Service Area Category: St. Louis City

Sherwood Forest serves children from low-income families and underserved communities in Missouri and Illinois, who live at or below the federal poverty line. We strive to establish and sustain long-term relationships with our campers, their families, and the agencies and schools that serve them. By balancing traditional camp adventures with evidence-based programs that reinforce and support school-year learning, Sherwood Forest connects with, educates, and inspires the youth of St. Louis.

ROEHR stands for Ruling Over Epilepsy Helps Realize Dreams. Camp Roehr is a seven day long residential camp for children and teens with epilepsy and is held at held at YMCA Trout Lodge in Potosi Missouri. We provide campers with activities such as swimming, arts and crafts, tie-dying, kite-making, biking, volleyball, ping pong, mini golf, ziplining, archery, rifle marksmanship, campfires with songs and s’mores, a D.J. dance party, horseback riding, and many other fun activities.

Cub Creek Science Camp is the only summer camp for kids in the country with a hands-on, interactive zoo. With more than 300 animals and over 100 species, our overnight summer camp is an animal lover’s paradise. No other sleepaway camp can say they are an animal camp, science camp, adventure camp, vet camp, nature camp, while still offering all the traditional summer camp activities such as swimming, fishing, hiking, arts and crafts, ropes course and more. We are a truly unique summer camp experience.