City of Topeka | Off the Hook Summer Camp

“Off The Hook” Teen Camp (ages 11-14)
Rice Community Center, 432 SE Norwood

Join the most adventurous teen camp around as we travel all over for some awesome fun! All activities are age appropriate and will include: water sports, road trips, swimming, games, and other fascinating events. Please check each week for specific activities.

CAMPERS WILL NEED TO BRING DAILY: swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, lunch and a drink in a cooler. Refrigeration is not provided.

June 2-6 Jumping into Summer with Both Feet
The best way to start a good thing is to jump in with both feet and that is what we will do. The Stone Nature Center Ropes Course will challenge campers physically and mentally. Then off to Manhattan to explore Sunset Zoo and Tuttle Creek Lake. Of course, no summer experience would be complete without a baseball game so we will be heading to KC to cheer on the T-Bones. After all the excitement of the week campers will enjoy some fun time at Lake Shawnee and a swim at the Shawnee North Aquatic Center.

June 9-13 Sporting Around
Campers will have opportunities to experience sports and games during this week. Bumping, passing and setting at Shawnee Lake sand volleyball pits followed by swimming at the Lake. A couple of rounds of Putt-Putt golf at Sports Center to find our inner Tiger. Then we will head to KC to try Advanced Laser Tag in a battle arena. After all the battling we will cool off at The Springs Aquatic Center. Coordination and balance will be tested as we skate at Sk8away. Some friendly competition kickball will conclude our week.

June 23-27 No Limits on Our Fun
No limits week will have campers touring Kansas University and swimming at the Lawrence Aquatic Center. Great Plains Nature Center and their animals will be our guests as we discover more about the animal kingdom. Since this week is all about fun, we will head to KC to Worlds of Fun.

June 30-July 3 Are We There Yet
A traveling we will go; starting in Wichita at Exploration Place "Our Body: The Universe Within" will be the highlight exhibit. The Kansas City Zoo is next on the agenda followed up with a trip to Emporia State University and Jones Aquatic Center. Shooting hoops, sitting behind the ESPN desk at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City and finding our Winter X Games skills at Canlan Ice Sports.

July 14–18 Animals, History, and Baseball Oh My
On our travels through Oz we will be guests at the Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventures Park in Wichita. Our minds will be filled with facts from the Negro Leagues Baseball, American Jazz and the WWI Museums. We’ll also soak up some rays and get some fresh air at Lake Shawnee before heading out to the ballpark to cheer on the T-Bones.

July 21-25 Wet and Wild Challenges
Gage Park will be our destination to start our Wet & Wild Challenges week, then Super Splash USA Water Park in Kansas City. Stone Nature Ropes Course will challenge our minds and bodies with their wild obstacle courses. After all that we will end our week with a friendly competition of Capture the Flag with another camp and celebrate our accomplishments with a swim at Shawnee North Aquatic Center.

August 4-8 Going Out With a Splash
Waving goodbye to a great summer filled with adventures. This week campers will be paddle boating at Lake Shawnee, swimming at Blaisdell Pool and Shawnee North Aquatic Center, as well as taking in all that Oceans of Fun can throw at us.

Camp fee includes two nutritional snacks per day, admission fees and necessary supplies.

Some events could be substituted for others due to inclement weather.

Drop off begins at 7:15am. Van departs Rice Community Center by 9am and returns at 4:30pm. Participants need to be picked up by 5:30pm. Please contact Laura Woodward at 368-4363 or lwoodward@topeka.org for more information.

CODE DATE TIME LOCATION
June 2 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-140-34
June 9 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-141-34
June 23 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-142-34
June 30 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-143-34
July 14 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-144-34
July 21 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-145-34
August 4 7:15am-5:30pm Rice 8-50-146-34
Fee: $105 Topeka resident; $131.25 non-resident