Camp Echo Lake

This place is totally magical. So many activities here - sports, lake bouncy castles, canoeing, kayaking, swimming pools, climbing, hiking, obstacle courses...too many to mention. The place is recently remodeled and the cafeteria food is delicious. Really hope to bring my kiddo here when hes old enough.

Second home is how our daughters refer to Camp Echo Lake, the staff, the directors and their friends. We will be sending them to CEL for a combined total of 10 years. The directors, Tony and Laurie, watch over the campers as their own family. Their doors are always open to both campers and parents. They encourage the campers to try everything and to expand their horizons. They campers can be who they want to be in a safe, protected, spirited, warm and fuzzy environment. As parents, we know our daughters truly live 10 for 2 and count the days until they return to their summer home.

My two kids have absolutely loved their summers at Camp Echo Lake. There are a lot of reasons to love this camp. As a parent, I have felt really connected to the camp despite spending only one day there each summer for visiting day. Laurie and Tony do a fantastic job of taking care of our kids and making the parents feel good about sending them away for 7 weeks. Most importantly, I know the camp is showing them how to be kind, caring and brave, and how to engage in a community. My kids tell me they love it because they have incredible fun every day, because they love their counselors, because they

My children (9 and 12) have attended CEL for the last 3 summers. My daughter for all 3 years and my son for this past summer. I cannot say enough wonderful things about their experience at Camp Echo Lake. At camp, there is such positive spirit that can be seen and felt all over the camp. My children have met some of their closest friends in this amazing environment. They are constantly asking about camp, their friends, and the staff. Through their experience at CEL, they have matured in the best ways possible. When and if there is any concerns during the summer, the staff (especially Laurie Rinke

Camp Echo Lake is run by world class people with decades and generations of camp experience. This family owned camp has one singular focus each and every summer - provide a beautiful, safe, healthy, and positive environment so every camper can have fun and grow. Tremendous thought and planning goes in to everything they do. My daughters absolutely love every aspect of the CEL experience - the people, the activities, the culture, and the friendships. It has truly become a home away from home - which is exactly what every parent who sends their child to camp hopes for. I couldn't recommend Echo Lake

If there were 10 stars, I would give Echo Lake 10! This camp truly is the best gift you can give your children. What sets it apart from all the beautiful summer camps is the dedication of the directors to the development of the campers. Tony and Laurie have been taking care of my 3 children for 8 years- they are nothing short of true professionals. They ensure that all campers have what they need- including the best staff, facilities, and opportunities to grow. My husband and I made the best decision by choosing Echo Lake for our family.

Camp Echo Lake is the most incredible gift we have given to our children. The owners, directors and all staff members have beyond impressed us year after year with their warmth and professionalism. Each summer we see such incredible growth, maturity and confidence in our children after their time at camp. Besides all of the amazing activities camp offers my children, the emphasis that the owners and directors instill upon the campers, as well as all staff members, to treat each other with respect and kindness, always teaching those to include and not exclude, always giving the children a place

Picking a sleep away camp to entrust your children to is a daunting task and we know we made the right decision. We have had a relationship with Camp Echo Lake going on our 6th year now and every year our daughter and son go back to camp to spend time with their camp family, and every year they have the most wonderful time. Our children have formed relationships that will last a life time.
Camp Echo Lake is the last of the true “family” camps that have a relationship with and values each and every child, and the parents for that matter! Tony and Laurie are wonderful people and amazing camp

I had the pleasure to work at Camp Echo Lake for five years and I can honestly say the environment that the directors have created has shaped me as a professional in my own career. There is such an attention to detail, and such a care that they take with every single decision they make for the staff and the kids. The directors are incredibly invested in making every summer better than the next and over time I've seen the camp become the gold standard for human development.
I feel very lucky to have been a part of the Echo Lake family and I hope one day I can continue to be either as a staff or

Camp Echo Lake is truly the best camp in the world with the most amazing, warm, professional, loving, nurturing directors/owners at the helm. Tony and Laurie are the best of the best. I was fortunate enough to spend 10 years here as a camper and counselor growing up myself, and will send my own children next summer. Camp Echo Lake brings out the best in every individual and nurtures the human development of every individual. It is the best gift in the world to send your children to Camp Echo Lake for the best 2 months of each year. Thanks for all that you do to make it an amazing experience for