Youth Outdoor Adventure Program
The Texas Hill Country is home to many summer camp programs, but the Youth Outdoor Adventure Program (YOAP) at Joshua Creek Ranch offers a totally unique curriculum aimed at raising youth awareness of the important role of sportsmen in wildlife and habitat conservation. Much focus is placed on safe, responsible and ethical conduct while handling shotguns, rifles, bows and arrows.
Since 1992, right here at the merge of beautiful Joshua Creek and the Guadalupe River, boys and girls ages 8 to 15 stay for ten days at this sportsmen’s paradise learning shotgun and rifle shooting, archery, fly fishing and water sports like canoeing and kayaking. All this in the natural habitat of the Hill Country complete with refreshing swimming and tubing in the spring-fed Joshua Creek and Guadalupe River. The program includes demonstrations and seminars hosted by trappers, game wardens, wildlife biologists, taxidermists, and local sheriff’s deputies.
Kids aged 9+ receive their Hunter Education Certification.
This Hill Country program is all about outdoor knowledge and skill building; safe, responsible, and ethical conduct; AND having fun in the outdoors. Your child is going to love it!
"After just two years out at this wonderful lodge in the little town of Welfare, Texas, I have had some of my best summer memories and experiences of my life. Interaction with shotguns and rifles at a younger age through Joshua Creek's summer program has strengthened my respect for these weapons. Engaging with such an amazing set of staff members those weeks was such a blessing." – Morgan McMillian
Pre-registrations are now being accepted for all sessions of “YOAP” 2012
Dates for 2012:
Session I (Ages 8-12) June 14th - 23rd
Session II (Ages 13-15) June 28th - July 7th
Session III (Ages 8- 12) July 12th - 21st
Session IV (Ages 13- 15) July 26th - August 4th
Session V (Ages 8-12) August 9th -18th
