4-H Camp Ohio

4-H Camp Ohio offers Adventure activities such as Adventure Tower, Zip Line, Rock Wall, Rappel Wall, High Ropes, Team Challenge, and Flying Squirrel. It also includes Living History activities like Farm Studies, Native American, Pioneer Living, and Underground Railroad, along with Nature, Shooting Sports, Recreation, STEM, Waterfront, and other camp activities such as campfire, cookout, crafts, evening recreation, and outpost.

Programs

• Adventure — Adventure Tower, Zip Line, Rock Wall, Rappel Wall, High Ropes, Team Challenge, Flying Squirrel.
• Living History — Farm Studies, Native American, Pioneer Living, Underground Railroad.
• Nature
• Shooting Sports — Archery, Muzzleloader, Pistol (.22 or Air Pistol), Rifle (.22 or Air Rifle), Shotgun, Slingshot.
• Recreation — 9 Square in the Air, Basketball, Ga-Ga Ball, Horizontal Climbing Wall, Parachute/Earth Ball Games, Volleyball, Disc Golf.
• STEM — Catapults, GPS/Geocaching, Paper Rockets, Roller Coasters, Drones.
• Waterfront — Canoe/Kayak, Diving Games, Polar Bear, Swim Classes, Swim Games.
• Other — Campfire, Cookout, Crafts, Evening Recreation, Outpost.

At a glance

• Ages: 5–18 years old
• General schedule: Typical program day at Camp includes Polar Bear, breakfast, restroom clean-up, morning sessions, lunch, staff meeting, afternoon sessions, open swim, dinner, and occasional evening programs.
• Facility hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am-12:30 pm

About the provider

The first Ohio 4-H Camp was held in 1920, and the camp was established in 1928. Since July 1978, 4-H Camp Ohio has received accreditation from the American Camp Association (ACA) yearly. The camp provides a camping home for thirteen counties and one statewide 4-H camping program, and over 2,000 additional youth are served through resident outdoor education school camps from Coshocton, Franklin, Licking, Marion, and Muskingum Counties.

Program Instructors are seasonal or summer. Seasonal: March - November. Summer: June - August. Staff Training: May. Hiring preference is given to those who can work the full season. The camp provides 4-H county camping programs in summer and outdoor education programming, workshops, and retreats seasonally.

Last updated September 22, 2026.