This is What Summer is All About!

You and your family are invited to attend a wonderful array of camps and retreats at Twin Rocks Friends Camp & Conference Center:

• Kids love summer camp adventures at our Boys Camp (for 4th-6th graders), Girls Camp (4th-6th graders), and Day Camp (1st-5th graders).

• Youth enjoy the camaraderie and high energy of Tween Camp (junior high) and Surfside Camp (high school).

• Families build great memories and strengthen family bonds at Family Camp (over Labor Day Weekend).

• Adults enjoy the chance to relax, enhance friendships, and connect with God at Couples Conference, Adult Fellowship Camp, and Seminar by the Sea.

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• Personal Prayer Retreats are also available, both individually at the Prayer Lookout, and led by a spiritual director at the Center for Personal Growth in Christ.

• Leadership Development is at the core of Twin Rocks' emphasis, providing extended opportunity for youth and young adults to grow in Christian character:
  • Servant Leadership Program - a 5-week program for 16-18 year old youth.
  • Summer Staff - an 11-week program for college-age young adults.
  • Camp Internships - a year-long program for young adults.

EXCELLENCE

Twin Rocks Friends Camp receives high praise for its programs. One example: An after-camp survey of parents rated last summer's Twin Rocks camps at 4.7 on a 5-point scale!  Recent quotes from parents:

• I can’t praise you enough for such a special, meaningful program.
• Camp is all he talks about and he compares everything to it now!
• I don't worry about her while she's in your care. I know she's having the time of her life while she's at Twin Rocks.
• Wonderful food! Impressive! Wow!
• He had a great time – great counselors.
• My son said Tween Camp is better than a year's worth of video games!
• Camp was everything we wanted and more!
• Her camp experiences at Twin Rocks always stir her spirit and draw her into closer relationship with God. Our home conversations are deeper and reflect her desire to understand and follow Christ.
• Great camp! Great staff!
• He told me stories about God and asked me for more!
• Surfside has been the highlight of the year, every year, for all of my children!
• We will be back.

Twin Rocks has been an active member of the Christian Camp and Conference Association since 1973 and has been accredited with the American Camp Association since 2000. ACA Accreditation is a stamp of approval verifying a camp’s quality programming and excellent safety standards. To maintain this accreditation, Twin Rocks passes rigorous, 157-point inspections.

SUMMER CAMPS

Twin Rocks Friends Camp provides the perfect backdrop for summer experiences that are worth writing home about. Programs at Twin Rocks Friends Camp are all about relationships. Whether it be making new friends or reconnecting with old ones, sharing deep thoughts with your counselor as they listen to your heart, or gaining a better understanding of the love of God through the beauty of creation all around you, Twin Rocks is a place for connection on the deepest levels. Everything that happens at Twin Rocks Friends Camp keeps this focus in mind: from recreation activities that foster fun and fellowship to more focused times such as worship in the Meetinghouse, team-building games, and learning from inspiring teachers. Camps at Twin Rocks strive promote a rich sense of community and togetherness while also paying attention to the value of each individual. Get ready for a summer of memories that will last a lifetime!

A Word to Parents

Summer camps at Twin Rocks Friends Camp and Conference Center are designed to provide children/youth with active, adventure-filled experiences within a safe learning environment. Each camp provides campers with fun recreational activities, creative uses of the out-of-doors, positive peer interaction, supportive and caring friendships with Christian counselors, and solid Bible-based teaching. A registered nurse or physician is on site at each overnight children/youth camp to assist with medical needs.

Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships to Twin Rocks are available through local Friends churches and the camp. For details, please contact a Friends church or the camp at 503-355-2284. Please don’t let a lack of funds deter you from coming to camp. Call us.

Excellent Staff
What makes Twin Rocks’ camps so successful? Its outstanding staff. Each camp leadership team includes education and/or youth ministry professionals intimately familiar with camping methods and experiential learning techniques. These leaders relate effectively with today’s young people, and are committed to keeping camp fun, engaging, safe and Christ-centered.

Twin Rocks is blessed with a slate of handpicked, carefully trained cabin counselors who model Christian commitment and strength of character. The counseling staff provides the backbone to our summer camp program, where purposeful small group activities stand at the core of camp. While campers enjoy an abundance of all-camp activities, it’s the small group discussions that make Twin Rocks camps special. Group-building initiatives create an atmosphere of trust, a place where lasting friendships are forged. Campers have the chance to be heard and cared for by their peers.

Arrival and Departure
All kids and youth camps begin on Sunday afternoons. Please arrive                                                                                                        between 3:00 and 3:30pm. Girls Camp and Boys Camp conclude on
Friday evening at 7:00pm (families may arrive at 3:00pm for “Family Day” activities). Youth camps (Tween and Surfside) wrap up on Saturday   mornings at 10:00. To ensure a pleasant and cohesive camp experience for all, late arrivals and early departures are strongly discouraged.  THEY WILL BE ACCEPTED ONLY WITH PRIOR PERMISSION OF THE CAMP DIRECTOR(S).

Registration Deadline
To ensure adequate staffing, registrations for Boys Camp, Girls Camp, Tween Camp and Surfside will not be accepted after Monday, six days prior to the first day of camp.

More Information to Follow

Upon registration, additional detailed information about camp (including medical release form) will be mailed to you in a confirmation letter.

Open to All
Participation at all Twin Rocks camps is open to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex or handicap. Please be aware that most housing facilities at Twin Rocks have steps to climb and many walkways are on uneven ground. We do offer a few units that are handicapped accessible –please specify on your registration form if you will require one of these units.

Register Online!
To register, go to our on-line registration page or download a registration form and mail it with your full camp fee to Twin Rocks Friends Camp, P.O. Box 6, Rockaway Beach, OR 97136. Please make checks payable to Twin Rocks Friends Camp.