How do I specify the friends I want my child to bunk with?

How can I correspond with my camper?

What if my child gets homesick?

Can my child call home?

What about my child’s spending money?

What is the camp food like?

Why do I need to pay a deposit?

What if I register early and later need to change weeks?

How will my child be supervised?

I know that you are a Christian Camp, but what will you be sharing with my child?

A. Once we receive your registration we will mail follow up forms, one of which will allow you to choose cabin mates. Your child may specify up to three other campers to bunk with, and the request must be mutual from all parties.

A. Campers really enjoy getting mail during their stay at camp. In addition, we provide a free email service that allows you to send 2 emails to your camper during their week. Due to the amount of summer activity, we do not accept faxes or provide email responses from campers. If you choose to, you may leave packages or letters for your campers at the office on your way out after check-in. Due to the amount of  parent participation of this complimentary service, we limit the number and size of packages delivered to each camper during the week to no more than 2 shoebox-sized boxes. Any additional or oversized packages will not be delivered. Please do not put gum, money, valuables, or candy in the packages, or send these items by mail.

A. We take homesickness seriously. We train our staff and plan our program in such a way as to avoid homesickness. However, there are a few children every summer who are unable to shake homesickness. (No more than five in 1000 campers go home early due to homesickness each summer.) If this happens, we will contact you. Please understand that, should you choose to remove your child from camp due to homesickness, you will not receive a refund.

A. One way we minimize homesickness is by not allowing your child to call home (unless it is an emergency) until Thursday, which gives them a chance to settle into the camp program. Don’t be alarmed if your child doesn’t call; just assume “no news is good news.”

A. We recommend that campers bring $40-$50 for snacks and the General Store. This money is placed into their account at check-in so that they don’t have to handle it during the week. They can make purchases with their name.  Leftover money will be returned Saturday morning.

A. We serve three nutritionally balanced meals a day. Our bread and desserts are homemade; that keeps kids coming back for more! We do know that certain kids will not like certain foods, so we put out plenty of extras, like fruit – and there’s always peanut butter and jelly in an emergency!

A.  A deposit secures your child’s spot in a given week of camp, which is important because by late Spring there will be waiting lists for most camps.  Your deposit is also very important in helping us prepare camp, our program, and the necessary recreational equipment for your child.

A. Provided there is room in the week you wish to change to, you may do so up until April 15. After that date, an additional deposit will be required in order to change weeks. Please understand that there are no exceptions to this policy.

A. We take camper supervision very seriously. With over 36 years of summer camping success, Frontier Camp is large enough to offer top-quality recreation and sound Biblical teaching, yet small enough so that your child is more than a number. We understand that we’re only as good as our Counselors and Support Staff. With that in mind, we strive to hire the best! We screen each applicant carefully in regard to their Christian commitment, their love for children, and their general lifestyle, but the process does not stop there. Our Program and Counseling Staff undergoes an intensive week-long training session before camp begins to provide each staff member with training in Frontier’s purpose, program, procedures, first aid, lifeguard training and CPR. A college-age Senior Counselor and an upper high-school age Junior Counselor are assigned to each cabin of 12 to 14 campers. Additionally there are two activity leaders at each activity, and we have staff monitoring the campground during the transitions between activity periods and during free time. In fact, each member of our staff, from the Director to the Head Cook, interacts daily with the campers so that they truly receive and excellent experience.  

A. Through Mystery Prophet Skits, Bible Dramas, Campfires, and Cabin Devotions, we will share many different stories and lessons from the Bible.  At least once during the week we will present the Gospel, meaning that we share with campers the fact that we are sinners (Romans 3:23), Jesus came to save us from our sin (1 Timothy 1:15), and all we have to do to be saved from our sin is trust Jesus Christ (John 3:16). This Good News from the Bible will usually be presented in Cabin Devotions by the counselors, and we do not force or pressure campers to make any spiritual decisions.