ABOUT CAMP

Since 1937, Sherwood Forest Camp (SFC) has served over 30,000 children from the St. Louis metropolitan area.  For more than 70 years, we have been transforming lives through residential camp experiences for children and youth.   

The camp is located one hundred miles south of St. Louis on 487 acres outside of Lesterville, Missouri.  It includes forests, meadows, a 15-acre lake, creeks, a mud cave, and nearby state parks.  Camp introduces children to nature, often for the first time, and allows them to discover the beauty, wisdom, and fun of the natural environment.

Sherwood Forest's three major programs are:

Summer Camp, annually serving up to 350 children and adolescents ages 7 to 16, predominantly from families living in poverty. Campers from diverse racial, ethnic, religious and family backgrounds live together in a residential camp setting, participate in fun and challenging activities; practice team-building and decision-making skills; develop independence and responsibility; and learn to respect themselves, each other, and the natural environment.

Continued Contact, a unique school-year follow-up program.  Campers participate in activities at camp and in St. Louis to extend and strengthen the skills and relationships developed each summer.

Outdoor Education programs for schools, school districts, churches and other social service agencies using the professional services of the camp and its staff in the fall and spring.  The campsite can also be rented as a retreat center for those looking for a rustic facility providing opportunities to build group dynamics and strengthen leaders. 

Sherwood Forest Camp’s facilities include cabins, a dining hall, multi-purpose building, health center, swimming pool, climbing tower, teams challenge course with certified staff, archery range, campfire circles, and barn which houses programs in the creative arts, performing arts, and outdoor living skills. 

All camp activities, from archery to canoeing, are supervised by well-trained staff members who focus on campers’ safety and fun.  Our staff members are excellent role models who have the ability to put children’s needs first.

Leadership campers work towards three critical milestones in order to achieve long-term success as adults: to be productive, to connect to others, and to make healthy choices.  Each summer up to 95 campers who have completed 6th, 7th, 8th, or 9th grades are selected to participate in the Leadership Training Program.

We challenge youth to build skills and relationships transferable to all aspects of their lives.  These skills include:  responsibility, self-discipline, effective communication, problem-solving, team-building, and management.

Through four years in the program, campers plan and complete progressively more challenging, adventure based wilderness trips, art activities, and travel programs, both locally and nationally.  A few details are below:

Challenge (children completing 6th grade):  In this year of the program, while at camp for 26-days, campers work on identifying their individual strengths and areas for personal growth, through two to four day wilderness backpacking and river trip experiences. 

经历了…

1095天

186000公里

Soucamp，由乐行机构倾力打造

为青少年精选全球

5大洲，

26个国家，

5372个营地，

24185个活动项目，

It is all for LOVE.

So，Camping！