Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp (Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, Wilderness Canoe Base)
Camp Wapo, 1204 74th Ave, Amery, WI 54001
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Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp (Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, Wilderness Canoe Base) includes activities such as campfires, late night storytelling, large-group field games, and other field games. Campers take part in daily Bible Study, worship, prayer, one-on-one faith talks, group conversations, and full camp worship. At Ox Lake, campers use the Ox Lake Challenge Ropes Course for team and faith building activities with low ropes elements, and the site also offers horseback trails and week-long canoe trips at Wilderness Canoe Base.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Inc. has roots dating back to 1948 and has been operating for over 70 years. The organization hosts over 300 campers each week during the summer at Camp Wapo and offers year-round retreats, events, and family activities. It operates three sites—Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base—and is a camp and retreat organization affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) that serves the Twin Cities metro area and Northwest Wisconsin. Its mission statement is: “We inspire faith through the wonder of creation and community.” Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Inc. states that it welcomes and values every person, including people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, minorities and those of differing abilities and socio-economic status. The organization offers faith exploration, community formation, unique camp experiences and leadership development, and emphasizes outdoor ministry and chances to untangle from technology and encourage play.
Leadership at Wilderness Canoe Base includes Solvieg Orngard, Wilderness Program & Worship Coordinator, and David Walbolt, Wilderness Canoe Guide. Wilderness Canoe Base operates within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest, and as a BWCAW Cooperator, it is described as an equal opportunity service provider.
Parent and camper comments describe experiences such as singing camp songs on the way home, feeling a sense of belonging, and seeing God in nature and in daily moments at camp. Parents and campers mention favorite parts including chapel, campfire, the Ox Lake Challenge Ropes Course, making new friends, horseback trails, and week-long canoe trips. Multiple parents and campers refer to Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base as places where they return year after year, talk about coming back the day they get home, and describe the camps as second homes or favorite places to be.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Inc. has roots dating back to 1948 and has been operating for over 70 years. The organization hosts over 300 campers each week during the summer at Camp Wapo and offers year-round retreats, events, and family activities. It operates three sites—Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base—and is a camp and retreat organization affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) that serves the Twin Cities metro area and Northwest Wisconsin. Its mission statement is: “We inspire faith through the wonder of creation and community.” Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp, Inc. states that it welcomes and values every person, including people of color, the LGBTQIA+ community, women, minorities and those of differing abilities and socio-economic status. The organization offers faith exploration, community formation, unique camp experiences and leadership development, and emphasizes outdoor ministry and chances to untangle from technology and encourage play.
Leadership at Wilderness Canoe Base includes Solvieg Orngard, Wilderness Program & Worship Coordinator, and David Walbolt, Wilderness Canoe Guide. Wilderness Canoe Base operates within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest, and as a BWCAW Cooperator, it is described as an equal opportunity service provider.
Parent and camper comments describe experiences such as singing camp songs on the way home, feeling a sense of belonging, and seeing God in nature and in daily moments at camp. Parents and campers mention favorite parts including chapel, campfire, the Ox Lake Challenge Ropes Course, making new friends, horseback trails, and week-long canoe trips. Multiple parents and campers refer to Camp Wapo, Ox Lake, and Wilderness Canoe Base as places where they return year after year, talk about coming back the day they get home, and describe the camps as second homes or favorite places to be.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
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