From NOW until Cyber-Monday

When campers register early, we rejoice!

Parents can save a bundle by registering their kids for camp BEFORE December 3. Not only will the 15% early-bird rate apply, but also an extra 10% …. making a total of 25% off. Our sessions for 2020 are $425 (Youth Camp and Expedition). Registering by Cyber-Monday means that parents would only have to pay $319 for a full week of camp!

To take advantage of the Cyber-Monday discount, the camp fee must be paid in full when you register. If only claiming the early-bird discount (good until April 1), only the $75 deposit is needed.

So please, think SUMMER now.

Summer boredom should not be an option

Seriously!  Summer has just begun! Is your child this bored already?

Well then, send ‘em to CAMP!

Did you know that a FULL WEEK (7 days - 6 nights) of overnight (sleep-away) camp at Sound View is less than $400?  Yes - that’s right - and it includes……

• Tasty meals and snacks - not your typical camp food

• Awesome, talented  leaders and role models who are trained to provide the campers with the best experience possible.

• A hundred acres of woodlands, fields, and waterfront to play -  but not gazillions of campers. We like to keep our numbers less than 100 so we can get to know everybody.

• A totally “unplugged” atmosphere in the out-of-doors. 

• Archery and paintball.

• Canoeing, kayaking, polar bear plunge and corcling. (Only Sound View has corcls and we LOVE our corcl games).  We are on a sandy beach on Puget Sound.

• Arts, Crafts, Music.  (Come, learn to play the ukulele - it’s easy)

• Sports and games.

• High ropes course and zip line.  (Challenge by choice - way up in the trees)

• A mini farm and garden to tend. Come, take care of our sheep, goats, turkeys, chickens, and one lovable llama.

• Crazy evening games, campfires, and s’mores (of course!).

• All sorts of fun things to do with the friends you bring and new ones who you’ve just met.

• Optional shuttle from Olympia, Tacoma, Puyallup, Tukwila, and Seattle.

Float Plan for Expedition

I am so excited about this year’s Expedition program!

From Sunday to Wednesday, the Expedition campers will be living at the waterfront and following a unique schedule of learning camping basics - including outdoor cooking, planning and packing, taking canoe day trips, after-hours campfire talks, high ropes, paintball, and even a little bicycle repair.

Anderson Island is a perfect place to explore by bicycle.

On Wednesday, with their gear sensibly packed in panniers, they will venture off towards Anderson Island but this time take a north-easterly course towards Ostso Point, near Eagle Island. They will beach their canoes at the point and move their panniers to bicycles waiting for them on the Island. They will bike about a mile to the campground and set up their base.

From the base camp, they will be able to explore Anderson Island safely on their bicycles and visit the three fresh-water swimming holes, Johnson Farm, and other points of interest on the Island’s quiet roads. They will daily need to visit the Island General Store to purchase some food and supplies - working together to transport what is needed by bicycle back to the base camp. At night - campfires, storytelling, devotions - and maybe some special guests from Anderson Island Young Life.

On Friday, they will break camp and pedal back to the canoes. After a short trip to explore Eagle Island (a state park), they will paddle back to Sound View in time for the Friday beach party and closing campfire.

Expedition is not wilderness camping. The campground on Anderson Island is quite nice with grassy fields and hot showers. Instead, the program is designed for “tweens” and teens to go a bit past their comfort zones and accept a little more responsibility for the good of the group. It will be an experience to remember.