It’s not too late to register for summer camp!
Registration for Ewalu’s summer programs are now open! We have 8 weeks of youth summer camp from June to August, plus 2 sessions of Family Camp and 2 sessions of Grandparent Camp. Get out your calendar and make your summer plans now! At Ewalu, we believe in making camp affordable for families. Tiered pricing lets YOU select the best price for your family, and several youth programs cost just $240 for a whole week using Tier 3. More financial support is available with our easy online form. See the schedule grid and pricing details at the link below.
Get 1 of 10 free weeks of True North summer camp
Calling all high school students! 
It’s a FREE CAMP GIVEAWAY for our new program, True North, which will be July 26-31 this summer at Ewalu. The FIRST 10 parents/guardians who sign up their student will get a free week of True North this summer! The form and details are at www.Ewalu.org/Free-Camp
Hurry, this is a first-come, first-served giveaway, made possible by Ewalu’s generous donors and the Character at Camp grant awarded to Ewalu for the True North program.
This giveaway is only for the True North program, which is for students finishing grades 9-12.
Ewalu awarded Character at Camp grant
Camp Ewalu has been selected as a grantee in the American Camp Association’s Character at Camp Grant Program, a competitive national initiative supported by Lilly Endowment Inc. A grant of $172,149 will support Ewalu’s new True North program for high school students, including the hiring of Heather Swartz as the full-time True North director. The Character at Camp program is designed to strengthen character development in camp settings and highlight camps as impactful environments for youth growth. CLICK HERE to learn more about the grant, and CLICK HERE to see details about True North
Register now for 65th anniversary in August
Join alumni and friends of Camp Ewalu for a weekend of events to celebrate camp’s 65th anniversary and to re-dedicate Cedar Lodge after the renovation project. Save the dates: August 28-30, 2026, at Ewalu’s main site. Click the link below to see the tentative schedule for the weekend, which includes Minnesota singer-songwriter Peter Mayer in an outdoor concert on Friday night! Also part of the weekend: 5K trail run, color run (geared toward kids), alumni group photos, celebration worship, camp activities, coffeehouse trivia, and meals. Book your lodging now! Premium and discount options can be found at the link.
Help us “Close the Gap” on rising construction costs
On October 25, at a special meeting for the association of Camp Ewalu, voters overwhelmingly approved a motion from the Ewalu board to pursue a mortgage of up to $1.4 million for additional costs associated with the Cedar Lodge renovation project. The Ewalu board will not pursue a mortgage loan until necessary, and fundraising for the project is going strong to cover the shortfall and to minimize (or eliminate!) borrowing. Since fall 2025, we’ve raised about $800K toward the new goal of $3.2 million! Click the button below to learn more about project and the rise in construction costs, and help us “Close the Gap”!
