Camp Wildcat is full for Summer 2023 and the waitlist has reached capacity. We are no longer accepting waitlist registrations for this camp.
Multi-week or full summer registration is strongly encouraged to keep camp groups consistent. You may register or add weeks any time until the end of the business day on Friday (5 p.m.) six business days prior to the week being requested, provided space is available.
Half-day camp for summer school students is offered at Camp Wildcat.
Fees below are listed as: full-day camp | half-day camp
There’s nothing much better than a beautiful Wisconsin summer day! We get things started this summer with a week of celebrating all our wonderful state has to offer. Campers will be learning all about Wisconsin through games, projects, and group activities. Additionally, each camp will visit a state park to kick off a great summer of field trips.
Field Trip: Wisconsin State Park
Lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my! Take a walk on the wild side, as campers engage in tons of fun centered around animals both familiar and exotic. If just talking about all their favorites wasn’t enough, camps will be visiting the Henry Vilas Zoo to see their favorites in real life, and learn about them from a wildlife expert!
Field Trip: Henry Vilas Zoo
Whether your camper is ready to dip their toes or jump right in, we’ll all have fun during our water-themed week. We’ll be guaranteed to stay cool with water games like sponge tag and drip, drip, drop. It’s going to be a splashtastic week!
Field Trip: Due to the short week, campers will attend one swim trip this week
Things are sure to get STEAM-y at camp this week, as our campers put on their lab coats in the pursuit of SCIENCE! Groups will explore everything from rocks to chemical reactions during our STEAM centered week, complete with a visit to the UW geology and/or Physics Museum.
Field Trip: UW Science Museum
Kooky, Silly, Zaney, Crazy! This week we celebrate our goofy sides with a week of circus-themed fun. Expect your camper to return home with some new circus skills, and maybe even some face paint. Camps will be visiting the Circus World Museum in Baraboo for some up close and personal circus fun!
Field Trip: Circus World Museum
What’s black, white, and red all-over? A cow that missed out on this great week of camp! Campers will keep it groovin’ through summer with activities celebrating Wisconsin’s favorite animal, and a field trip to the Sassy Cow Creamery to see a real dairy farm in action.
Field Trip: Sassy Cow Creamery
This week is all about the growth that happens all around us during the summer months. We’re talking about plants of course! Campers will focus on all the best parts of summer growth, everything from flowers to tasty food. Camps will also visit a local farm to get up close and personal with where food comes from.
Field Trip: Goodman Youth Farm
All good things must come to an end, and summer is no exception. Fortunately, we have a foolproof plan for an amazing final week, lots of field trips! To celebrate the end of another successful summer, campers will be spending their week heading to different destinations planned by camp staff, as well as an all-camp festival to cap off the summer.
Field Trip: Trips are planned by camp staff and vary by camp
All campers must be picked up by 4 p.m. on Friday, August 18
The waitlist for Encore Week has reached capacity. We are no longer accepting waitlist registrations for this week.
All campers are invited to join us for the last week of summer at Badger Ridge Middle School (Camp Wildcat)!
Summer may be coming to an end, but the fun isn’t done. While there’s still light in the day and sun in the sky, join us for one last summer hurrah! All our day camps come together to say “Encore!” to summer at Badger Ridge Middle School in Verona. Encore! Week includes multiple field trips, swimming trips, and plenty of hands-on fun at camp.
Field Trips: TBD
All campers must be picked up by 4 p.m. on Friday, August 25