Please use the google form emailed by the 4-H Office each spring (usually by mid-April) to select your camp classes and request bunk mates. Classes will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis. Classes will only be assigned if you have paid in full and completed 4-H Online Enrollment.
Youth who turn 9 by September 30, 2026, and are no older than 13 by January 1, 2026, can attend as Campers.
For instance, Sally is 8 and will turn 9 on Sept 1, after 4-H Camp. Because her birthday is before Sept 30, she can go to camp as an 8 year old. Her friend Joe is 8 and will be 9 on October 15. He will have to wait until the next year to go to camp.
Teen Counselors are 14 by January 1, 2026 through 19 years old, and have completed the 9th grade. For information on becoming a Teen Counselor please see the Teens Page.
CITs are also known as Counselors-in-Training. While at camp, these youth learn what it takes to be a camp counselor and get the chance to participate in some leadership activities themselves!
If your child turns 13 before January 1, 2026, and will turn 14 by September 30, 2026, they are eligible to attend as a Counselor in Training (CIT)
There is no separate fee to be a CIT. You pay the regular Camper fee. There is a CIT application that must be completed. Link to apply
CITs must be trained prior to serving. class will cover leadership skills, how to identify camper issues, and what skill sets counselors need among other topics. This usually is a two-period class in conjunction with Low Ropes, though this is dependent on the number of youth who are eligible to be CITs in a given year.
As a CIT at 4-H Camp, youth are given the opportunity to participate in some leadership roles, though policy doesn't allow for CITs to be in sole control of a group of youth. Examples of leadership roles include: taking attendance, helping at meal times, leading their groups during campfire, etc.
After camp, CITs are placed on an email list so that when counselor applications become available, they receive them as well. For more information about becoming a counselor, please click on the "Teens" tab.
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