7th–8th grade camps

For campers entering 7-8th grades in fall 2025

Victorian Garden Party (6th–7th grades)

Full day: 9am–4pm

Victorians loved nature. They decorated their homes with the four Fs: flowers, feathers, fowl, and fur. Experience what children were taught in a typical Victorian household. Learn etiquette, handcrafts, cooking, and social routines throughout the week. End the week by throwing a Victorian garden party for an invited guest on the final day of camp.

Note: This camp does not include a creek walk. 

The Victorian Garden Party will showcase campers’ handicrafts and cooking and takes place Friday at 2:30pm on the Flynn Mansion lawn. Party is for one invited guest. The guest will need to check in at the Visitor Center off Hickman.

Activities subject to change. 

Deer Run (7th–8th grades)

Full day: 9am–4pm

Explore the daily lives of Indigenous Peoples from different parts of North America as you try open-fire cooking, archery, crafts and games, and so much more. Each day, you will explore a different region of the continent.

Activities subject to change. Short weeks will vary but will include creek walk. On creek day your camper will get wet and muddy. Bring a towel or plastic bag for the car.

Adventures of Lewis and Clark (7–8th grades)

Full day: 9am–4pm

Become an explorer as you embark on an adventure in early 19th-century Iowa! Get your expedition started, then follow Lewis and Clark’s trek across the Louisiana Purchase. Along the way, learn the skills of mapmaking, archery, plant and animal identification, surveying, and stewardship of the land.

Activities subject to change. Short weeks will vary but will include creek walk. On creek day your camper will get wet and muddy.  Bring a towel or plastic bag for the car.

Wait list

• If a camp session is full, you may fill out this form to be placed on a wait list.
• Include the program and date that you are interested in attending.

Group Requests

We have multiple camps of the same age group, and, therefore, we cannot guarantee your child will be placed with his or her friends. However, we will make every effort to accommodate up to two requests. Please keep the following in mind:

• Campers must be registered for the same camp, in the same week, and be in the same age group. If both campers do not request to be placed in the same groups, accommodations cannot be guaranteed.
• Camp is about making friends and they quickly form strong friendships. When large groups of friends are grouped together other campers can feel left out. We will split requests larger than 3 friends.