Conservation Camps in Kentucky with KYAfield and my724outdoors.com!
This week we see what the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources Conservation Camps are all about. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources has been involved in conservation education camping since 1946. Camp John Currie, located on Kentucky Lake outside of Benton, Kentucky opened in 1949. Camp Earl Wallace, located on Lake Cumberland outside of Monticello, Kentucky opened in 1951. Camp Robert C. Webb, located on Grayson Lake outside of Grayson, Kentucky opened in 1969. An average of 4,500 Kentucky students attend our three camps each year.
Campers arrive at camp Monday morning and return home on Friday. Scheduled activities include:
- Nature
- Archery
- Boating
- Outdoor Survival
- Firearm Safety
- Fishing/Casting
- Swimming
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Successful completion of a camp activity entitles the camper to an achievement patch, certificate or award. Additionally, campers may earn Kentucky’s Hunter Education Certificate. This ‘orange card’ is honored in all states that require a hunter education card. Each evening, campers will also have time to enjoy their favorite playground activities such as basketball, volleyball, badminton, ping-pong, etc.
Each camp operates nine weeks every summer (June through August) with a capacity of 200 campers per week per camp. Camp is open to all Kentucky students who are in grades 4-6 and NOT older than 13 years. Applications are distributed during Conservation Education classes in February and are also available online.
Campers are transported to camp by bus on Monday morning and return home on Friday. Campers are picked up Monday and dropped off Friday at a predetermined location in their home or adjacent county. Transportation is arranged by KDFWR personnel through local school districts or by charter bus service. The camp fee includes transportation costs.
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