Looking for a summer camp where kids can unplug, explore, create, and connect with nature? Woodcrest Farm & Forge in Hillsborough offers unique outdoor summer camps designed to inspire curiosity, creativity, and confidence through hands-on learning experiences.
Campers spend their days outdoors exploring the farm, caring for animals, harvesting vegetables, hiking trails, creating projects, and building practical skills while making new friends. Woodcrest Farm & Forge values curiosity, courage, kindness, creativity, resourcefulness, inclusivity, collaboration, and community.
Summer camp options include:
🌱 Youth Farm Camp (Ages 6-11)
Kids learn about growing food, caring for farm animals, gardening, and exploring the natural world through hands-on outdoor activities.
🥕 Cooking Camp (Ages 8-13)
A farm-to-table experience where campers harvest fresh produce, prepare vegetarian recipes, learn cooking skills, and explore life on the farm.
🐐 Tween & Teen Farm Camp (Ages 10-15)
Older campers take a deeper dive into sustainable farming practices, animal care, soil health, and food production while helping with daily farm operations.
🧺 Basketweaving Camp (Ages 10-16)
Campers learn traditional basketweaving techniques, forage for natural materials, and create beautiful handmade baskets to take home.
🔨 Teen Blacksmithing Camps (Ages 12-17)
Held in a professional forge, these hands-on camps teach blacksmithing fundamentals, tool safety, forge maintenance, and metalworking techniques while creating projects to take home.
All camps are held rain or shine and emphasize outdoor learning, creativity, respect for nature, and practical life skills.
Location:
5604 Dairyland Road, Hillsborough, NC
Camp Hours:
Monday-Friday
9:00 AM-1:00 PM
(Teen Blacksmithing Camp: 9:30 AM-1:00 PM)
Scholarships and multi-child discounts may be available.
Visit Woodcrest Farm & Forge for camp dates, registration information, scholarship opportunities, and waitlist details.
Details & Registration Here: https://www.woodcrestfarmnc.com/summer-camps
