| Advanced Horseback Riding | For Dusky campers who want to advance their technique with the help of knowledgeable staff and a fun camp environment. Campers must have mastered cantering and have a recommendation from a riding instructor. |
| Best of Camp | Experience some of the best options that camp has to offer! Campers will spend each morning and afternoon participating as a small group in some of camps most popular camp activities.
Potential activities include: lake toys, zipline, hayride to the farm, gagaball, archery and so much more! |
| Challenge | This camp features group teambuilding activities like initiative games and the low challenge course, and more individual challenges with the high challenge course and zipline. |
| Community Farm | Feed and care for the goats, pigs, chickens, and cows. Plant crops, gather eggs, pick vegetables, and more at the farm! |
| Herpetology | Herpetology (the study of reptiles and amphibians) is for campers interested in hands-on ecological fieldwork and exploring the hardwood forest around Chestnut Ridge! Campers will collect, process, and learn about the salamanders, frogs, snakes, turtles, and lizards at Chestnut Ridge.
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| Horseback Riding | Campers will care for and ride the horses each day. They will learn about tack, grooming, and horse husbandry as they develop skills in the Western riding tradition. Riders of all skill levels are welcome. Campers may ride in the arena and on trails.
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| Horsemanship (Horse Learning) | activities around learning about horse care, keeping, and handling |
| Rock and Raft | Campers will travel on Tuesday with experienced counselors to the mountains of West Virginia to spend 3 days and 2 nights rafting the Upper New River and rock climbing in the New River Gorge. These activities are lead by trained guides who provide all specialized equipment. No experience is necessar... |
| Target Sports | Campers will participate and receive instruction in archery, slingshots, marshmallow launching, catapults, waterballoon launching, and more! This camp does not include firearms.
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