Camp Wakonda July 14 - 19, 2024

Exciting weeklong camp for boys and girls entering 2nd - 8th grade

Camp Wakonda is a 6-day 5-night overnight summer camp program for boys and girls entering 2nd through 8th grades. Your child will be surrounded by positive and trained counselors who will guide your camper as they explore the outdoors, participate in a wide variety of unique activities, make new friends, and foster a connection to the outdoors that will last lifetime.  

Camp Wakonda has served youth in Eastern Iowa for over 50 years!

We offering one-of-a-kind activities:

 – 50’ climbing tower
 – Mountain biking
 – Ninja Warrior course
 – Low and high ropes challenge courses with zipline
 – Shooting sports with BB guns, archery, and slingshots
 – Fishing, crafts, campfire programs, and MORE!

The best part? Every camper will get to try everything camp has to offer!

Campers can attend as a group or they will be placed into a group with others of the same age. Camp Wakonda is staffed by trained and certified counselors to ensure your camper’s safety while offering fun, high quality programs your kids will remember for years to come.

Participants sleep in our Allsop Resident Hall with counselors close by.  Participants of similar gender and age stay in 4-bed rooms with showers and bathrooms.  Group living develops community and social skills while creating lifelong friendships and memories.  

Cost

Contact Us

Do you want more information regarding Camp Wakonda?  Call our office at 
319-862-0541 or contact us using the form below.  

Camp Wakonda
4521 Boy Scouts Road
Central City, Iowa 52214
(319) 438-1837

Directions to Camp

From Iowa City/Cedar Rapids: North on I-380 to exit 28, turn right (east) onto County Home Road (E34), go east to Hwy 13, continue east 5 miles into town of Whittier, turn left (north) onto Whittier Road (X-20), go 5 miles to town of Waubeek, turn right crossing bridge onto Boy Scouts Road, go 2 miles to Camp Wakonda.

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North on I-380 to exit 16, turn right (east) onto IA 151/30, go east 6.8 miles to exit 259 turn right onto Hwy 151/13, continue north 11.5 miles to County Home Road (E34), turn right go 5 miles to town of Whittier, turn left (north) onto Whittier Road (X-20), go 5 miles to town of Waubeek, turn right crossing bridge onto Boy Scouts Road, go 1 mile to Camp Waubeek, 2 miles to Camp Wakonda. From Central City: (Hwy 13) East 3 miles on E16, turn right (south) onto Duck Pond Road, go .7 miles, turn left onto Boy Scouts Road, go .7 miles to Camp Wakonda.

From Monticello: Turn right (west) onto E16, go 12.4 miles, turn left (south) on X-20, go 1.2 miles, turn right onto E16, go 2.2 miles, turn left (south) on Duck Pond Road, go .7 miles, turn left onto Boy Scouts Road, go .7 miles to Camp Wakonda.