West Kentucky 4-H Camp is in Dawson Springs, KY. and covers approximately 450 acres. This land was slated to become a state park, but in 1951, the Commonwealth of Kentucky gave the camp to the University of Kentucky for use as a 4-H Camp on a 99 year lease. The camp serves 36 counties with a bed capacity of 386 campers and counselors per camping session. The camp’s facilities include a swimming pool with diving board, a large modern dining hall, Sparks Hall, a multipurpose meeting/classroom building, a shelter house for small gatherings, a pavillon, a nature hut, crafts room, country store for souvenirs and snacks, and heated cabins and bath houses, and a horse arena. The camp has a 14 acre lake for fishing, canoeing, hiking and wetlands studies. West Kentucky provides a state of the art challenge course program with seven high elements and twelve low elements for exciting and highly effective leadership and teambuilding training. It also has facilities for archery, riflery, basketball, softball, soccer and football. Evening programs can be conducted in its rustic campfire area or singing area.
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In the summer of 2007 campers at West Kentucky 4-H Camp had a new class option.
Basic horsemanship classes were offered each session. For those campers who did not wish to participate in a full class, a daily activity period was offered. The results were extremely positive and the classes will be repeated in 2008. Contact your county 4-H agent for more information. |
Summer Camp Brochure (Color Brochure I Grayscale Brochure
Application for the use of West Kentucky 4-H Camp Center 2008
- Rates for Extension Groups
- Rates for Non-Extension Groups
Contact your County 4-H Agent if you would like to attend summer 4-H camp!
Call Susan Shaw with any camp rental questions, 859-257-5961, ext. 224 or Susan.Shaw@uky.edu |
