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Summer camp registration for Camp Friendly, Pyoca Programs, and Pyoca Day Camp will open on Sunday January 5, 2025 at Noon EST. Click on the links below to learn all about each program we offer throughout the summer. Visit our Camp Registration page to learn more about the registration process. For additional information and questions regarding our summer camp programming, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (812) 358-3413 or email program@pyoca.org.

Registration Portal

Does your child attend Gemini Mission Camp? Registration will be run by Indiana Presbyterian Church in 2025, however campers and volunteers will fill out their medical forms through Pyoca's online registration portal. Click the portal button above to get started.


2025 Pyoca Day Camp Schedule:

Session Dates Ages Type
Session 1 June 2 - 6 6 - 12 Pyoca Program
Session 2 June 9 - 13 6 - 12 Pyoca Program
Session 3 TBD 6 - 12 Pyoca Program
Session 4 TBD 6 - 12 Pyoca Program
Session 5 TBD 6 - 12 Pyoca Program
Session 6 TBD 6 - 12 Pyoca Program

Registration is open to all Jackson Co. youth. Register soon to secure your preferred session!


2025 Overnight Camp Schedule:

Program Session Dates Grades Type
Southport Presbyterian Church Becomer's Camp June 1 - 7 Rising 6 - 8 Partner Program (Church)
Indiana Presbyterian Church Gemini Mission Camp June 8 - 12 Rising 4 - 12 Partner Program (Church)
Pyoca Week 1 Explore 101 June 15 - 18 Rising 2 - 4 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 1 Explore 102 June 18 - 20 Rising 2 - 4 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 1 Discover 101 June 15 - 20 Rising 4 - 6 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 1 Challenge 101 June 15 - 20 Rising 7 - 9 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 1 Transform 101 June 15 - 20 Rising 10 - 2025 Grads Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 1 C.I.T. Training Weekend June 20 - 22 Ages 16 - 18 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 2 Explore 201 June 22 - 25 Rising 2 - 4 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 2 Discover 201: Creation Camp June 22 - 27 Rising 4 - 6 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 2 Challenge 201: On the River June 22 - 27 Rising 7 - 9 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 2 C.I.T. 201 June 22 - 27 Ages 16 - 18 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 3 Family Camp TBD All Ages Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 3 Family Day TBD All Ages Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 4 Explore 401 July 6 - 9 Rising 2 - 4 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 4 Discover 401: Art Camp July 6 - 11 Rising 4 - 6 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 4 Challenge 401: On the Road July 6 - 11 Rising 7 - 9 Pyoca Program
Pyoca Week 4 C.I.T. 401 July 6 - 11 Ages 16 - 18 Pyoca Program
Stop the Violence Indianapolis The TALKS TBD Ages 12 - 16 Partner Program (NPO)
Orchard Park Presbyterian Camp Friendly July 13 - 18 3 - 10 Partner Program (Church)
Pyoca Week 5 Grown-Up Summer Camp July 24 - 27 Ages 21 + Pyoca Program


What's the difference between a Pyoca Program and a Partner Program?

Camping as an industry has looked really different over the years. Traditionally, Christian camp programs were started by individual churches as a supplement to their year round youth programs. Many churches brought their youth to summer camps long before camp and retreat centers began running their own programming. Pyoca was no different. Our site was rented out by churches for their own summer camp programs for decades before we began offering our own summer camp programs with a full summer staff.

Our site operates about 50% of our camps on this traditional Partner Program model. Partner camps are summer camp programs that operate within Pyoca’s summer camp season and are supported by Pyoca’s summer staff, but are primarily run, marketed, and staffed by an outside organization such as a church or youth-serving non-profit. Today we host camps for both church and non-profit organizations, in addition to our four weeks of camp programming. Partner Program camps bring in their own volunteer staffs and lead their own programming. Our summer staff supplements Partner Programs in various ways, but predominantly by facilitating waterfront and adventure course activities.

Pyoca Programs are run and fully staffed by Pyoca. We hire and train a staff of young adults to lead all aspects of our camp programming. See our Summer Staff page to learn more.

While we are supported by and operate in theological and missional partnership with the Presbyterian Church (USA), we welcome all to our programs.