Best Week Ever – Summer Camp 2025 Update
Georgia’s five residential 4-H centers welcomed over 8,600 participants during the 2025 camping season.
The success of the 4-H camping program is rooted in a shared belief in its transformative power. Dedicated staff at 4-H Centers, exceptional camp counselors, and passionate county Extension professionals all inspire youth to experience camp.
Cloverleaf Camp for 4th-6th graders hosted 6,900 people at four 4-H centers, with some weeks at full capacity.
A new middle school camping approach offered options at three centers. Burton 4-H Center hosted two weeks of camp for over 260 middle school campers, Wahsega 4-H Center entertained over 300 6th-8th graders during two weeks of Wilderness Challenge Camp, and Fortson 4-H Center hosted over 450 middle school campers.
Senior Camp for high school 4-H’ers moved to Camp Jekyll for two weeks of camp, and high school 4-H’ers were also offered two week-long sessions of outdoor camping at Rock Eagle 4-H Center’s Frank Fitch Pioneer Camp. Combined with a week of Natural Resources Exploration Camp, 490 youth attended camps for high school students.
The long-running Community Camp at Fortson 4-H Center and two sessions of camp offered to military-connected youth at Rock Eagle 4-H Center rounded out a slate of 36 different camping opportunities.
Summer camp serves as a powerful launchpad, opening doors to meaningful experiences through continued 4-H involvement.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation or protected veteran status and is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action organization.