Teen Farm Camp for Ages 12–15 in Tyler Hill, PA

Camp White Stag’s teen program gives older campers a more advanced outdoor experience with farm work, fishing, archery, fire building, shelter building, outdoor cooking, and leadership-building activities at White Stag Farms in Tyler Hill, Pennsylvania.

Activities Include:‍ ‍

  • Fire Building & Safety

  • Shelter Building

  • How to Read the Landscape

  • Advanced Fishing & Archery Techniques

  • Cooking Outdoors, and Much More

Program Details

Campers will get to work intimately with the farm animals, including feeding, grooming, and learning regenerative farming practices, on our 50+ beautiful acres of diverse land on White Stag Farms.

Led by our agricultural coordinator and head farmer, Brett Hogancamp, this program offers a curriculum designed to teach older kids how to take on more responsibility while having fun.

Agriculture

  • Hands-On Care for a Variety of Livestock: Cows, Chickens, Pigs, Rabbits, Goats, & Sheep

  • Beekeeping

  • Planting, Managing and Maintaining Plant Life: Vegetables, Fruits, Trees, and Soil Health

Nature Skills

  • Introduction to Bushcraft

    • Safe practices and primitive fire-making methods

    • Shelter-building

    • Campfire cooking

  • Plant Identification: Edible, Poisonous, and Helpful Species

  • Animal Identification: Tracking, Prints, and Bird Watching

Leadership & Skill Building

  • Advanced Instruction and Techniques for Fresh-Water Fishing

  • Archery Instruction with Certified Instructors

  • Advanced Art Techniques and Mediums

  • Learning to Lead by Mentoring Younger Campers