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Compiled by
JENNIFER COLTON,
VIRGINIA JUSTICE
and SUZANNE KENNEDY
Summer camps? In May? Yes,
indeed! Now’s the me to get your
li le urchins registered before the
camp they really want to a end is
full. And there are so many choices!
In Eastern Oregon (and beyond),
you’ll fi nd overnight camps off ering
everything from ziplines to canoe-
ing, and day camps that teach kids
to be clowns, rock stars, athletes,
and scien sts. Thumb through
these pages with your child and let
them help plan the perfect summer.
REGIONAL SLEEPOVER CAMPS
4-H Tri-County Camp, Gilliam,
Morrow and Wheeler coun es.
Sleepover camp June 15-18 for
youth comple ng grades 4 to 6.
Camp is limited to the fi rst 75 stu-
dents to sign up. Camp takes place
at Cutsforth Park, east of Heppner.
Campers will sleep in tents with a
high school counselor and par ci-
pate in natural resource ac vi es,
outdoor ac vi es, theme related
classes, hikes, a nightly campfi re
and a last night dance. Scholarships
are available. Cost: Early registra-
on $85 (registra on a er May 25
is $100). For details visit oregon.4h.
oregonstate.edu/programs/camps/
other.
4-H Eastern Oregon Tri-County
Summer Camp, Union, Wallowa
and Baker coun es. Sleepover camp
runs Tues.-Fri., July 11-14. Cost: $75
for the fi rst child; $65 per addi onal
child. Age range: entering fi h to
eighth grade. Camp is located at the
Blue Mountain 4-H Center in
Union County. Ac vi es include
natural resource classes, cabin
ac vi es, skits, campfi re and
swimming at the La Grande
public pool. 24-hour 4-H agent
supervision and EMTs on duty.
Details: 541-963-1010 or contact
your local 4-H group.
Ascension School Camp,
Episcopal Diocese of Eastern
Oregon. Chris an-based, three-
to fi ve-day sleepover camps
outside of Cove in Union County.
Discovery Camp (pre-school
to second grade), June 27-29,
$165; Beginner’s Camp (3rd -5th
grade), July 9-14, $500; Junior
High Camp (7th-9th grade),
July 16-22, $500; Combined
Camp (4th-6th grade), July 23-28,
$420; Senior High Camp (10th-12th
grade), July 1-8, $500; Wallowa
Adventures (8th-12th grade), July
30-Aug. 4, $500. Ac vi es include
swimming, cra s, outdoor games,
and short fi eld trips. Wallowa
Adventures is a backpacking trip,
no experience necessary. Details:
541-568-4514 or www.coveascen-
sionschool.com/youth-camp.
Big Lake Youth Camp, Oregon
Conference of Seventh-day Ad-
ven sts. Faith-based sleepover
camps in Willame e Nat. Forest
near Sisters run June 25 through
Aug. 13. Open to boys and girls,
age 7-17. Weeklong sessions can be
tradi onal “REG” (regular) camps
for ages 10-17 or “RAD” camps for
teens, 13-17, focusing on a specifi c
ac vity for a week, from golfi ng to
white water ra ing. REG sessions
are age-specifi c; check which dates
rodeo champions. Cost is $120
with $20 refundable stall fee;
register and pay by June 1 for
$20 discount. Campers select
their clinic focus for camp.
Details and online registra on
at www.buckaroosforchrist.com
or call 509-869-0135. Parents
are welcome to a end as camp
volunteers.
for appropriate for your camper.
Family camp is also off ered twice in
August. The Abba’s Child program,
which is free, is specially geared
for children mourning a loved one;
campers age 10 to 12 meet July 2-9,
ages 13-17 meet July 30-August 6.
Camp prices vary; most RAD camps
run from $510 to $560, depending
on ac vity. REG Camps are $460;
scholarships may be available. De-
tails: 503-850-3583 or biglake.org.
Buckaroo Rodeo Bible Camp,
Buckaroos for Christ. June 25-28,
sleepover camp with camper check-
in beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Rodeo riders, this may be the camp
for you. This non-denomina onal
Chris an camp focuses on rodeo
skills in the Pendleton Round-Up
Pavilion. Instruc on in pole bend-
ing, roping, barrel racing and bare-
back riding provided by profession-
als with a goal of developing future
Camp Elkanah, near La
Grande. Three- to six-day
sleepover camps, grouped
by age: Primary (fi rst to third
grade), June 16-18, $95; Junior
(fourth and fi h grade), June
25-30, $180; Jr. High Camp
(sixth to eighth grade), July
2-7, $185; High School (ninth
to twel h grade), June 18-23,
$190. Camp off ers $10 discount
for mul ple siblings. This Chris an-
based camp includes speakers,
workshops, chapel me, low ropes
course, zip line and giant swing,
paintball, night games, giant slip ‘n’
slide, water fi ghts, cra s, and in-
door games. Details: 541-963-5050
or www.campelkanah.com.
Camp Meadowood Springs.
Sleepover and day camps designed
for children with social learning and
communica ons challenges and
their peers/siblings. Camp is located
in Weston; days vary. Weeklong Ad-
ventures in Communica on camp is
off ered twice (July 2-9 or July 15-22)
and focuses on ar cula on or social
thinking to improve communica on
skills. Ac vi es also include canoe-
ing, fi shing, zip lines, cra s, sports,
swimming, mini golf, and bug-
catching. Programs start at $500 for
day camp and $1,350 for overnight.