About
Camp Nebagamon is a traditional overnight summer camp for boys where campers take part in activities such as waterskiing, sea kayaking, canoeing, sailing, swimming, and cross country. The program also offers sports and games including tennis, basketball, dodgeball, flag football, handball, capture the flag, push ball, BOCCER (beach soccer), archery, and target shooting. Campers can also choose from activities such as guitar, photography, wood working, chess, climbing, fire building, strawberry picking, and brownie glop.
• Ages: 8–15 years old
• Schedule: Four- or eight-week sessions during the 2026 summer, with a full season from June 16 to August 9, a first session from June 16 to July 12, a second session from July 14 to August 9, and a Family Camp from August 12 to August 18
Camp Nebagamon was founded in 1929 by Muggs and Janet Lorber of St. Louis and has had four sets of owner-directors over nearly 90 years, remaining on its original 75-acre site. The camp typically includes approximately 230 campers and 130 staff members, with campers and staff coming from states across the nation as well as international destinations. The leadership views staff members as educators and trains all staff to serve as mentors for campers.
The camp’s mission states that it creates a refuge from the real world structured to foster and nurture a boy’s development, with a high level of daily choice so boys can explore different talents, interests, and sides of their personalities. According to the mission, the goal is not to determine who is the best athlete, canoeist, or artist, but for each camper to enjoy participating, learn skills, achieve competency, and feel a sense of accomplishment. The mission also highlights extensive wilderness tripping options to engender a love of the outdoors, and identifies “This Shall Be A Place of Welcome for All” as the guiding principle, emphasizing tolerance, respect, sportsmanship, and reverence for the environment.
Camp Nebagamon also participates in community involvement through a bi-camp competition with North Star Camp, which has included events such as cross country, tennis, canoeing, swimming, archery, target shooting, chess, and sailing. Testimonials from parents and alumni describe the camp as life changing for one camper, the best possible thing for boys ages 9–15, a place where kids can try new things and be themselves, and a place where a camper gained friendships for a lifetime and valued his summers over seven years. Other testimonials describe Nebagamon as having a full range of activities that are well run, fun, and safe, with a culture, values, and leadership that set it apart, and as a place to grow, get to know oneself, and challenge oneself in a supportive and safe environment while having fun and making new friends.
Last updated July 26, 2026.
• Ages: 8–15 years old
• Schedule: Four- or eight-week sessions during the 2026 summer, with a full season from June 16 to August 9, a first session from June 16 to July 12, a second session from July 14 to August 9, and a Family Camp from August 12 to August 18
Camp Nebagamon was founded in 1929 by Muggs and Janet Lorber of St. Louis and has had four sets of owner-directors over nearly 90 years, remaining on its original 75-acre site. The camp typically includes approximately 230 campers and 130 staff members, with campers and staff coming from states across the nation as well as international destinations. The leadership views staff members as educators and trains all staff to serve as mentors for campers.
The camp’s mission states that it creates a refuge from the real world structured to foster and nurture a boy’s development, with a high level of daily choice so boys can explore different talents, interests, and sides of their personalities. According to the mission, the goal is not to determine who is the best athlete, canoeist, or artist, but for each camper to enjoy participating, learn skills, achieve competency, and feel a sense of accomplishment. The mission also highlights extensive wilderness tripping options to engender a love of the outdoors, and identifies “This Shall Be A Place of Welcome for All” as the guiding principle, emphasizing tolerance, respect, sportsmanship, and reverence for the environment.
Camp Nebagamon also participates in community involvement through a bi-camp competition with North Star Camp, which has included events such as cross country, tennis, canoeing, swimming, archery, target shooting, chess, and sailing. Testimonials from parents and alumni describe the camp as life changing for one camper, the best possible thing for boys ages 9–15, a place where kids can try new things and be themselves, and a place where a camper gained friendships for a lifetime and valued his summers over seven years. Other testimonials describe Nebagamon as having a full range of activities that are well run, fun, and safe, with a culture, values, and leadership that set it apart, and as a place to grow, get to know oneself, and challenge oneself in a supportive and safe environment while having fun and making new friends.
Last updated July 26, 2026.
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