Chanco on the James

Chanco is the Diocesan Camp situated on the James River in Surry, Virginia and is a fully accredited camp operating continuously for over 40 years providing youth opportunities for physical challenges, personal growth and lifetime friendships in God’s great outdoors. Space is still available for youth ages 8-18 in all camp sessions. Residential camp activities include swimming, canoeing, kayaking, archery, arts and crafts, chaplain time, the ropes course, zip lines, bonfires, silly songs, games and skits, all supervised by the fantastic Chanco counseling staff.

Virginia Living Magazine’s “Best of Virginia 2012” edition hit newsstands on May 1st and Chanco is proud to have earned the top place recognition as “Best Summer Camp”. Thank you to Virginia Living Magazine readers for voting us as your number one choice for a summer camp experience in Eastern Virginia. More and more families in the Diocese of Southern Virginia and beyond are choosing Camp Chanco as the best summer camp experience for friends, faith and fun in God’s great outdoors. Join us this summer and see for yourself why Camp Chanco is the Best Summer Camp in Eastern Virginia.

Chanco is on Facebook!
The time has finally arrived...Chanco proudly unveils its presence on Facebook. It is now easier than ever before to stay up to date on Chanco’s latest news, happenings and photos by “liking” our page on Facebook. All our latest photos and updates will be on this page, so visit this address www.facebook.com/Chancoonthejames and always be “in the know” about what is happening at Chanco NOW.

For session dates and more information on any session go to www.chanco.org, contact the Camp Director, Jim Sitzler, at director@chanco.org, or call 1-888-7CHANCO to learn more about Chanco.