Orthodox Camping Association
The Orthodox Christian Camp Association is a group of Orthodox Christian camp professionals from all Orthodox Christian jurisdictions.
Operating with the blessing of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, the Orthodox Christian Camp Association is to witness to the truth and love of Jesus Christ through the Orthodox Christian camping experience by
Overseeing the operation of the annual Camp Conference of camp directors and staff to share and provide resources to Orthodox Christian Camping Programs
Orthodox Christian Camps in the United States and Canada
Alberta
Camp St. Innocent is held at the Camp Bar-V-Nok in Mulherst, Alberta on Pigeon Lake with a one-week session serving campers ages 7-17.
Arizona
All Saints Camp is a sleep-away camp for those entering third grade through those who just graduated high school, All Saints Camp is set among the pine trees of Prescott, Arizona.
California
Ascension Cathedral Camp is at the beautiful YMCA Camp Ravencliff in Redway, CA.
Camp St. Nicholas is located in Frazier Park area of Mt. Pinos (approximately 85 miles north of Los Angeles) with 3 one-week sessions each summer serving campers ages 7-17. Camp St. Nicholas also hosts a Winter Camp weekend for grades 7-12 over President's Day weekend each February. Camp St. Nicholas is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Camp Saint Sava is located in Jackson, California.
Our Greek Village is a camp which exposes Greek Village Campers to a different geographic region of Greece every year and by teaching them the local history, dances, music, arts, myths, geography, cooking and much more.
Saint Eugene’s Summer Camp, is an Orthodox Christian Summer camp for youth ages 7-17 located in Dunlap, CA
Saint Sophia Camp is located on 66 acres in the San Bernardino Forest in southern California.
Camp Three Holy Youths is held at Daybreak Camp in the town of Felton in the Santa Cruz Mountains with a one week session serving campers ages 9-17.
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Orthodox Youth Camp at Buckhorn Camp, Bellvue, CO
Connecticut
Camp Saint Paul is located in Litchfield, CT
Florida
Camp Saint Christopher is a one-week overnight summer camp for youth (ages 8-18) from the Florida parishes of the Orthodox Church in America.
Georgia
Saint Seraphim and Saint Sophia Camps at Legacy Woods, Conyers, GA
Illinois
ORPR Camp, located in rural northern Illinois, provides youth with a month of instruction in Russian Orthodox Religion, Russian Culture, History and scouting in a comfortable camp setting.
Indiana
Saint John’s Camp, is located in Mitchell, IN and currently operates three camps/retreats throughout the year.
Iowa
Camp St. George is held at Ewalu Camp and Retreat Center in Strawberry Point, Iowa with a one-week session each July for ages 9-17. Camp St. George is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Kansas
Eastern Orthodox Youth Camp (EOYC) at Tall Oaks Conference Center, Lindwood, KS is pan-Orthodox organization that features a week-long summer camp for youth of the Orthodox faith.
Kentucky
St. Nicholas Summer Camp is the summer camping program for the southern areas of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit. It is located in Leitchfield, KY.
Maryland
Michigan
Camp Vatra for Juniors and Seniors, Grass Lake, MI
Village Up North is held at Camp Tannadoonah on Birch Lake in southwest Michigan with a one-week session each August for ages 9-17. Village Up North is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Minnesota
St. Mary Church Camp is a Pan-Orthodox camp hosted by St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in Minneapolis, MN.
New Hampshire
Metropolis of Boston Camp is the camping ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Boston and is located in Contoocook, NH
New Jersey
Camp Good Shepherd is at YMCA Camp Linwood in Sandyston, NJ.
New Mexico
Camp Emmanuel offers participants an opportunity to retreat away from everyday life and to gain experience in a nurturing Orthodox Christian community. utilizes the Manzano Mountain Retreat facility in Torreon, New Mexico, outside of Albuquerque.
New York
Saint Andrew’s Camp is an Orthodox sleep-away camping program located on 30 acres wooded, field, and waterfront property on the beautiful shores of Lake Oneida in Jewell, New York.
Saint Timothy Summer Camp is is an Orthodox Christian Summer Camp in the Upstate NY District of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Detroit. It is hosted at the Oswegatchie Educational Center in the western forest of the Adirondack Park.
Ohio
Saint Mark's Camp is located on the same property as Saint Mark's Monastery in quiet Sheffield Village Ohio.
Saint Vladimir’s Camp, is located in Farmdale, OH.
Oklahoma
Camp St. Raphael is held at Crosspoint Camp on Lake Texoma on the Oklahoma/Texas border (about 2.5 hours north of Dallas and south of Oklahoma City) with three one-week sessions each summer and a WAMP weekend in January for grades 7-12. Camp St. Raphael is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Oregon
Camp Angelos is run by Fr. Paul Paris and Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Portland, Oregon.
Camp St Mary of Egypt is held at Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center in Turner, Oregon with a one-week session each summer, and a Winter Camp Weekend for grades 7-12 in January. Camp St. Mary of Egypt is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Pennsylvania
All Saints Camp is the official camp for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the USA, located in Emlenton, PA. There are programs for children and teens of all ages
Antiochian Village is located in Ligonier, PA about 1.5 hours southeast of Pittsburgh. The Village is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA), and offers year round programming including Family Camps, Winter Camp, Adult Camp, and of course four two-week sessions of summer camp. In addition, the Village hosts rental groups, conferences, and other programing throughout the year.
Camp Nazareth is the official Youth Camp, Retreat and Conference Center for the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese of the U.S.A., located, in Mercer, PA.
Metropolis of Pittsburgh Summer Camp is the Camping Ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh.
St. Sava- Shadeland Camp is located at a scenic rural location in Crawford County, Pennsylvania near the border of Erie County.
Saint Tikhon’s Summer Camp,is a one-week sleep-away camp program for Orthodox Christian children between the ages of 7 and 17 located in South Canaan, PA
Quebec
Camp Transfiguration is held at Camp Wingate in the town of Saint-Adolphe-d’Howard (about 1.5 hours north of Montreal) with two one-week sessions each August for campers ages 9-17.
South Carolina
Camp St. Thekla is held at Asbury Hills Camp and Retreat Center in Cleveland, South Carolina, with two one-week sessions each July for campers ages 9-17, and a Winter Camp weekend each February for grades 7-12. Camp St. Thekla is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA).
Saint Stephen Summer Camp is the located at the Diakonia Retreat Center in Salem, SC.
Texas
All Saints Camp, Ledbetter, TX
Washington
All Saints Camp, Gig Harbor, WA
Wisconsin
Camp Fanari is a ministry of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, and is set in the wonderful setting of our very own St. Iakovos Retreat Center in Kansasville, WI.
Saint Mary’s Pan-Orthodox Camp, Amery, WI (Twin Cities area)
Prayer for Orthodox Camping Programs
O Lord Jesus Christ our God, who condescended to enter under the roof of Zacchaeus the Publican, thus becoming salvation to him and his whole household: As the same Lord, by means of our unworthy prayers, look with mercy and beneficence upon our Orthodox encampments. As our Lord and Master, enlighten our directors, counselors, and staff to the doing of Your holy Will, so that they might always worthily direct those entrusted to their care, to grow in wisdom and grace before Your majesty. May Your presence be felt in the midst of our encampments, thus, in Your mercy, preserving them from the snares of the evil one and abundantly providing opportunity that all participants profit by Your blessing. For You are our God, and to You do we ascribe glory: to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.