About This Camp

SonRidge Farm offers an authentic farm experience through their summer camp programs, providing children with hands-on learning opportunities on a working homestead-style dairy goat farm. Located in Kings Mountain, NC, this family-owned farm features a diverse array of animals including horses, goats, miniature donkeys, cows, alpacas, bunnies, and miniature horses, creating an immersive agricultural environment where children can learn real farm skills and animal care. The camp offers two disti

Key Highlights

  • Authentic working farm experience with goat ownership
  • Comprehensive animal care and horsemanship training
  • Farm-to-table learning with cheese, ice cream, and pizza making

Special Features

  • Hands-on farm experience with dairy goats
  • Agriculture education focus
  • Family-owned homestead setting
  • Week-long goat ownership experience
  • Farm-to-table activities
  • Zip line and ninja obstacle course
  • Character building and teamwork emphasis
  • Multiple farm animal species interaction

Activities

pizza makinggoat milkingice cream makingdaily goat cuddleshorsemanship traininganimal careplay with bunniesfarm choresminiature donkey & cow activitiesminiature horse activitiesleather craftscheese makingbottle feeding baby goatszip lineagriculture learningworking with animalsalpaca care & handlinghorse bathingfarm activitiesgoat vet basicshorseback ridingcare for horses & tacksoap or lotion makinggoat ownership for the weekgoat showingninja obstacle course

Best For

Children who love animals and hands-on learning, particularly those interested in agriculture, responsibility-building through animal care, and authentic farm life experiences in a family-owned setting

Parent Considerations

  • Extremely strict no-refund policy regardless of circumstances (sickness, COVID-19, scheduling conflicts)
  • Payment is completely non-transferable, requiring full commitment upfront
  • Rural farm setting may require longer travel times for some families
  • Physical demands of farm work may not suit all children
  • Limited flexibility for schedule changes once enrolled