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Camp Descriptions

Family Camp (ages 0-120) 
Enjoy a vacation like no other! The moment you enter our grounds, your worries go away. On this vacation, you don't have to worry about planning activities, choosing what or where to eat, and best of all, NO DISHES! Let us do all the hard work.
There will be activities to meet everyone's interests. The balance of structured and free time allows for flexibility in different families. Remember, family doesn't just have to mean kids. Come as an individual or couple; you'll still have fun! Worship times will include singing with everyone followed by separate sessions of input for adults & kids.
​After Family Camp is over, feel free to stay for Rally day as we pray over the summer ahead.

Cottontail Camp (Grades 3-5) 
Can’t wait to get your first camp experience? This camp is designed for those new to camp or those who like a shortened week. The week’s activities include sports, crafts, mud hikes, swimming, boating, and more.
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Blue Jay Camp (Grades 4-6) 
Are you ready for a full week of camp? Sign up for Blue Jay Camp and come have a blast with activities like Ozzies, cooking your food over a fire at Home in the Woods, campfires, crafts, and making new friends.

Junior High Camp  (Grades 6-8) 
Looking for fun, games, worship, and a great speaker, Junior High Camp is the place for you. If you are wondering what happened to Adventure Camp look no further, it’s right here! Choose Trailblazer Track to do all the things you love about Junior High Camp or choose Adventure Track if you want to do all those things as well as spending time every day on the Adventure Education Course doing things like ziplining, rappelling, and team-building.

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CROSS Training Camp (Grades 6-12) 
We've reimaged and expanded this week to focus on our sporty AND artsy campers. Join us for five days of CROSS training that will teach us how to use our unique gifts and interests to bear His image to those around us. Sports Track campers will strengthen their physical muscles using our 231 acres of space and equipment. Crafts Track campers will strengthen their creative muscles by exploring different craft mediums and experience within the natural world.
By cross-training our faith and active Bible reading, we will all strengthen our spiritual muscles together for Chapels, Bible Study, and Campfire Testimonies.


High School Camp (Grades 9-12) 
You can enjoy the classic camp format with Cardinal Track or experience the wonders of nature in Wilderness Track. In both camps, you will enjoy the formal/informal banquet, worship with a guest speaker, and more. Register today and choose Cardinal, where you’ll do all the things you love about High School Camp or Wilderness where you will stay out in tents, take an overnight canoe trip and learn about the great outdoors.

GrandCamp (Grandparents & Grandchildren)
​GrandCamps is a unique, grand faith adventure for grandparents and their grandchildren focused on leaving a faith-legacy for the next generations. Through purposeful activities that grandparents and grandchildren experience together, to discovering from God’s Word what it means to walk in the truth, to building a treasure chest of life-changing memories—all in an environment that invites having a pile of fun—this will be a time for building memories that will last a lifetime!

* Grades are based on the 2025/2026 School Year
2025 Summer Camp Schedule
Family Camp - May 23-26
​Cottontail Camp - June 8-11
​Blue Jay Camp - June 29-July 4

Junior High Camp - June 22-27
Cross Training Camp - June 15-19
High School Camp - July 6-11
GrandCamp - Aug 3-7

Youth Summer Camp Discounts
  • Early Registration Discount: If you are registered and paid-in-full by the dates below, you will recieve the corresponding discount:
    • ​March 8th, 2025 = $50 Discount
    • May 1st, 2025 = $25 Discount
  • First Time Camper Discount:  If you have never attended a Menno Haven Youth Summer Camp, request a $50 First Time Camper discount when you register using the code "FIRST TIME"
  • Sibling Discount: With one full price registration, you can request a $40 Sibling Discount for each additional sibling when you register. ​

Financial Aid
  • Menno Haven wants families motivated to provide a Christian summer camping experience for their children to not be deterred by financial considerations. Every year we give partial camp scholarships  based on need and availability of funds.
  • Camper Scholarship Applications are available upon request by emailing [email protected]. 

​If you want to help make the Christ-centered, spiritually transforming experience of Menno Haven’s summer camps an option for all children, donate online here or by mail including a memo of Camper Scholarship Fund. ​

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We Would Love to Have You Visit Soon!


Fall Office Hours

Tues-Fri: 8:30am - 5pm
Sat-Mon: Limited Office Hours

Telephone

(815) 255-4649
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Fax: (815) 290-0043

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  • Plan Your Retreat
    • Map of Grounds
    • Activities
    • Facilities >
      • Lodging >
        • Hotel
        • Dorms
        • Cabin
        • Tent/RV Campground
      • Meeting Spaces >
        • Upper Lakeview Lodge
        • Lost Meadow
        • Conference Room
        • Pavilion
      • Dining >
        • Dining Hall
        • Kitchenettes
      • Recreation >
        • Eagle Wing Activity Center
        • Pool
        • Lake
        • Activities
        • Ball Field
        • Hiking Trails
    • Fee Schedule
  • Programs
    • Family Programs >
      • Dads & Lads
      • Family Camp
      • GrandCamp
    • Adult Programs >
      • Women's Retreat
      • Ministry Leader Retreat
    • Youth Programs >
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