Camp Information
Camp STIX is an independent, community-based, summer camp located in Northeastern Washington for children and teens with diabetes throughout the Northwest. The camp is held at Bear Paw Camp and Retreat Center on the Pend Oreille River near Newport, Washington. Camp STIX offers a one-week program for youth ages 8-18.
Camp STIX is based on four fundamentals for success:
- Support
- Campers at Camp STIX will receive the necessary resources to mentally and physically overcome the everyday challenges of having diabetes.
- Tradition
- Camp STIX offers all that traditional summer camps offer, plus a whole lot more! Games such as Capture the Flag, Message to Garcia, A.W.O.L., Counselors Ghost, and activities like arts and crafts, canoeing, swimming and an exciting campfire are part of the tradition of Camp STIX.
- Information
- Campers will receive optimum diabetes care from local physicians, diabetes educators and dieticians. Campers will have the tools and resources to successfully manage their diabetes while at camp by balancing their activity level with their food and insulin intake.
- X-citement
- Camp STIX will never offer a dull moment to children with diabetes. A plethora of activities will give kids a week of friendship and fun that they will never forget.
