Yes! These requests can be made during online registration. Don't forget though, camp is a great place to make new friends!

For the most part, camp small groups are traditionally comprised of a mix of genders.

You are welcome to come to as many session as you'd like! However, this Summer we will not be offering stay-over weekends for campers interested in consecutive 1-week events. We encourage campers to come for multiple one-week events, but to spend Saturday & Sunday with their families.

Yes we can! Chef Garrett is happy to accommodate most dietary needs of our campers. We’ve had plenty of experience with gluten free, egg free, and even raw vegan individuals. If your child has special dietary needs or food allergies please be sure to note them in your online registration.

Our program is meant to be screen-free. We do not permit campers to keep cellphones with them, so calling or texting them doesn't work with our program.

Camp is an experience geared at independence, leadership, & community. We strongly encourage campers to leave their devices at home, to establish a tech break, and an opportunity for independence. For parents, we ask for your support in this venture. If your child brings a phone to camp, it will be taken from them, and returned to the parent/guardian at pick up.

If you’d like to communicate with your child we suggest sending them with mailing supplies. Parents are welcome to e-mail their child at camper@johnsonburg.org with the camper’s first and last name in the subject line. All mail is delivered at lunch time.

The Canteen is the name for our camp store, located in the Recreation Center. We have a variety of things available for purchase, from flashlights to jewelry, frisbees to sweatshirts. We have recently been featuring free trade items! The canteen is open every day, including Fridays and Sundays for parents to shop! Campers are not encouraged to bring cash to camp; instead we suggest adding money to your campers online canteen account. They can purchase items using this account while at camp.

Every cabin/unit is assigned to a bath house, this is where your child will bathe. All shower stalls are private and have curtains or doors. In the teen bathhouses the changing areas are communal.

Your child (unless an incident occurs) will not have an opportunity to do laundry during a one week session.

We are happy to offer a variety of food prepared by Chef Garret and the kitchen staff! We do our best to make sure our offerings are as healthy as possible. Many of our campers are particular about what they eat, so we try to offer a number of options at each meal. We do our best to accommodate all dietary needs.

Please do not bring food to camp. As we are a peanut free facility this helps ensure safety, and helps to keep the wildlife at bay. Snacks are available for purchase at the canteen (camp store) throughout the day and in the evening!

During severe weather all campers will be moved to an indoor location. In most cases, this would be the recreation center. The campers would remain indoors until the severe weather has passed, or in more serious situations, until other arrangements can be made.

Johnsonburg is meant to be a safe place where all are welcome. Our staff work to keep all campers safe emotionally and physically. Every child is different, and our staff are equipped to deal with a variety of behavior. We do everything in our power to work with campers and partner with parents in the event a camper is having a tough time adjusting to our program.

On the rare occasion when a camper commits a verbally or physically violent act towards another camper, they will be asked to leave the event without refund at the discretion of Johnsonburg staff. It is our hope that we can intercede and work to resolve conflict in healthy ways before this drastic step must be taken.

A medical professional is on duty at camp 24 hours a day.

Yes, we sure are. The American Camping Association is a professional organization that has over 300 professional standards that represent the best practices for a Summer Camp in the US. Every few years, we are visited by outside camp professionals that represent the ACA; this visit evaluates our adherence to these standards.

Only 1 out of every 5 summer camps in the US is ACA accredited, which automatically makes us one of the most professional and safe camps in the nation--just one of the many reasons parents have trusted us and our program since we opened 62 years ago.

Our Board-set policy prohibits drugs and tobacco products at camp or on camp trips. We also prohibit alcohol possession & consumption in camp during any event involving minors. Anyone possessing these substances will have them confiscated and will likely be asked to leave the event without refund (at the discretion of Johnsonburg staff).

Yes! Label when you want things delivered and we’ll get it to your camper on that day. Please do not send gum, candy, or food.

Yes! Thanks to the generosity of donors, there are scholarships available. Please complete the optional Campership Request Form via the Camp Brain registration process used to sign up for camp (form is a part of Step 3). We will contact you if we have any questions.

In some cases, camper fees can be tax deductible as childcare costs. Please check with your Tax Accountant to see if this applies to you.

Camp Johnsonburg’s tax identification number is: 22-1487356.

Yes! Each subsequent child after the first will receive a $25 discount on their session.