Winter Camp 2026

February 13-16, 2026

Camp Jonah, Trout Lake, WA


Winter Camp is for our entire group of middle school and high school students.  We typically head to Camp Jonah in Trout Lake, Washington.  Winter Camp  is a great way for students to deepen their connections with our group of leaders and students, since Winter Camp is just Gateway!  It's also a helpful environment for students to hear about and deepen their understanding of what it means to follow Christ.  There will also be plenty of team games, snow activities (if there is snow), gym activities, singing, and time with your friends.


Thanks for a great weekend of Winter Camp 2026!  We look forward to another weekend away to Camp Jonah in 2027.  More information will be available in December of 2026.

 

Experience The OCEAN (ETO)

June 28-July 2, 2026

Dunes Bible Camp, Ocean Park, WA


Our summer camp for Middle School Students (incoming 6th-8th grade) is a great environment for students to hear from and respond to Christ while having a great time with Gateway's youth staff and other students. We join with a number of other churches from Clark County for an exciting experience close to home.  Enjoy friends, great teaching, live music, night games, hands on initiatives, basketball, swimming in the pool, the beach, camp fires, and  much more.  


BASIC INFORMATION:

  • Cost: $260 (before May 28th, $290 after)  (NOTE: This price is down from $320 thanks to the Benefit Bash!)
  • Multi-Student Family Discount: Register one student for the full price for one of Gateway's summer camp, get $25 off each additional student.
  • Scholarships available through Gateway. Please complete the scholarship form before camp or talk with Pastor Mathias for more information.  Scholarship Form
  • What To Bring:  sleeping bag, pillows, towels, toiletries, clothes for the week (remember a sweatshirt or warm clothes for the evenings it is cooler at the beach), swimsuit, and some spending cash for the snack shack (about $15-$20), a personal waterbottle.  
  • Trouble with registration? Contact Sarah Higley

GETTING TO CAMP:

  • Transportation To Camp: Parents are encouraged to provide transportation for their student to the Dunes Bible Camp.  The camp is about a 2.5 hour drive from Gateway.  Carpooling is always helpful.
  • Arrive at Dunes Bible Camp: Sunday, June 28th, Registration begins at 4:00 PM
  • Pick-up: Thursday, July 2nd, 10:00 AM
  • Need Directions or Contact Information:  Dunes Bible Camp

BUS RIDE OPTION:

  • As an alternative to dropping off and picking up, students are welcome to ride the camp bus to and from camp.  This year the price of the bus is included in the camp fee.  Buses will pick up and drop off at  Laurelwood Baptist Church in Camas (17015 NE 6th St, Vancouver, WA 98684)  
  • Bus Drop Off: 12:30 PM, Sunday, June 28th
  • Bus Returns: approx. 3 PM, Thursday, July 2nd



ETO STUDENTS REGISTER HERE!



MIDDLE SCHOOL & JUNIOR CAMP STAFF

All Adults and High School students serving at this year's Junior Camp or Middle School Camp are required to register here, have Pastor Mathias' approval, and completed a current background check.  Adults pay $100 to serve.  High School students who are serving must complete the following application as well as the online registration here: High School Student Application


ETO Staff Registration Here



Experience The Valley

July 12-18, 2026

Tygh Valley, Oregon


ETV is our summer camp for High School students (incoming 9th-graduates). Gateway's youth staff and students will be joining several other churches for this amazing week of camp. Great teaching and music, forums, a service project, whitewater rafting, lake day, and more.   Here's the basic information for this year's ETV:


Key Information:

  • Cost: $315  (before June 12th, $350 after)  (NOTE: Down from $399 thanks to the Benefit Bash!))
  • Multi-Student Family Discount: Register one student for the full price for one of Gateway's summer camp, get $25 off each additional student.
  • Scholarship are available. Must have completed the camp scholarship form prior to camp or talk with Pastor Mathias for more information.  Scholarship Form
  • Departing: July 12th, 1:00 PM, Location: Laurelwood Baptist Church, 17015 NE 6th St, Vancouver, WA 98684
  • Returning: July 18th, 3:30 PM, Location: Laurelwood Baptist Church
  • What to Bring: Warm/cool clothes, Bible, notebook & pen, toothbrush/paste, shampoo, pillow, sleeping bag, athletic swimwear, socks, plastic bag for wet/dirty clothes, sunscreen, sunglasses, jeans, closed-toed shoes for service project, day pack, quarters for shower ($1 per 7 minutes of water), and personal waterbottle
  • ETV Rafting Permission Form: Please download, sign, and turn in at the Bus or before.
  • Trouble with registration? Contact Sarah Higley


STUDENTS REGISTER HERE!


ETV STAFF REGISTRATION HERE!