Memorial Day Family Camp
About Memorial Day Family Camp – May 23-26, 2025
Start the summer off on the right foot with this relaxed, freestyle approach to camping. This weekend is the most affordable and least structured family camp we run, so you can experience Cascades at your own pace. Come bring your tent or R.V. and stay at Liberty Ridge Campground, or stay in one of our comfortable “rustic plush” lodging options and leave the cooking to us! For this weekend, programming is limited to just one service on Sunday morning, giving you every opportunity to spend the weekend with the ones you love!
Speaker | Rhyan Smith
Rhyan serves as the Lead Pastor for Grace Community Covenant Church in Olympia, WA. He loves encouraging others to know and experience the love of God in their lives. He and his wife, Kari, (high school sweethearts) have 4 children (Hannah, Cooper, Faith, and Ryder). In addition to pastoring, Rhyan loves to travel with his family, and for the last several years, if Rhyan wasn’t coaching a youth sport, he was watching his kids play in them. Rhyan and Kari are also grateful to own and operate, Cutters Point Coffee in Lacey, and Home Instead Senior Care in Thurston County. His prayer is that you might know and believe that you matter and are deeply loved by the Creator of the Universe!
Worship | Andrew Landers
Andrew Landers has spent 2 decades in two significant musical worlds: One as a Worship Pastor bringing a unique authentic worship culture of generational diversity, filled with a plethora of musical genres that connect to all people of faith. He also coaches and mentors many churches all over the country in their Worship and Arts Ministries. And Two, he is a missionary to the culture in the professional music world playing his narrative in the unsung Americana Folk genre, as a colorful brainy singer-songwriter who has shared the stage with a myriad of national artists. His music has been heard all over the United States, Europe, Africa, and Latin America, with 12 records to his name. Andrew is currently The Director of Worship at Grace Community Covenant Church in Olympia WA. He has 6 kids, 2 Daughter-In-Laws, 1 wife, and a Bernese Mountain Dog named Ozzie and 2 cats he would love to give away.
Our Family Camp Programs
Every family camp program at Cascades has its own distinct atmosphere and design. Memorial Day Family Camp is the most affordable and least structured so you can experience Cascades at your own pace. Independence Day Family Camp is the biggest event of the summer, packed with exciting activities, fun fellowship, dynamic speakers, and amazing worship. Labor Day Family Camp provides a laid-back program, designed to wrap up the summer with all of your favorite parts of camp and some great worship gatherings.
Sign-Up Activities
Sign-ups for Activities will no longer be standing in line after breakfast. Signing up for Adventure Activities is going online and will open a few days in advance of the start of family camp.
We have listened to your feedback about the challenges in the process of signing up for Adventure Activities during family camp. It is our hope and desire to make your experience around activities smooth and enjoyable from beginning to end. This means that we are trying a new process for Adventure Activities sign-ups which will be a change from in-person lines to an online form that will open in advance of the start of camp.
You must be registered for family camp. You will receive instructions via email about a week before camp is scheduled to begin. Please note that filling out the form does not guarantee a slot and that we will do our best to accommodate your interests given the space available. The Adventure Activities are popular attractions at Cascades which means that the spots for each option will fill up.
We are hopeful that this new online system will give opportunity to more campers, be equitable, and remove unnecessary frustrations.
We appreciate your patience and understanding with us as we launch this new system for activities.
Dates and pricing
TIERED PRICING MODEL
We say it often, but it deserves to be repeated: we want every individual to have the opportunity to come to Cascades, regardless of their financial situation. This pricing model makes programs at Cascades accessible to families that may not otherwise be able to attend camp. We’re grateful to those who can afford the unsubsidized “true” cost for supporting this effort to broaden our reach as we seek to share the good news of Jesus Christ.
Tier #1 | The unsubsidized “true” cost of camp for families who can afford it.
Tier #2 | A subsidized option (15% off the Tier #1 price) for families who need extra financial assistance to be able to experience Cascades programs.
To apply the Tier #2 option to your registration, use the discount code “tier2fc” for each person you are registering. For families that need additional support, we offer a need-based sponsorship program with an online application process.
| Memorial Day Family Camp | May 23-26, 2025 | Status | Tier #1 Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Dry Tent Site | $110 | |
| RV Site | $160 | |
| Timberidge Lodge | $260 | |
| Boxcar Cabin. Log Cabin, Lakeside Lodge, Madrona Lodge | $425 | |
| Program Fee & All Meals (12 yrs-Adult) | $140 | |
| Program Fee & All Meals (Child 1-11yrs) | $75 | |
| Program Fee & No Meals (12yrs-Adult) | $15 | |
| Program Fee & No Meals (Child 1-11yrs) | $10 | |
| Infant (0-11 months) | $0 | |
| Day Guest Fee (per household) | $15 |
