Camp Fire’s Rural Alaska Program began more than 40 years ago as a means to address the high rate of drowning in Alaska, which is more than 10 times the national average.
Today, the Rural Program provides swimming and cold-water survival instruction and a full range of day-camp activities to children and teens living in Alaska’s rural communities.
The program promotes healthy life skills and choices such as boating safety instruction, arts and crafts, cooperative games, hikes, camp-outs, teen activities, service projects and community events.
Staff come from around Alaska, the USA and the world, adding a valuable cultural exchange experience to the program.
In 2012 our rural program served these 26 communities, providing 60 weeks of day camp in total to more than 1,700 participants:
Ambler
Bethel
Chenega Bay
Chevak
Chuathbaluk
Iliamna (Newhalen)
Kaltag
King Cove
Kongiganak
Koyukuk
Lower Kalskag
McGrath
Napakiak
Napaskiak
Nikolai
Nulato
St. Mary’s
St. Michael
St. Paul
Tanana
Tatitlek
Tuntutuliak
Upper Kalskag
White Mountain
Wainwright
Interested in having Camp Fire come to your community? Contact our program manager at (907) 257-8875 or by email.
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