Roads have been put in along with restroom facilities, nature trails, a ropes course and a rifle range. Surveying for septic and electrical utilities has been done. We don't have the funding for residences and other major facilities yet. We won't rush it. The traditional summer 4-H camping program for youths between the ages of 8 and 17 offers a variety of camps.
Sessions can run one or two weeks long, and weekend retreats are offered throughout the year.
It's all accredited by the American Camping Association. Calzadilla has a special place in his heart for Camp Happy Days, a week devoted to 150-200 children terminally ill with cancer. It changes your outlook on life to spend time with these kids. A close partnership has developed between Camp Cooper and the group sponsoring Happy Days, which is raising funds to build a gymnasium at the site. Camp Long has worked for eight years with DJJ to hold a camp called Paupi-Win.