Lutheran Lakeside Camp was established in 1959 when two Lutheran bodies, the Augustana Synod and United Lutheran Synod agreed to purchase 133 acres of farm land on East Lake Okoboji. The Camp was incorporated as an Association of 140 Lutheran churches in Iowa in 1960.
The emergence of several separate Lutheran synods in Iowa created the Lutheran Church of America which took responsibility for Lakeside and provided a synod staff person annually during the summer for children and youth camping.Pastors felt that much could be accomplished by bringing confirmation students for a week of camp during which several topics could be individually or team taught.
The emergence of several separate Lutheran synods in Iowa created the Lutheran Church of America which took responsibility for Lakeside and provided a synod staff person annually during the summer for children and youth camping.Pastors felt that much could be accomplished by bringing confirmation students for a week of camp during which several topics could be individually or team taught.
Services
Applications like Google Maps, Apple Maps, and such give accurate directions on how to reach us, so feel free to type in our address and come see the site. Here at Lakeside, we have two entrances A and B. Entrance A will take guests to the center of camp near the Chalet, Lodge, Canteen, RV Park, rustic cabins, and Disc Golf Course.
Britt is a South Dakota native who graduated from Northern State University in 2011. After graduating, Britt was a counselor at Lakeside and fell in love! Britt met Zach Swanson, now husband, that summer and married him at Lakeside in 2012. Lakeside was the first place Britt experienced a loving, caring, accepting God.
Our campers (In EVERY CAMP) enjoy time in a welcoming community that embraces them for who they are. Campers are given unique opportunities to try new things, challenge themselves, enjoy creation, make friends, and grow in their faith. God's Little Sprouts is a morning day camp for preschool-aged campers.
I pray that you and all of God's People will understand what is called wide or long or high or deep. I want you to know all about Christ's love, although it is too wonderful to be measured. We are bound. Bound by our sin, by the expectations of others, by poverty, by -isms that try to divide us, and by so much more.
We offer a variety of housing options, endless activities, and radical hospitality. We specialize in family reunions, retreats, weddings, vacations, parties, events, and everything in between. We can help facilitate worships, team building, games, and environmental education. If you are a ministry partner or other non profit we have special pricing options.
