops. The camp is a camping home for thirteen counties and one statewide 4-H camping program with more than 4,800 4-H members served yearly, and over 2,000 additional youth are served through resident outdoor education school camps from Coshocton, Franklin, Licking, Marion, and Muskingum Counties, along with field trip groups, weekend retreats, and conferences. As 4-H and Ohio State University Extension are part of The Ohio State University, 4-H Camp Ohio is in a position to draw upon the talents and resources of The Ohio State University. One stated unique feature is that no tax dollars have ever been used for its facilities.
Last updated June 23, 2026.
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