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What is it?
This one-week Arkansas Audubon Society camp offers
campers leaving 5th, 6th, and 7th grades an opportunity for field studies in the natural environment. Students study mammals, snakes, birds, insects, geology, plants, and aquatic life in the beautiful Ouachita Mountains. The professional staff includes a registered nurse and a lifeguard. Adult staff are with campers at all times to ensure their safety, including overnight in cabins. Instructor background checks are made and security is emphasized at all times.
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Why is this camp important?
It provides children with a special outdoor experience and helps them appreciate and understand the natural environment. We want to cultivate the next generation of stewards of our environment!
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Who may attend?
Any youth who has completed 5th, 6th, and 7th grade and interested in learning about the outdoors. Forty junior students are enrolled each week plus ten senior students who have been invited back from the year before.
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What about safety?
The Arkansas Audubon Society rents Camp Clearfork from the U.S. Forest Service for two weeks each June, during which time the entire camp is closed to outsiders. Our staff of over 20 professionals, many of whom are school teachers, are background checked and vetted before working with the campers. The entire staff ensures that the 50 camp youth each session are in a protected environment, well fed, and learning many new things about nature and its interactions.
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When and where will it be held?
In 2026, the camp dates will be June 7-12 and June 14-19. Campers can pick one of the two weeks to attend. Both sessions will be held at Camp Clearfork, in the Ouachita National Forest, on U. S. Highway 270 two miles west of Crystal Springs. It is the responsibility of the parents to bring the child to the camp and pick them up after camp is over.
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What does it cost?
Each junior student pays $500 to attend the camp for the week. Tuition pays for an incredible staff including pairs of instructors teaching classes with 8-10 students, a full-time registered nurse, an activities director, camp rental, food, insurance, and all the necessary equipment and supplies. The Audubon Society provides the remainder of the cost per camper.
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What about recreation?
The camp offers recreational opportunities including rec-time sports, swimming, hiking, canoeing, and arts and crafts, as well as evening games and programs each night.