Looking for a New Campsite In Northeastern Ohio?
© Diane Stresing
Inside or out, these campsites have one thing in common: they're quite uncommon.
The Lakeview Cemetery Association
IT'S QUIET HERE ... Are you brave enough to sleep in a cemetery? Many a Boy Scout troop has pitched a tent inside the historic park that is Lakeview Cemetery. President Bill Garrison has been active in scouting for over a decade; he says the cemetery is said "the best place" to learn history. Scout Master Louis Novak has logged more than 20 nights in the cemetery. "It's the greatest place at night," he says. "In the Spring, when there are no leaves on the trees, we go by the dam, and look at downtown - it's breathtaking." More info: Community Relations, 216-421-2665.
SeaWorld Adventure Park
You can sleep with the sharks at Sea World- Ohio. Campers arrive on Friday nights about 6pm, and sleep on the floor inside the Shark Encounter exhibit, next to more than a dozen fearsome sea creatures who circle around the 340,000-gallon tank. SeaWorld staffers lead games in the evening and educational sessions in the morning.Available January through November, sleepovers cost $50 per student, $25 per adult chaperone. Campers pay a higher rate during the summer, when the park is open, because park admission is included. More info: SeaWorld Education Department, 330-562-8101 x 2280.
Great Lakes Science Center
Talk about Weird Science! If you've ever wanted to sleep in the same room with a tornado, this is the place for you. (Sounds like a guaranteed bad-hair-day to me!) Not surprisingly, campers get an experience in innovation at the GLSC. Those in grades K- 8 mix chemicals in a lab, creating light; older campers build a real, working computer in "Cyber Camp." Both camps cost $35 per camper; thanks in part to grants from The MCI WorldCom Foundation. More info: Candace Wintering, Camp-In Coordinator, 216-696-6102.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
The Zoo offers two sleepovers that vary by season. In the cooler months, campers sleep in the Wolf Cabin, learning to use maps and compasses to track Minnesota timber wolves via the internet. They also use radio telemetry equipment to track fellow campers throughout the Zoo. During the warmer months, campers participate in "Ryan's African Safari." They learn Swahili, take part in an Animal Trivia Scavenger Hunt, and listen to African folktales by the fireside. Cost is $31 per person; campout adventures are typically booked about a year out. More info: Dawn Lyons, Scheduling Coordinator, 216-635-3391.
The Lakeview Cemetery Association
IT'S QUIET HERE ... Are you brave enough to sleep in a cemetery? Many a Boy Scout troop has pitched a tent inside the historic park that is Lakeview Cemetery. President Bill Garrison has been active in scouting for over a decade; he says the cemetery is said "the best place" to learn history. Scout Master Louis Novak has logged more than 20 nights in the cemetery. "It's the greatest place at night," he says. "In the Spring, when there are no leaves on the trees, we go by the dam, and look at downtown - it's breathtaking." More info: Community Relations, 216-421-2665.
SeaWorld Adventure Park
You can sleep with the sharks at Sea World- Ohio. Campers arrive on Friday nights about 6pm, and sleep on the floor inside the Shark Encounter exhibit, next to more than a dozen fearsome sea creatures who circle around the 340,000-gallon tank. SeaWorld staffers lead games in the evening and educational sessions in the morning.Available January through November, sleepovers cost $50 per student, $25 per adult chaperone. Campers pay a higher rate during the summer, when the park is open, because park admission is included. More info: SeaWorld Education Department, 330-562-8101 x 2280.
Great Lakes Science Center
Talk about Weird Science! If you've ever wanted to sleep in the same room with a tornado, this is the place for you. (Sounds like a guaranteed bad-hair-day to me!) Not surprisingly, campers get an experience in innovation at the GLSC. Those in grades K- 8 mix chemicals in a lab, creating light; older campers build a real, working computer in "Cyber Camp." Both camps cost $35 per camper; thanks in part to grants from The MCI WorldCom Foundation. More info: Candace Wintering, Camp-In Coordinator, 216-696-6102.
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo
The Zoo offers two sleepovers that vary by season. In the cooler months, campers sleep in the Wolf Cabin, learning to use maps and compasses to track Minnesota timber wolves via the internet. They also use radio telemetry equipment to track fellow campers throughout the Zoo. During the warmer months, campers participate in "Ryan's African Safari." They learn Swahili, take part in an Animal Trivia Scavenger Hunt, and listen to African folktales by the fireside. Cost is $31 per person; campout adventures are typically booked about a year out. More info: Dawn Lyons, Scheduling Coordinator, 216-635-3391.
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