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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
| Lodging | Cabins (300 beds) · Tent sites |
| Season | Outside-group rentals run January-April and September-December; the camp's own science/animal camp runs in summer |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Corporate groups |
| Property | 300 acres |
| Established | 1993 |
| 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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