2025 General Travel Information

You will receive emails updating you on travel information up until camp starts. We also use a text and phone messaging system to alert you of any changes or delays in bus or air travel. Thank you for keeping an eye out for those!

There are several ways to get to and from camp, which are outlined below.

To Camp by Car

FIRST TERM: Please arrive Sunday, June 22, between 1:00 – 3:00 PM

SECOND TERM: Please arrive Monday, July 14, between 10 – 12 PM

• Please let us know if you will arrive outside of the specified time.
• Camp’s address is 8450 Camp Highlands Rd., Sayner, WI 54560

Returning Home by Car

• You are invited to a family picnic and banquet on Friday at the end of the term, starting at 3:00 p.m. We will send a RSVP Google form once camp starts so you may notify us of your plans.
• Pick-up is Saturday between 9:00-9:30 AM
• You will be directed when you arrive at camp.

To Camp By Bus from Chicago, IL with a stop in Madison, WI

• Important: You must reserve bus transportation by May 1
• Campers may travel from Chicago one-way or round-trip on our chartered motor coaches.
• We will depart from the Target Parking lot located at 7000 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL, directly across the street from the Allstate Arena.
• Please have your son there by 9:30 AM to load all of his baggage. Busses depart at 10 a.m.
• We stop in Madison, WI at the Trucker’s Inn Travel Plaza, Exit 132, 51 Madison/Deforest between 11:45-12:15 PM.
• Each boy should bring a sack lunch to eat along the way.
• The bus cost of $125 each way will be added to your statement.
• Your child will be expected to ride the bus safely with our designated staff person and follow all rules and safety expectations.
• Please note cell phones and other devices are not allowed on the bus. Your son will be asked to check them in with you before he gets on the bus.

Returning Home by Bus

• A charge of $125/boy will be added to your account.
• The bus will depart camp no later than 9:00 AM.
• The buses will return to the Target parking lot located at 7000 Mannheim Rd, Rosemont, IL, directly across the street from the Allstate Arena at between 3:15—3:45 PM. Thank you for being on time to meet your child.

To and From Camp by Plane into Wausau and Rhinelander

• You may fly your child in and out of Rhinelander (1 hr. drive) or Central Wisconsin Airports (2 hrs. drive).
• A counselor in a Highlands shirt will meet each boy who flies into Rhinelander (RHI) or Central Wisconsin Airport in Wausau/Mosinee (CWA).
• If your son is flying as an unaccompanied minor, use Andy Bachmann as a placeholder name and call or email camp three days before camp to get the final name of the counselor who will meet your son.
• You MUST schedule your son’s gear to be shipped using our partner Ship Camps.
• Please arrange a return departure after 9:00 AM from Rhinelander and after 10:00 AM from Central Wisconsin – it is impossible for us to get your child to the airport before that time.
• We must have a copy of your son’s itinerary and confirmation code.

PLEASE NOTE: We no longer provide airport pick-ups from Chicago O’Hare. Please plan to travel to Chicago to meet the bus at the Target parking lot (10 minutes from O’Hare) OR have your camper fly into Rhinelander or Wausau. Thank you for your understanding!