Programs at Lutheridge

Elementary

Kindergarten–6th grade

PreKamp and Day Camp are camp by day, with pick-up every afternoon. Pioneers is a full week away, with a counselor living in the cabin. Pioneer Sampler is a shorter first try, for a camper (or a parent) who isn't sure about a whole week yet. Climb High and Crazy Cool Campout add more adventure for older elementary campers.

Day Camps

A Lutheridge camper in a Lutheridge sweatshirt flinging her arms wide under the pavilion

Day Camp

Camp all day, home every night: pool, archery, canoes, the climbing wall and hikes.

Kindergarten–4th grade

5 days

No overnight

8 sessions · June –⁠ July

PreKamp

Half days at camp for little ones: songs, crafts, games, a water day and a Bible story.

Ages 3–6

5 days

No overnight

June 7–⁠11 · July 26–⁠30

Overnight Camps

Campers cheering together outside the pavilion at Lutheridge

Pioneers

A full week of camp, with a counselor who stays with the cabin the whole time.

1st–4th grade

5 nights

Cabins

8 sessions · June –⁠ July

A camper in a red helmet crossing a log on the high ropes course

Climb High

The indoor wall, the challenge tower, then a day on a high ropes course nearby.

4th–6th grade

5 nights

Cabins

June 13–⁠18 · July 18–⁠23

A young camper shooting out of the yellow water slide into the Lutheridge pool

Pioneer Sampler

A shorter first taste of overnight camp, for anyone not sure about a whole week.

1st–4th grade

2 nights

3 sessions · June –⁠ July

Two campers paddling a canoe on the Lutheridge lake

Crazy Cool Campout

A night in tents, a waterfall hike and a dinner they cook over the fire.

4th–6th grade

5 nights

Cabins

June 20–⁠25 · July 11–⁠16

Middle School

5th–9th grade

Middle school weeks at Lutheridge are called Explorers, and each one has its own adventure built in: a river, a ropes course, a cave, a bike trail, two summits, a canoe trip, or a week that runs after dark. Pick the adventure your camper keeps talking about, and the rest of camp comes with it. Kairos and Campfirmation are confirmation weeks, taught at camp.

Overnight Camps

Cave & Wave campers in helmets and muddy clothes giving thumbs up outside the cave

Cave & Wave Explorers

A day inside Worley's Cave, a day of whitewater and a night camped out.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins or platform tents

June 13–⁠18 · July 25–⁠30

Night Owl campers out on the field after dark, one giving a thumbs up

Night Owl Explorers

Camp on a later clock: sleep in, stay up, and watch the sunset from Bearwallow.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins

June 13–⁠18 · July 18–⁠23

A camper in a helmet riding a mountain bike across the field

Bike & Hike Explorers

Mountain biking lessons, a trail in Dupont State Forest, then a hike into Pisgah.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins or platform tents

June 20–⁠25 · July 18–⁠23

River Explorers

Tubing the French Broad, and campers choose their own activities all week.

5th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins

June 27 –⁠ July 2 · July 25–⁠30

Wild Waters Explorers

A canoe trip with a night beside the water, then a day of whitewater rafting.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins or platform tents

June 27 –⁠ July 2 · July 11–⁠16

A counselor helping a camper up the pole on the high ropes course

Parkway Peak Explorers

Two summits near the Blue Ridge Parkway and a night camped above 5,000 feet.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins or platform tents

July 4–⁠9

Sky Explorers

A day on a high ropes course: bridges, cable walks and climbs up to 25 feet.

5th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins

July 4–⁠9

Confirmation Weeks

Kairos campers singing arm in arm during worship

Kairos Confirmation Camp

Confirmation with a keynote speaker, the Kairos musicians and small groups.

6th–9th grade

5 nights

Cabins

June 20–⁠25

Teen campers sitting together on a rock outcrop above the mountains

Campfirmation

Confirmation taught by pastors, through the seasons of the church year.

6th–8th grade

5 nights

Cabins

July 11–⁠16

High School

8th–12th grade

High school weeks are called Mountaineers, and several are the older version of an Explorers week, asking more of the group. Night Owl Mountaineers is a first look at what being a counselor asks of you, and Road Trip: Charleston takes a small group to the coast.