No matter a camper’s age or program choice, our staff work with each cabin group to create the session’s activities, making each week unique. Below are the types of activities and living areas that are typical for campers. We strongly recommend coming to one of our open houses so you and your camper can see and experience camp for yourselves! All sessions offer a general, age-appropriate camp program that includes cookouts, hiking, waterfront activities, singing, and crafts.

Camp Fire also emphasizes healthful living in our programs, encouraging campers to “hold onto health” by getting active, getting healthy, and getting involved.

Each summer, campers will live with their cabin group and a counselor in an age appropriate cabin. This may not be the traditional unit for that age group or gender. We will be assigning cabins and units based on registration numbers.

While we call each group a “cabin” please note that we have many accommodations at camp, including: cabins, tents, adirondacks, pole houses, and screened in cabins. Some have bathrooms inside the structure, and many have shower houses nearby. We strive to place campers in an age appropriate level of “rustic-ness” with counselors within eyesight and earshot at all times.

Grades 1-3

Campers live together with their counselor in their own cabin. Camper’s days will be filled with fun outdoor activities including but not limited to: arts and crafts, creative and imaginative play, boating, swimming, cooperative games, hiking, gaga ball, and outdoor cooking.

Grade 4

Sessions include the above list plus outdoor skills, nature awareness, overnights, funyaking, and archery.

Grades 5 & 6

Sessions include the above list plus canoeing, initiative games, the low ropes course, and for grade six, the climbing wall.

Grades 7 & 8

Sessions include the above list plus opportunities to become skilled in outdoor living, archery, boating, the low and high ropes courses, the climbing wall, and biking.

Grades 9-12

Sessions include the above, plus the chance to experience the high ropes course, challenging initiative activities, sailing, overnights, and archery. Also offered are several tripping, specialty, and leadership programs.

Day Camp Programs & Schedule
Get ready for great adventures at camp! Camp Killoqua’s Day Camp program gives campers in grades K-8 the chance to try all kinds of fun activities, meet new friends and have fun at Killoqua’s 185-acre site.

Each session includes a variety of general and theme activities – no two weeks are the same! All campers experience games, songs, swimming, boating, outdoor cooking, crafts, and lots more.

Campers are divided into groups, each with a caring, trained counselor. The adult-to-camper ratio is 1:10. Campers bring a sack lunch; a daily snack is provided.

Day camp hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm
Extended hours: 7:30 – 9:00am and 4:00 – 5:30pm

Preschool Day Camp
Sessions 3, 5, and 8 we are offering camp for preschoolers age 3-5! Camp hours are 9am-12pm. Adult-to-camper ratio for preschool camp is 1:6. Preschool day camp will loosely follow the regular day camp theme for that session. Campers must be potty trained and able to perform self care skills. No bus transportation is available for preschool camp.

Need transportation? Ride the bus to Day Camp!
Transportation is available from McCollum Park and the Camp Fire Office in Everett. Camper drop-off and pick-up is 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM at McCollum Park and 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM at the Camp Fire Office. Please choose the day camp transportation option on the registration form; a transportation fee of $50 per camper applies.

Grades 5-8

Join us for an exciting session tailored just for campers who are passionate about archery! This program offers a fantastic opportunity for young archers to dive into the art and skill of archery through engaging games, hands-on activities, and guided practice. Campers will spend two hours each day at our Archery range. They will learn essential tips and techniques to improve their aim, build confidence, and develop focus—all while having a blast! With each session, they’ll be one step closer to becoming a skilled and confident archer. Don’t miss out on this fun and rewarding experience!

Grades 5-8

Join our Culinary Camp Specialty Program for two hours each day, where budding chefs will explore a variety of cuisines and cooking techniques through hands-on lessons. Participants will gain valuable skills and confidence in the kitchen while creating delicious dishes that they can share with family and friends!

Grades 5-12

Campers will spend two hours per day with riding specialists and their assigned horse. Campers learn how to mount, dismount and groom. While getting comfortable around horses, you’ll learn basic control of a horse at a walk and trot in the arena and on the trail. Campers will help feed, care for and clean up after the horses during the week. (Sessions 3-8)

Please note for all horse camps:  If you have requested a cabin-mate they also need to be in the horse camp program. Campers must have long jeans and boots or sturdy shoes with ½”-¾” heels for riding. (Consider borrowing boots or buying a used pair if you do not have your own.) Camp provides riding helmets.

Open to both overnight and day campers.

Grades 7-12

For moderately experienced riders, this is a chance to further skills in care and riding beyond that of our general session. Participants need to be comfortable around horses and skilled in riding at the walk and trot.

Open to both overnight and day campers.

Killoqua strives to include all youth in camp programs. Our trained staff works with campers ages 7-21 with mild to moderate developmental disabilities. To ensure a successful experience, please contact us prior to registering to discuss your needs. Space is limited each session. Be sure to indicate the inclusion program on your registration form; we may be unable to accommodate campers with special needs if they are not registered through this program. All campers will be evaluated to determine that this program is appropriate for them and that they will benefit from participating. If we are unable to meet your needs, we are happy to provide referrals to other camps. Campers must be attending a public school and be able to perform self-help skills: feeding, dressing, toileting and grooming.

Session 2, July 28-July 3, 2025

GRADES 2–12

Now going strong for over 25 years, Camp Willie is a week for children who have experienced a loss due to the death of a loved one. Campers participate in camp activities, plus take part in specially interwoven programs to help with the experience of grieving. They are supported throughout by trained resident camp staff and staff members with experience and expertise in the bereavement process.

This program, begun in 1998, is a one week session that is specially designed for children who have experienced a loss due to the death of a loved one. Campers will have the opportunity to participate in activities and housing units as detailed in the Summer brochure or this website in addition to specially interwoven programs to help children with the experience of grieving.

Being With Loss

The experience of loss is universal. We feel it when we leave schools and friends, move to a new city, send children to kindergarten or off to college. Each time we mourn a little, and we grow a little. We understand that these experiences are part of the natural progression of life. Sometimes the natural progression is interrupted. When children lose someone they love due to death, they experience a loss incomparable to any other and must reach beyond the innocence of childhood to grasp one of life’s most profound lessons. This is compounded when the death results from suicide, homicide, illness, accident or other unexpected events. When children lose a parent, they may have lost one person who could help them the most. Other family members may understand but they too have experienced a loss and are attempting to deal with it. Friends care, but unless they have experienced the same loss, it is hard to feel they truly understand. Consequently, a child experiencing grief too often feels very much alone.

Details

While at camp your child will stay in a cabin with other campers of the same age and gender. A specially trained resident camp staff member will guide the cabin group through an exciting week of activities. In addition, staff members with experience and expertise in the bereavement process will also offer activities and be available. A registered nurse and qualified professional counselors will be available at all times.

Celebrating & Honoring

Campers attending the first grief camp created this beautiful swan from a large chunk of stone that was presented to them at the beginning of the week. Each camper spent a little time each day under the watchful eyes of a master craftsman. As the campers spent time with the swan they learned more about each other and shared their stories. Campers attending the second grief camp chose a location and created a home for the swan much in the same way.

The swan has become where each grief camp begins with a moment of reflection and the opportunity to meet new people and share our stories. The week ends with a special all camp ceremony in a space that has been created by all the campers. Throughout the week campers bring items that they make or find to celebrate and honor their loved one. In the process of all these items coming together are conversations and discussions that allow campers to get to know and support each other.

Eligibility

Campers entering grades 2 through 12 in the fall who have experienced a loss are welcome to participate in this experience. Professional Counselors will screen campers to determine their appropriateness for this specialized camp prior to final registration. To provide the best possible experience attendance is limited for this session.

Financial Assistance

We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to experience camp. If you need help paying for camp we may be able to help thanks to the commitment of individuals and organizations who financially support this program. Please contact 425 258 5437 for a financial assistance application.

Registration Process

To register for this program follow the directions located in the registration info box in the Summer brochure or this website. Be sure to indicate that you are registering for grief camp in the program blank. Once we receive your registration form we will send you the additional forms for this program. After returning the additional materials and being accepted you will receive written confirmation.

(Day Camp Program; DCA orientation is a one day in-person training- date TBD)

Do you like working with kids? Are you looking for a new challenge this summer? Check out our DCA program, where you will learn new leadership skills and get the chance to try them out with guidance from a trained staff member. DCAs are paired with a counselor and a group of campers. They assist with all aspects of the daily program and have a lot of fun along the way! This is a volunteer program: you come to camp each day and spend the night at home each night. Participation in this program is free.

An application is required for this program; participants must reapply each year.

DCA Application
Reference Form (for both DCA and CIT)

(Resident Camp Program)

CIT 1 2025 (Sessions 4-6)

CIT 2 2025 (Sessions 3-6) 

Reference Form (each applicant needs 3 references)

CITs develop important skills for working with children and each other—teaching positive behavior and values, listening skills, reinforcing creativity and much more. In addition, you will learn about child development and how to work with campers with specials needs. As a CIT you will get lots of first-hand experience working directly with younger campers under the mentorship of our trained camp staff.

CIT 1 is for campers entering 11th grade in fall of 2025. This is a 3-week entry-level leadership program for those interested in working with youth and becoming a Camp Killoqua staff member in the future.

CIT 2 is for campers who participated in CIT 1 in 2024. This is a 4-week program to provide participants with a deep dive and extensive training for becoming a staff member at Camp Killoqua.

An application and references are required for this program; participants must reapply each year.