Bear Paw Camp & Retreat Center
Private
Bear Paw Camp is a Christian camp and retreat center on 135 wooded acres along the Pend Oreille River in Newport, serving northeast Washington and north Idaho for over 40 years. It hosts youth summer camps and specialty camps along with weekend and family retreats; river access supports fishing, water skiing, wakeboarding and tubing, and land activities include archery. Faith-based and also available as a group rental facility.
The practical details
We list only what the camp itself publishes, and programs change — dates, prices, ages and availability can all move after we check. Confirm the details on the camp’s own website and contact Bear Paw Camp & Retreat Center directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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★★★★★Jeremy VesterWhat a cool place!! Staff was amazing and super friendly. Food, facilities, ministry, & fellowship all beyond expectations!!! Loved my time out at Bear Paw Camp!!
★★★★★Jack JohnsonBy far the most impactful conference I’ve ever attended. This is my 4th year going to Men on Fire. We always go and invite our friends and family. Such a generous and genuine leadership team that pour so much into this place. Your life will never be the same. Come expecting. “Come on somebody” “Be a man” - Chris Thunder ‘We’ve labeled conviction as condemnation, and lost the holy conviction of God, be Holy, respond with urgency’ - Joel Ramsey (paraphrased) “Don’t tolerate mixture. Be holy, as God has called you to be” - Ethan Sherrer “Natural fathers protect, spiritual fathers prepare for pressure” - Jeff Knight Thank you Jason and Beth!
★★★★★jakob pugsleyJason and his wife Beth run an amazing camp. I’ve been coming to men on fire for the last 4 years now and every year the team at this camp steps up the game. The Holy Spirit is present, the food is blessed by the amazing cooks, the accommodations are awesome! There’s also a wood fired sauna that is great for those late night conversations. If you wanna connect with God and get back in nature this is your place!
★★★★★Susan WeberWoman on Fire is a must. Add it now to your calendar for 2026! By far the best retreat food. Who serves Tri- Tip at a retreat..so delicious. Cabins are clean and comfortable. I peaked my head in the yurts and man oh man are they nice. Worship was over the top and the speakers brought fire. I can't wait until next year 352 more days... until I'm back at Woman on Fire!! Whoot whoot!!!
★★★★★Ivory LynnI recently attended the Women On Fire retreat at Bear Paw Camp, and I can honestly say the holy presence of God is so thick in this place that you can’t help but encounter Him in some way. It truly feels like holy ground. On my very first night, two incredible women prayed over me for things like lack of self-confidence and insecurity and the things they spoke could have only come from God. They didn’t know me, had never met me, and yet everything they prayed was exactly what I had been struggling with privately. That set the bar for my entire experience, and somehow everything just continued to go deeper from there. The next time I was prayed for, God gave me so much revelation about the season I’m in. I felt such peace in knowing it’s Okay to simply be used when He needs me, and to rest when He doesn’t. That word alone brought so much comfort to my spirit. I am so grateful for this place, for the people God has chosen to lead it, and for the way He moves so powerfully here. This retreat was an experience I will never forget for the rest of my life.