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Camp Emmaus offers activities such as swimming in the outdoor pool, hiking, cross country skiing, fishing, bird watching, picnics, and campfires. Campers can also play basketball, volleyball, tetherball, ping-pong, and four-square, and there are options for family tent and trailer camping. The camp includes four girls' cabins, five boys' cabins, a main lodge, craft cabin, retreat lodge, and log cabin, with an overall capacity of 185 campers.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Age camps are during July and August.
Camp Emmaus is owned and operated by the Church of the Brethren (Illinois/Wisconsin District). It is utilized during the summer for Brethren sponsored youth camps, including Elementary through Senior High, as well as separate family camps. The kitchen, dining hall, and camp store are located in the main lodge, and the retreat lodge and log cabin, both with kitchen facilities, are available for use year round. Camp Emmaus seeks to create a welcoming space where all can experience the transformative powers within God’s creation and be called to live a life of service, peace, and deep connections with one another. Camp Emmaus also seeks to provide good quality year round facilities for use by a variety of groups, both religious and secular, as a service to the local community and region, and accepts various groups in addition to age camps. For family tent and trailer camping, there are no RV hookups and no facilities to dispose of trailer waste at this site.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Age camps are during July and August.
Camp Emmaus is owned and operated by the Church of the Brethren (Illinois/Wisconsin District). It is utilized during the summer for Brethren sponsored youth camps, including Elementary through Senior High, as well as separate family camps. The kitchen, dining hall, and camp store are located in the main lodge, and the retreat lodge and log cabin, both with kitchen facilities, are available for use year round. Camp Emmaus seeks to create a welcoming space where all can experience the transformative powers within God’s creation and be called to live a life of service, peace, and deep connections with one another. Camp Emmaus also seeks to provide good quality year round facilities for use by a variety of groups, both religious and secular, as a service to the local community and region, and accepts various groups in addition to age camps. For family tent and trailer camping, there are no RV hookups and no facilities to dispose of trailer waste at this site.
Last updated May 24, 2026.
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