Parents of teenagers can find a summer camp that suits the needs of their child. Wisconsin Camps like Swift Nature Camp near Minong offer coed teen summer camp programs that are just for teenaged campers up to 15 years of age. A Counselor in Training Program offers a transition for teens aged 16 and 17. As a parallel to its summer camp programs for pre-teens, Swift Nature Camp offers a full range of camp activities of interest to teens. Hiking, climbing, ceramics, horseback riding, tennis, kayaking, and whitewater rafting are perennially popular programs among teen campers.

Summer camps with programs for teens can provide a special opportunity for them to make friends in a relaxed and fun-filled environment, build self-esteem and independence, and meet the challenge of new adventures. Swift Nature Camp offers teen cabin mates to leave camp together and venture into the wild. The ideal location brings opportunities to take unforgettable trips to the Apostle Islands, the International Wolf Center, and the Mississippi River.

Swift Nature Camp offers a small, intimate, friendly and non-competetive environment for all of its teen summer camp programs out of the belief that all children, expecially those in their teenage years, enjoy this break from the competition of the “real world”. A positive, encouraging environment that fosters acceptance brings a welcome balance to young lives. First time campers quickly and smoothly fit in and feel at home in such an atmosphere.

Many teen campers return summer after summer, returning to see friends and enjoy the excitement, self-direction, and goofy fun characteristic of camp life. Summer camp is a great place to be oneself and a perfect place to make lifelong friends. Teens come to love summer camp and look forward to time away from the pressures of performance, and the change to rediscover themselves.