Camp Offerings

RAW Leaders takes our older campers and provides them with a summer-long leadership experience. Leaders week will be chock full of training similar to what staff receive with an emphasis on team building, program and activity development, and leadership. The week includes a trip to Ohio University's new High Ropes Course and zipline! We will end our week together with a wilderness camp out on Thursday night.

Upon completion of this week, participants can come back at no additional charge as a Counselor in Training (CIT) for all camps that are designated for campers 12 and under. CIT's assist program leaders, organize and run games, and help the counselors as needed while enjoying all the fun of RAW Camp.

In addition to the typical fun and games presented by RAW Camp (obstacles, forest play, meaningful work, team building, etc), Adventure week will include an off-site trip where campers will enjoy a one-hour horseback ride at Uncle Buck's or Smokerise Ranch, depending on skill level and experience. This is one of our most popular weeks, and it fills up quickly, so please register your equestrian loving child early!

Young Warriors Day Camp is an introduction to the RAW experience, featuring movement games, archery, outdoor fun and adventure amongst children of similar ages. This is a great week for young campers to acquaint themselves with RAW and what we do, as well as expand their comfort zone and enjoy the natural world we live in. This year we will also include a trip to Lake Hope to visit the nature center, swim in the lake, and play on the beach playground!

Some of the highlights of RAW Warriors Day Camp will include survival and outdoor living skills, sword (boffer) fighting, challenging obstacle courses, field games, special guests, and a trip to Blockhouse Bouldering Gym for a private lesson, games, and climbing fun! We expect this new trip to fill up fast, so sign up soon!

RAW Splashdown takes campers into the drink for a special water-themed week! Classics like greasy watermelon football will come into play, as well as raft building, pond studies, and so much more! Also included will be a field trip to the Lake Snowden water park for fun in the sun on giant inflatables and lakeshore jams.

RAW Eco Warriors Camp is five days of exploration and hands-on learning. Participants will learn about ecosystems, identify and use plants, discover interesting animals and their habitats, and enjoy playing in creeks and ponds. Of course, there will be slip and slides, sword fights, and all the fun of RAW camp. In addition to all this, we will also take a field trip to beautiful Wildcat Hollow, where we will explore and play in a restored creek and forest!

Women of RAW is a week of fun for female and female-identifying youth only. In addition to the usual excitement of RAW, we are looking forward to a group self-defense class, music making, archery lessons, a visit from Hocking College's Nature Center staff and animals, and one of our favorite guests, Talcon Quinn, to teach us the art of knot-tying. This is surely going to be an exciting week of bonding and empowerment! 

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RAW Survivors Day Camp offers all of the fun and adventure of the traditional RAW experience with a focus on survival and naturalist skills. Learn tracking, archery, medicine making, plant and animal identification, fire starting, shelter building, and more. We will also take a trip to the beautiful Strouds Run State Park for a little extra fun!

Young Survivors is a version of our RAW Survivors Day Camp that is tailored for our younger campers. This camp focuses on survival and naturalist skills via tracking, plant and animal identification, fire starting, shelter building, and so much more. Special guests and activities are yet to come, so be sure to check back soon!