Applications open for Okeechobee County 4-H camps

Posted 5/19/25

Okeechobee County Extension Office is now accepting applications for the popular annual summer camps.

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Applications open for Okeechobee County 4-H camps

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OKEECHOBEE – Okeechobee County Extension Office is now accepting applications for the popular annual summer camps. Registration is first-come, first-served. In the past, these camps have filled up fast!

• H20 Encounter Environmental Education Day Camp: June 16-20 (week 1), June 23-27 (week 2), July 14-18 (week 3), July 21-25 (week 4).
H20 Encounter Environmental Education Day Camp (H20 Camp) is a camp program focused on fun and interactive environmental education activities. Campers will learn about our local natural resources with a focus on water related activities. Adventures such as an eco-tour of the Indian River Lagoon, seining trip, UDT Navy Seal Museum visit, a visit to Crystal Springs Preserve, and some water park fun are all planned for this camp.
UF/IFAS Extension/Okeechobee County 4-H would like to thank Children’s Services Council of Okeechobee for their partnership and support that make this camp possible.
Registration fee of $175 includes light breakfast, lunch, snacks, camp shirt, and all camp activities.

• Trek Through Florida History Camp: July 7 to July 11, 2025.

Camp participants will take daily trips to visit venues across the state to learn about Florida and its history. Some venues include the Sugar Express train in Clewiston, the Edison Ford Museum and a culminating trip on Friday to the Kennedy Space Center.
UF/IFAS Extension/Okeechobee County 4-H would like to thank Children’s Services Council of Okeechobee for their partnership and support that make this camp possible.
863-763-6469

• From Farm to Plate We Educate (Ag Camp): June 3-June 6, 2025, 8:30 a.m.- 4 p.m.
This camp is about education in the field of beef cattle and dairy.
Registration fee of $150 includes light breakfast, lunch, snacks, camp shirt, and all camp activities.
Okeechobee Extension Office
863-763-6469

Youth must be 8 years old as of Sept. 1, 2024 to participate as a camper.

Registration forms are available at the Okeechobee County Extension Office, 458 US Highway 98 North, or online at https://sfyl.ifas.ufl.edu/okeechobee/4-h-youth-development-/4-h-camps/
Complete and return the registration packet and payment to: UF/IFAS Okeechobee County Extension 458 US Highway 98 North.

For more information, call 863-763-6469.

4-H, summer camps, H20 Camp, History Camp, Ag Camp
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