Pack your bags and get ready for an adventure! Adventure Camps at Camp Ondessonk are geared towards campers who are looking for an exciting new alternative to traditional camp….
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As the last echoes of “Rise and Shine” faded from the Old Dining Hall on the First of August, our 2015 summer camp season came to an end. Campers rushed…
Continue Reading »“We don’t grow when things are easy; we grow when we face challenges,” says Joyce Meyer, a Christian author and speaker. Camp Ondessonk encourages campers to step outside of their…
Continue Reading »Week of Camp Raffle April 30 Win a Week of Camp! Rafffle Drawing Date: April 30, 2014 Download a Week of Camp Raffle Ticket Request Form Raffle Ticket Donation: $5 each…
Continue Reading »Camp Ondessonk recently hired Greg Santen to serve as the new program director. Still, he is anything but new to the Ondessonk community. Greg was a camper from 1991-1995 and…
Continue Reading »Camp Ondessonk’s Open House and Homecoming will be held Saturday June 1st from 10 am -5 pm. Ondessonk staff members will be on hand to give tours, serve food, lead activities, and…
Continue Reading »A significant growth in Teen Adventure Program interest last summer has resulted in the addition of four new Adventure Camps: Mountain Biking Adventure– Teenage Campers will spend the first several days…
Continue Reading »Camp Ondessonk and the Bike Surgeon Collaborate for New Summer Teen Adventure Programs
February 20th, 2013 by Tony VroomanCAMP ONDESSONK AND THE BIKE SURGEON COLLABORATE FOR NEW SUMMER TEEN ADVENTURE PROGRAMS OZARK, IL. (Feb. 20, 2013) – Camp Ondessonk, an Illinois Not for Profit 501(c)(3) Youth Camp located in…
Continue Reading »Camp Ondessonk is an outdoor summer camp is located in the Heart of the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. Children ages 8-17 experience outdoor summer programming under a full-time staff consisting…
Continue Reading »Summer Youth Camp Serves Children From All Around The World
January 30th, 2013 by Tony VroomanCamp Ondessonk a residential youth summer camp located in Ozark Illinois serves children and teenagers from all around the world. With traditional programming including hiking, archery, back-packing, swimming, rock-climbing, mountain biking,…
Continue Reading »In an effort to make Camp Ondessonk accessible to children of diverse economic means, three scholarship opportunities are available for Summer Camp. General and St. Kateri scholarship recipients receive partial…
Continue Reading »Camp Ondessonk is a children’s summer camp located in Ozark Illinois. Since 1959 we have served children from both the United States and International campers. We pride ourselves in being…
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