It was conceived by a small committee of members of the Free Inquiry Group of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky (FIG) with Helen and Edwin Kagin acting as directors for the first ten years.

[4] Stein, who has a degree in Psychology and a Masters in Religion in Contemporary Society, initially fielded a considerable amount of press interest when the Sunday Times broadsheet newspaper ran a front page article on Camp Quest UK; the headline read 'Dawkins sets up kids’ camp to groom atheists'.

[12][13] At Camp Quest UK children are also encourage to use scientific method and reasoning to problem solve, and activities can also involve investigating evolution, astronomy and paleontology.

[4] The 2017 camp also included outdoor sports such as "archery, zip wire, climbing, high ropes, rafting, the Great Wall, air rifle shooting, mountain biking, night line, abseiling and the assault course.

"[15] During Camp Quest UK attendees are tasked with the invisible unicorn challenge, aimed at showing that a negative cannot be proven.