x Register with CollegeXpress

Camp Thunderbird for Boys; Camp Thunderbird for Girls | Summer Programs

Camp Thunderbird for Boys; Camp Thunderbird for Girls

Overview

Located on a 450-acre tract that includes four and a half miles of beach, Thunderbird for Boys features both English and Western riding, extended backpacking trips for older campers, aquatics and crafts. Thunderbird for Girls, which occupies an adjacent 250-acre tract of deciduous and pine forest with a mile of sand beach, features both English and Western riding, extended backpacking trips for older campers, aquatics and crafts. Other activities include music, dramatics, ecology, sports, sailing, fishing, bicycling, water-skiing and sailboarding. Qualified campers may embark on a 21-day canoeing trip.

General Info

Name Camp Thunderbird for Boys; Camp Thunderbird for Girls
Location Bemidji, MN
Summer Phone 218-751-5171
Off-season Phone 314-647-3168
Program Focuses & Features Adventure Travel, Aquatics, Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bicycle Tours, Canoeing, Climbing Wall, Conservation, Crafts, Equestrian, Fishing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Hiking, Kayaking, Mountain Biking, Mountaineering, Music, Photography, Riding, Riflery, Rock Climbing, Sailing, Seamanship, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Theater, Water-skiing, Watersports, Wilderness Camping, Wilderness Canoeing, Woodcraft
Grade Range (rising grades) 2-10
Age Range Residential — Coed Ages 8-16
Application Deadline April
Director Roger Bristowe, Directors
Residential Fee $4800-8750, 3-8 weeks.
Year Established 1946
Dates & Sessions June-Aug; 7 sessions, 3-8 weeks long

Contact

Roger Bristowe, Directors