Camp Indian Sands, kids, camp, Milwaukee, outdoors, Christian

Serve - Lead - Build - Grow

This popular program from 2009 is back with an added overnight campout at Roche-a-Cri State Park, new GPS training on the Germania Marsh, water based service projects and of course, paddling down the Mecan River. Spend two days on service projects in Marquette County and two days exploring our lakes, rivers, biking and hiking trails. Once you're ready to sign up, just follow the link in the upper right hand corner to get started.

What exactly are Servant Adventures?

• A unique service opportunity for youth groups (church, school and other organizations)
• We emphasize leadership through both onsite and offsite service projects
• Teens are challenged and grow through outdoor adventures
• Growth happens through community programming and evening speakers
• Group leaders are welcome to be involved in fitting the program to fit their group's needs
• An affordable, personal, all-inclusive, life impacting week 

Who may participate? This program is designed for teens who have completed grades 9-12.

When is this camp offered?

Sunday, July 11th - Friday, July 16th.

Registration is from 2-4pm on Sunday afternoon and camp ends at 2pm on Friday afternoon.

What is the capacity at Camp Indian Sands? We host 75 campers per session

What is the cost of a Servant Adventure?

Level 1 = $275
Level 2 = $330
Level 3 = $395

What are these pricing levels? We understand that families have differing abilities to pay for their child's camp experience. To better accommodate those financial needs we offer three price levels. Please consider selecting the highest tier that you can afford. While the level you select will in no way influence your child's experience it will allow us to best stretch our funding to improve the quality of each camper's experience. We feel that it is important to share with parents the true cost of a week at camp, allowing families to decide how much they can contribute. Level 1 represents our historically subsidized rate, level 2 represents a partially subsidized rate and level 3 most accurately reflects the true cost of a week at camp.

What do campers do during their week at camp? For our Servant Adventure program campers are divided into four family groups for daily activities that run from about 9:30am - 3:30pm. Two of the four full days at camp are spent on service projects and the other two days are spent exploring the outdoors of central Wisconsin. The full camp is back together by about 4:00 each day for free time, all-camp games and evening campfire.

Exploring Days: Last summer we hiked at a local county park that was the childhood home of John Muir, one of the key figures in creating our national park system. We climbed the 300 foot rock outcropping at Roche-a-Cri state park. We peddled bicycles to the entry point of the Mecan River and then paddled canoes on the river to the Germania Marsh. It is adventurous; but don't worry we provide instruction along the way. You just need to bring a willing spirit. This year we've added some GPS work and orienteering on the marsh and an overnight campout at the state park.

Service Projects: Some of the projects completed last summer were painting at camp and in the community, while many days were spent helping out at the Mecan Nature Preserve to get the site ready to be an environmental education center for the Renewable World Foundation. We intend to help the local DNR on some watershed projects this summer as well as working with some local churches to see what projects we can help with in some of the small towns around camp.

What do campers eat while at camp? Our food service manager has provided healthy, tasty meals for campers, family groups and retreats for six years. We combine a balanced healthy diet with food that kids enjoy. All registrants have the opportunity to indicate food allergies and concerns in the registration process.

What is the camp environment like? We work hard to create a place where strong friendships are built among a diverse group of campers. We serve campers from different cultural, racial, and economic backgrounds. With staff members who reflect the diversity of campers we serve and a relatively small size of 75 campers per session, we feel we are well equipped to help each camper find their place in our camp community.

Do you offer scholarship assistance? Yes. We believe that no camper should miss out on a week at camp due to financial need. Please contact our camp office for a scholarship request form or download a copy here.

How do you make cabin assignments? Campers are assigned to a cabin group of 6-8 campers of the same gender and age. Campers may request a cabin mate on the registration form. We will do our best to honor those requests provided that campers are of the same gender and of a similar age.

Is there a print version of the registration form? Yes. You may download the brochure here. Print copies are also available at many local churches.

May I see the camp ahead of time? Yes. Join us for an opportunity to tour the camp, meet the staff and get your questions answered before camp begins. All are welcome. Pre-registration is appreciated. Dates are: Saturday, April 24th and Sunday, May 2nd, 2:00-4:00pm both days.

What have you done to make sure you run a safe camp? While there are always risks when sending a child to camp, we have done our best to address those risks by following the professional camp standards developed by the American Camp Association. We are proud to be an accredited camp. For more on the work of the ACA, you can visit their site here.