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Outdoor Family Fun & Family Camps at Deer Run

March 24, 2022

The days are longer, and the warm breezes of spring are beckoning everyone in your household to get outdoors as much as possible and play in the sunshine! 

There’s an abundance of fun waiting for your family to participate in this spring and summer at Deer Run Camps & Retreats, located just 15 minutes from downtown Franklin and 20 minutes from Spring Hill.

Family Day at Deer Run is Sunday afternoon April 10 from 1 to 5 p.m., and Family Camps take place during the summer (June and July) and on Labor Day Weekend. Both of these amazing family adventures are for all ages.



FAMILY DAY: Sunday, April 10

Family Day is full of activities but most importantly: laughter and memories! For $20 per person (age 3 & under are free!), experience a festive and adventurous day of camp activities with your family!

You will find yourself laughing, cheering each other on, and creating memories that last a lifetime. 

WAY-FM 88.7 joins us with music and giveaways. The Camp Store is open for shopping: merchandise and apparel plus snacks and drinks. And grab hand-dipped ice cream, specialty coffees, nachos, fries, pizza, and more at The Eatery!

Some of the included activities are:

  • Creek splashin’
  • Catch-n-release fishing
  • Hiking trails
  • Playground
  • Preschool ducky pool (every preschooler wins a prize!)
  • Fun balloons & balloon animals
  • Face painting
  • Family bingo
  • Crafts
  • Carpetball
  • Climbing tower
  • Human foosball
  • Sand volleyball 
  • Wiffle ball
  • Wagon rides


For the more adventurous in your family, there are guided recreation options for an additional fee. Register for your choice of recreation as a family or individually.

  • Zip Lines
  • Giant Swing
  • Pedal Karts
  • Archery & BBs Range
  • Paintball 

FAMILY CAMP: Summer & Labor Day Weekend

If you want the laughs and adventure to last even longer, register for Family Camp, offered during June, July, and Labor Day weekend. Make lifelong memories with your kids, participate in relationship-building activities and recreation, and build deeper relationships with each together. This is a multi-generational camp, so bring the grandparents!

Enjoy a variety of recreation options including fishing, lake activities (swimming, aqua park, Corcl boats, waterslide), outdoor family movie night, axe throwing, archery tag, zip lines, giant swing, paintball, and much more!

Find out more and register:

Family Day

Family Camp

Deer Run also offers day and overnight camps, parent-child dates, parent-child weekends, and married couple’s weekends. You can tour Deer Run’s gorgeous 150 wooded acres and meet camp staff during Sunday afternoon Camp Open Houses from 2 to 4 p.m. on March 27, April 10, and May 1.

No matter how your family chooses to experience Deer Run, we are excited to welcome you! Visit DeerRun.camp for details or call (615) 794-2918 if you have questions.