Indian Hills Camp

No one does camp like Indian Hills. Our 6^th grader had the time of her life. It’s a gorgeous place with plenty for them to do. Very well done indeed!

This place is awesome. Staff can be a little tricky to work with when making reservations, but the place is so cool it is worth it. Pricey but fun, great facilities!

Easily my family’s favorite camp spot. There are SOOO many activities to do. The playground is amazing, even for adults. We always sleep in the Covered wagons, they are so much fun. 12 people fit in each wagon, in slightly thin bunk beds. My kids ask every so often, «When are we going back to Indian Hills?». The BMX course, zip line, archery, pools, playground, gold mine, petting zoo, obstacle course… So many fun things to do. Is it roughing it? Not exactly, especially when I’m buying ice cream every day from the camp store. ;) But it’s a blast!

I first experienced Indian Hills many many years ago while attending Christ Lutheran School and was able to go to 6^th Grade camp… and I fell in love. I myself attended for many years after that until I was too old to go any more…
Fast forward 20 years… I am now sending my 11 year old son to Indian Hills too, and in a couple years I will be sending my 5 year old daughter as well…
I love the message, the fun, EVERYTHING about it. Blown away by the amount of activities the kids can do and how much it has changed and developed over the years but the underlying feeling of a great camp is still there.
There are weekend camping options as well that I may be inclined to schedule for the family, but really I couldn’t ask for a better church camp for my kids.

Our Girl Scout troop just got back from an easy weekend at Indian Hills Camp. We tent camped but there are other options like cabins, covered wagons, and teepees. Reservations fill up fast so plan way ahead. The staff is super helpful and very polite. The camp ground is clean and has lots of activities to keep your kids busy including the pools, massive playground, hiking trails, paintball, obstacle course, zip line, BMX courses where you can rent bikes, archery, petting zoo, human foozball, volley ball, and more. There is a small store where you can rent things and purchase things you might’ve forgotten. It closes at lunch.
The only area of improvement would be the bathrooms near the larger pool. Time to get the bleach and power hose out. The environmentally safe cleanser just isn’t cutting it. The portable potties smelled cleaner, they were brand new so maybe they are aware of the problem?
As usual, certain campers did not respect the quiet time rules and some brought dogs, which is acceptable; however, endless barking at 1:30 A.M. is just rude. The coyotes, roosters, and donkeys provided enough serenade.
Would go back because it is super easy to camp with small kiddos. They make it clear that this is primarily a kids camp. There was not an unhappy child anywhere around. It’s kind of like Disneyland camp style.

Family camp!!!
i absolutely love this place to camp.
my husband and kids have told me about it for years and i finally got to go with them.
my husband does frequent camping trips with one of the children (while i have the other) with a whole bunch of dads… once a year the moms and other siblings are invited… this year the family camp was at indian hills.
«camping» sites are either traditional tents, covered wagons circled around a central firepit, giant communal tee pees, or tabins. we had our own traditional tents. while i was a bit jealous of those fancy wagons, cabins and teepees… i soon realized that we really had the best situation. Everyone had their own tent and own stuff and privacy. those others were communal (with people you knew)…that’s all good for father camps… but once us moms are involved… i think it’s best to keep families separate.
they site has a petting zoo, 2 pools (too cold this time of year), a dirt bike track, zipline, bigger than giant playground, a theatre for our meetings, rocks that were fun to climb, a look out deck, a human foosball court, paint pellet shooting range and soo much more.
each day was packed with fun options… some activities (paint ball, zipline) were at certain reserved times while the down time we could do what we wanted to.
never a shortage of fun.
nights were long! once the kids went to bed… the adult fun started to happen. now mind you this is a christian campsite, so there is no alcohol allowed at all and no shenanigans. We totally abided by all the rules and still had fun through the night.
hopefully i will get the opportunity to come back. They do book only for large groups (if you call last minute and there is a site available they will rent it to you)…
I’m thinking Unilocaler event at Indian Hills!!!

I’m blown away with this place. It’s beautiful and there’s tons of things to do with the kiddos. There’s a little petting zoo, an archery area, a bmx course, zip line, a huge play ground with a pirate ship and the longest slides I’ve ever seen. The obstacle course is super cool as well. There are cabins, rv sites, tee pees, stage coach sites. I can go on and on. Love this place.

This is the 2^nd year I’ve planned a camping trip to Indian Hills for my girls’ Girl Scout troops (1^st grade — 4^th grade), and both times, we had a great time. It’s in a pretty setting, with a lot of mature trees grassy areas and cute buildings. There’s a variety of lodging available (in cabins, soft-​sided «tabins,» tee-​pees and covered wagons, or tent area), and you can either make your own meals, or get your meals at the dining hall (by advance reservation) — tasty, and even better yet, no prepartion or clean-​up, other than bussing your table. Also, nice touches like coffee for the adults in the mornings and evenings.
But the best is all the fun things for kids to do! There are 2 pools, one with a slide, which the kids love (open in summer months), a very cool playground w/​huge slide and tree house, obstacle course, dirt bike track, volleyball, basketball, horsehoses, field, farmyard w/​animals to look at and pet, lots of space to run around, and for a very reasonable fee (usually $ 4 each, again, booked in advance) fun activities like zip-​lining (always the kids’ favorite), archery (the kids loved that this year), «gold» mining (did that last year, and it was pretty fun), paintball, human fooseball (that looked like a blast).
If you’re looking to plan a weekend camp for your Girl Scout or Boy Scout troop or other group, Indian Hills is a great place to go where they do most of the work for you, so it’s fun for the kids and parents, too. Just book as far in advance as possible, because they book up w/​big groups like YMCA and Indian Princess. Also, meal service may not be available all weekends. But it’s a great camp; happy camping!

So if you’re a fan of the type of camping I like…(not real camping) you’d definitely like this place!
I went camping at the Indian Hills Camp and I thought it was a great place. Its not too far off into the wilderness and its designed perfectly for large groups. I think the different areas were sectioned off perfectly with parking really close to the different camp sites (so you don’t have to lug all that camp gear too far) complete with an outlet post, 3 – 5 picnic tables, one water spout, 1 – 3 grills, 1 – 4 fire pits, an open playing area, and space enough to fit 10 – 15 large tents. Close to each camp site is private bathrooms and showers (WITH hot water!!).
Other amenities include: outdoor wooden amphitheaters for skits and presentations, jungle gym, archery, 3 different pools, cabins, and lots lots more!
The thing I liked the most was that they have 24 hour security rangers that drive around in their golf carts. This was fantastic because I came with the youth group I lead (20 teenagers…*pull my hair out now*) and I felt very very safe. They even helped with setting up tents and what not!
I hiked up one of the trails that lead to an observation deck, nice steep hike and a fabulous view. I definitely had a great weekend!