Boys & Girls Camps - Camp Onaway

Get ready to experience the best week of your summer!
Sign up now for Camp Onaway Island in Waupaca, make lifelong friendships amid beautiful sunsets and clear blue waters.  Exciting water sports, ropes course, campfires, crafts and more! Camp Onaway Island is owned and operated by the Boys’ & Girls’ Brigade, a Christian youth organization.
It’s close, convenient and affordable! Space is limited so call or click today. 
Great summers start at Camp Onaway Island!

A typical day at Onaway…

Mornings

7:15 – Reveille, flag raising, morning dip, breakfast, details, and cabin inspection.
10:30 – Activities including; softball, basketball, swimming, track meet, swim meet, new games, and lunch.

Afternoons

1:30 – Free time including; water skiing, boating, canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, crafts, tournaments, air-buoy diving, fishing, and more.

Evenings

5:30 – Retreat and dinner followed by chapel, tribal games, campfire, and after a fun-filled day, taps.

Tribal Life…

Camp life is filled with enriching experiences never to be forgotten. Close friendships made at camp last a lifetime. Camp is divided into 4-8 Native American tribes, with healthy competition throughout the week. Older campers serve as Chiefs, Assistant Chiefs, and Cabin Leaders where valuable leadership experience is gained. Younger campers enjoy team spirit by doing their best to help their tribes succeed and look forward to the day when they can be Cabin Leaders and Tribal Chiefs themselves.

Exciting Opportunities…

The Crystal River trip, canoe trips, biking, golfing, and bus trips to the Wolf River for tubing are typical options that can vary by camp and year. High and low ropes course events are available along with lessons for “first-timers” for all activities from swimming to sailboarding and water skiing.

Active Days…

Camp Onaway is an elevated island with flights of stairs between “topside” and the “waterfront” that campers use often. Campers enjoy fun athletic games and a great variety of exciting watersports. Many campers learn to water ski for the first time. Get ready to experience the best week of your summer!

Outstanding Leaders…

Camp Leaders are all volunteers. Dads & moms, please consider joining your son or daughter for a week at Onaway this summer. It’s not hard and there’s no fee for leaders (donations for cost of meals is appreciated). We really need you!

Camp Fees… an incredible value!

Click here to link to camp schedules and fees.

Sign-up Early…

Camp is open to any youth who have completed 6th grade and not graduated from high school – Non-Brigade members welcome! Select a week and get signed up! Sign-up will begin in January. Once limits are reached for any week, that week will be closed.