Camp Joy
Private
A free overnight summer camp in Hamilton for underprivileged children ages 7-11, run by the Valley Rescue Mission. It offers separate week-long sessions for girls and boys during June and July at no cost to families, giving kids an outdoor camping experience. Faith-based nonprofit; sponsorship covers each child's week.
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 Camp Joy directly before you register or pay. Last checked August 2026.
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Powered by GoogleThis camp was amazing growing up , I’ve had so many great experiences at this camp! It’s so nostalgic to me , great memories here .
I went every year as a kid & so have all 3 of my kids.. We all loved it
I was a counselor at Camp Joy for 5 years, and I have to say that it was a very rewarding experience for me. The kids all seem to have a good time, and there a lots of fun activities for them to do. One of the few problems I have with it is that the activities are the same for every age group, so the arts and crafts projects that the 7 year olds do is the same as the ones the 12 and 13 year olds do. Apart from that, there are plenty of other activities. Swimming, games, canoeing, fishing, nature hikes, a real farm the kids can go to...plus the food is good. If you are looking for a good place for your kids to go for summer camp that doesn't cost hundreds of dollars, this is a great one. I would happily send my kid here for a week of camp.
Its so fun on top of fun out top of more fun you can:swim watch tv in a bus puppys i n every cabin go hiking and zip line.u shoud realy go there: )
I haven't been there, but my son has gone with his church for the past three years, it is a wonderful Christian based camp, he has loved it and had so much fun! Every year now he gets so excited about going to camp. I wish more people in our area knew about it, most people only associate it with the Valley Rescue Mission, which is a wonderful organization and they send a lot of kids who wouldn't otherwise have a chance to go to camp, but Camp Joy can also be utilized by church groups throughout the area and our church is one of them. My son goes with the Freewill Baptist Church Association and he loves it. It is great experience for kids to just be kids, kind of like the old days.




