Chippewa Ranch Camp

Chippewa Ranch Camp is an overnight traditional summer camp for girls that includes horseback riding, a climbing wall, a zipline, a ropes course, a cooking academy, a ninja training course, waterfront activities, sports instruction, and fine arts programs. The camp offers a 50-foot climbing wall, a 300-foot zipline, a 40-foot high ropes course, a state-of-the-art cooking academy, a complete ninja training course, extensive waterfront activities, top notch sports instruction and facilities, and a dozen fine arts programs.

• Ages: 7–15 years old
• Schedule: 4 & 8 Week Sessions.

Chippewa Ranch Camp was founded in 1946 by Jerome Gold of Chicago, IL. In 1979, Thomas C. Adler of St. Joe, MO took ownership, and in 2005 Cliff and Lisa Lissner became the owners. Chippewa is operated by Cliff and Lisa Lissner and Sari Hirsch, and the camp welcomes about 230 campers per summer with a 2:1 camper-to-counselor ratio. The program is ACA Accredited and is a girls-only camp environment whose roots lie heavily in horseback riding. Kindness, Integrity, Fortitude, and Confidence form the Chippewa Compass, which the camp states directs everything done at camp, and the mission is described as “Making a Chippewa Girl” and “to make the world a better place, one girl at a time.” The camp also has an official Chippewa podcast hosted by Sari Hirsch and describes itself as small enough that everyone’s name is known.

Last updated February 26, 2026.