About Summer Camp

Join us this summer for a week of outdoor fun!

Unplug and enjoy exploring Gods creation on our beautiful site. Hike, swim, slip n slide, play gaga ball, canoe, cook over the campfire, shoot archery, sing, try new things and meet new friends! The intentionally small cabin groups provide the setting to help campers grow personally, socially and spiritually. Our enthusiastic, carefully selected staff are here mentor your child and be a positive role model.

Camp Cherith offers a variety of camps for boys and girls based on camper ages and interests. Campers make life-long memories while developing lasting friendships with peers and staff. Programs may vary based on staffing each summer.

Overview

Resident (Overnight) Camp
Boys and girls, ages 7-18 (grades 2-12), arrive on Sunday and stay at camp overnight through Friday. Campers will be assigned to gender specific small groups of 5-8 children and live all week with an enthusiastic, dedicated, and trained cabin counselor. Campers will choose 3 activities for the week such as swimming, archery, and crafts. Some activities, such as horsemanship, and tree climbing are available for an extra fee.
Day Camp
Designed for ages 7-12 (grades 2-6) children who may not be ready for the overnight experience. Campers are assigned to cabin groups and participate in the same activities as resident campers. Children will meet their cabin counselor in the morning, join in camp day experiences, eat lunch with their cabin group, and go home each afternoon Monday through Friday.
Mini Camp (overnight)
A mini taste of camp for young campers, 2nd-5th grade, who want to stay overnight, but aren’t sure they want to stay the whole week. Children join a cabin group Sunday through Wednesday at 5pm, with the option to stay for the whole week! This includes regular activity selection and a campfire cookout! All kinds of fun in only half the time!
Horse Camp
The serious horse lover will experience two activity hours daily of riding and horse care and one regular camp activity hour. Basic riding skills are required. Space is limited to girls in grades 5-12.
Adventure Tree Climbing *Dependent on staff availability
Tree climbing is camp’s newest, tallest adventure! Our tree climbing program allows campers, children, and adults to climb safely up to 40 feet in our trees! You can climb to the top, or hang out near the bottom, or anything in between! Must be at least 7 years old to climb. Tree climbing is available to the public on specific dates. Reservations required.
Camper in Leadership Training (CILT) 1 and 2

Provides a unique educational and practical challenge for high school-aged campers with leadership potential. Participants will increase their practical skills, deepen their knowledge and applications of scripture, and gain a variety of leadership experiences. CILT trains them for future leadership opportunities at camp and beyond!

The CILT course is a two-part program usually consisting of two weeks at camp during two consecutive summers, plus assignments to complete during the school year between summers. Space is limited to accepted applicants. Campers must be at least 15 years old and entering 10th grade to apply.

Learn more about CILT

Activities

Learning life skills is essential at Camp Cherith. As a result, the activities we offer work to build a camper’s competence and confidence in particular areas. Activities offered are based on a child’s age and skill level.

On Sunday, children choose three activities that they will rotate through one hour for each activity, Monday through Friday.

Skilled Activities with Certified Instructors Offered:

American Red Cross Swimming Lessons
Swim lessons and advance through Red Cross swim levels.
Archery (Going into 7th grade)
Learn safety and how to shoot with a bow and arrows while advancing in levels.
NRA Rifle Program (Air Riflery age 10) age 12 and up
Learning gun safety while counting targets and progressing in levels.
Adventure Tree Climbing (age 7 and up, additional fee)
Adventure tree climbing with ropes and harnesses- must register in advance, extra fee.
Horsemanship and Riding Lessons (register in advance, includes extra fee)

Horseback riding lessons along with learning to be safe and care for horses.

Other Activities (vary depending on staff availability):

Crafts
Friendship bracelets, quilting, leathercraft, woodburning, calligraphy, nature craft, knitting/crochetting, and more.
Fishing
Come fish in our pond! (catch and release).
Games
Enjoy playing with friends and learning lots of different games.
Hiking/nature
Learn the beauty that God provides at camp.
Outdoor cooking/campcraft skills
Learning how to be safe while learning survival skills in the woods and how to cook over a campfire.
Music and Drama
Learn an instrument or how to have fun expressing yourself with a group and performing.
Photography/newspaper
Take pictures of adventures at camp and learn how to be a reporter and create a newsletter for campers to take home.