Camp Fire Minnesota — Local services in Chanhassen

Would not recommend this camp! My daughter went to Tanadoona multiple years in the past and it was an amazing experience! I sent my son this year to The New Camp Fire Minnesota. My son was kicked out of camp on day one for not remembering every individual kid and staff members pro nouns. I didn’t realize when I signed my son up for a canoeing trip, that it would be a one day force harassment course of pro nouns, hormone treatment, men wearing thongs very visible to younger kids! Then on top of that, it so happens that only the Latino and African American kids were thrown out. When my wife arrived to the camp, my son had an infection on his foot from splinters that the camp staff told him to wait until tomorrow! My son was also segregated from the other campers and forced to wait alone with no interactions with other kids. All because we don’t deal with pro nouns in our small town. I gave it a one star because it was the lowest I could go. If it were possible I would rate it negative. No reminders about sun screen or bug spray, no ghost stories -just being belittled for not knowing anything about pronouns.

This was his 14th birthday, and he was upset and confused the entire 2 hour drive home. Shame on this camp! So many different ways to encourage people to understand one...

IT WAS SO FUN IVE BEEN A CAMPER FOR 2 years now I just got back from teen week it love it they have pattle bordering canoeing water tramp all camp games like we did Mario cart irl it was cool u do fun songs and I’m 17 fresh out of school it was fun I’m telling u go while u are still young go to teen week go to any of it it’s amazing they do nice camp fires we make s’mores the deserts are so good there too it’s fun I loved it there’s arts in crafts rock climbing a high tops corse Archery low ropes (it’s basically team building games for low ropes loved it!) im telling you all about it hoping kids will go I love it the dinner is family stile for teen week I know atleast and it’s perfect for kids who are introverts like me I used to be that kid in the corner believe me I was all through high school and just being there for a week helped me get out to go adventure do what u love have fun! I recommend it to everybody and maybe even be a camp counselor it’s so nice...

My 2 younger kids attended the first week of camp this year 2023. Paddy & a lot of the other staff was really great to communicate with. Unfortunately, Indi (they don’t use their real names) but he was the counselor for the Cygnus younger boys cabin, decided it was ok to use SWEAR words at my child & made him feel belittled and sad. Not because he was mad but because he asked the boys a question he shouldn’t have and didn’t like my sons NICK NAME. (As a mom I feel horrible, like I was responsible since I was the one that sent him to camp). I had an emergency in which I needed to pick my kids up & out of 4 nights and could only tell me they showered once or twice. They looked like extremely dirty from not showering, being outside, putting on lotion, sunscreen & bug spray and not having enough showers. While majority of staff had good attitudes it was just a problem with one & it would have been nice for them to...