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Cub Creek Science Camp

Summer Address:

   Rolla, Missouri, USA
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Camp offers all the traditional camp activities including; swimming, fishing, crafts, skit night, hiking, archery, and campfires, as well as many activities found no where else but at Cub Creek Science Camp.

Our animals make us unique among camps. (Do you know of another camp where you can see, feed, and pet a kangaroo, emu, parrot, hedgehog, sugar glider, armadillo, snake, lizard, tortoise or more than 60 other types of animals?)

We offer more than 80 activity choices, with our "Animal Program" high among the favorites. Campers choose the activities that interest them the most. Each week every campers chooses 10 different 1 hour activities and two week long courses.  Week long courses include; adopt an animal, archery, arts and crafts, botany, chemistry, computer presentations, entomology, geology, jr. paramedic, jr. vet, pool science, physics, sign language, and survival skills.

Cub Creek Science Camp takes place at Bear River Ranch, in Rolla, Missouri. This modern facility has the newest and most comfortable cabins of any camp. Each spacious cabin is air-conditioned, with indoor bathrooms, semi-private bedrooms and comfortable twin mattress. In addition to our comfortable cabins, Bear River Ranch also has an email home cafe, swimming pool, animal classroom, free flight aviary, archery range, a pottery cabin with 6 potters wheels, 2 fishing ponds and even a big screen TV for movies in the dining hall. And who can forget the best aspect of camp, The Great Outdoors! Bear River Ranch has more than 240 acres, with fantastic hiking trails that can take campers to a variety of unique locations, including: a nearby cave, a breathtaking view at Astronomy Hill, creeks, ponds, glades and acres upon acres of oak / hickory forests.

Camp Type:  Residential
Year Established: 1993
Gender: Coed
Age of Campers: 7 to 17 years old
Cost/Week: $501.00-$650.00/wk
Religious Affiliation: None
Camp Owner(s): Lori Martin
Camp Director(s): Lori Martin
Nearest Large City: St.Louis, MO
Off Season Rental: Yes
Accreditations ?
ACA
Camp Focus:
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Animals
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Gifted
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Science
Adventure Camps: Environmental

Special Accommodations:
ADD, Asthma, Food Allergies, Physical Disabilities,
Art Activities:
  •  Arts and Crafts
  •  Drawing and Painting
  •  Music
  •  Other Arts
  •  Photography and Video
  •  Pottery

Sports Activities:
  •  Archery
  •  Fishing
  •  Swimming

Adventure Activities:
  •  Backpacking
  •  Caving
  •  Environmental
  •  Hiking
  •  Orienteering
  •  Primitive Skills
  •  Wilderness

Academic Activities:
  •  Animals
  •  Computers
  •  Leadership
  •  Science

Miscellaneous Activities:
  •  Talent Show
  •  Team Building
  •  Travel/Trips


Additional Activities:
Jr Vet, Chemistry, Physics, Geology, Entomology, Zoology, Pond Study, Ornithology, Sign Language

One week sessions: $675 - June 1-7, June 8-14, June 15-21

Two week sessions: $1300 - June 22-July 5, July 6-19, July 20-Aug 2

Four week sessions: $2600 - June 22 - July 19, July 6 - Aug 2

Six week session: $3900 - June 22 - Aug 2