The final bells of the school year are about to ring and with them comes the long-awaited arrival of summer! One of the most time-honored and nostalgia evoking traditions of summer is the time spent at summer camp. Cenla boasts a host of great opportunities for youth to learn new skills, build lifelong friendships, and make lasting memories. From traditional residential camps to specialized sports focused and arts offerings, there is something for everyone at Summer Camp Across Cenla!
2022 is Camp Hardtner’s 75th summer! Hardtner welcomed its first campers in the summer of 1948, making it one of the longest running summer camps in Louisiana. In other words, its impact spans multiple generations, thousands of youth and adolescents, and countless ripples through Louisiana and the world. Put another way, kids have been having a blast at Hardtner for a long time!
Camp Hardtner is for families looking for a high quality summer camp experience with a proven track record, rooted in Christ’s teachings of acceptance and love—right here in Louisiana. Given the isolation and loneliness we have experienced the last two years, camp can be the answer to what our kids need right now, and a foundation for what will serve them as they grow.
Add Camp into your summer plans and register today! For more information about the different sessions and about Camp Hardtner, browse the Camps website at camphardtner.org or call (38) 765-3794 with any questions.
Camp Grant Walker is a learning experience that helps boys and girls appreciate the outdoors, live together as a group, gain independence, get along with others, and appreciate people with different interests and backgrounds.
To help make it possible for every young person to go to camp at least one time, the 4-H Camp Grant Walker Educational Center operates on a non-profit basis. Costs are kept as low as possible. Since transportation costs vary from parish to parish, please contact your parish 4-H agent about the total camp fee for your parish.
Campers come from across the state and attend at no cost. While at camp, they participate in activities such as archery, swimming, and a talent show. In addition to a week full of fun activities, campers also gain valuable life lessons. These lessons teach independence, they remove the disability mindset, and they provide a social experience where everyone is treated as equal.
Activities at camp include archery, canoeing, fishing, air riflery, sports activities, boating, talent shows, dances, carnivals, and much more. Lions Camp is divided into several summer sessions, tailored to each group of campers.
Louisiana Lions L.P.D.C.I. Camp Pelican is a weeklong summer camp program for children living with pulmonary disorders ages five to fifteen years and will run June 5th through June 11th.
Camp for Physically Challenged Youth is designed for campers aged 7-19, with Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy and other physical exceptionalities. It will also offer two sessions—July 3rd through July 9th and July 10th through July 16th.
For more information, contact your local Lions Club or visit the camp online at lionscamp.org.
Registration is $105.00 per camper, which includes application processing, field trips, t-shirt and Friday Finales. Once registered, weekly rates are $100 per week for the first child in a family; $95.00 per week for the second child in a family; $90.00 for the third child in a family; or $40.00 per child for the daily rate.
Questions and concerns are always welcome. The staff at the YWCA has an open door policy at and are happy to be of any assistance. Contact the YWCA office at (318) 442-3397.
Experienced Sport Coordinators lead daily fundamental periods of instruction and supervise games. After campers mail in the registration form and $60.00 fee, they are registered to attend any or all of the weeks. Weekly fees of $130 per week ($110 per additional sibling) are due on Mondays. Campers only pay fees for the weeks they attend Sports Camp. Camp runs Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm (campers may be dropped off as early as 7:30am and picked up as late as 5:30pm).
For more information, or to register, visit ashsportscamp.com or call (318) 528-1ASH.
Petite Summer Camp is offered for ages 3 to 6 beginning Monday, May 30th through Friday, June 3rd from 9:00am to 12:00pm. Petite Camp ends with a showcase at the Lagniappe Theatre Event Center.
For more camp tuition information or to register, visit lagniappetheatre.com/acting-classes or call (318) 487-8243.
On the last Thursday of each session, River Oaks hosts a Themed Thursday event. This is an awesome day that campers dress up, create themed day art projects, participate in unique studio group challenges, and finish the day with a party. The daily studio group challenges instill all the benefits that come from team-building—teamwork, communication, leadership, confidence, responsibility trust, respect, and create a unique culture at camp.
The Board of directors of River Oaks donates a camp t-shirt to every camper. These commemorative camp shirts are brought home after Tie-Dye Tuesday. This year’s sessions are scheduled with a holiday theme in mind: Episode 1—Mardi Gras: June 6th through June 17th; Episode 2—Independence Day: June 20th through July 1st; Episode 3—Christmas in July: July 11th through July 15th; and Episode 4—Halloween: July 18th through July 29th.
For more information on Summer Arts Studio, visit riveroaksartscenter.com or call (318) 473-2670.
The July 11th through 15th session will be Process, Produce, Repeat with Carolyn Scalfano. Process art allows artists to focus on the how of making, rather than the end product. In this camp, campers can flex their creative muscles with projects like chromatography collage, geometric painting, luminescent moon phases, as well as some collaborative problem solving, focusing on the acts of the processes. It’s like creative mindfulness for kids.
Gallery Grooves with Cindy Blair will meet July 18th through 22nd. Campers will participate in fanciful, imagination-stretching art activities, inspired by art on the gallery walls of AMoA. They will create two dimensional and sculptural works AMoA classroom and galleries.
When STEM gets STEAM, awesome things happen with Jennifer DePriest, from July 25th through 29th. Campers will use science, technology, engineering, ART, and mathematics to design, experiment, problem solve and build independent structures using manipulatives, tools and other art supplies. The structures will come together to form a specialized, thoughtful, and creative model town.
All camps are half day programs, with 6- to 9-year-olds meeting from 9:00am to 12:00pm and 10- to 12-year-olds meeting from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Early drop off is 8:45am and 12:45pm, respectively, with latest pick up at 12:15pm and 4:15pm, respectively. Camp registration is $100 for AMoA members and $130 for non-members. All sessions are limited to 20 campers each.
If you need assistance with the cost of sending a child to camp, some scholarships are available. Please apply or contact nancy@themuseum.org.