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Camp Highlander
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Highlander is a co-ed residential summer camp devoted to the growing and nurturing of boys and girls, ages 5-16 in a safe, fun-filled environment since 1957. Located in the North Carolina mountains, our goal is to give children memories to fill their hearts, friendships to last a lifetime, and achievements to give them confidence while encouraging them to build character and strong values that will remain with them always. Our qualified and caring staff are able leaders, dedicated to providing each child with an exciting summer of adventure, while maintaining the highest standards of safety.
Our program consists of over 35 activities with five primary disciplines including sports, waterfront, arts, horseback riding and wilderness experience. One thing that makes Camp Highlander so unique is our wonderful off-camp adventures. Whitewater rafting trips to the Nantahala River, overnights in Pisgah Forest, water-skiing at Lake Keowee, swimming in the beautiful waterfalls and Looking Glass Falls . . . taking our campers into the magical Appalachian mountains is the highlight of their experience. At Camp Highlander, we are committed to teaching our campers a deep respect for nature and an increased awareness of not only themselves, but of their peers and surroundings.
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Camp Arrowhead for Boys
Residential Summer Camp for Boys
Located in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Camp Arrowhead is a Christian, high-adventure summer camp for boys ages 6-16. Sessions range from one to seven weeks, and since 1937, generations of campers have experienced life-changing summers at Arrowhead.
Our passion is to help every boy become the man God created him to be. Because we are small, and because we actively create a partnership with parents, we will know the specific hopes and needs of your son. Because we are passionate, your son will benefit from the tremendous excitement, experience and energy of our summer camp staff. And because our team has a boy's heart for fun, your son will find comradary and know that he is loved.
Set along our very own sparkling clear trout stream, Arrowhead has 217 acres of beautiful woodlands, waterfalls, streams, meadows and trails for boys to explore, camp and ride. We also take advantage of over 2 million acres of nearby mountain forests and rivers of National Forest lands.
Boys live in cabins with others their age and our exceptional counselors.
Campers ride horses, Blacksmith, hike, bike, paddle, water-ski, sail and climb the premiere areas within Western NC. Come join our family!
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Camp Crestridge
Residential girls' summer camp
Camp Crestridge for Girls is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. We are a Christian camp with a recreational emphasis. We help our campers to grow physically and mentally through our skill classes, socially through interactions with the staff and their cabinmates, and spiritually through our cabin devotions and Morning Watch times. Our staff are strong Christian role models that are great examples for their campers. We are ACA accredited and members of Christian Camping International. Come and experience Christian camping at its finest!
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Camp Olympia
Residential coed sports camp
Camp Olympia is a private residential sports camp for boys and girls ages 7-16. Two and three week sessions. Individualized scheduling for our 40 different activities, air conditioned cabins, and 1-4 counselor to camper ratio. Our beautiful location on Lake Livingston in Trinity, Texas is the perfect setting for fun, sun and adventure.
Activities include: waterski, wakeboarding, golf, horseback, challenge course, sailing, team sports, volleyball, gymnastics, kayaking, football, basketball, baseball, softball, frisbee, Junior Golf Academy, ping pong, weightlifting, archery, riflery, dance, fishing, DVD production, swimming, arts & crafts, and SCUBA.
Hunters Chase Farms Equestrian Camp
Boys and Girls Camps with Residential & Day Camp SessionsAt Hunters Chase Farms we are a full equestrian facility located on 45 acres in the beautiful hill country of Wimberley Texas. We offer after school and private lessons, holiday, spring break and summer camps. Experienced, caring staff, a fun, upbeat atmosphere teaching respect for the animals and responsibility coupled with our comprehensive learning program give you, your child and your horse an equestrian experience of a life time. Please see our website for more details , dates and costs.
Camp Huawni
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Huawni is a throwback to a simpler time and place for boys (ages 6-15) and girls (ages 6-16) located in East Texas. Our smaller setting and 3:1 camper to counselor ratio make us unique and allows us to invest purely in relationships that result in true personal growth. Camp Huawni has been a safe haven for 47 years where children can be themselves and where lifetime friendships begin.
Our mission at Camp Huawni is to love the kids, or LTK as we call it.
We believe that:
* Simple fun is the most fun
* We were made to play outdoors
* Life is meaningful relationships
* Rich tradition reminds us of who we are
* True personal growth begins and ends with our Creator
Camp Huawni has a total of four sessions, including 2 two-week sessions and 2 one-week sessions, and limits each session to 130 campers. Many campers enroll in up to 4 sessions, a total of 6 weeks. Camp Huawni is a Christian-based camp but welcomes children from any faith background.
Kickapoo Kamp for Girls
Residential girls' summer campFor 80 years, generations of families have enjoyed traditions and shared memories of their summers spent at Kickapoo Kamp. Limiting our enrollment to 110 campers, ages 7-17, allows us to emphasize the "family" atmosphere we feel is so important. Kickapoo offers a fun environment that helps to build self-confidence, self-awareness and self-acceptance. Our counselors are wholesome role models who share common values and are dedicated to children. One, two or three week sessions available.
Activities include: horseback riding, swimming, water skiing, gymnastics, arts & crafts, cheerleading, riflery, archery, tennis, ping pong, dance, fishing, drama, canoeing, flags, aerobic dance, etc.
Cub Creek Science and Animal Camp
Residential coed camps
Yes, we really do have monkeys and 100's of other animals. We are an animal lovers dream come true! Our curiosity guided programs offer a safe place to interact with over 300 animals! 26 week long courses include; Jr Vet, Adopt an Animal, Pottery, CSI, Archery, Survival Skills, Cooking, Crafts, Fishing, Riflery, Build it yourself physics lab and so much more.
Campers come from all over the world. Airport transportation available from the St. Louis International Airport. Located on 240 acres of oak/hickory forest. Our camp offers; modern air-conditioned cabins, swimming pool, fishing ponds, miles of hiking trails and it's own camp zoo.
Camp La Junta
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp La Junta for boys is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, alongside a mile of the Guadalupe River. An all-boys program, we specialize in individualized programming, innovative activities and fostering self-confidence through success.
Camp La Junta was founded to provide an opportunity for young boys to get away from the rigors of city life, to excel at exciting activities, appreciate the outdoors, gain independence and build self-confidence and an enhanced self-image.
Camp Ridgecrest
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp Ridgecrest for Boys: Impacting lives for God's glory through discipleship and adventure. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC, Camp Ridgecrest is designed for individual attention, maximum fun, and the safety of each child. We facilitate camper growth by offering a Christian camp program that has been thriving since 1929. Camp Ridgecrest for Boys offers over 25 activities taught by solid Christian role models. Our staff are highly trained, committed believers with a heart for children and youth ministry. Join us for an unforgettable experience of fun encompassing physical, mental, social, and spiritual growth.
YMCA Camp Lakewood
Residential coed summer camp
YMCA Camp Lakewood, a branch of the YMCA of Greater St. Louis is a co-ed summer residential camp for ages 6-17, located 75 miles south of St. Louis between Potosi and Steelville, MO. Set amidst 5,000 beautiful woodland acres with a private 360-acre lake, Camp Lakewood is a true escape. Your child will forget all about television, video games, and mp3 players while discovering the ultimate childhood experience, all within a safe and trusted environment.
Programs at Camp Lakewood are based on the YMCA's four core values: Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility. We believe in making your camper stronger in spirit, mind and body! At Camp Lakewood, your camper can attend our Traditional Summer Camp Program, participate in the Ranger Program, work on leadership skills in our Leaders In Training Program (LIT), or focus on a special elective of our regular camp program like Horsemanship.
Campers ages six to eight can experience a taste of the summer camp program through Mini-Camp. We also have Tween Camp for campers ages 9-10 or Pre-Teen Camp for ages 11-12.
We welcome children of all nationalities and denominations and pride ourselves on the cultural diversity of our campers and counselors.
Camp Honey Creek for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
Located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country, Camp Honey Creek offers a safe camping experience for girls ages 6 to 17. Our goal is to make each girl feel better about herself and others. The majority of senior staff members are educators and have been associated with camping for over 20 years. Individual attention is not just a phrase, but a REALITY at Camp Honey Creek!
Traditional camp activities are offered; swimming, horseback riding, riflery, archery, tennis, chorus, workshop, challenge course and campcraft. We offer 10, 22, or 31 day options with 2 sessions per summer.
Camp Rio Vista for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
Experience summer camping at the oldest private summer camp in the Southwest, located in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Rio Vista, along the crystal clear Guadalupe River, has provided thousands of boys, ages 6-16, with a wholesome, fun-filled, learning experience since 1921. Traditions, beautiful and well-maintained facilities, exciting programs emphasizing confidence, success and fun, your choice of activities, and lifelong friends and memories await you here. Our dedicated staff reinforces the ideals and philosophies of the camp and instructs and leads in a fun, wholesome environment. Camp season runs early June through early August. One, two, and four week sessions available. Don't miss out on one of the best experiences of your life and register today!
Camp Waldemar
Residential Girls' Summer CampCamp Waldemar is a private Christian girls' camp nestled on the banks of the Guadalupe River in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Waldemar was established in 1926 with the mission to provide a wholesome and fun atmosphere where campers and counselors can grow spiritually, mentally, and physically while becoming their finest self.
We take pride in our beautiful stone and tile cabins that are air-conditioned and feature private baths. We also have outstanding cuisine where our chef prepares gourmet meals daily. Waldemar offers many fun activities from land and water sports, to crafts and horseback.
Blue Streak Stables Horsemanship Camps
Girls' horsemanship camp with residential and day camp sessions
Our Mission is to create programs both in riding and caring that will improve confidence & self esteem. Positive attitude and self confidence are created through accomplishments which will encourage campers to try new things and succeed in any endeavor. Different Horsemanship Camps to Choose From:
-- Summer Camps - Week Long - All Girls Ages 7 - 15, 1, 2 and 4 week sessions
-- Leaders & Wranglers-In-Training - All Girls Ages 16 - 17
-- Mom and Me Camps - Mothers & Daughter's Ages 7 - 10
CHA (Certified Horsemanship Association) Certified Instructors; GS Council Approved Riding Facility; Safety-Wise Approved Facility; Recognized by the Wall Street Journal
Activities Include: Trail Rides, Riding Lessons, Camp Fire Fun, Camper Horse Shoes, Swimming! Evening Activities - Courses on Positive Thinking and Goal Setting, Karaoke Night - you may be a singing star!, Zumba Classes, Horse Bowl (Horse Knowledge Review - Competition).
Camp Lonehollow
Residential coed summer camp
Lonehollow - a life changing experience.
Camp Lonehollow is known as one of the best overnight summer camps in Texas. Lonehollow is a place where your kids can run, grow, and thrive in a nurturing environment. At Lonehollow, children will have the opportunity to unplug and get away from city living. Our guides (counselors) encourage many life skills such as self-confidence, independence, and responsibility into the camper's during their time spent at camp. Family style meals occur three times a day, and are a good place to reestablish manners, healthy eating, and group bonding. Even though there is no escaping the fast paced world in which we live in, by sending your children to a camp like Lonehollow, the values and good habits that you instill into your kids at home will be deeply-rooted within them by the time they leave camp.
Camp Olympia Junior Golf Academy
Residential coed summer camp
At Camp Olympia's Junior Golf Academy, boys & girls ages 8-16 receive PGA instruction and have access to the nationally acclaimed Whispering Pines Golf Club. All skill levels are welcome. Golfers will also experience the fun of Camp Olympia by participating in a variety of activities, like waterskiing, horseback, tennis, archery and nightly camp programs.
In addition to comprehensive golf instruction, golfers can choose activities from the 40 Camp Olympia activities. 2 & 3 week sessions available.
Camp Woodmont
Residential coed summer camp
A smaller-sized traditional summer camp with extremely close owner supervision. Camp owner Jane Bennett, along with her two children, camp directors Tyran Bennett and Alyson Bennett Gondek are hands-on camp directors with extensive qualifications (see below).
All counseling staff are college students and undergo extensive interviews, background checks and on-site director-led training including five days of climbing and high ropes training led by nationally known trainers, a four-day American Red Cross Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid certification class led by camp director and Red Cross instructor Tyran Bennett; and Archery certification. Both directors are certified horseback riding instructors and we also send staff to a horseback safety clinic. We top off all this specialty training with a full week of camp policy and activities training immediately prior to camp start.
Our family-type atmosphere means we can get to know every camper; it gives younger campers a feeling of reassurance and belonging and older campers a chance to grow and contribute in a community of support. Our traditional program includes extensive arts/crafts and performing arts as well as sports, aquatics, horseback riding, high adventure and much more.
Website: www.campwoodmont.com(706) 398-0833 or (770) 457-0862 or (423) 472-6070
Established in 1981
Camp Sierra Vista for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
Come experience exciting and challenging activities, meet new friends and develop lifelong memories all in a fun, wholesome and gorgeous environment. Located along the crystal clear Guadalupe River in the heart of the Texas Hill Country, our private residential camp is hidden among the Texas hills, beckoning with fun-filled programs and life-changing opportunities which will last a lifetime. Dedicated staff, your choice of activities, comfortable and modern rock cabins, delicious meals, good times, positive influences and a 4:1 camper-counselor ratio all come together at Sierra Vista. Camp season runs from early June to early August. One, two and four week sessions are avialble for girls ages 6-16. Don't miss out on one of the best experiences of your life and register today!
Shane Weight Loss Camp Georgia
Residential Coed Camp
Featured on The Tyra Show, MTV, 20/20, Dr. Phil and The Discovery Channel, Camp Shane has outstanding facilities and extensive activities. Portion controlled meals with classes in nutrition, dieting and cooking result in superb, proven weight losses. Fun, friendly and family run since 1968. You're going to look and feel great after a summer at Camp Shane. We're a weight loss camp with excellent results but dieting is only part of our awesome program. We don't make being overweight a bigger problem than it is. We're a lot of fun, very friendly and we really care about each other.
At Camp Shane you'll feel comfortable, welcome and good about yourself! We know exactly what you're going through and we're here to help you succeed and have the best time of your life. We have a highly supervised program with great tasting meals and an extensive list of activities.
Camp Grady Spruce YMCA
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Established in 1949, YMCA Camp Grady Spruce is all about relationships. We strengthen relationships with God, His creation and each other.
Camaraderie, joy, and memories are created along the shores of stunning Possum Kingdom Lake. Campers fall asleep under a star-filled sky and wake to the sun rising over the lake.
Camp Grady Spruce is made up of three individual camp sites: Main Camp (7-12 yr old boys), Ray Bean Camp (7-12 yr old girls), Frontier Camp (13-16 yr old co-ed). All camps offer activities such as water skiing/wakeboarding, sailing, and horses. Frontier offers Adventure Trips and leadership opportunities.
Camp is more than natural beauty and activities. It is a place where kids try new things, learn to live in community, appreciate the uniqueness and beauty of each other and experience the example of Christian living.
Character development is the most important benefit of the CGS experience. We embrace four core values: honesty, respect, responsibility and caring.
Heart O' the Hills Camp
Residential girls' summer camp
Character-building atmosphere, fun and instruction-oriented. Personal growth through intangibles - self-confidence, teamwork, leadership, individual identity, dealing with challenges. Some 40+ activities - traditional, plus unusual - including English and western riding, Red Cross swimming instruction, fieldsports, cheerleading, drama, dance, canoeing, "Just For Fun", archery, riflery, tennis, climbing and rappelling, sign language, diving, journalism, volleyball, sewing, fishin', war canoe, pioneering. Worldwide, limited enrollment, personable! Camp population small enough to be friendly, large enough to do many fun activities. "Tepees" and dining room fully air-conditioned. Family-style dining, tradition of etiquette. Ragsdale family owned, operated. Role model counselors. Located in the cool Texas Hill Country (2,000 foot elevation) on beautiful Guadalupe River's south fork.
Rocky River Ranch
Residential girls' summer camp
Rocky River Ranch has been committed to inspiring independence in girls and young women since 1953. Our mission is to create an engaging environment where girls can discover their strengths, learn leadership skills and try something new everyday while making life-long friendships. The ranch's brand, the Triple-R, stands for respect: respect for self, respect for others, and respect for nature.
Through our leadership program, RRR is where strong girls become strong women. A Rocky River girl is given opportunities on every level for success. This is a creative, challenging and nurturing place, where each child is encouraged and celebrated. We are a small, private camp offering one-week, ten-day, and two-week sessions to campers ranging in age from 7 - 14 years old.
Camp Highlander
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Highlander is a co-ed residential summer camp devoted to the growing and nurturing of boys and girls, ages 5-16 in a safe, fun-filled environment since 1957. Located in the North Carolina mountains, our goal is to give children memories to fill their hearts, friendships to last a lifetime, and achievements to give them confidence while encouraging them to build character and strong values that will remain with them always. Our qualified and caring staff are able leaders, dedicated to providing each child with an exciting summer of adventure, while maintaining the highest standards of safety.
Our program consists of over 35 activities with five primary disciplines including sports, waterfront, arts, horseback riding and wilderness experience. One thing that makes Camp Highlander so unique is our wonderful off-camp adventures. Whitewater rafting trips to the Nantahala River, overnights in Pisgah Forest, water-skiing at Lake Keowee, swimming in the beautiful waterfalls and Looking Glass Falls . . . taking our campers into the magical Appalachian mountains is the highlight of their experience. At Camp Highlander, we are committed to teaching our campers a deep respect for nature and an increased awareness of not only themselves, but of their peers and surroundings.
