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Ozarks · Rolla, MO

Cub Creek Science Camp (Bear River Ranch)

Cub Creek Science Camp is a summer science-and-animal camp for kids in Rolla, Missouri, founded in 1993. Outside its own camp season, the same 300-acre property operates as Bear River Ranch, a rental facility that sleeps 300 across 15 cabins and hosts youth groups, scout groups, corporate groups, and religious organizations for retreats and conferences.

Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11

300
Sleeps
350
Dines

Getting there

  • 1 h 50 min from Columbia
  • 2 h 15 min from Springfield
  • 2 h 15 min from St. Louis

16795 State Hwy. E, Rolla, MO 65401 · drive times are typical, not rush hour

On the property

Ropes courseZip lineArchery

The facts

LodgingCabins (300 beds) · Tent sites
SeasonOutside-group rentals run January-April and September-December; the camp's own science/animal camp runs in summer
HostsYouth groups · Corporate groups
Property300 acres
Established1993
Phone(573) 458-2125

The site states it houses over 100 different species of animals as part of its science-and-animal-camp programming.

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