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Camp Bayou Outdoor Learning Center

a project of the Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Inc.

Fact sheet

Summary: As a community service and stimulus to Ruskin’s development of nature-based tourism, the Ruskin Community Development Foundation (RCDF), in cooperation with Hillsborough County government, operates Camp Bayou as an environmental education and hands-on learning center.
Physical location: 4140 24th St. SE, Ruskin, Fl (not a mailing address)
Directions: @ 3 miles south of SR674 off exit 240W on I-75
Mailing Address:P.O. Box 507, Ruskin, FL 33570
Contact phone: (813) 641-8545
Contacts: Dolly Cummings- Project Leader, Camp Bayou Sandy Council- President, Ruskin Community Development Foundation Richard Sullivan- Hillsborough County Resource Mgmt liaison
Hours: The Center is staffed and open Thursday- Saturday, 9am-2pm only. Trails can be accessed seven days a week from 8am - 6pm (street parking only)
Website: http://campbayou.org e-mail: campbayou@gmail.com
Mission:To preserve a sample of Florida’s original habitats, in the Little Manatee River Watershed, and to use this Center for the purpose of promoting appreciation and understanding of our natural resources and of our local culture and history.
Size: Camp Bayou is a 160 acre nature preserve located in the middle of the Little Manatee River system and proximate to the Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve and Tampa Bay.
Funding : Camp Bayou is financially supported thorough local grants, donations, membership, and dedicated volunteers.
History:Camp Bayou was an RV campground back in the 1970s. It is now publicly owned through Hillsborough County's Environmental Lands Acquistion and Protection Program (ELAPP), and managed for public use by the RCDF.

Partners and Supporters:


RCDF


Ruskin Community Development Foundation, Inc.




Paleo Preserve




Eagle Audubon Society



Hillsborough County
updated September 18, 2011 page created and maintained by NEOPHYTES UNYTE!