2024 4-H Summer Fun Camps

(Updated: June 7, 2024, 5:34 a.m.)
Are you looking for fun, educational activities this summer? Our 4-H Summer Fun Program is full of hands-on learning experiences with a variety of topics, including gardening, cooking, food preservation, science, horseback riding, ecology, hiking, whitewater rafting, animal science, and art, including basketry, crocheting, and painting!

Download 4-H Summer Fun Program


Registration opens in 4-H Online on


April 23rd at 6:00pm


  • Registration is ONLY in 4-H Online (v2.4honline.com). Youth must be enrolled as 4-H members by April 19th in order to be approved prior to Summer Fun registration opening.
  • Registration INSTRUCTIONS are on Page 2 of the Summer Fun PDF.
  • If you need financial assistance for 4-H camps: Apply at go.ncsu.edu/madison-campership

If you have questions or need assistance: Contact us at 828-649-2411 or email us: misty_varnell@ncsu.edu and cathy_brackins@ncsu.edu
List of Madison County 4-H Summer Fun Camps:
  • Full Farm to Fork; Mondays (eight weeks) 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 8-13; $80
  • Full Cloverbud Chefs; June 4-6, Tues-Thurs: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 5-7; $60
  • Full Art in the Afternoons: Baskets with Joe; June 10, Mon: 1:00-4:00pm; ages 10-18; $10
  • Canceled Intro to Babysitting; June 11-13, Tue-Thurs: 9:00am-3:00pm; ages 13-18; $75
  • Full Cloverbud STEM Camp; June 18-20, Tue-Thurs: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 5-7; $50
  • Full Horseback Riding @ Sandy Bottom TR; June 21, Fri: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 8-18; $35
  • Full Creek Ecology; June 25, Tue: 9:00am-2:00pm & June 28th, Fri: 9:00am-2:00pm; ages 8-18; $10
  • Full Cloverbud Hiking (Max Patch Mountain); June 26, Wed: 9:00am-2:00pm; ages 5-7; $10
  • Full Junior+ Hiking (Appalachian Trail, Hot Springs); June 27, Thurs: 9:00am-3:00pm; ages 8-18; $10
  • Full Cloverbud Art Camp; June 27, Thurs: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 5-7; $15
  • Full Animal Science: Juniors; July 9-10, Tue-Wed: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 8-13; $40
  • Full Animal Science: Cloverbuds; July 11-12, Thurs-Fri: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 5-7; $40
  • Full Art in the Afternoons: Crochet with Amy; July 10, Wed: 2:00-4:00pm; ages 8-18; $15
  • 1 space open! Sew Much Fun!; July 16-18, Tues-Thurs: 9:00am-12:00pm; ages 8-18; $60
  • Spaces open! Art in the Afternoons: Painting with Brian; July 16, Tues: 2:00-4:00pm; ages 8-18; $35
  • Full Food Preservation; July 23-25, Tues-Thurs: 9:00am-1:00pm; ages 8-18; $75
  • 1 space open! Cloverbud Hiking (Craggy Pinnacle); July 30, Tue: 9:00am-2:00pm; ages 5-7; $10
  • Full Junior+ Hiking (Mount Mitchell State Park); Aug 1, Thur: 8:00am-5:00pm; ages 8-18; $10
  • Full Zoo Knoxville Trip; Aug 6, Tue: 8:00am-6:00pm; ages 8-18; $15
  • Full Rafting with Blue Heron Whitewater; Aug 8, Thur: 8:30am-1:30pm; ages 10-18; $35