Upcoming Events

“In a world where people spend hours on screens and minutes outside, you can reverse that and help people spend hours outside and minutes on screens.” says Phil Bramley, Horizons Adventure Director and Bike-A-Thon Committee Chair. The Adventure & Environmental Educations programs at Bethel Horizons provide hundreds of affordable field trips to thousands of students every year.

Field trips to Horizons teach students to use teamwork and leadership skills to R.I.S.E. above challenges.

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Grades: 4th - 6th (represents grade completed)

Explore the watery world of nature by wading in knee deep. Visit a waterfall, ride the Kickapoo river on an inner tube, canoe an area lake, or splash around in Question Mark Pond and get up close and personal with fish, frogs, crawdads, giant water bugs, and clams. This camp provides kids the chance to learn about the Hydrologic cycle, help set up an Aquarium in the Nature Center, seine for monsters of the deep, or try on some swimming goggles a...

Grades: 7th - 9th (represents grade completed)

For those campers ready to rough it and explore the outdoors.  Campers will engage in different outdoor adventures including learning the basics of camping, hiking, canoeing and even trail riding.  Base camp will be the Tent & Trailer Campground.

Camp Discounts: Sibling - Friend - Multi Week - Scholarship

Grades 2nd & 3rd (represents grade completed)

Experience the natural splendor of all Bethel Horizons has to offer. Each group of 10 other campers and two Horizons counselors will learn about living and working together in community. During this week of outdoor activities, campers will have the opportunity to cook over a campfire, sleep under the stars, create something with the artist, explore the outdoors with the naturalist, experiment with playing a guitar, visit our Greenhouse, swim ...

Grades: 4th - 6th (represents grade completed)

Learn about earth's prehistoric life during this week of fossil exploration. Visit the Cave of the Mounds museum in Blue Mounds, search for fossils at a quarry, sift through anthills for tiny bones and teeth. Go on a rock climb to learn about the area's unique geology and the Driftless region of Wisconsin. Explore a local cave in search of fossils. Visit the site where a mastodon was dug up. Start your own fossil collection, and even search for ...

Grades 2nd & 3rd (represents grade completed)

Experience the natural splendor of all Bethel Horizons has to offer. Each group of 10 other campers and two Horizons counselors will learn about living and working together in community. During this week of outdoor activities, campers will have the opportunity to cook over a campfire, sleep under the stars, create something with the artist, explore the outdoors with the naturalist, experiment with playing a guitar, visit our Greenhouse, swim ...

Grades: 7th - 9th (represents grade completed)

Back by popular demand, this camp is a good fit for campers ready to get down and dirty. A perfect blend between education and adventure, each day is spent exploring different underground experiences, which will include visiting the lead mining & Rollo Jamison Museum in Platteville, the Cave of the Mounds Museum in Blue Mounds, and even exploring a wild cave! Swimming, hiking, canoeing, team building and the high ropes challenge course will ...

Grades: 6th - 9th (represents grade completed)

This week is for the campers ready to test their skills at mountain biking on our beginner single track trails. Campers will connect to nature in a fun and exciting way that they can enjoy for a lifetime.  This camp is for those looking to develop and learn new skills.  Bethel Horizons, thanks to a generous set of grants will have Trek Mountain bikes and safety equipment for each camper this summer.  Base camp is the Tent & Trailer campgroun...

Grades 2nd & 3rd (represents grade completed)

Experience the natural splendor of all Bethel Horizons has to offer. Each group of 10 other campers and two Horizons counselors will learn about living and working together in community. During this week of outdoor activities, campers will have the opportunity to cook over a campfire, sleep under the stars, create something with the artist, explore the outdoors with the naturalist, experiment with playing a guitar, visit our Greenhouse, swim ...

Grades: 4th - 6th (represents grade completed)

Can you start a fire, solve a riddle, or build a shelter? Take part in outdoor challenges as you experience nature’s wonders during this exciting week of camp. Be adventurous and learn about survival, yourself, and your camp friends as you participate in challenges, play games, use your wits to solve puzzles and find hidden clues. Campers will learn about teamwork and increase their self-confidence on our low & high rope challenge courses. T...