Summer Family Camp

Family travelers take note: summer camp isn’t just for children anymore. Riverside's Summer Family Camp provides an action-packed, cost-compassionate family vacation with lots of opportunities for bonding, learning, and, of course, adventure. If your idea of a great family vacation is playing outside, having fun with your kids, and taking some time to rest and relax then Riverside’s Summer Family Camp is an excellent choice for you!

New Pricing Structure

Riverside is changing the pricing structure for its weekend family camp programs. The adjustments are based on both lodging accommodations and family size in an effort to better match camp attendance for these events. This change does cause an increase in pricing, but gives you the benefit of a more personalized registration, as you will be able to select the room you would prefer to stay in. Specific cabins are listed with prices on the online registration form for easy selection. When registering, you can select a specific room you are staying in or a rustic cabin.

Schedule

Check-in begins at 4:00 pm on Friday. We will have our first gathering together at 5:30 pm and then after dinner, we will have our first session together as well as fun family activities and a night game for the Children. Saturday morning consists of family devotions, morning worship, and a trip to River Hills Farm. Saturday afternoon is family free time where the family's set their own pace by choosing from a variety of activities offered including swimming, tubing, archery, nature hikes, and more. New this year is Kayaking! Saturday evening includes our third session together as well as family activities, campfires, and night games. The weekend program will conclude after Sunday worship and lunch.

Sessions

There will be four sessions throughout the family camp weekend - Friday evening, Saturday morning, Saturday evening, and Sunday morning. Worship sessions will include worship for children and adults along with teaching for adults and families. Childcare is provided for infants-10-year-olds.

Our Speaker: Jim Harley

Jim is a southern boy at heart, having spent his childhood in the South. He was raised by his parents, his father being a bi-vocational pastor. He met his wife from Wisconsin while studying his undergrad. Jim and Heather, married for eighteen years, have lived in many different places, raising their five children, and following God's lead in ministry and education. Jim earned his Bachelors in Biblical Studies and Camping Ministry from Oak Hills Christian College in Bemidji Minnesota. Of the eight years Jim and his family have resided in the surrounding Waupaca areas, he has been a therapist for six. He worked at Rawhide Boys Ranch for six of those eight years. While working there, he received his Masters in Counseling from Liberty University in 2011. Jim has been involved with foster care by having been the manager of the Treatment Foster Care program at Rawhide and being a licensed foster parent with his wife. He also serves as a therapist for Waupaca and Juneau County.

Activities

Swimming, Tubing, Kayaking, Wagon Ride, Paintball, Farm Visit, Hex ball, Volleyball, Nine Square, Free Time, Group Games, Nature Hikes, Campfire, Night Games, and more.
note: Paintball includes an extra fee of $20 per player.

Meals

There is no need for cooking or doing dishes this weekend! We provide delicious and plentiful home-cooked meals from Friday supper through Sunday lunch. Additional snacks may be purchased at the Snack Shack (canteen) when it is open throughout the weekend.

Facilities

Each family has its own room or cabin. Depending on capacity, singles may share a room in the retreat center or in a cabin with other singles of the same gender. Some cabins have restroom facilities including showers, other cabins use the main restroom facility which also has showers.

Now is the time to take a weekend out of your busy summer schedule to spend some time with your family and realign your focus on Him - you won't regret it!