Catholic youth summer camp, located about 2.5 hours drive from St. Louis, in Southern Illinois…read more Kids sleep in rustic "cabins" (not fully enclosed, so bring mosquito netting!) in the woods, segregated into multiple named camps (groups of cabins), with the boys all on one side of the lake, girls on the other. Lots of fun activities, including swimming, hiking, horseback riding, archery, target shooting, climbing wall, ropes course, crafts, outdoor skills, nature exploration, and more. It's not convenient for us to get to, but everyone we've known who's gone has loved it and wants to do it again the next year. Be careful about using Google for directions. If you punch in the address, it correctly finds it, but if you just search for Camp Ondessonk it puts a pin in the map in the wrong location, looks like a few miles away from the actual camp, at somebody's house. Hopefully they'll get this fixed soon.

My grandson received an injury while attending a week long stay at Ondessonk in June 2026. The skin…read morewas scrapped off his knee completely. His mother received a voicemail saying that he had been injured but that it was not bad. He spent the night in the clinic and the next day his father picked him up as it was the last day of camp. The knee was wrapped and no one came out to explain what had happened. After the 2 hour trip home the leg was unwrapped exposing the injury. They rushed him to a nearby clinic to have it properly diagnosed and evaluated. The Camp and the Belleville Diocese although being informed has not made any efforts to apologize or check on his well being. I will not be sending my grandchildren there in the future due to their inept handling of this situation.

We had our grandson's birthday at We Rock the Spectrum in Edwardsville and thoroughly enjoyed…read moreeverything about it. Brandy, the owner, was very pleasant and assisted us in setting up the decorations. The kids had a blast playing in the safe and fun environment while the parents and guests were able to talk while watching their children have fun. The floor plan is perfect with one way in and out through the party room. We'll be back for sure. I just wish the adults could play too, haha.

We had such a great time. My granddaughter, 2 1/2 and my grandson 6 months, loved it. I thought he…read morewouldn't have anything to do. I was wrong. Swings and light up toys. What a fun day. We will be back.

Everything went amazing, it was really moving and I loved it. It's a really good camp if you want…read moreto make friends and learn about god, I've been going here my whole life and I 100% recommend.

My niece took my nephew the first visit and my nephew loved it and the guy told my niece to be…read morethere at 6 nexted day....and the man was so damn rude he said he told them at 3 not 6 and he was so rude to my niece and my sister and my little 3 year old nephew.....my nephew even started crying cause he thought he did something wrong cause the man was being a ass hole to his mom and my sister.....so I wouldn't recommend this place to anyone....my nephew was so disappointed....so yea this place gets a negative 10

Nice friendly people running this place. My son can't wait to go the two to three times a week we…read morego.

I spent 3 summers working here as a college student, and just got back from volunteering for a 5…read moreday session with 7 & 8 year old kids. This camp offers kids from any income level the opportunity to go away to camp. They can learn to swim, climb a tower, perfect their artistic talents and so much more. The leadership program includes wilderness adventures of hiking and canoeing, takes them on college visits, lets them experience how volunteer service feels and gives them to skills to get to a job at the end of the 4 year program. While the kids think they are just having fun, the real goal is to give them the skills and desire to further their education...college or vocational...and break the cycle of poverty. It also is a wonderful work experience for young adults. Teaching them responsibility, exposing them to diversity and hopefully influencing their attitudes about the potential of all children if they are just given the opportunities and skills needed to succeed. If you are thinking of sending your kids to camp, SFC is a nurturing environment that will challenge them. They'll walk through the woods and sing songs around campfires. They'll make friends and learn the value of teamwork. They'll spend hours in the library and try new foods. They'll grow up with camp their second home. Start them young and keep sending them back.

All of my kids have been going through their program. Two of them have completed their program and…read moreare moving on to counselors in training. Not sure where they would be without the experience and leadership training that they received!

BYC is a great Christian youth camp that has been around for more than 50 years! I went as a kid…read moreand now have returned yearly as a counselor for more than 12 years.

The improvements in my sons skills since we started training with Coach Jerome at the academy is…read morequite impressive. My son has gone from being a reserve player on his travel team to getting an invitation to play for the Flood program after 1 year of training at JDM

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