Each of our middle school camps includes a Thursday night campout onsite at KNC or offsite at Markin Glen Park. Sessions 2, 4, 6, and 8 are onsite, and Sessions 1, 3, 5, and 7 are offsite. All campouts include food preparation, applying Leave No Trace Principles, and proper gear use. We’ll focus on building special outdoor experiences and skills, including leadership and teamwork experience through “low ropes” initiatives challenges and KNC service projects as available. The themes below describe additional activities we will add during that session of camp. Note: Participants should be able to carry a 30-pound pack, walk two miles a day, and learn and use backcountry bathroom techniques if facilities are unavailable.    

Please remember to pack a lunch for your full-day camper. Adventure Skills has a campout at the end of each week. Overnight campout is 9 AM on Thursday through noon on Friday. Tents and 3 meals are provided for the campout. Tents are not shared. Please feel free to provide your own tent. 

This camp is intended for children entering 6th-8th grade in the Fall. 

This Week: What’s Bugging You? 

Learn about different insects in Michigan and how they help create a sustainable environment at KNC. Learn how clearing our ecosystems of invasive species helps these creatures thrive. Search KNC for caterpillars and Monarch butterflies for a community science project. Go on a night hike and listen to the songs the insects sing. Camp onsite Thursday night.