Camp Bethel

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Summer Address:

Fincastle, Virginia, United States

Camp Bethel is a historic, ACA accredited, Christian camp located on 470 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Botetourt County. Our setting includes forests, fields, hills, ponds, springs and streams. One to two-week resident, adventure and trip programs for grades K-5 & 6-12. Activities include hiking, swimming, crafts, group games, music and singing, creek-stomping, Home-in-the-Woods camp-outs, fishing, Bible study, environmental education, special evening programs and campfires. Adventure/Trip programs include backpacking, biking, canoeing, caving, horseback riding and white-water rafting. The camp borders the Jefferson Nat’l Forest, the Appalachian Trail, the Trans-Continental Bike Trail, and it’s just “up the hollow” from the James River. Excellent meals, professional counselors, fun activities and modern cabins. Program choices from June 11–August 13. Summer 2004 theme = “Be The Change.”

Year founded: 1927

Staff: 25 college-age counselors and support staff, plus several dedicated parent-volunteers; all committed to safety, quality experiential Christian education, and fun.

Director: Barry LeNoir

Tuition range: $95-$300

Address: 328 Bethel Road, Fincastle, VA 24090

Phone: (540) 992-2940

Email: campbetheloffice@gmail.com

Camp Type:

Residential
Year Established: 1927
Gender: Coed
Age of Campers: 5 to 18 years old
Cost/Week: $201.00-$350.00/wk
Religious Affiliation: Christian
Camp Owner(s): Virlina District Church of the Brethren
Camp Director(s): Barry LeNoir
Nearest Large City: Roanoke, VA
Off Season Rental: Yes
Accreditations ?

ACA

CCCA

Camp Focus:
Adventure Camps: Assorted Adventures
Adventure Camps: Hiking
Religious Camps: Other Religious
Traditional Camps

Special Accommodations:
ADD, Hearing Impaired, Physical Disabilities, Special Needs Accommodated

Art Activities:

Arts and Crafts
Music
Other Arts

Sports Activities:

General Sports
Baseball and Softball
Basketball
Cycling
Equestrian and Horseback Riding
Fishing
Fitness
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball

Adventure Activities:

Assorted Adventures
Backpacking
Canoeing
Caving
Environmental
Farming
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Mountaineering
Primitive Skills
Ropes Course
Sailing
Whitewater Rafting
Wilderness

Academic Activities:

Animals
Science
Space

Miscellaneous Activities:

Talent Show
Team Building
Travel/Trips
Winter/Spring Break Programs

*DATE*	*PROGRAM NAME*	*AGES (GRADES)*	*COST by May 1*	*COST after May 1*
Sat, May 29	Summer Camp Open House, 1:00-3:00	everyone	free	free
June 6-19	Summer Staff Training	Jr Counselors 16+; Sr Counselors 18+
June 11-12	Parent-Child Overnight Camp	4-7 yr old & adults	$75/pair	$95/pair
June 15-16	C.I.T. Training, by application only	15-18 yrs old
June 20-25	Elementary 1: All Girls!	rising 4^th-6^th	$205	$225
June 20-25	Junior High Adventure 1: River Canoeing	rising 7^th -9^th	$230	$250
June 20-25	Men’s A.T. Backpacking Adventure	rising 8^th-12^th	$205	$225
June 27-July 2	Elementary 2	rising 4^th-6^th	$205	$225
June 27-July 2	Junior High Adventure 2: Mountain Biking	rising 7^th-9^th	$240	$260
June 27-29 (Sun-Tues)	Tenderfoot Mini Camp 1	rising 1^st-3^rd	$95	$115
June 30-July 2 (Wed-Fri)	Tenderfoot Mini Camp 2	rising 1^st-3^rd	$95	$115
July 4-9	Elementary 3	rising 4^th-6^th	$205	$225
July 4-9	Junior High Resident 1	rising 7^th-9^th	$205	$225
July 4-9	Junior High Adventure 3: Horseback	rising 7^th-9^th	$275	$295
July 11-16	Junior High Resident 2	rising 7^th-9^th	$205	$225
July 11-16	Junior High Adventure 4: Horseback	rising 7^th-9^th	$275	$295
July 12-16	Knee-High Day Camp	rising K-2^nd	$15/day	$30/day
July 11-23: 2-weeks!	Mountains to Marsh Adventure	rising 8^th-12^th	$380	$400
July 18-23	Senior High Resident Camp	rising 10^th-12^th	$240	$260
July 18-23	Elementary 4	rising 4^th-6^th	$205	$225
July 18-23	Jr High Adventure 5: White Water Rafting	rising 7^th-9^th	$240	$260

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