Sugar Creek Summer Programs
Summer at Sugar Creek is full of energy, laughter, and discovery. With programs for kids, teens, and families, every day brings new skills, challenges, and memories to last a lifetime.
2026 Day camp programs
Explorers: Onsite Day Camp
Entering Grades K-5
Cost: $35/day or $85/week
Offered: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Come as an individual, a church group, or with friends! Ministry leaders and adults can join the fun, too!
Adults attending with their campers will be asked to pay $10 at check-in to cover the costs of the noon meal, snack, materials and facility use.
1 pastor or youth leader may attend for free per group.
3 day options: June 15-17, June 29-July 1, July 6-8, July 20-22, August 3-5
1 day options: June 15, 16, 17, 29, 30, July 1, 6, 7, 8, 20, 21, 22, August 3, 4, 5
Foresters: Onsite Day Camp
Entering Grades 1-6
Cost: $250 or $1500 for all 8 weeks ($500 savings)
Offered: Monday-Friday (8 am- 5:30 pm daily)
A full week of learning and growing outdoors! Foresters will divide into groups and enjoy age level appropriate activates. Enjoy horse/pony rides, crafts, games, pool parties, and daily faith activities. This is a great option for first time campers and returners alike.
- June 15-19: Garden Café – Grow, Taste, and Create!
- June 22-26 Backyard Adventures – Big Fun Close to Home
- June 30-July 3: Space Explorers – Blast Off to Discovery!
- July 6-10: Imagine & Create – Build, Invent, Play!
- July 13-17: Game On! – Challenges, Laughs, and Play
- July 20-24: Under the Waves – Dive Into Adventure!
- July 27-31: Barnyard Buddies – Animals, Care, and Fun
- August 3-7: Forest Quest – Mysteries of the Woods
Traveling congregational day camps
For day camps at your congregation, contact the Program Director at program@sgrcreek.org or call (608)-734-3113.
Congregation Enrollment Opens November 1.
2026 Summer classic camp programs
Buckaroos- 1/2 Week Program
Entering grades 2-3
Cost: $250/session
Offered: Session 1- Sunday- Tuesday
Session 2- Wednesday- Friday
Say “howdy” to a safe, fun introduction to camping! Campers will meet new friends, stomp in the creek, roast hotdogs over the fire, have a staff-led pony ride, and swim in the pool!
Buckaroos will also learn about God during daily Bible story time, devotions, and engaging worship. These campers stay in our Seeker cabins which have electricity and are near the shower house and main dining hall. The perfect, safe introduction to traditional overnight camp.
Please note pick-up and drop-off times:
Group A arrives Sunday afternoon and departs at 6pm on Tuesday.
Group B arrives Wednesday at 9am and departs on Friday at 1pm.
June 21-23, June 24-26, July 5-7*, July 8-10*, July 19-21, July 22-24
*Special combination week with Seekers focusing on the Frontier Farm.
Seekers
Entering grade 4
Cost: Tiered Pricing
Seek out new adventures, experiences, and cool friends in this fun intro to week-long camping.
July 14-19, July 5-10*, July 12-17, July 26-31
*Special combination week with Buckaroos with a focus on the Frontier Farm.
Pioneers
Entering grade 5
Cost: Tiered Pricing
Take part in activities like collecting eggs, caring for animals, and cooking over a wood-fired stove.
June 21-26, July 12-17, July 26-31
Wagoneers
Entering grades 6-7
Cost: Tiered pricing
This favorite Sugar Creek program gives campers the opportunity to live life like the travelers on the Oregon Trail in covered wagons!
July 5-10, July 19-24
Rangers
Entering grades 8-10
Cost: Tiered pricing
Rangers will spend the week in a supportive team, learning and practicing essential survival skills such as fire building, foraging, and creating shelter.
June 21-26
Kairos: Confirmation camp
Entering grades 6-9
Cost: Tiered pricing
In Kairos you are immersed in an experience that makes faith come alive. Together with friends and leaders you dive into the concepts you are studying while enjoying outdoor adventures, campfires, and meaningful conversations. You spark real and safe connections that continue when you return home and to your church. If you do not have a church group, you can still be part of the journey by registering for Confirmation Camp.
June 14-19, July 19-24
Riverboaters
Entering grades 9-12
Cost: Tiered pricing
Join friends (new and old) on a memory- making journey on Mississippi River! Explore beaches, splash in the river, and build community with beach campfires and Bible studies. This is a fantastic experience for high school youth and church youth groups!
Register early- this program fills fast!
June 14-19, June 21-26, July 5-10, July 12-17, July 19-24, July 26-31
2026 Summer specialty camp programs
STEAM Camp
Entering grades 6-8
Cost: Tiered pricing
Art and LAB Camps are joining forces! Campers can choose their track—Art or STEM—and dive into hands-on projects, experiments, and creative adventures all week long. Throughout the day, youth focus on their track, then come together for meals, fellowship, and evening worship and campfires. STEAM Camp blends science, technology, engineering, art, and math with the fun, friendship, and faith-filled experiences that make camp unforgettable!
June 21-26
Valley sports
Entering grades 7-10
Campers will explore themes of teamwork and finding strength in our shared faith through special games and activities. All athletic levels are welcome to this sport- themed camp!
July 19-24
NEW: Ignite
Entering grades 9-12
Cost: Tiered pricing
Ready to light your spark? Ignite is all about hands-on projects, teamwork, and exploring your next steps—both in faith and in life. Campers dive into service adventures, grow as leaders, and end each day with campfires, worship, and friendships that stick.
Ignite is offered at the same time as Karios (Confirmation Camp) so congregation leaders can bring their whole youth group together.
June 14-19, July 19-24
2026 Summer adventure camp programs
Elevated
Entering grades 6-8
Cost: Tiered pricing
Grab your hammocks for this epic camp adventure Campers will visit remote and serene corners of the camp, pausing for devotions, Bible studies, worship, and fun along the way!
July 12-17
Night camp
Entering grades 7-8 and 9-12
Cost: Tiered pricing
Campers will spend late nights building blazing campfires, encountering night-time wildlife, playing crazy games, and taking part in fun projects and missions.
June 21-26 (9-12th)
July 5-10 (6-8th)
Adventurers
Entering grades 7-10
Cost: Tiered pricing
Adventurers will spend most of the week on site before departing for an overnight canoeing excursion. Gain skills and inspiration for faith and life between daily adventures and camping in tents by nights.
July 5-10, July 26-31
NEW: Wheel and Water
Entering grades 9-12
Cost: Tiered pricing
Get ready for offsite adventures where you bike scenic trails and canoe winding waterways each day. You explore God’s creation with friends, then return to camp each evening for worship, campfires, and time together. Wheel and Water is the perfect mix of outdoor adventure and classic camp life.
July 12-17
2026 Summer horse camp programs
Horse
Entering grade 6-8
Cost: Tiered Pricing
Horse campers will become best friends with our wranglers, and horses, by going on multiple horse rides, and assisting with grooming and tacking up horses
Dates: June 14-19, July 12-17, July 26-31
Jr. Wranglers - Level 1
Entering grade 9-12
Cost: Tiered Pricing
Jr. Wranglers will improve their skills by assisting on trail rides, and learn about tack care, horsemanship, safety strategies, and general horse care.
June 21-26, July 26-31
Jr Wranglers - Level 2
For campers who have already completed Jr. Wranglers Level 1 or have equivalent horse experience. Stay 2 weeks at Sugar Creek to dive even deeper into horse skills and care and learn more about barn management. A great “resume builder” for our future summer camp Wranglers!
July 12-24. Weekends not included.
2026 Other camp programs
NEW: Camp Dash
Entering Grades: 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12
Cost: $250
Camp Dash is a fast-paced, two-night program designed for campers of all ages who want a taste of the full Sugar Creek experience. Perfect for busy or nervous campers, this action-packed schedule lets them dash through classic camp activities, make new friends, and experience meals, worship, and campfires—all in a short, fun-filled stay. Once they graduate from Camp Dash, campers receive a $250 discount toward a full week of camp in 2026 or 2027, making it the perfect way to gear up for a full week of camp adventure!
June 29- July 1
LEAD: Leaders Engaged as Disciples
Entering Grades: 11-12
Cost: Full scholarship ($3180) for those accepted
Step up to an action-packed 4-week program of real leadership training from experienced presenters, with more responsibilities, greater resume builders, and even more chances to play and pray with the trained youth ministry staff and energetic younger campers of Sugar Creek.
Make an impact on peers and younger youth, right now. Grow in real-life leadership, personal confidence, and life-changing peer ministry skills for school, church, work, and beyond.
Applications are available starting Nov. 1, 2025. Full tuition scholarship of $3,200 for 4-week program is awarded to participants whose applications are accepted. Participants also receive a small weekly stipend for spending money.
Session 1: June 14-July 10
Session 2: July 12- August 7
No weekends
Family & Grandparent Camp
Share the joy of camp across generations with activities for all ages. Relax, play, and connect through meaningful programs, campfires, and time together in a beautiful outdoor setting.
Session 1: June 26-29
Session 2: August 2-
Session 3: August 6-9
Tiered pricing
All youth should be able to experience Bible Camp, regardless of a family’s financial abilities. Sugar Creek offers voluntary, 3 tiered pricing to better meet needs. The actual price of a traditional week of camp is approximately $800/week, far lower than the national average- thanks to donations, help from churches, amazing volunteers and more. Day camp program costs vary by offering. You can find pricing details listed under each day camp program. You pay what you can afford while difference will be met by donations. The tier selected will not affect your child’s camp experience.
$795/week
Closest to covering the actual cost of your experience
$595/week
Subsidized for families needing the option to make camp more affordable
$495/week
Reflects more subsidies from churches, fundraisers, and camp supporters
Discounts and camp scholarships
- Families with three or more children attending camp can receive a discount.
- Camperships (camp scholarships) are often available through your home congregation. Contact your church for information, or fill out the application form below and send it to us by mail or email at office@sgrcreek.org. You can also reach out to us directly for details.
Policies
- Sugar Creek Camp and Retreat Center does not turn away any camper on the basis of race, national origin, accessibility, creed, gender identity, sexuality, age, or income level.
- As a crucial part of effective outdoor ministry, Sugar Creek’s policy is that campers leave cell phones and other electronics at home.
- Each household will receive an information packet 2 weeks before your session with useful info, including policies about your selected programs(s). Click below for the Summer Camp Program Guide.