A historic adventure awaits!

Summer camps at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead invite children to step into the past and discover the rhythms of life on a historic working farm. Through hands-on activities and historic skills, campers explore colonial history in an immersive, interactive, and fun environment.

Each week centers on a different theme, with activities that may include hearth cooking, textile work, gardening, blacksmithing, candle making, and caring for the farm’s heritage-breed animals. Campers gain new skills while experiencing the daily tasks that shaped life in early Pennsylvania.

Camps run Monday through Friday,* 9 AM to 3 PM onsite at Colonial Pennsylvania Farmstead in Ridley Creek State Park.

Each camp provides an afternoon snack and supervised free time after lunch. Campers will also enjoy cooling off in our stream and the farm's stretch of Ridley Creek. See our FAQs below for more information!

Registration will open February 1, 2026 for Farmstead Members and February 14, 2026 for non-members.

Please contact education@colonialfarmstead.org with any questions or to be placed on the waitlist for 2026.

*Revolutinary Farmers runs Monday through Wednesday.

Camp Themes and Dates for 2026

Colonial Life

2 Sessions:

June 22-26, 2026

August 3-7, 2026

Ages 7-12

Cost: $275 for members/$300 for non-members

Our most popular camp experience! During this immersive camp, campers will learn about life in colonial America and help on the farm just like a colonial child. Activities may include hearth cooking, candle dipping, farming and farm animals, paper making, colonial toys and games, quill writing, ropemaking, blacksmithing, and more!

Great for campers who: are first-time campers at CPF, enjoy history or nature and playing outside.

Revolutionary Farmers

*New for 2026!

June 29-July 1, 2026

Ages 7-12

Cost: $225 for members/$250 for non-members

Step back in time to the 18th century and experience what life was like on a colonial farm during the Revolutionary War! Through hands-on activities, campers will explore how families balanced daily farm life with the challenges of a nation at war, from caring for animals and planting crops to learning about militia life and colonial trades. Celebrate the 250th anniversary by living history and uncovering the stories of Patriots right here on the Farmstead!

Great for campers who enjoy: history, being outdoors, and adventure!

Intensive Farm Camp

July 6-10, 2026

Ages 12-15

Cost: $300 for members/$325 for non-members

Farm Camp offers an immersive experience for campers who want to dig deeper into historic agriculture. This week focuses on hands-on, full-cycle farm work—from tending heritage-breed animals to planting, harvesting, and processing crops. Campers will also take on more advanced historic crafts and skills connected to the plants and animals that shaped daily life on a colonial farm.

Great for campers who: enjoy playing outside, interested in history or farming, work in a garden at home, are comfortable with animals, and don’t mind getting their hands dirty!

Colonial Nature Camp

*New for 2026!

July 13-17, 2026

Ages 7-12

Cost: $275 for members/$300 for non-members

Discover the connection between history and the natural world! Through a variety of hands-on and outdoor activities, campers will explore how both colonial farmers and people of today interact with nature and their environment.

Great for campers who enjoy: spending time outside in nature and are curious about history and the environment!

Trades Camp

July 27-31, 2026

Ages 12-15

Cost: $300 for members/$325 for non-members

Explore the skilled trades and crafts that powered 18th-century life. Many activities follow a start-to-finish process, giving campers the chance to work with raw materials and experience each step involved in creating a finished, handmade product.

Great for campers who: enjoy hands-on activities and interested in learning new skills!