On December 6, two of our Great Oaks board members, Dr. Raleigh Washington and Pastor Martin Johnson held a seminar entitled, Racial Healing in the Light of Christ. We are incredibly grateful to have the opportunity to learn from the two of them and want to share that...

The best part about working at Great Oaks Camp is seeing God bring people and resources together to accomplish His purposes. Our new building is the latest example of God’s provision. A few years ago, Dr. William Washington reconnected with Great Oaks Camp, and...

Registration has been scheduled for the following times and dates. All registration will take place at 710 E. Archer, in the office building behind Kroger on Wisconsin street. Registration Dates: Saturday May 19th   from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Tuesday May 22nd from...

Sunday, April 22nd, we will be having our Open House. It is a completely free event, so please come join us anytime between 2pm-6pm to hear about what is happening at Great Oaks. God has blessed us immensely over the years, and we want to be able to share that...

Don’t miss our Annual Banquet on Thursday, April 19th at 6:00pm at the Peoria Civic Center. Because of scheduling reasons, we have moved our Annual Banquet from the Fall to the Spring, but don’t let that be a reason not to join us! This year we will hear from our...

At Great Oaks, everything we do is done with the idea of helping people grow as individuals and as teams. We have lots of adventure filled options that are both challenging and fun. One of the newest options we have added is low-impact paintball. Here is an article...

We hope you'll enjoy our streamlined new website. Please contact our webmaster to let us know if you find anything that is not working well on your desktop or mobile browser. Your suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Staff Training June 1st-June 8th Teen Girls (13-15)- June 10th- June 15th Teen Boys (13-15) - June 17th- June 22nd 7 & 8 Boys and Girls - June 24th – June 26th Adventure Camp – June 30th – July 3rd 9& 10 Boys and Girls - July 8th – July 13th 11 & 12 Boys –...

Thank you for supporting Great Oaks Camp in 2017. Great Oaks Camp had another great year, here is a short list of some highlights. A Few Highlights: -4,920 people served -191 full scholarships given away -Hired 9 former campers to join our summer staff, 6 from our...