Planning your Stay

What to bring

• Your Bible (a phone app works fine, and Camp Phillip has extra Bibles)

• Snacks and drinks for outside of mealtimes

• Sheets, blankets or sleeping bags, and pillows (camp provides bunks with mattresses, but no bedding)

  • Note: the camp mattresses are somewhat firm. You may want to consider bringing extra blankets or pillows for padding.

• Towels, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.

• Sunscreen and bug spray

• Light jacket or windbreaker (it's not impossible that the weather in Wisconsin fluctuates even in late August)

• Sturdy closed-toed shoes for hiking during free time

  • This has been a bad year for ticks in Wisconsin. Consider bringing socks and long clothing if hiking, and taking appropriate precautions.

• Swimsuit, etc. if you wish to swim in the Millpond during free time (at your own risk)

  • There is no lifeguard available, so take proper precautions and don't swim alone

• Games or puzzles to share with the group (appropriate for a group seeking to honor God through our behavior)

• Cash for the Camp Store if desired

Lodgings for the retreat are in large rooms each with multiple bunk beds. Bunk spots are assigned on a first-come, first served basis -- just claim one when you arrive.

Traveling to Camp Phillip

If you plan to fly in from out of state for the retreat, the Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport, located about 2.5 hours from Camp Phillip, may offer the most flight (and potential carpooling) options. A few other airports (such as the Appleton International or the Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airports, as well as a variety of regional airports including one near Madison) have limited flights, but would bring you slightly closer to Wautoma if a convenient option is present. 

Bus routes may bring you slightly closer to Wautoma (for example, a bus line runs from Madison, WI with a stop in Westfield, WI, about half an hour from Camp Phillip). However, you will likely need a car for the last stretch to camp. If you need transportation to Camp Phillip or are interested in coordinating a rental with others arriving at the same airport, please indicate this on the registration form or contact us at lutheransinglesretreat@gmail.com to investigate options.

Hotel Information

Registration includes lodgings for Friday and Saturday nights at Camp Phillip. However, if you wish to instead stay at a nearby hotel, some options are listed below.

Boarders Inn and Suites

Wautoma, W7696 WI-21 & 73, Wautoma, WI 54982 

https://staycobblestone.com/wi/wautoma/ 

10 minutes from camp

Recommended highly from personal experience

Wautoma Inn

W7607 WI-21, Wautoma, WI 54982

12 minutes from camp

Possibly sketchy

Silvercryst Supper Club Resort and Motel

W 7015 Highway 21 East, Wautoma , WI 54982

https://www.silvercryst.com/ 

13 minutes from camp

Good reputation

Quality Inn

717 Bannerman Ave, Redgranite, WI 54970

22 minutes from camp, but directly on the way from Oshkosh

Recommended from personal experience