About Lake Valley Camp
Lake Valley Camp offers a highly engaging and diverse 2-week summer camp experience focused on outdoor adventures, creative activities, and fostering strong social connections. Campers enjoy a significant degree of freedom in choosing activities, excellent food, and a supportive environment, all within a recently upgraded facility. It also provides a unique opportunity for families with financial needs through a qualifying free program.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Children and teenagers seeking a multi-activity summer camp with a strong outdoor focus (horses, canoeing, hiking).Campers who enjoy a social atmosphere and are keen on making new friends and connections.Families looking for a 2-week camp duration with good food and diverse entertainment options.Parents interested in a camp that offers some level of autonomy and choice for their children during free time.Families who may qualify for financial assistance and are seeking a high-value camp experience.
Why families love it
- Camp session lasts 2 weeks.
- Wide array of activities: trail rides with horses, night hikes (at 9 PM with 'nature Thomas'), swimming classes, archery, gardening, canoeing, and soccer.
- Food is described as 'awesome' and snacks are always supplied.
- Camp-wide movie nights are held in the dining hall.
- Special events include talent shows and birthday celebrations in July with ice cream and cake.
- Campers have free time to sign up for additional activities, often with friends.
Insider tips
- Check the camp's official website for a full list of activities and program details, especially for the 'LT Program'.
- If your child's birthday is in July, they can look forward to a camp-wide celebration with ice cream and cake.
- Inquire about the 'free program' qualification if financial assistance is a consideration.
- Encourage your child to utilize the free time to sign up for activities that align with their interests or to join friends.
- Be aware that the camp provides materials for written communication with campers.
Good to know before you go
- Families seeking very short camp durations (as the primary session mentioned is 2 weeks).
- Children who prefer a highly structured environment with no camper-chosen activities.
- Value
- The camp offers significant value through its diverse activities, 'awesome' food, and social opportunities. A key financial highlight is the availability of a 'free program' for qualifying families, making it accessible to a broader demographic. No specific full price is mentioned, but the 'free program' indicates a commitment to affordability for some.
- Food
- Food is provided and described as 'awesome'. Snacks are always supplied by the camp.
- Accessibility
- No specific accessibility accommodations (e.g., for physical disabilities or sensory needs) are mentioned in the reviews.
- Safety
- Staff supervision is implied for activities, specifically 'night hikes at 9 at night with nature Thomas'. No other explicit safety measures like wristbands or first aid stations are detailed in these reviews.
What parents say
"Lake Valley Camp and a very fun experience. It lasts 2 weeks and your camper will love every second of it. It is filled with activities that range from Going on trail rides with horses to going on hikes at 9 at night with nature Thomas. I am a current participant of this caml and next year I will be participating in the LT Program next year. Check out the website for more"
5 years ago
"Hi my name is Amiracle and lake valley is so much fun we get to be free and the food is awesome.We do swimming classes archery gardening riding horses cannoing and socer.And we always watch movies as a camp in the dining hall and they always supplie snacks. And we have a talent show when they celebrate kids birthday in July we have ice cream and cake its just such a great experience and during free time you can sighn up for an activity to do if your freings doing it and you usually like that activity and you aloud ro send paper and stuff if you want them to write you back but they provied that"
5 years ago
"It is really fun and you can meet people you didn't know before that's how I met my girlfriend zyaire"
3 years ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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