Welcome
Camp Tamarack is owned and operated by the American Baptist Churches of Wisconsin. Located on over 130 acres outside of Waupaca, and holding considerable frontage on the beautiful Chain of Lakes, Tamarack offers a retreat for youth and adults of all beliefs throughout the year.Come, enjoy God's beauty and fellowship in this wonderful facility.
Please note in 2021 we will be implementing safety and cleaning protocols to keep staff, campers, renters and volunteers safe and minimize any exposure to Sars-cov 2 (COVID) when and where possible.
Staff Bio: Linda Jolly
Linda Jolly is a long time Wisconsinite ( born in Walworth), but she did live in Germany twice, South Carolina and North Dakota before moving back to Wisconsin. Linda served in the Air Force and was married to a military man. She has been coming to camp since she was in 3rd grade. Her youngest three sons grew up coming to camp, and even worked at camp. God gave me a dream that I would live at camp some day and in three years my dream came true. Linda has been cooking at camp since 2013. The kitchen is her…
August 2023 Newsletter
May 2023 Newsletter
Renew Retreat for spring clean up
“When you send forth your spirit, life is created; and you renew the face of the earth.” – PSALM 104:30 Formerly known as “Spring Into Camp,” Camp Tamarack has reimagined our Spring initiative to prepare for the Summer youth camping season; We are excited to invite you to join us for Renew Retreat: readying camp while reviving, re-grounding, and renewing our spirits in Christ. During this time, we will be preparing all Camp spaces, grounds, and buildings for summer usage. As we come out of a colder season of hibernation, Spring is greeting us in big and small ways —…
March 2023 Newsletter
Camp Registration and Renew Retreat Volunteer Forms, can be found here: https://camptamarack.org/reservations-forms/ Camp is still looking for an ATV/UTV or smaller truck for use on the property – either donation or a fair cost. Since it is St. Patrick’s Day as I post this: “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of…
2023 Camp Registration is OPEN
Our theme this summer is EMPOWER We are tying the theme to our Annual Gathering this year of Next Generation Ministries. Our youth are important as they step in to leadership and take on more of that responsibility. God empowered David and God empowers us with discernment and hope. As Psalm 78:72 says “With upright heart he shepherded them and guided them with his skillful hand.”
Camp is hiring and looking for volunteers in 2023!
We have several openings we are looking to hire for as well as many volunteer opportunities coming up this camping season. Summer staff information: Camps will be running from Sunday afternoon until Thursday evening with a few exceptions as we navigate holidays and there would be opportunity to support various rental groups. With this updated schedule, staff will have off all day Friday and Saturday. Each staff member will have their own room in the Basile Retreat Center for the season and all boarding/meals are taken care of. The programming season starts June 11th with staff arriving the week prior…
February 2023 Newsletter
Come Camp With Us!
Last weekend was the Winter Youth Retreat with the theme of “Legacy” using the story of Abraham and Sarah in Genesis plus Psalm 78. One of the activities was to create a commercial I can share on our website, on social media and with our churches. What could have taken 15 minutes, turned in to an all day activity. I love how seriously everyone took this and collaborated to make this video happen. Thank you to the campers: Evan, Ethan, Kody, Daniel and Alex Thank you to the leaders: Jess, Emma, Alyssa, Sam, Taniesha and Lara Thank you to the…
Registration Open for 2023 Winter Youth Retreat
We will be gathering Friday February 3rd to Sun Feb 5th for the 2023 Winter Youth Retreat. The Winter Youth Retreat is a time for campers currently in grades 7-12 to come to camp, enjoy worship, time in nature, and have fellowship with one another. The theme this year is “Legacy”. We will be using the story of Abraham and Psalm 78 to explore this idea and what it means for us in different times of our lives. Registration is open and you can find it HERE If you have any questions, please reach out to Carolyn at carolyn.dugan@abcofwi.org or…