Camp Carvela Traverse City Summer Camps 2024 – Preview, pics, and info. Sleepaway, overnight destination camp for kids ages 7-18 on beautiful Bass Lake in Traverse City, Michigan.
Camp Carvela empowers young people through experiential learning and strives to make a positive impact on each member of the community by building connections to self, others and the natural world.
Camp Carvela is committed to…
Collaborative programming – Camp Carvela’s programming model fosters strong leadership skills and independence while giving participants the opportunity to create their own experience.
A non-competitive culture – Camp Carvela’s camp community is a safe space for participants to try new things and take healthy social and physical risks.
Fostering an unplugged community – At Camp Carvela Traverse City, campers and staff alike take a break from the electronic world to reconnect with others in an authentic way and develop strong communication skills.
Free time – Unstructured time is built into the daily routine to give campers a chance to relax, explore new interests, and connect with others.
A sense of playfulness – Camp Carvela Traverse City culture is built on play, creativity, and fun to maintain an environment for kids to discover themselves and explore with others.
Unique kid-designed programming – activities reflect the imaginations of the kids at Camp Carvela. Fort building, maze making, costume design, and more. Plus swimming, kayaking, skits, crafts, calligraphy, tie-dye, pastry making, wiffle ball, hiking…
Camp Carvela Traverse City Summer Camps 2024
Registration is now open for the 2024 season! Visit www.campcarvela.com to learn more and register for an upcoming session. 2024 Camp Carvela Traverse City summer camps begin June 16, 2024 and run through August 16, 2024.
All meals are provided at Camp Carvela. They offer family-style breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. There are plenty of vegetarian, vegan, and allergy-friendly options.
You don’t have to drive to Traverse City to gather more info on Camp Carvela, they host Camp Open Houses on ZOOM in the months leading up to camp. Bring your questions. For more information about Open House sessions leading up the summer, visit the Camp Carvela Traverse City Open House Link.
CAMP CARVELA TRAVERSE CITY SUPER STARTERS CAMPS
Super Starters is a three-night introduction to overnight camping for seven, eight and nine-year-olds. Campers will have opportunities in arts/crafts, sports, games, skits, and campfires, swimming and weather permitting, an overnight camp-out under the stars on the beach. Super Starters will participate in activities both in their own group and with other resident campers.
CAMP CARVELA ONE-WEEK SESSIONS CAMPS
One Week Sessions offer arts/crafts, sports & games, drama, and music, swimming, canoeing, paddleboarding, hiking, sleep-outs in the Lounge or Cottage – all the traditional camp activities. Alongside these, Camp Carvela always has crazy-weird-wonderful activities available from the imaginative brains of their campers and staff.
CAMP CARVELA TWO-WEEK CAMPS
Two Week Sessions offer the opportunity and time to participate in more involved camp programming. In addition to all the traditional camp activities like arts/crafts, tie-dye, sleep-outs, mountain biking, sports & games, drama, swimming, canoeing, paddleboarding, and hiking, two-week sessions allow campers the time to participate in a camp skit, work with staff to develop camp-wide evening programs, complete a large art project or adventure away from camp, into the woods, or on an overnight trip.
Camp Carvela
33 Bass lake Rd
Traverse City, MI 48685
231-299-0005
www.campcarvela.com
For more info on Camp Carvela Traverse City Summer Camps, visit www.campcarvela.com
