Technology at Camp

A week at camp allows children to discover their gifts, grow in faith, and join a new community. These communities foster connections free from usual social pressures, forming strong, lifelong relationships based on God’s love—stronger than those typically formed at church or school.  The opportunity to ‘disconnect’ in a very connected world, can be life-giving.

Sending a cell phone, iPod, or game system with your child can disrupt their camp experience. Please do not send these devices. They keep children connected to their regular lives and prevent them from being fully present with fellow campers. While others grow together in Christian love, a child with a cell phone might be preoccupied with social media. At camp, such technology hinders your child from fully experiencing all that a week at Stony Lake offers.

Many parents worry about not being in contact with their children for a week. You can always reach out to our office to check on your child’s status or send email messages, which we will print and deliver on your behalf.

Daily Menu

Providing healthy, nutritious, and delicious meals for our campers is a priority and our dedicated kitchen staff ensures that happens daily. If your camper has food allergies that they need help managing, don’t hesitate to contact our Program Innovator, Jesse Barr at Jesse@elcalivingwater.com and he will assist you.  Please find our 2024 daily menu here.  Milk, water, apples, oranges, bread, peanut butter, and jelly are always available to campers during meals. If you would like to review the ingredients in our meals served, click here for a list of Gordon Food Service product numbers.

Camper Drop off and Pick up

Camper check-in runs from 3:00-5:30 pm the first day of camp. All programs except Explorers end Friday at 3:00 pm with closing worship that begins at 2:00 pm.  Closing worship for Explorers is Wednesday at 2:00 pm and checkout is approximately at 2:30 pm.  Parents and guardians are invited and encouraged to arrive at camp to participate in closing worship.  We would love to have you! Click here for directions to Stony Lake

High Ropes at Stony Lake

Stony Lake has a 7 element high ropes course, including a zip-line. Our high ropes course is approximately 35 feet from the ground. Campers challenge themselves individually on each element while wearing required safety gear and remaining on belay. Trained and certified Stony Lake staff keep a very close and watchful eye to provide emergency “take down” procedures in the event of a frightened camper. 6-15 campers participate in this experience at a time for approximately 1-2 hours.  Only campers enrolled in our junior high (grades 6-8) and senior high (grades 8-12) programs are eligible to participate.

Flying Squirrel

The “Flying Squirrel” is an initiative where campers are harnessed safely on belay, while their teammates work together to pull the camper up as high as they can and as the camper is comfortable. Once up in the air, the camper pulls a cord to release the towrope and sets themself swinging over the bluff of Stony Lake.  This element encourages both team and trust building, self-confidence boosting, and is a lot of fun! All campers are eligible for participation with the only requirement being a proper fit in the safety equipment. Trained and certified Stony Lake staff are present to facilitate this activity.

Skillshops

Each day campers have choices for how to spend dedicated skillshop time. Feeling crafty? Maybe bracelet-making, tie-dye or rope-making sounds fun? Feeling active? Give the sling-shot range, archery, or crate stacking a try. Want to rest and maybe do a little reading? Our hammock villages are the perfect spot.  Skillshop time provides a great opportunity for campers to try new things or to find familiar things to do with new friends.  Following is a list of skillshop options.  Please note that weather, lifeguard availability, or other factors may impact skillshop choices.