Ohio Wilderness Boys Camps

Ohio Wilderness Boys Camp helps boys experiencing trouble work toward appropriate behavior through mentors in a setting that appeals to them: the out-of-doors. Our program uses natural consequences for a boy’s good and unacceptable actions that immediately and directly impact him. Living in a world of instant and personal consequences within a peer group experiencing similar results of behavior has a profound effect on a boy.

The average Camp stay for a boy is 18 months. Connection to home and repairing damaged relationships is accomplished through letter writing and regular times of reuniting. Every 6 weeks the boy returns home for 4 days with specific goals for improvement. The therapeutic camping program has changed very negative behaviors and habits in boys. Camp is led, supported, and staffed by the conservative Anabaptist churches of Ohio and nearby states.