Our specialty camps provide a perfect chance for campers with specific interests to explore and learn important skills in those areas, while still participating in the day-to-day structure of life at Camp. Our specialty camps provide a focused program for campers by committing the three skill class periods in the morning and at least one of the afternoon cabin activities to their area of focus.
New Heights
Entering grades 6-11
Session Dates: June 18 - June 23
Campers in the New Heights program will become the experts of our challenge and adventure courses here at Camp Pepin. During their session, New Heights campers will practice the skills needed to set up, run, and maintain the climbing wall, high ropes course, and zipline course. Participants will also work through a series of teambuilding activities to experience the necessity of collaboration and communication during challenging scenarios. At the end of the week, campers will travel offsite to apply their newfound knowledge and take part in an exciting climbing excursion!
$790 Y members / $820 non-members
NEW: Survive & Thrive
Entering grades 6-11
Session Dates: July 16 - July 21
Have you ever wondered what it would take to live off the land, as seen in TV shows like Alone? Do you have the skills to survive an emergency survival situation, like in the book Hatchet? This session, led by Derek Barkeim, the founder of SeekersWild Survival School, will have campers gaining all sorts of outdoor survival skills and strengthening their connection to nature. By exploring the major components of survival – fire, water, shelter, and food – through a wide variety of activities and scenarios, campers will gain self-confidence by improving their self-reliance in the face of a challenge.
$790 Y members / $820 non-members
NEW: Ambitious Anglers
Entering grades 6-11
Session Dates: July 23 - July 28
There aren’t many locations better for a fishing camp than Camp Pepin! With the Mississippi River on our doorstep, and the Rush and Chippewa Rivers in our backyard, participants of this session are guaranteed to get hooked on fishing. Led by Sam Tittle, an experienced local outdoorsman, campers will learn everything they need to know to become angler experts – including laws and regulations, how to set up their poles for success, and the different baits and tackle used to catch the many different fish species found in the area.
$790 Y members / $820 non-members
Prevailing Winds
Entering grades 6-11
Session Dates: August 6 - August 11
Our Prevailing Winds sailing camp is designed for campers looking to take full advantage of our incredible location on Lake Pepin. Campers will learn the ins and outs of a sailboat, the theory behind how sailboats work, and - obviously - how to sail! Guided by certified sailing instructors, campers will put our small fleet of sailboats to good use and harness the lake breezes to work for them. At the end of the week, campers will serve as crew aboard a larger sailing craft and test their skills as budding sailors.
$790 Y members / $820 non-members
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