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Camp Bethel

Summer Address:

   Fincastle, Virginia, USA
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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:  camp.bethel@juno.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 4th-6th

$205

$225

June 20-25

Junior High Adventure 1: River Canoeing

rising 7th -9th

$230

$250

June 20-25

Men’s A.T. Backpacking Adventure

rising 8th-12th

$205

$225

June 27-July 2

Elementary 2

rising 4th-6th

$205

$225

June 27-July 2

Junior High Adventure 2: Mountain Biking

rising 7th-9th

$240

$260

June 27-29 (Sun-Tues)

Tenderfoot Mini Camp 1

rising 1st-3rd

$95

$115

June 30-July 2 (Wed-Fri)

Tenderfoot Mini Camp 2

rising 1st-3rd

$95

$115

July 4-9

Elementary 3

rising 4th-6th

$205

$225

July 4-9

Junior High Resident 1

rising 7th-9th

$205

$225

July 4-9

Junior High Adventure 3: Horseback

rising 7th-9th

$275

$295

July 11-16

Junior High Resident 2

rising 7th-9th

$205

$225

July 11-16

Junior High Adventure 4: Horseback

rising 7th-9th

$275

$295

July 12-16

Knee-High Day Camp

rising K-2nd

$15/day

$30/day

July 11-23:

2-weeks!

Mountains to Marsh Adventure

rising 8th-12th

$380

$400

July 18-23

Senior High Resident Camp

rising 10th-12th

$240

$260

July 18-23

Elementary 4

rising 4th-6th

$205

$225

July 18-23

Jr High Adventure 5: White Water Rafting

rising 7th-9th

$240

$260

July 25-30

Elementary 5

rising 4th-6th