SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Camp Leif Ericson is hidden in plain sight, tucked away in the trees along the Big Sioux River in Sioux Falls.

The popular day camp has been part of the city for more than a century, and this year has a new leader.

There's a certain appeal to Camp Leif Ericson.

"It's like fun, you get to be outside and you get to run around, have a lot of fun, there's lots of activities," 8-year-old camper Brenna Thury said.

8-year-old Brenna Thury is back at camp for a second straight summer.

"I really like to do soccer here, I like to go fishing here, I also like to take walks all the way to where we're going," Thury said.

She's even managed to make friends.

"Every time I come to camp, I'm like meeting a lot of new friends, it's so nice," Thury said.

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