August 5th- August 10th 2018 yo

Family Camp is Upon Us!

Details:

Cost: $30 per person per day. This is a 5 day event. Children under 2 are free. In addition, you don't have to be married or have children to attend family camp.

Make checks out to Betty's Divine or we can take your credit card as well.

The camp can accommodate 125 people (yikes!), but we're going to cap camp at 60 campers (phew!)....so don't delay!

How To Get There: From Missoula, drive east six miles on I-90 and take the Bonner exit to MT Highway 200. Drive east 35 miles on Hwy 200 to Clearwater Junction. Turn left onto MT Highway 83 and drive north 17 miles to Seeley Lake, MT. As you enter town, watch for Boy Scout Road on your left (west side of highway). Turn left on Boy Scout Road and travel 2 1/4 miles to the Camp Paxson turn-off, which is immediately after the bridge across the Clearwater River.

It's about 45 minutes from Missoula.

What to bring:

a cooler with your name on it
a bag of chips for turning leftovers into nachos for daytime beach meals
Wood is NOT provided, so each family should provide two bundles to keep the camp fires burning. Seeley Lake entrepreneurs sell bundles at good prices a long Hwy 83.
filtered water
a beverage for the communal adult bar
a beverage for the communal kid bar

instruments
baseball mitts
board games
bedding...sheets/blankies, sleeping bags...
food for the meal your assigned too
food, snacks and beverages...and a tupperware container to keep it in so the mice don't eat it!
a tablecloth
first aid
towels
flashlights/lanterns
lawn chairs
fishing gear
boats and paddles
floatees
life jackets
And...anything you need for the activities!

Whats provided:
15 cabins each sleeping 8 guests
2 large bathhouses
lodge with eating/congregating area
commercial kitchen
necessary cookware
dishes, cups, silverware
walk-in cooler and freezer
dishwasher
two large outdoor barbecues (charcoal NOT provided)
picnic table
fire pit with benches and stage
paper towels and TP
garbage/recycling
cleaning equipment (each family must clean their cabin when they leave...and pass inspection from the Camp Host, Bob)
volleyball net and ball
horseshoes and pit
swimming/boating are with dock
five canoes and paddles
several life jackets and float tubes

Meal Assignments:

Each family will be assigned to a group of other families to provide ingredients for, prepare and clean-up ONE meal.  For some meals, your family will be on your own!

$25 per person per day. Sign up early for premiere cabin selection.

It's not required to stay the whole week, though it's preferred for meal assignments, cabins, etc...plus, I promise you'll never wanna leave!

Email aimee@bettysdivine.com for a registration form, and with questions or activities you'd like to volunteer for.

2012 Highlights!!!!

Reasons to not miss Family Camp EVER:

 

Return to Family Camp Mountain.

September Family Camp

Did you go to summer camp as a kid? Do you have fond memories of campfire talent shows, swimming with friends and pillow fights, eating meals in a mess hall, and tie-dying in a craft cabin with a Birkenstock-clad hippie?

Well...I sure did, and I want my kids to experience it too...with me!

That's Family Camp. A loosely organized camp for kids and their parents (but even more for their parents...).

Camp Paxson is a 15-acre tract bordering Seeley Lake in the Lolo National Forest, and is 2 1/4 miles northwest of the community of Seeley Lake, Montana. The camp's 20 rustic buildings include a large dining hall/lodge, 15 sleeping cabins, two restroom/shower buildings and a caretaker's cabin. The sylvan camp features a swimming beach, dock, amphitheatre/fire circle, horseshoe pits, and volleyball court.

Camp Paxson is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is

the only group camp in Montana built by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Each cabin can sleep up to 8. Just let me know if you want to share with someone else...or if you need a bit of privacy to do secretive things in your cabin at night....There are also rooms in the main hall for smaller parties and the option to bring a tent. Bring sleeping bags or bedding for twin beds....my preference, if you care to know, is a sleeping bag on a twin sheet. Waking to a new day with your cheek glued to the plastic covering of an old boy scout mattress is less than ideal.

One cabin will be designated the Kids Cabin, and kids who are old enough and comfortable enough can overnight there.

The Main Hall/Lodge should have everything we need for preparing and serving meals as far as cooking equipment, dishes and cutlery, and a dishwasher. As soon as I know who all is coming, I will assign each family to a meal that they will prepare with other families and serve to the whole camp. If you have allergies or intolerance or are fasting or something...let us know, or bring some reinforcements of your own!

You can go off on your own or with your family during the day...or there will be a number of activities to participate in if you wanna. We will convene nightly for cocktail hour at the Main Lodge...make sure to bring a contribution!

There is a beach and a dock at the camp...if you have a boat, paddle board, giant floatee device, or scuba gear...bring them! There will be some canoes and life jackets provided.

Bring your courage and your musical instruments because this stage and its audience are calling your name. There will be a kids and adult campfire nightly. Perhaps those gentleman will join us with their cauldron of steaming mystery goolash as well...

Contact info:

Aimee 546-4555

aimee@bettysdivine.com