Milky Way Farm Summer Camp

Milky Way Farm Summer Camp offers Little Farmer Summer Day Camp with farm animals, literature, crafts, and a memory scrapbook. It also offers Fantastic Farm Fun with discovery learning about farming and animals. Little Farmer runs from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and costs $235 per week. Fantastic Farm Fun 1, 2, and 3 run from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and cost $385 per week, and Fantastic Farm Fun 4 & 5 is an afternoon session from 12:30-5 pm.

Programs

• Little Farmer Summer Day Camp — 4-6 year olds; Pre-K and Kindergarten age; independent of parent and toilet trained · 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. · $235 per week · Creative “Down on the Farm” experiences with farm animals, literature, crafts, and a memory scrapbook. Campers may only attend one week each summer.
• Fantastic Farm Fun 1 — rising 2nd and 3rd grade · 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. · $385 per week · Exciting programs vary within each camp; discovery learning about farming and animals.
• Fantastic Farm Fun 2 — rising 3rd and 4th grade · 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. · $385 per week · Exciting programs vary within each camp; discovery learning about farming and animals.
• Fantastic Farm Fun 3 — 4th and 5th grades · 9:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. · $385 per week · Exciting programs vary within each camp; discovery learning about farming and animals.
• Fantastic Farm Fun 4 & 5 — rising 5th-6th graders · 12:30-5 pm · Afternoon session.

At a glance

• Ages: 4–11 years old
• Price range: $235–$385 per week
• General schedule: Summer Day Camp Experiences for Ages 4 to rising 6th grade. Little Farmer is a weekly day camp. Fantastic Farm Fun is a weekly day camp for rising 2nd-6th graders.
• Facility hours: Farm Hours: Friday 3-5:30pm; Saturday and Sunday 10-5pm. Creamery Hours: Friday 1-8pm; Saturday and Sunday 11am-8pm. Spring and Fall Hours: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 1 p.m. - 9 p.m. Summer Hours: Wednesday - Sunday 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.

About the provider

Milky Way Farm has been owned and operated as a dairy farm in the Matthews Family since 1902, although it has been a farmstead since the 1760s. Its mission is educating and inspiring youth in agriculture. The family works together, supporting its ventures, educating the community, and sustaining the farm for generations to come. The farm has hosted school groups, farm tours to schoolchildren and families, and birthday parties year-round.

All staff that interacts with campers has been cleared through the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background process, Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance, and FBI Fingerprints Clearance for those who have lived out of state in the last 10 years. Staff applicants must be a rising Junior in high school up to Senior in college. CIT positions: age 15 volunteer, age 16 paid.

Last updated October 25, 2026.