4-H Summer Fun

Day campNature & outdoorsCookingHorsesArts

Youth participate in hands-on activities in creek ecology, cooking, horseback riding, sewing and animal science. Cooking participants practice food and knife safety and follow recipes; sewing campers make teddy bears.

Website Registration page

Registration

Opened Apr 29 last year

Last year it opened Apr 29, 2026, 5 PM“Registration opens in 4-H Online on April 29th at 5:00 p.m.” · madison.ces.ncsu.edu

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Details

Who: Ages 5–18
Season: Jun 2 – Jul 152026

Weeks and sessions2026

As the camp lists them. A blank means the camp’s general details apply.

Week / theme	Dates	Ages / grades	Hours	Price
Creek Ecology - Juniors	Jun 2	Who: Ages 8–10	Hours: 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Price: $10/session
Creek Ecology - Intermediates +	Jun 9	Who: Ages 11–18	Hours: 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Price: $10/session
Horseback Riding @ Sandy Bottom Trail Rides	Jun 10	Ages 8–18

Where

Madison County Cooperative Extension Center
258 Carolina Lane, Marshall, NC
~35 min drive from downtown (from town)Map

Good to know

In the camp’s own words.

Financial aid: Case by case. “We do our best to fulfill all requests so that cost is never a barrier to participation. However, depending on our funding availability, financial assistance is not guaranteed.”
Special needs: Case by case. “N.C. Cooperative Extension will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities.”
Lunch: Case by case. “Kids as Chefs: Participants will learn to read and follow recipes while preparing their own lunch each day.”
Transportation: Yes. “All 4-H Summer Fun Programs will meet at the Madison County Cooperative Extension Center at 258 Carolina Lane, Marshall AND transportation will be provided for trips, unless otherwise noted.”

Sources

Checked Oct 29, 2026.

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