

Meet Our 2025 Co-Head Counselors: Sydney & Virginia
Sydney and Virginia met at a Camp Riva-Lake Mother-Daughter Weekend when they were seven years old. From that day on, they’ve been best friends—and their camp journey has been intertwined ever since. Thirteen summers together later, they’ve come full circle—now stepping into leadership roles as Co-Head Counselors for 2025.


Confidence in Action - Mother-Daughter Weekend 2024 by Crystal Williams
Mother-Daughter weekend at Riva-Lake is quickly becoming a family favorite tradition. My girls and I just enjoyed our second year, and we...


Remembering Riva-Lake: Women’s Weekend 2024 by Kathy Crighton
At Women's Weekend at Riva-Lake, the weather was beautiful. Sunny, pleasant in the early mornings and evenings, still quite warm during...


Yes, campers, Sue Haaga is actually a real person.
There’s a canoe activity called “The Sue Haaga” where campers get on opposite sides of the canoe and rock it. Imagine a seesaw on the...


Safety at Camp
Summer 2024 marks a decade of striving for excellence as we achieve the American Camp Association (ACA) Accreditation, a gold standard in...


Happy Fall From CRL by Nonnie Preuss
It’s a beautiful, cool, early fall-leaf-colored Friday evening in our NW Montana home. And in the most unlikely place, I’m having a...


An Extended Family Affair by Holly Lyons
When my twin sister and I started Riva-Lake in 1975, we were already 3rd generation campers. Our grandmother, Hazel “Dear” Butcher, and...


Cousin Power
by Elizabeth Hightower Allen One Christmas a few years back, I gave my mother, Jane Hughes Coble, a framed photograph of a dark green...


10 Tips from an Ultimate Senior
1) Bring a bath mat to put next to your bed. It's nice to put your feet on when you get out of bed. 2) Put your envelopes in a ziplock...


How Lucky Am I?
How lucky am I to be at Camp Riva-lake? How lucky am I to make friends and play games? How lucky am I to sleep in the peaceful cabins? To...
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