Summer Camps 2012
How do you want to spend your time this summer? Riding horses? Canoeing or backpacking? Sharpening your sports skills? Hanging out with friends at the lake? Solid Rock offers activities and adventures for all ages.
Lakeside Camps
The Lakeside facility offers a wide range of traditional camp activities:
Archery - Riflery - Canoeing/Kayaking - Campcraft - Handcrafts - Mountain Boarding - Climbing - Field Games - Team Time
A fully staffed waterfront is available for free time activities. It includes swimming, boating, a rope swing, and the Blob. Our Lifeguards are Red Cross certified.
Traditional Camps
Primary campers (going into 2nd and 3rd grades), Junior campers(going into 4th through 6th grades) and Junior High campers (7th and 8th grades) build skills in chosen activities*, and participate in team building and fun times centered outdoors.
*Junior Camp 1 offers a soccer skills option.
Sports Camps
• Wakeboard/Waterski Camp - Two sessions on the water daily with instructors from Walk On Water Ministries and Sea World. 8th - 12th graders
• Basketball Camp - Six hours a day in the gym with professional coaches and college players working on drills, shooting skills, and teamwork. 7th -12th graders
• Running Camp - Training runs, track runs, trail and beach runs,and a triathlon day with instruction and guidance from world class athletes and college runners. 8th -12th graders
• Hockey Camp - Two on-ice sessions and a dry-land session each day with professional coaches and players from Hockey Ministries International. For information and to register, follow this link:
Choose Camps and follow the links to register for Solid Rock's Hockey Camp. Ages 9 -17
Family Camps
• Memorial Work Weekend - Spend Saturday helping the staff get ready for the summer camping season, Then enjoy the actvities the rest of the weekend. This is a free camp for families working on Saturday.
• 4th of July Camp - Take some family time to enjoy the activities Solid Rock offers. Don't miss the Country Fair with the climbing mountain, carnival games and barbecue supper.
Wagon Train Camps
Enjoy the full old-west experience at Wagon Train Camp. Ride the bucking barrel, learn to cook over a campfire, spin a lasso, ride in a horse-drawn carriage, and learn horse care and riding skills. And don’t miss out on waterfront activities, crafts, and archery!
Wagon Train HORSE camps
Offers a structured horsemanship curriculum as well as specialized activity options. In addition to riding and ground classes customized for participants’ skill level, campers sign up for other horsemanship activities such as trail riding, carriage driving, or basic horse training. Classes are taught by CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) Instructors and build horsemanship skills in the saddle and on the ground for beginner through advanced riders.
- HORSE LOVER OPTION—for horse enthusiasts who wants more! Sign up for the Horse Lover Option to be a "Ranch Hand” and receive 2-3 hours extra instruction per day. In addition to the regular horse camp classes, Ranch Hands will receive further instruction in horse care & feeding and basic health & first aid, and can assist instructors with other classes, and participate in barn chores, feeding, and caring for the horses. Participants must have previously attended a Solid Rock Horse Camp or have other horse experience.
Wagon Train EQcel Camp
For riders who are ready to delve into learning a wider range of horsemanship skills. In addition to riding and ground classes, EQcel participants will receive hands-on instruction in horse-keeping and care including preventative health care, 1st aid, feeding, training & schooling skills. This camp also offers longer sessions and a greater array of specialty classes. Suggested for riders with previous horsemanship experience.
Cowboy Camp
A cowboys only camp, with horsemanship lessons and activities designed for boys’ learning styles and geared to their interests.
Wilderness Camps
Learn backcountry survival skills like primitive fire and shelter building, and recognizing edible plants. Hike, tent, and canoe in the Kenai Peninsula wilderness.
Day Hikes
Introductory hikes on various Peninsula trails during the day, practicing your backcountry skills. Nights are spent camping at Base Camp Solid Rock.
Canoe Voyages
Spend several exciting days canoeing and camping on Swanson River or Swan Lake canoe trails. Learn canoeing skills like the Capistrano T-Rescue, portaging techniques and paddle strokes that, when mastered, will get you where you want to go.
Hike and White Water Rafting
Fast-paced and extreme fun is the definition of this trip. Spend the week backpacking and camping, with a day on Sixmile Creek* learning about white water rafting.
*Raft trip guided by Nova River Runners.
Wilderness Hiking Trips
Spend the week out in the wilderness backpacking and camping. Physically demanding, but incredibly rewarding. See amazing scenery from high mountaintops and hike exciting trails while learning to use your backcountry skills.
Check out our Wilderness Program's Facebook page:
