SUMMER 2010 - REGISTER NOW! - No increase in fees from '09!

Recruit a new camper and receive an additional $50.00 off your fee!
(Or donate the $50.00 to the Scholarship Fund to help a child come to HVC that would otherwise be unable to attend!)

About Us

Hidden Valley Camp is a private, independent camp accredited by the American Camp Association. HVC was founded in 1947 and has been owned and operated by the McKinlay family since 1973. Hidden Valley is a summer, co-ed, resident youth camp for children ages 7 to15. There is a Camper Leader program for those finished with 10th and 11th grades. Camp accomodates 117 campers and 10 Camper Leaders each session. Living group size is 7 campers to 1 counselor.

HVC provides a rustic camp experience in a marvelous natural setting with small group emphasis. Campers plan and participate in activities with staff in a caring and easy going atmosphere. The supportive environment makes it easy for each camper to feel comfortable, make friends and be an integral part of the camp community.

Physical and social skills, fun, independence, self-esteem, working and playing cooperatively with others, confidence, responsibility, group living, conservation, challenges, decision making, interdependence, creativity, sharing, adventure, inquisitiveness, making things, new interests, wonder, exploring, participating, relationships, personal skills, friendliness, leading and following are all natural outcomes in the friendly surroundings of Hidden Valley Camp.

Location
Hidden Valley Camp is located near Granite Falls, Washington, 45 miles northeast of Seattle, nestled in the foothills of the Cascade Mountains.

Facilities
Program facilities include a heated swimming pool, a large corral with covered stalls for the 20 saddle horses, a sports field, a pond, and water trails on Purdy Creek for waterfront activities such as kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing and beach play. There is an archery range, tennis court, volleyball and badminton areas. Camp has an outdoor theater, council ring and a natural outdoor amphitheater for campfires and other special events. Sailing and canoeing are done from camp property on nearby Lake Roesiger. There are miles of old logging roads used for hiking and trail rides on horseback.

Buildings include a spacious open air dining hall with a modern kitchen, girls' and boys' washhouses with hot showers and flush toilets, lodges and shelters for indoor activities, craft barn with theater in upstairs loft, health house, office, canteen and workshop. Campers live in large comfortable tents on wooden platforms.The tents are equipped with steel cots, mattresses with covers, and areas for personal belongings and clothing. A college age counselor lives with each group.

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