A historic adventure awaits!

Summer camps at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead offer an exciting way for children to experience a historic working farm. Through hands-on farming activities and historic crafts, campers will learn about colonial history in an immersive, interactive, and fun environment.

Campers will engage in a variety of historic farming and colonial life activities all related to the theme of each week, including but not limited to hearth cooking, textile production, working in the garden, blacksmithing candle making, and learning about the role and care of the farm's heritage breed animals.

All camps run Monday through Friday, 9 AM to 3 PM at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead in Ridley Creek State Park.

All camps provide an afternoon snack and free time after lunch. Campers will also enjoy cooling off in our stream and the farm's stretch of Ridley Creek. See our FAQs below for more information!

Registration will open February 1, 2025 for Farmstead Members and February 15, 2025 for all.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

Camp Themes and Dates for 2025

Colonial Life

3 Sessions:

June 23-27, 2025

July 14-18, 2025

August 4-8, 2025

Ages 7-13

Cost: $275 for members/$300 for non-members

Our most popular camp experience! During this immersive camp, campers will learn about life in colonial America and help on the farm just like a colonial child. Activities may include hearth cooking, candle dipping, farming and farm animals, paper making, colonial toys and games, quill writing, ropemaking, blacksmithing, and more!

Great for campers who: are first-time campers at CPF, enjoy history or nature and playing outside.

Intensive Farm Camp

July 7-11, 2025

Ages 11-16

Cost: $300 for members/$325 for non-members

An in-depth farm experience designed for campers to participate in the historic farming skills of the past.  This camp emphasizes more hands-on, full cycle farm activities and more advanced crafts related to the animals and plants found on the farm.

Great for campers who: enjoy playing outside, interested in history or farming, work in a garden at home, are comfortable with animals, and don’t mind getting their hands dirty!

Intensive Trades Camp

July 28-August 1, 2025

Ages 11-16

Cost: $300 for members/$325 for non-members

This camp is a more in depth exploration of the trades and crafts of the 18th century. Campers will have a chance to work on more advanced projects in a variety of mediums.  There will be a start-to-finish approach to many of the projects allowing campers to experience many of the steps from raw materials to a finished product.

Great for campers who: enjoy hands-on activities and interested in learning new skills!

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