Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota:
With over 70 years of experience, Lutherans Outdoors in South Dakota (LO) is dedicated to quality Christian camping for youth and adults. We provide a wide range of traditional, activity-based summer camps to children, youth, and adults at ranches and locations throughout South Dakota. Camp allows each person to explore and play in a nurturing environment, which in turn leads them to build a stronger faith foundation, discover personal gifts, develop new skills, as well as gain life-long friends and mentors.
Traditional Summer Camps:
- For Children, Youth, and Adults
Joy Ranch:
Joy Ranch is a barrier free camp, built entirely accessible so that people of all ages and all abilities can experience camp together. Camps include:
- JR Explorers (Grades 4-6)
- Kids and Horses (Grades 4-6)
- Advanced Kids and Horses (Grades 5-7)
- Middle School Mania (Grades 6-8)
- Horses with a Heart (Grades 8-12)
- Mission Quest (Grades 9-12)
- Vacation Destination For Exceptional Adults
- "We Get It" Family Camp
- Grandparent Camp
- Family Camp
Klein Ranch:
For youth who have completed (Grades 5-12 and adults. Camps include:
- Saddle Up - Beginning Riders
- Youth Camp (Grades 6-8)
- Youth Camp (Grades 7-8)
- Youth Camp (Grades 8-9)
- Youth Camp (Grades 9-10)
- Mavericks - Advanced Riders
- Rodeo Week (Grades 9-12)
- Wrangler or Counselor in Training
NeSoDak Camps:
Located on a beautiful Glacial Lake, NeSoDak specializes in summer youth programs. Camps include:
- Confirmation Camp
- 1-2-3 Camp
- Explorers (Grades 3-4)
- Youth Camp (Grades 3-4)
- Youth Camp (Grades 5-6)
- Youth Camp (Grades 7-8)
- Half Week Aquatic Grade 7-8)
- Half Week Aquatic (Grades 9-12)
- Music Camp
- Counselor-In-Training (CIT)
- Weekend Family Camp
Outlaw Ranch:
Youth camps for K-12 and Family Camp for all ages. Youth can hike, fish, canoe and ride horses while God is molding them into young leaders. Camps include:
- Youth Camp (Grades 3-6)
- Youth Camp (Grades 6-8)
- Youth Camp (Grades 7-10)
- Peer Ministry (Grades 9-12)
- Counselor-in-Training (Grades 10-12)
- Adventures (Grades 7-12)
- Black Hills Riders (Grades 7-12)
- Native American Experience - Woyatan (Grades 9-12)
- Native American Experience - Pine Ridge (Grades 9-12)
- Native American Experience - Manderson (Grades 9-12)
- SunCatcher Therapeutic Riding Academy (Grades 8-12)
- Family Camp All Ages