Barry Conservation Camp

Sign the kids up for Barry Camp! Overnight summer youth programs for kids aged 8-16. Themed summer weeks introduce youth to the shooting sports, fishing, Hunter Education, North Country outdoor Adventures, and more. Click here for registration information.

2013 camp dates: June 23 - 28 - 4-H Shooting Sports June 30 - July 3 - Mini-Camp July 7 - 12 - Fish Camp July 14 - 19 - Wild Side July 21-26 - Hunter Education July 28 - Aug. 2 - North Country Adventure Camp

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New! Fall 2012 Barry Camp Newsletter

Thanks to wide support from throughout New Hampshire's outdoor community, Barry Camp is here for our youth. Improvements continue, and we are working to build the Barry Camp Fund to ensure that camp will continue to be here to inspire future generations of conservationists and outdoor enthusiasts. If you'd like to help, contact Mark Beauchesne, Fish and Game's Barry Camp Coordinator, at mark.beauchesne@wildlife.nh.gov or call 603-271-6355.

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Over the years, thousands of children have learned to hunt, fish and appreciate the natural world through their experiences at Barry Conservation Camp.

Support the Barry Camp Fund!
This dedicated fund will keep Barry Camp viable into the future by providing the annual operation and maintenance costs. Camp operations cost about $6,000 a year and are not covered by camp fees. The Barry Camp Fund was launched in 2011 with a generous donation from the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of New Hampshire. It continues to grow, thanks to statewide support and interest.

Our goal: To raise $100,000 to protect the investment we’ve made in refurbishing the camp.

The first annual Barry Camp Wild Game Weekend was a huge success, raising nearly $4,000 for camp operations. Click here to learn more.

Capital improvements: Things just keep getting better at Barry Camp. In 2012, campers enjoyed a wonderful new covered shooting range and waiting pavilion, built with donated materials and labor. Upgrades are planned for the archery area. We have exciting plans to build a covered screened-in programming area next to the dining hall that will give us additional dining capacity and space for small group instruction. Once these improvements are made, we can finish landscaping the main camp area, adding a gravel drive for food deliveries, fixing drainage issues and planting grass for play and activity areas. Your donations to the Barry Camp Fund can help make all this happen!

• Generous donors continue to make the project a reality. Click here for donor highlights.
  
  
• Camp improvements: After a whirlwind year of renovations, volunteers continue to make things better. CLICK HERE to see the new covered shooting range and more.
  
  
• Barry Camp Memories - BCC has been a key experience for thousands of N.H. outdoorsmen and women. Click here for some of their stories.
  

Partnership with 4-H: Barry camp is operated by Fish and Game in partnership with 4-H through UNH Cooperative Extension. Programs at the camp include education in the shooting sports, hunting, fishing, camping and other outdoor skills.

Directions: Barry Conservation Camp is in the White Mountain National Forest on the grounds of the Berlin Fish Hatchery in Milan, N.H. The hatchery and camp are at the end of York Pond Road, off Route 110 in Milan.

Note of Appreciation: Mike Normandin of the Belknap County Sportsmen's Association is a volunteer who stepped forward to coordinate renovations at Barry Conservation Camp. The N.H. Fish and Game Department is grateful for his vision and assistance. He received the N.H. Fish and Game Commission's highest honor -- the Ellis R. Hatch Jr. Commission Award of Excellence -- in recognition of this outstanding effort.