Blue Ridge Discovery Center
Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center
- Coed
- Ages 9-18
- Traditional
Enrollment open to Virginia residents only. Registration is made directly through your local 4-H Extension Office.
Overview
Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center has served the youth and adults of Central and Southside Virginia since 1940. Lives have been enriched through programs, friendships, and closeness to nature. The center serves as a 4-H camp during the summer, providing an education in outdoor living for over 2,000 youth and adults from 17 counties and 2 cities in Central Virginia each summer. Other programming focuses on natural resource education, outdoor adventure, shooting education and youth leadership development.
Adult and family workshops also available outside summer months in the off-season.
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Special session for: Military Families
Unique Features
- Campers make new friends, develop new skills, and become more independent and able to take care of themselves.
- All paid employees, adult volunteers, and Teen Leaders have been interviewed, screened with background checks, and trained to take care of our campers.
- Nestled on a clear lake and among tall, whispering poplars and Virginia pines of the 19,000-acre Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest.
Activities
Dates & Rates
2026 Season:
- Camp Season June 01 - July 30
- Session Lengths 1 week or less
- Cost $325 /week
Financial Offers:
- Tiered/sliding scale tutition: No
- Financial assistance: Yes
- Special discounts: No
Accommodations
Bunks
- Type: Cabins
- Not open air
- Electricity/lights
- No air conditioning
- No separate bathhouse
- Showers attached
- Toilets attached
Health
- Staff certified in First Aid / CPR
- No doctor onsite
- Nurse onsite
- 24/7 medical staff
- Health Center
Dietary Needs
- Food Allergies
- Gluten Free
- No kosher
- Not peanut free
- Not tree nut-free
- Vegan friendly
- Vegetarian friendly
International Campers
- Does not enroll non-US campers
Welcome Message
Heather, Center Director
Holiday Lake 4-H Educational Center's mission is to improve the quality of life through educating youth and adults in a natural setting.
