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4-H Camp Graham
History & Vision

Our History
4-H Camp Graham is located on 70 acres of rolling woodlands along Todd’s Fork in southwestern Ohio. Camp Graham is owned by the 4-H members in Clermont, Hamilton , Montgomery and Warren Counties. Campers from Brown and Butler counties also enjoy their 4-H camps days at this facility.

In early 1951, an abandoned Sportsman Club near Clarksville on the border Clinton and Warren Counties was selected as a site for the camp. In 1952 and 1953, the camp’s water system was constructed along with the dining hall, kitchen, road and restroom buildings. Many volunteers helped to get this work done.

The first camp was held in the summer of 1953. The dedication ceremony was June 28, 1953. The theme of the camp that season was “Our Diamond in the Rough”. 4-H members from the four counties went into the new camp., although many of the facilities were not completed, and enjoyed the privilege of camping at their own camp for the first time. Tents were used for sleeping quarters and nearby Cowan Lake was the swimming beach. 

In 1960, a “name the camp” contest was held. On July 10, 1960, a re-dedication ceremony was held to celebrate the official name as “Camp Graham”, in tribute to the founder of 4-H in Ohio, A. B. Graham.

Our Vision
4-H Camp Graham is a safe, rustic woodland environment where youth and caring adults learn and play, developing life skills through hands-on educational programs, while making friendships that last a lifetime.

Our Mission as Board of Directors
The 4-H Camp Graham Board functions to maintain safe, clean and well-managed facilities that enrich the lives of youth through superior programming efforts. While encouraging individual initiative, we value collaborative leadership, communication and cooperation in conducting business to ensure optimum utilization and growth to meet future needs.

  

4-H Camp Graham was approved by the American Camping Association (ACA) in 1998.
For over 50 years, the ACA is the only nationwide organization that accredits all types of organized camps. To learn more, visit http://www.acacamps.org/

 

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