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Timbertop Camp (ages 8-13 w/ Learning Disabilities)
July 20-26 (7 days)
Timbertop Camp is for boys and girls that have been identified by their 
school districts as needing extra help for a learning disability. Timbertop combines traditional camp programs with extra reading practice and special group activities that focus on dealing with learning disabilities. Special attention is paid to peer relations, building self-confidence and learning new skills. Please contact us to request special registration materials.
school districts as needing extra help for a learning disability. Timbertop combines traditional camp programs with extra reading practice and special group activities that focus on dealing with learning disabilities. Special attention is paid to peer relations, building self-confidence and learning new skills. Please contact us to request special registration materials. Timbertop Camp is celebrating its 41st anniversary this summer!
It is jointly sponsored by the YMCA and the Association for Services for Learning Disabilities, a non-profit corporation founded in 1967 which sponsors camping for children with learning disabilities.
Special Application Forms are Required for Timbertop Camp
Click Below for Brochure and Form
Camp Staff & Leadership
Our staff are selected for their leadership skills and their ability to provide a meaningful and safe camp experience for youth. Staff have an understanding of youth with special needs and the unique potential of each child. There is a ratio of one adult to every five campers.Pete Matthai “Timber” is the Camp Director for the Stevens Point Area YMCA and has been working with Timbertop since 1991. The camp Founder and Co-Director, Rhoda Brooks “Wings”, holds an M.A. in Special Education and has over 30 years of teaching and administrative experience. Nancy Reuter “Spirit” has worked with Timbertop since 1992 and is also a special education teacher in Mosinee, WI.
Camp Details
Timbertop is a 7 day outdoor adventure where campers will learn outdoor skills and participate in activities designed to enhance their cooperative abilities and interpersonal relationships. An emphasis is placed on building self-esteem and how to make and keep friends. Whether building a campfire, cleaning the cabin or learning how to handle a canoe, each camper learns to share the responsibility of camp life.
The daily schedule includes: reading instruction, swim lessons, cabin activities, camp classes (such as nature exploration, canoeing, arts & crafts, archery, fishing, games and more), evening campfires, GORP Group, 
stargazing and all-camp programs.
stargazing and all-camp programs.Registration & Fees
$345 YMCA Member
$385 General Public
$385 General Public
Contact the YMCA for application materials. A $100 non-refundable deposit is due with your application to secure a spot. Balance is due (4) four weeks prior to camp.
You will be notified of your child’s acceptance after we review your application and school information. Eligibility is based on Camp being able to meet the needs of each child.
Stevens Point Area YMCA - Camp Glacier Hollow
Business Office: 1000 Division Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone: (715) 342-2980 Fax: (715) 342-2987