Adventure Trips
Kern’s Adventure Trips are a chance to get away and experience a real adventure. Combining the fun of a road trip with the thrill of numerous exciting outdoor activities, these programs are designed to build friendships through shared experiences and challenges, while learning how to be independent and flexible. Add to the mix experienced counselors to help make the trip memorable in every way possible, and these programs can be some of the most rewarding we offer.
Weeklong Off-site Trip: Sunday-Friday
West Virginia is not for the faint of heart! Come prepared to push yourself and meet some life-long friends as you make memories. Travel to ACE Adventure Resort in West Virginia and begin with a run down the Lower New River in Class II to IV rapids (those are big!). Next, challenge and competition await on the paintball field. Run a professional vendor, this is your chance to show off some paint marking skills. Following paintball, the entire group is challenged to complete a unique Mud Obstacle course! To request any additional information, or if you have any questions regarding our Kern Adventure Trips programs, contact MacKallie Householder at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 513-932-3756 x1530.
An informational Zoom meeting for parents/guardians of campers registered for this trip will be held on Saturday, April 5 at 1PM. The program's director, MacKallie Householder, will send out an invitation link closer to the date of the meeting.
This program will be listed under "Adventure Trips" on the Camper Application.
2025 Dates:
Session 3: June 15-20 (Boys' spots sold out, waitlist available)
Availability
- Session 3 (Sold out)
$980
Weeklong Residential/Overnight Camp w/ Daily Off-Site Excursions: Sunday - Friday
Formerly Extreme Camp, this program will still feature off-site excursions each day but will offer a more mellow, broad range of activities. Campers stay in Camp Kern lodging and are chaperoned by camp counselors on daily off-site excursions to local attractions in the southwest Ohio area. Planned excursions include trips to Kings Island, Soak City Waterpark, attending a local sports game and more!
2025 Dates:
Session 4: June 22-27
Session 6: July 6-11
Availability
- Session 4
- Session 6
$925
Want to experience the magic of camp for two weeks or more in a row, stay at camp over the weekend AND take a day trip to Kings Island? Stay on for a Super Weekend Stayover at Kern! Participating campers must be enrolled for consecutive weeks at camp.
All campers laundry is cleaned in between weeks. Campers will participate in various activities at camp over the weekend and take a day trip to nearby Kings Island amusement park. The fee for the Super Stayover includes park admission, food, drinks and transportation.
Weekend Stayovers are only available to campers attending weeklong residential camp programs. Weekend Stayovers are not available for campers attending Sunrise Day Camp, Lil' Farmers Day Camp, First Camp, Taste of Kern, Traditional Day Camp, Boots & Bits Day Camp, or Frontier Village programs.
Space is limited! Make sure to select the Super Weekend Stayover Add-on on your Camper Application.
2025 Stayover Dates:
Session 2-3 Weekend: June 13-15
Session 3-4 Weekend: June 20-22
Session 4-5 Weekend: June 27-29
Session 5-6 Weekend: July 4-6
Session 6-7 Weekend: July 11-13 SOLD OUT
Session 7-8 Weekend: July 18-20
Availability
$120
2025 Summer Camp Session Dates
Session 1: June 1-6
Session 2: June 8-13
Session 3: June 15-20
Session 4: June 22-27
Session 5: June 29-July 4
Session 6: July 6-11
Session 7: July 13-18
Session 8: July 20-25
Session 9: July 27-August 1
If you have any questions about our Adventure Trips, please contact MacKallie Householder, Teen & Family Director, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or (513) 932-3756 (ext. 1530).