Programs : Camp Christopher : Camps
Resident CampDay Camp
Family Camp
Special Populations Camp
September Song
Spring Break Camp
Christmas Camp For Kids
New Year’s Eve Under the Stars
Winter Family Camp
Fall Festival
Summer Resident Camp
Boys and Girls, Ages 7–16
7-day, 6-night camp program
Drop-off: Sunday between 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m. (during your registered week)
Check-out: The following Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
Enjoy a week-long adventure in nature. Start each day with the flag-raising ceremony, breakfast, and prayer. Then it’s onto six, 50-minute activities chosen by you and your cabin mates. Choose from swimming, horseback riding, archery, or hiking, just to name a few. Take two breaks for lunch and dinner and then it’s onto the flag-lowering ceremony and the night group program. Back to the cabins and lights out at 10:00 so you’ll get plenty of rest for the next day.
Have fun while learning new skills that build your self-confidence and independence. Make friendships that will last a lifetime. Appreciate the beauty of God’s creation while growing individually and as a part of a group!
Advanced Camping Program (based on weekly availability)
Teenaged campers experience a more advanced camping program that includes lodging in a secluded, wooded area, experience on the High Ropes Challenge Course, and exploration of advanced hiking and riding trails. As Advanced Campers, they will also have opportunities for off-site field trips, mentoring of younger campers and nightly campfires at the cabin. By combining these more complex camping activities with the traditional activities of the Resident Camp Program, Advanced Campers can look forward to exciting new adventures each summer.
Summer Day Camp
Boys and Girls, Ages 5–12
Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Drop off daily: 8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Pick up daily: 4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Day Camp at Camp Christopher provides a nurturing environment filled with fun and friendships that can last one week or all summer. Campers engage in a world of adventure as they discover their own skills and talents by participating in activities like hiking, swimming, archery, canoeing, crafts, and more. Each week offers a new theme that makes every week something special and exciting. Youth who attend for multiple weeks gain confidence in themselves as they improve their mastery of new skills.
CYO offers bus and van pick-ups at designated locations throughout the area at no additional cost. Campers do not need to be a member of the designated parish to take advantage of the free transportation. Campers may also be dropped off and picked up directly from Camp Christopher.
Adventure Day Camp
Our oldest day campers experience greater challenges with our Adventure Day Camp program. Special activities such as advanced hiking trails, outdoor cooking, and the low ropes challenge course are now available for campers ages 10 – 12 (no exceptions).
Family Camp
Families of all ages
6-day, 5-night camp program
(Applications are accepted on a first come, first serve basis.)
Arrival: Sunday between 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (during your registered week)
Check-out: The following Friday at 9:30 a.m.
Summer Family Camp
Family Camp provides the opportunity for family togetherness and sense of community that touches all who participate. Designed to include the entire family, this camp has proved to be Camp Christopher’s most popular program.
Campers are grouped according to age and are under the direct supervision of the camp staff during morning and evening activities. Throughout the afternoon, families may spend time together enjoying various camp activities. After evening programs, parents may put their child(ren) to bed and enjoy activities designed for adults, while camp counselors perform regular bed checks on the children.
Parents and children reside as a family unit in rustic cabins, and all meals are served family style in the Dining Hall. Catholic Mass and Prayer Service is offered throughout the week.
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Special Populations Camp
For Persons with Disabilities, Ages 17 and older
6-day, 5-night camp program
Drop-off: Monday morning at 10:30 a.m. (during your registered week)
Check-out: The following Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
Special Populations Camp enables persons with disabilities to experience the excitement, activities and friendship available at Camp Christopher. Each camper participates in programs of their choice based on his/her ability. With a staff to camper ratio of one staff member to every four campers and an Assessment Team that reviews all applications and Personal Care Forms, Camp Christopher is able to best meet the camper’s individual needs.
Camp Christopher offers campers accessible facilities including ramped dormitory style cabins, bunk beds and one in-cabin restroom. Although some of the terrain on the campgrounds is rough, the facility includes walkways to and from key areas.
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Adults, Age 50+
6-day, 5-night camp program
Arrival: Tuesday between 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Check-out: The following Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
A program for young at heart campers! Come join in the social and recreational activities you know and love. With a leisurely schedule, fun camp activities, delicious meals, and special entertainment and field trips, you’ll be sure to enjoy your week at Camp Christopher. Also included is the celebration of Catholic Mass and a relaxed spiritual program.
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Spring Break Camp
(Ages 5-16)
The best Spring break vacation in town! Get away from the classroom and come marvel at the beauties of Spring at Camp Christopher. Weather permitting, you’ll enjoy Spring blossoms, birds, wildlife, and nature peeking through after a long winter. Traditional camp activities include hiking, crafts, challenge courses, storytelling, campfires and much more! Campers sleep in cabins with counselors from the CYO Camp Christopher Staff.
Christmas Camp For Kids
(Ages 5–16)
“Tis the season to be jolly! Come to Camp Christopher for 2 nights over Christmas break and enjoy camp in a way like you never have before! Have a ball hiking, sledding, storytelling, and making crafts. Evening campfires, meals and snacks are provided! Campers sleep in heated cabins with counselors from the CYO Camp Christopher Staff.
New Year’s Eve Under the Stars
(Ages 6–12)
Ring in the New Year with Camp Christopher. For boys and girls, ages 6–12. Enjoy an entire evening of activities and fun. Meals and snacks are provided. Campers sleep in heated cabins with counselors from the CYO Camp Christopher Staff.
Winter Family Camp
Beat the family winter blues! Join us for the same nationally recognized program you’ve seen in the summer. Enjoys meals, sled riding, snowman making, hot chocolate, and roaring fires! Programs include morning age groups, afternoon free time, early night program for families, late night program for teens and adults, and the celebration of mass!
Fall Festival
Spend the day at Camp Christopher and enjoy games, hayrides, pumpkins and more! Enjoy the beautiful scenery at Camp Christopher like you never have before. Beautiful fall colors and fresh smells of Fall make the day one to remember! Open to the public. A small admission will be charged.