Life is Better by the Lake.

Pool Time
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Two children wearing blue helmets and life jackets sitting in a small red sailboat on blue water, one girl in the foreground smiling at the camera while holding ropes.
A young girl wearing a pink life jacket waterskiing on a lake, sticking her tongue out playfully while holding the ski rope handle.
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Camp IHC Waterfront Program

Where The Lake Comes to Life.

Our swim program is built on the American Red Cross curriculum and taught by experienced instructors in a 25-meter, eight-lane heated pool designed for both instruction and competition. Alongside it there’s a rock climbing wall, water volleyball, basketball hoops and a full pool house. Free swim is a camp favorite, but every camper leaves the summer a stronger, safer and more confident swimmer than they arrived.

Camp sits on a private, spring-fed lake. We run a fleet of three Championship Ski Nautiques for waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding and tubing, plus sailboats, canoes, kayaks and standup paddleboards. All the equipment is ours, so campers bring nothing but a swimsuit.

Then there’s the rest of it. A full-size trampoline that launches you into the lake off the blob, an iceberg to climb, and a 100-foot water slide.

Every camper is swim tested on arrival, and our certified lifeguards are on the pool and the lake whenever campers are in the water.

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Lake. Laugh. Love.

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Kayaking

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Three people wearing life vests in a green Wenonah canoe on calm water, with a wooded shoreline and water slide structure in the background under a partly cloudy sky.

Canoeing

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Waterslide

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A young girl wearing pink swimming goggles and a colorful striped swimsuit is swimming in an outdoor pool using a kickboard, with water splashing around her.

Swim Instruction

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Fishing

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Smiling young girl wearing a pink and purple life jacket, holding a waterski handle over water with splashes, with green trees and a grassy shore in the background.

Waterski

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A young girl wearing a pink life jacket waterskiing on a lake, sticking her tongue out playfully while holding the ski rope handle.

Kneeboarding

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A boy wearing a green life jacket and red swim trunks jumps high in the air above a large blue and white inflatable water blob on a lake, while two other boys wearing yellow life jackets watch from the inflatable, with a wooded shoreline and houses in the background under a cloudy sky.

Blob

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Young girl wearing a yellow and black life jacket sits on a paddleboard touching the water with her left foot, with a blurred green wooded background.

Paddleboarding

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Two children wearing blue helmets and life jackets sitting in a small red sailboat on blue water, one girl in the foreground smiling at the camera while holding ropes.

Sailing

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Two young girls in yellow and black life jackets joyfully jumping and holding hands from a white floating platform into a lake, with other children playing on and around a large blue inflatable water trampoline in the background, surrounded by forested shoreline under a clear blue sky.

Trampoline

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Two smiling teenagers wearing life vests holding onto handles while riding a bright red inflatable tube being towed on a lake.

Tubing

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General Swim

Jump in and cool off — open swim times every day in our pristine spring-fed lake.
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Waterski & Wake

From first-timers to advanced tricksters, our next-level  waterski program delivers thrills multiple times throughout the summer.
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Swim Instruction

Certified instructors build water confidence and stroke skills through personalized lessons.
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Boating & Paddlesports

Kayaks, canoes, paddleboards & more. Campers explore the water at their own pace.
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Swim Meets

Competitive spirit shines as campers represent IHC in swim meets against local camps.
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Waterfront Safety

Highly trained lifeguards and safety protocols ensure a secure environment for every camper.

Common Questions

How does Camp IHC keep campers safe in the water?
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Certified lifeguards are on duty at both the pool and the lake whenever campers are in the water, and all of our adventure staff hold current lifeguard certification with the American Red Cross. Our swim program is built on the American Red Cross curriculum and taught by experienced instructors.

What if my child can't swim?
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We actually run swim instruction as part of our camp program! We test every camper's level and can work with you to help them grow into a confident swimmer. Every camper leaves the summer a stronger, safer and more confident swimmer than they arrived.

What waterfront activities does Camp IHC offer?
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Camp sits on a private, spring-fed lake with a fleet of three Championship Ski Nautiques for waterskiing, wakeboarding, kneeboarding and tubing, plus sailboats, canoes, kayaks and standup paddleboards. There’s also a trampoline and blob that launch campers into the lake, an iceberg to climb, and a 100-foot water slide. Our 25-meter, eight-lane heated pool has a rock climbing wall, water volleyball and basketball hoops.

What age can campers start waterskiing?
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Our youngest campers, from age seven, typically start with tubing. As they grow older and more confident on the water, they’re introduced to waterskiing, kneeboarding and wakeboarding. Every camper progresses at their own pace, guided by our waterfront instructors.

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