SUMMER 2026 REGISTRATION IS OPEN!!

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Located on beautiful Lake Chickamauga in Soddy Daisy, TN, Vesper Point provides a fun, enriching, and engaging summer camp experience for boys and girls. Each camp session begins Monday morning and ends the following Saturday morning for rising 3rd graders through rising 10th graders.

2026 Summer Camp Dates

Middler Camps
Rising 3rd-6th Grade

Session 1 June 1-6

Session 3 June 15-20

Session 5 July 6-11 (waitlisting for boys)

Session 7 July 20-25 (waitlisting for boys)

Pioneer Camps
Rising 7th-10th Grade

Session 2 June 8-13 (waitlisting for boys and girls)

Session 4 June 22-27 (waitlisting for boys and girls)

Session 6 July 13-18 (waitlisting for boys and girls)

Waitlist status is subject to change and may not be updated immediately on this website. For the most accurate waitlist information, please click the “Register Here!” button above.

2026 PRICING

$775 if paying with debit card or check
$775 + 2% fee if paying with credit card

If paying by check, please make check payable to Camp Vesper Point and mail or drop off check to:
First Presbyterian Church of Chattanooga
ATTN: Vesper Point
554 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37402

Please DO NOT mail checks to our camp address (3216 Lee Pike)

Your account must be paid in full by April 1st, 2026.
If not, your registration is liable to be cancelled.

EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT

If you register AND pay in full by NOVEMBER 15th, you are eligible for our early bird discount! This will take $25 off your registration fees. You cannot use the early bird discount with the monthly payment plan option, as this will not make you paid in full by November 15th.

Contact the camp office at cvp@vesperpoint.org if you have any questions!

Packing List

What’s included in a week of camp?

The price of camp includes:

• Lodging

• All meals

• Camp-theme T-shirt

• Cabin photo

• Two items each day from the canteen

• Great staff

• A week full of fun and excitement!

Opening & Closing Days

Monday Opening Day

Drop off your camper between 8:30 and 10:00 AM. If you are dropping off a boy camper, please arrive between 8:15am-9:15am. If you are dropping off a girl camper, your drop off time will be from 9:15am-10:00am.

Make sure your camper arrives with their bathing suit on under their clothes and a towel in hand. They will be taking their swim test before heading to their cabins to unpack.

Cabin Buddy Request Policy

It is our policy to do our best to honor MUTUAL requests from two campers wanting to room together if they are close in age and grade.

• Buddy requests must be mutual and between 2 campers only.

• Campers who are 2 grades apart will not be able to be in a cabin together.

• Please do not attempt to create a chain of buddy requests. These will not be honored.

• All cabin placements are revealed on Opening Day.

• No cabin changes can be made on Opening Day.

• Please do not send us exclusion requests that include reasons why your child should not be placed in the same cabin as another child.

We know it might be difficult to not have a large group of friends together in one cabin. However, camp is a great place to get to know new friends! It can also be very isolating for other campers in the cabin who are not in a pre-existing friend group. If you have any questions about this, please don’t hesitate to contact us. We take our buddy requests very seriously as we know this can have a big impact on a camper’s experience!

Daily Camp Schedule

This page details the daily schedule at Summer Camp.
This information is subject to change, so please check back from time to time.

7:20 Wake Up!

8:00 Camper Quiet Time

8:20 Flag

8:30 Breakfast

9:10 Anchor & Cabin Devotional

10:15 Cabin Activity #1

11:20 CVP Games/Cabin Activity #2

12:30 Lunch

1:00 FOB (Flat on Back - Rest Time)

2:15 Clinics

3:20 Canteen

4:00-5:30 Free Time @ Waterfront

4:00-4:45 Ski Camp #1 (Cabin Boat Time)

4:45-5:30 Ski Camp #2 (Cabin Boat Time)

5:30 Showers/Clean-up for dinner

6:15 Dinner

7:00 Vespers

7:45 Evening Flag

7:50 Evening Activity

8:45 Return to Cabins/Cabin Time/Showers

10:00/10:30 TAPS (Lights Out)

Clinics (Afternoon Activity)

Clinics are skill based classes. Campers sign up to take one clinic each summer. Our goal and philosophy with clinics is to introduce and teach campers a specific skill set in each clinic class which will increase their knowledge base and confidence. Clinics are taught by our counseling staff and meet daily. While each clinic is intended to be fun and enjoyable, we want to be intentional with teaching skills during these classes. We feel that it is important for a camper to leave camp being able to say, “I learned how to shoot a bow and arrow or how to fish at camp and I have the knowledge and skills now to do this outside of camp if I choose to.”

Outside of clinics, each camper will enjoy the following during their week of camp:
1. Two “BOAT” camps during the week where their entire cabin will go out on ski boats to tube and/or ride the banana boat for an hour.
2. Free time each day at the waterfront to swim, blob, ride on the rocket jr., jump on our new aqua trampoline, and canoe and kayak.
3. Daily cabin activity where each cabin signs up for a specific and desired activity that they do together as a cabin.

Clinic Descriptions

• Adventure Sampler - Our new adventure sampler clinic is tailor made for any camper who enjoys being outdoors and exploring the many offerings of our property! A different activity will be focused on each day. Campers will enjoy learning about archery, hiking, mountain biking, bouldering, river kayaks, etc.

• Arts & Crafts - Campers will enjoy working on various arts and crafts projects throughout the week to create artifacts and keepsakes that they can bring home. This is a “hands-on” clinic which will allow campers to develop creativity and learn basic arts and crafts skills. All arts and crafts materials will be provided.

• Bouldering Gym (rock climbing) - Campers will enjoy a week in our enclosed bouldering gym learning the basics of climbing skills and safety. Appropriate close toed shoes are required for this clinic.

• Challenge Course (team building activities) - Campers will face a variety of team building activities in our newly designed challenge course on our beautiful nature trail. These activities are designed for the camper who enjoys team building exercises and activities that present problems which require a unique solution. These types of activities are referred to as “low ropes” even though no ropes are involved and campers are always on the ground level.

• Drama & Dance - Does your daughter enjoy dance, drama and role playing? If so, this clinic is a great option for your girl campers who enjoy learning these skills.

• Field Sports - Field Sports is a great choice for campers who enjoy playing various sports such as soccer, kickball, flag football, angle ball, wiffle ball, and volleyball. Campers will need to bring a shoe that is appropriate for running and playing.

• Fishing/Fly Fishing - Our fishing clinic is perfect for the camper who wants to learn how to fish or is an experienced fisherman. In addition to normal fishing skills such as baiting a hook, casting and reeling techniques, we are adding fly fishing to this clinic. Fishing will include land casting in addition to occasional outings on our new pontoon boat. Fly fishing will be done at various locations on the camp shore line. No previous experience or equipment is required for this clinic. We practice the “catch and release” technique when fish are caught. If your camper is 15 years or older, please have them bring a valid fishing license with them to camp if they sign up for this clinic.

• Guitar - Does your camper have an interest in learning to play the guitar or do they already have skill and experience in playing? Does your camper have an interest in one day leading worship at a church or ministry group? If so, this specialty clinic will be a perfect setting for one-on-one instruction from a skilled musician. Campers will be responsible for bringing their own guitar and we will do our best to store it in a safe and climate-controlled area. Space is limited to 5 campers only per week. Campers may be given the opportunity to help lead worship at the end of the week!

• Outdoorsman - Our outdoorsman clinic is being updated to include survival skills, camping skills (tent pitching, hanging backpack), outdoor cooking, archery, hiking, animal trapping, fly fishing, and other outdoor activities. This clinic is a great choice for the camper who loves being in the great outdoors.

• Pavilion Sports - Campers will enjoy a wide range of pavilion sports such as: basketball, dodgeball, Gotcha, 4-square, etc. Appropriate close toed shoes are required for this clinic. This clinic will take place in our giant covered Pavilion which we call the “V-Dome.”

• Sports Sampler - Our sports sampler clinic will offer campers a chance to experience a different sporting game each day. Examples of this include: basketball, touch football, baseball/softball, frisbee golf, ultimate frisbee, just to name a few. Campers who sign up for this clinic will need to ensure they bring close-toed shoes to play with.

• Videography/Photography - Campers will be given the opportunity to work with our awesome media staff to focus on photography and videography skills. Campers will contribute to uploading live action photos and possibly video on the camp website during the week. This clinic will include nature hikes where photo and video techniques will be taught. Given our 115+ acre property, the possibilities are endless with what campers can focus on daily. For this clinic, campers will need to bring their own camera. These will be safely stored in the media closet or camp office during the week. Cell phone cameras are not allowed.

• Surf N’ Ski - Campers will learn to do one (or more) of the following water sport skills: waterski, kneeboard, wake board, or wake surf. With Vesper Point being right on the Tennessee River, your camper will enjoy endless miles of the Tennessee River main channel where our ski instructors will teach the basic skills to properly and safely “Get Up!” This clinic does not include tubing or riding the banana boat (that will happen during BOAT camp and during cabin activity time). An additional fee of $30 is charged for this premium clinic.

• Swim & Water Inflatables - Campers will enjoy swimming, blobbing, aqua tramping, jumping off the jump tower, and jumping on our rocket jr.

• Kayak and Canoe Clinic - Campers will learn how to canoe, kayak, use a paddleboard, and play on our corcls.

• River Kayaks - Has your camper ever wanted to learn how to properly use a river kayak with a skirt? We recently invested in new skirts to teach campers how to properly and safely use a river kayak. We will teach campers how to put on a kayak skirt, how to wet exit, and how to roll. Our river kayak instructors will supervise campers to ensure safety. All river kayaking is done on the Tennessee River (on the camp property) where there are no rapids.
  
  
  Except for a few activities, socks and tennis shoes are required.

Parent Communication

We take our responsibility to care for your child seriously.

We will call you if your child is in the infirmary over night, is seriously homesick, or if we have other concerns for which we need your input and any emergency situations.

We do not allow personal phone calls or visits for the campers, either incoming or outgoing during a camp session.

Mid-week interruptions are not allowed except for an emergency. If an emergency at home arises, please call our Camp Office at (423) 332-1849.

Mail and Packages

PACKAGES brought to camp on Opening Day will be given to campers on WEDNESDAY only.

LETTERS brought to camp on Opening Day will be given to campers on TUESDAY & THURSDAY only.

During the summer, all mail should be sent to:

Camp Vesper Point
3216 Lee Pike
Soddy Daisy, TN 37379

DO NOT MAIL PACKAGES OR LETTERS TO THE CHURCH ADDRESS IN CHATTANOOGA.

Postal mail takes much longer at our location, so we recommend sending packages a week early.

Packages to campers should not include any type of food, candy or gum. Please do not include silly putty or slime either. Vesper Point reserves the right to confiscate such items. All confiscated items will not be returned to campers on Closing Day.