No lodging is provided for parents or siblings. All students are expected to attend. However, it is not required. Those not attending cannot register for classes until after August 16, and many classes may be full by that time. This includes mission work, international travel, summer classes at another university, athletic events, etc.
Centralized housing is necessary.
Also, the camp schedule has the freshmen from 7 am until late at night. There is a seperate parent's program during Camp War Eagle. Other events are also planned for that evening. Session change requests are not accepted. Both the student and parent programs of Camp War Eagle are casual.