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Fort Clarkston Summer Camps

April 11, 2017

Fort Clarkston offers a full day of physical activity, academics, arts & crafts and field trips to keep your kids entertained all summer long! Our camp counselors are college-age students ready create excitement in your child's day! No where else can you get this much summer camp fun for the price!ย Each week offers a different theme, related activitiesย and curriculum.


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Summer camp hours are 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, with one hour for lunch. Lunch provided by Fort Clarkston is $5.00 or they may bring their own.

All camps are pre-registration only on the Fort Clarkston website or call 248-297-5453. Each week of camp is $135.00 payable online in advance at https://fortclarkston.a.pcsparty.com/store/

SUMMER KICK OFF โ€“ June 19 โ€“ 23
Spring into summer for beach week! Bop your toes in for sunny scavenger hunts and beach themed crafts. Little lifeguards will enjoy mouthwatering summer treats all throughout the week.

WILD WILDERNESS โ€“ June 26 โ€“ June 30
Howl, Growl and Whoo! Discover how animals grow, eat and play. Pretend to be an artsy forest creature while traipsing through activities. Also, little animals will have fun preparing and gobbling up weekly woodland snacks.

PRINCESS & SUPER HERO โ€“ July 3 โ€“ 7 (closed July 4)
Calling all super heroes and princesses! Rusty and Rosie need your help to protect the Fort from the Clarkston Villain. Join in on this POWerful adventure where each day the little ones will help solve mini mysteries and crack the codes leaving them one step closer to stopping the Clarkston Villain.

WORLD ADVENTURE โ€“ July 10 โ€“ 14
Bonjour, hola, salut, konnichiwa, and Namaste! Each daily adventure will start in a new neighboring country and end with a few new traditions. The little tourists will experience different cultures through arts, crafts and their taste buds.

MINI BUILDERS โ€“ July 17 โ€“ 21
From wood carving to project building, inspire your little carpenters to build a world out of wood. With teamwork and creativity, mini builders will learn to measure, sand, shape, paint and handle appropriate tools. Look out Tim the Toolman Taylor, enjoy the Fortโ€™s very own โ€œTool Timeโ€!

BUGS โ€“ July 24 โ€“ 28
Creepy, crawly, slimy, wiggly and molting insects! COOL! Get your hands in some dirt and explore the world of bugs. Learn about these micro minis through fun interactive group games while munching on some ooey, gooey snacks!

UNDER THE SEA โ€“ July 31 โ€“ August 4
Explore the brilliant creatures that lie within the deep blue. Dive down to examine shipwrecks, exotic fish and coral reefs. On this educational adventure, explore the mysteries and creatures of both our fresh and salt waters.

BLAST FROM THE PAST โ€“ August 3 โ€“ 7
Buckle your seat belts and hop on the Fort time travel train. Turn back the hands of time and turn up the fun. Decades of adventure, history and inventions to explore. The little inventors will have a blast making their very own time capsules and much more!

WEIRD SCIENCE โ€“ August 14 โ€“ 18
What better way to learn about science than through different experiments such as physical reactions. Get a little messy when you make things overflow, glow, change color and more. Each Scientist will create their own snacks to top it all off!

WHEN I GROW UP โ€“ August 21 โ€“ 25
Police Officer, Veterinarian, Artist, Hockey Player, Fashion Designer, what do you want to be? Learn all about the different careers and even have a few guest speakers!


Fort Clarkston
7127 Dixie Hwy
Clarkston, MI 48346
248-297-5453

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