2021 Summer Day Camps –
2-Day Summer Camp for Grades 3-5 are on June 24 and 25. Campers in grades 3-5 join us for 2 super fun days and hang out with 4-H friends! Click here for more info on the camp. Get registration in by June 14th.
2-Day Summer Camp for Grades 6-8 are on July 14 and 15. Campers in grades 6-8 join us for kayaking or canoeing, games, hiking, bon fire camping experience. (Not an overnight) – Click here for more info on the camp for grades 6-8 and get signed up by July 1.
Camp Counselors Needed – 4-H Members grades 9 and up are encouraged to join us as a camp counselor this year for 2 fun filled days for grades 3-5 campers and 2 fun filled days for grades 6-8 campers. A fun training day to get to know other counselors and help plan the fun for the campers is on June 15th if you can make it (optional) Click here for more info on being a camp counselor for the 2021 Summer Day Camps and for the application. Hope to see you at camp!
2020 Camp Kinnissippewa 4-H Summer Camp at Kiwanis Scout Camp June
Want to be a Camp Counselor? If 9th grade or older see counselor info below camper info.
Camper Info – For campers grades 3-4, 5-6, and 7-8
Enjoy an outdoor adventure at the 4-H Base Camps. 4-H members will enjoy fellowship with new friends from Western Wisconsin while under the care of high school aged 4-H youth leaders who have been screened and trained. Campers will also have fun participating in teamwork activities with the staff of volunteers, summer interns, nurses and UW‑Extension 4-H Agents. For more information on the Camp Kiwanis facility, the website address is http://www.nothernstarbsa.org.
Registration form to sign up for camp – 2020 Pierce Camp Brochure- Registration
Camp Information – Grades based on the 2018-2019 school year grade you are finishing May 2020
- Camp is June 12-13-14, 2019
- Cost is $100 per camper (true cost is $120, of which $20 is covered by the Pierce County 4-H Adult Advisors). This is due to the UW Extension Office within two weeks of online registration. Non-4-H friends are welcome, the full $120 is due for non-4-H members. A $10 late fee will be added on to late registrations after May 1st.
- Camp does fill up so get your registration in soon. A waiting list will be started once cabins are full.
- 4-H Camp Transportation and Hours: There will be bus pick up locations at Ellsworth, (PCOB) and in River Falls (RFHS) so be sure to select your 1st choice for bus transportation. Once one bus is full we will put additional campers on the other pick up/drop off locations. Once both buses are full you will need to get your camper to camp. Campers will need to arrive at camp by 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 14th and will depart at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, June 16th. Camp is located north of Stillwater, MN on Highway 95, the phone number is (651) 433-2801.
4-H Explorers Base Camp – Open to campers in 3rd & 4th grades
4-H Base Camp 1 features:
- Arts & Crafts
- Nature Activities
- Music, Drama
- Interactive Games
- Swimming & Campfires
- Archery & Air Rifle
- Cabin Time to Make New Friends
- Lots of fun!
4-H Navigators Base Camp – Open to campers in 5th & 6th grades
4-H Base Camp 2 features:
- Teambuilding Games
- Climbing Wall & Obstacle Course
- Variety of Team Sports
- Canoe Trip & Night Swim
- Archery & Air Rifle
- Special Campfires
- Extra Social Time to Meet New Friends
- Unique Leadership Activities!
4-H Outpost Adventurers Camp – Open to campers in 7th & 8th grades
Enjoy a ‘real’ camping adventure with the opportunity to experience nature and learn new skills related to the outdoors! There is plenty of time to engage in fellowship with teens from Western Wisconsin. Campers will also have fun participating in teamwork activities with the staff of volunteers, summer interns, nurses and UW‑Extension 4-H Agents. This will include overnights at William O’Brien State Park
4-H Outpost Adventure features:
- Canoe Trip Down St. Croix River
- Swimming at William O’Brien State Park
- Hiking & Hands on Learning
- Special Emphasis on Nature
- Leadership Building Experience
- Two Nights in a Tent
- Orienteering
- Water Quality & Weather Science
- Teamwork Games & Social Time
- Outdoor Campfire Cooking!
How to register for Camp Kinnissippewa
- Fill out this 2020 Registration form above and mail or bring it in to the Pierce County UW Extension Office at 432 W. Main Street, or mail to address below.
- Checks can be made payable to “Pierce County 4-H Adult Advisors” and mailed to:
Pierce County UW-Extension Office
412 West Kinne Street
PO Box 69
Ellsworth, WI 54011
Camp Counselor Application: 2019 Camp Counselor ApplicationIf you’re interested in joining this great youth leadership experience, please fill out the Camp K Counselor Application and return to the UW Extension Office as soon as possible. You can email the form to sandy.radkey@wisc.edu, drop it off Monday – Friday between 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, or mail it to 412 W Kinne St, PO Box 69, Ellsworth, WI 54011.
See you around the campfire!
Forms
- Camp Counselor
- 2020 Camp Counselor Application – click here – 2020 Camp Counselor Application
