What Winger Campers Do

Get to know overnight camp at Camp Hanover. Filled with new and exciting experiences, your week will fly by!

You and your new camp friends will plan your week. What will you choose? One day you might tie-dye a colorful shirt, try a corcl in the lake, and play a little gaga ball. The next day, hang out with the tortoises and chickens, look for butterflies in the pollinator meadow, and explore the challenge course.

Check out our full list of activities available. Each group creates their schedule at the town meeting on Monday morning.

How many campers are in a group? How many counselors?

Groups typically consist of five or six boys, five or six girls, a male counselor and a female counselor. Campers are placed with peers who are in the same range of school grades. Occasionally, a group may be comprised of all girls or all boys, because that’s how registration may go. Campers in a group stay together throughout their time at camp to build community. At certain times during the week (such as mealtimes, worship, and evening events), campers from some or all of the groups at camp interact with each other.

Who will my counselors be?

Everyone finds out who their counselors are when they arrive at camp and check in. The Christian men and women who comprise our staff are often former campers, while others are recruited from local churches and area colleges. Some summers, we employ a handful of talented young people from countries all over the world.

Criminal background checks and character reference checks are performed on each staff member at the time of hiring and before each year’s session. All staff participate in approximately 80 hours of orientation to prepare for any number of situations they might encounter at camp.

Where will I sleep? What about the bathrooms? Is there air-conditioning?

Campers stay in longhouses, simple wooden buildings with eight single beds. Longhouses are situated around camp in pairs, with each pair housing one group of campers all in the same age range. The pair of longhouses share a fire circle and picnic shelter where campers sometimes cook their own meals. Longhouses have electricity, air-conditioning, and ceiling fans.

Bathrooms and showers for each campsite are located nearby. Bathhouses have several sinks, toilets, and showers.

During the week, campers may have the opportunity to sleep out in a tent, a treehouse, or “under the stars.”

Are medical staff on duty?

YES. We have medical personnel on duty 24 hours a day in our Health Center. During check-in you will have the opportunity to discuss any health concerns with the camp nurse. Additionally, our summer camp staff are trained in first aid and CPR. In preparation for summer camp, we invite local Emergency Medical Services personnel to the site so they may become familiar with our layout and review our emergency plan.