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Summer Camp Program
We offer campers a wide variety of instruction and activities in the areas of outdoor adventure, arts and crafts, swimming, boating, horseback riding, farm work, overnight trips, sports, informal games, and music and drama performances. Children experience these activities in an environment fostering personal growth, individual responsibility, and active participation in the camp community.
All Inclusive Camp Fee
Our goal is to offer each camper an opportunity to participate in as many activities as possible. There are no additional fees for out-of-camp expeditions such rock climbing or caving, each camper has the opportunity to participate in horse riding at least once per week and campers 12 years and older participate on a white water rafting trip down the New River Gorge (more info on expeditions and rafting below). The only additional activity fees are for campers who choose to have horse riding instruction on a daily basis (details on this page).
Scheduling activities and Structured Choice
Whether you come for one week, two weeks or longer you will participate in a large number of activities. As a camper you will have a lot of choice in what you do at Camp Hidden Meadows.
We do not pre-schedule camper's activities based on cabin assignments. Campers instead choose the activities in which they have the most interest within a well organized and structured program. Campers appreciate the opportunity to choose their activities and this enthusiasm translates to a quality learning environment for both instructors and campers.
White Water Rafting
White Water Rafting Trips are for campers ages 12 or older. This is a day trip which involves traveling to the New River Gorge for the best rafting on the east coast. One week participants go on one rafting trip. Two week campers participate in one trip (not two) during their time at camp.
Out-of- Camp Expeditions
Expeditions are half-day and full-day out-of-camp trips. Expeditions include Rock Climbing, Caving, Greenbrier River Rail Trail Biking Trips, Nature Hikes, Advanced Mtn. Biking or a visit to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Campers choose one expedition per week.
One, Two, Three or Four Week Sessions. Which should I choose?
How long you can join us depends on your summer schedule and other factors. We would love it if you could join us for the entire summer! However, we understand this isn't always possible and have developed a very strong and well organized program to maximize your exposure to a variety of activities. During a one week session campers can expect to participate in numerous in-camp activities, one out-of-camp expedition and for campers ages 12 and older, the white water rafting trip. Two week campers and those staying longer have the opportunity to explore a wider variety of activities or further develop their skills in those activities they have a special interest in. Campers staying two weeks and longer can also choose an optional overnight camping trip.
It also important to remember that with the opportunity to choose your own activities your time at camp will be packed with wonderful experiences.
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Campers choose what they want to do from a large offering of activities
Some of the Activities that campers choose:
- Crafts, pottery, and ceramics workshops
- White water rafting trip on New River Gorge
- Horseback riding and horse care
- Day and overnight trips -Caving, Hiking, Canoeing, Kayaking, Swimming, Rock climbing
- Mountain biking old logging roads or gentler rail-trail biking trips
- Nature sketching, painting
- Woodworking
- Field sports soccer, ultimate frisbee, softball and volleyball
- Drama rehearsals and improvisational theater workshops
- Fishing
- Model Rocketry
- Yoga
- Basketball
- Organic gardening and farm animal care
- Skills classes in sailing, canoeing, kayaking, wilderness survial, rock climbing, and horse care
- Rock climbing on the indoor climbing wall or at the outdoor climbing tower
- Picking raspberries for homemade ice cream
- Map and compass skills class, Survivor hikes
- Singing, Drumming, Guitar
- Culinary Arts
- Flower drying and pressing
- Pre-breakfast polar bear swims
- Reading and quiet games, ping pong, fussball
- Making icecream
- Mountain Boarding
- Our famous 1000 foot! Mountain to Valley Zip Line
Additional Horseback Riding Instruction
All campers participate in horseback riding once per week at no additional charge. We have some wonderful horses and offer quality instruction. Campers wishing to spend more time with our horses can choose our optional Horseback Riding instruction which includes four additional classes per week. The fees for this is $100 for one week and $185 for two weeks of instruction.
Special Events and Evening Activities
In addition to the core program activities each session includes a wide variety of special events and evening activities. The Hidden Meadows Eco-Challenge , egg-olympics, capture the flag, counselor skits, campfires and many other creative and fun evening activities are what camp is all about!
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