Rescue Ranch Critter Camps are designed to be a fun, educational camp experience for children who love animals. All camps involve daily interaction with animals, games, crafts, STEM activities, and our 10,000 sq ft inclusive playground. Campers will learn how to care for animals, provide enrichment, and to promote humane animal care to others.
We have limited scholarships available for children from families needing a helping-hand. Scholarships will cover a portion of the camp registration fees. The Education Scholarship Committee will review your application and will award a limited number of scholarships based on need.
Campers will learn as they play games, complete STEM activities, and spend time with our animal ambassadors! Campers will also get time on our 10,000 sq ft playground, as well as time on our nature trails (weather dependent)!
Cost: TBD
As spring is beginning, we invite your Critter Campers to join us at Rescue Ranch to explore Springtime in the Sahara! Campers will spend the week learning about Desert habitats, animal adaptations, survival and doing Stem activities, experiments, crafts, meeting animal ambassadors and more!
Limited spots available.
Summer has arrived! We invite your Critter Campers to come join us as we explore and learn all about planets and space from 5/27 - 5/30 or learn how music is made from 7/7 - 7/11! There will be STEM activities, crafts, animal ambassadors, songs and more!
Ages: PreK Children 4, 5 or 6 years of age
Available: 5/27 - 5/30 & 7/7 - 7/11
Cost: $125 (early bird & sibling discounts available)
Time: 8:30a-12:00p
*8am Early drop off available, please email [email protected] for details
Is your middle schooler interested in a future working with animals? This camp is designed to explore careers from Zoo Keeping, to wildlife photography. We will have guest speakers, hands-on lessons with our animal ambassadors, STEM activities, crafts and more!
Ages: Students entering 6th-8th Grade for the 2025-2026 school year
Available: 6/23 - 6/27 (Animal Careers), 6/30 - 7/3 (Trail Blazers 6th- 8th & Outdoor Skills/Nature 5th - 8th)
Cost: $250.00 (early bird & sibling discounts available)
Time: 8:30a-3:30p
*8am Early drop off available, please email [email protected] for details
We will be diving into our 5 senses! Learning how they work, why some are stronger than others, and how animals use their senses differently than we do! We will have hands-on STEM activities, crafts, animal ambassadors, and more!
Ages: Students entering Kindergarten thru 5th Grade for the 2025/2026 school year
Available: 6/2 - 6/6, 6/9 - 6/13, 6/16 - 6/20
Cost: $250 per week (early bird & sibling discounts available)
Time: 8:30a-3:30p
*8am Early drop off available, please email [email protected] for details
Summer is such a beautiful season and we want to enjoy all that we can! We will be studying art that is right here in our own backyard! The sights, sounds, and everything in between!. Campers will learn with hands-on STEM activities, crafts, lessons, and learning with our animal ambassadors and more!
Ages: Students entering Kindergarten thru 5th Grade for the 2025/2026 school year
Available: 7/14 - 7/18, 7/21 - 7/25 & 7/28 - 8/1
Cost: $250 per week (early bird & sibling discounts available)
Time: 8:30a-3:30p
*8am Early drop off available, please email [email protected] for details
The Exceptional Children Summer Camp is designed for children with disabilities including but not limited to, autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and other special needs that require more supervision and a smaller group setting in order to have a successful camp experience. This camp is taught by teachers with exceptional children experience who are first aid and CPR certified, however there will not be a nurse onsite.
We invite you to come celebrate and more with animals! Campers will learn about and meet our indoor animal ambassadors and our barnyard animals. Campers will also complete crafts, hear stories, and play on our 10,000 sq. ft. inclusive playground!
Complete our Contact Us form to register as spots are limited and come on a first come, first serve basis.
Ages: 1st - 6th Grade students for the 2025 - 2026 school year
Available: 5/27 - 5/30, 7/7 - 7/11
Cost: $50
Time: 8:30a-12:00p
*8am Early drop off available, please email [email protected] for details
Every summer we look for students who love working with children and interacting with animals to join our Junior Counselor Program.
This program is both fun and hard work. Junior Counselors should enjoy working with children, be able to demonstrate a respect for animals, serve as a positive role model for campers, & provide dependable, responsible support for staff & campers. Space in the program is limited, unfortunately, & we regret that we are unable to accept every application.
Please note that camp Junior Counselors must be entering at least the 7th grade in the fall of 2025 & between 12 - 17 years old.
Interested in becoming a Junior Counselor here at Rescue Ranch?
EMAIL [email protected]. The application can also be mailed to: Rescue Ranch 1424 Turnersburg Hwy, Statesville, NC 28625
Deadline to submit Junior Counselor Application for our Summer Critter Camps is April, 25, 2025!
