For Parents

We’ve updated our packing lists to printable sheets to help make the packing process smoother for you and your family.

See our Main Site packing lists here!

Please note, this document contains two different lists. Please make sure you’re looking at the list for the specific camp you are packing for! (written in the top right corner of the list)

Happy packing!

We’re working on updating our Outdoor Camp packing list! It should be uploaded soon! For now, here’s the 2019 version to give you an idea of what you might need!

2019 Outdoor Camps packing list

We’re working on updating our Paintball Camp packing list! It should be uploaded soon! For now, here’s the 2019 version to give you an idea of what you might need!

2019 Main Site & Paintball Packing List

Our mission is to help people Encounter God, Enrich Relationships, and Experience Creation. Though technology is an important tool in everyday life, it also serves as a major distraction. For all our children and youth camp programs we ask you to leave your technology at home.

This includes:

• cell phones
• smart watches
• video games
• music players & headphones

Our tuck costs are included in camp registration, so there is no need for campers to bring money! We wouldn’t want your hard-earned cash to go missing.

Finally, we are a peanut and nut aware facility. We do not serve food that contains or may contain nuts of any kind, and we ask that you leave your nutty snacks at home.

As a general rule, we recommend not bringing anything of value that you wouldn’t want broken, dirty, or lost.

Google will usually give good directions to camp. However, go the Busby/Dunstable route if you want to avoid gravel roads.

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The best way to get to Nakamun from Edmonton is to head North on Hwy 44. Turn west at Hwy 651, go through Busby, then after about 20 km turn south at Dunstable school. After 7 km the road will curve to the west. Nakamun’s entrance is on the right.

Registration opens up at 4pm on the first day of camp. Be sure to stop by the coffee bar for a drink on your way home!

All campers register at the Main Camp Nakamun site

Each year we strive to continue to increase our awareness, understanding, and implementation of safety parameters.

All of our Staff and Volunteers are trained each summer in Plan to Protect. Each Sr Staff member also submits a background check and goes through an interview process with camp leadership.

We always have a trained medic on all of our sites, and our Sr staff communicate through radios, so our medical staff will be informed immediately in the event that their assistance is needed.

The town of Barrhead lies 30 minutes away and is the location of the closest hospital. In the event of a camper needing a hospital visit, we will inform the parent or emergency contact if the parent is not available.

Our leadership staff have organization plans in place in case of an emergency like a thunderstorm.

For most of our camps, kids stay in stand-alone cabins that are within a minute’s walk from bathrooms. Cabins hold 8 campers and 2-3 leaders.

Some campers will stay in our motel units as they limit the amount of walking. However, depending on numbers, they might also stay in stand-alone cabins.

Cabins have bottom and top bunks, and plastic covered twin mattresses.

Historically, people have come to associate camp food with things like cold oatmeal and bland soup. Well, the times have changed!

We serve filling and nutritious meals 3 times a day.

For breakfast we’ll usually have things like pancakes, sausages, eggs, toast, sliced oranges, and cereal available.

Lunch examples would be sub sandwiches, grilled cheese, chicken fingers and fries, burritos, and a bunch of other things most kids love. We also serve either raw sliced vegetables or salads for each lunch.

Supper examples include things like spaghetti and meatballs, hamburgers and fries, and sweet and sour meatballs. We also include a steamed vegetable and salad.

The best thing about our meals is that, excluding desserts, kids can go back for seconds!

We understand that campers may have food allergies or issues.

We do what we can to accommodate suitable substitutes that are also tasty!

On you registration form, be sure to include any food allergy or issues your child may have. This helps us prepare for your child’s meals.

On registration day, please let the medic know about your child’s allergy.

In order to ensure the safety of your child and all other campers, please inform us of any behavioural, emotional or medical issues your child may have. There is room to add all of this information in their online application.

If a behavioural issue arises we do what we can to address it with grace. Warnings are given and talks with leadership is had. Yet, if it persists we reserve the right to send a child home should we decide that it is not working out for them.

We are not a registered nut free facility but due to severe allergies we do not cook with nuts and all our snacks/tuck items are nut free. Please do not pack nut products for your camper.

We do not allow any cellphones or electronics during camp time. Permission from staff is needed for phone calls.

Alcohol and illegal drugs are prohibited on camp property.

Cancellation Policy

In the event of a cancellation, you will be refunded full amount, minus $40 up to 2 weeks prior your selected camp.  Cancellations less than 2 weeks prior notice will result in no refund.

Main Site Packing List 

Outdoor Camps packing list

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