Hoover Ridge Summer Camp
Campers on a field trip to the JMU Arboretum in 2025
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Hoover Ridge is hosting full-day summer camps! Participants will enjoy utilizing all areas of the park including nature trails, fishing pond, soccer fields, frisbee golf, volleyball court, playground, and more! Days will be full of activities, crafts, and imaginative play! We will also be taking at least one field trip a week! Trips include hiking, boating, swimming, and other outdoor play.
Camps are in 1-week sessions, and participants can sign up for as many sessions as they like! |
Join our Team!
We’re hiring! Madison County Parks & Recreation is looking for enthusiastic Counselors and Group Leaders to join our Hoover Ridge Summer Camp team. If you love working with kids, being active, and making summer unforgettable, this is the job for you! Apply now and help create a summer full of fun, friends, and memories. Applications are due by February 28, 2026.
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HRSC plans for 2026
Photo of campers at the Luray Caverns Ropes Course in 2024
Ages: K - 9th Grade (completed grades)
Hoover Ridge Summer Camp 2026
Dates: (weekly themes and trips posted in May!)
Times:
Weekly Cost:
Registration opens February 15 through April 30. After this date, only via phone if space and supplies are available.
All weeks will involve a combination of sports activities, games, water play, fishing, crafts, Legos, field trips, and/or service projects.
Hoover Ridge Summer Camp 2026
Dates: (weekly themes and trips posted in May!)
- Week #1 - June 1 - June 5
- Week #2 - June 8 - June 12
- Week #3 - June 15 - June 18 (no camp June 19)
- Week #4 - June 22 - June 26
- Week #5 - June 29 - July 3
- Week #6 - July 6 - July 10
- Week #7 - July 13 - July 17
- Week #8 - July 20 - July 24
- Week #9 - July 27 - July 31
Times:
- Camp Day - 8:00AM - 4:00PM
- Before and After Care - 7:00AM-8:00AM, 4:00PM-5:00PM
Weekly Cost:
- $160/Participant
- Additional $15/week for Before & After Care (7:00am-8:00am and 4:00-5:00pm) - total $175
- **NEW** Junior Counselor - Grades 8th and 9th - $75/week. Junior Counselors will assist Group Leaders with younger groups. They will help run activities, games, crafts, etc.
Registration opens February 15 through April 30. After this date, only via phone if space and supplies are available.
All weeks will involve a combination of sports activities, games, water play, fishing, crafts, Legos, field trips, and/or service projects.
| junior_counselor_program_flyer.pdf |
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