Residential coed summer camp, ages 6-16
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Established in 1957
Camp Highlander is a residential summer camp in Mills River, North Carolina devoted to the growing and nurturing of boys and girls ages 6-16 in a safe, fun-filled, and electronics-free environment. Since 1957, we have been deeply committed to our families and our mission. We work hard to ensure the safest, most meaningful, and most exciting summer camp experience through our personal attention to every camper, our love for each camper and through ...read moreour caring and competent staff. We believe that the right summer camp experience can be a defining and formative experience in a young life. Camp Highlander is all about making memories, fostering lifelong friendships, and creating more confident and capable children in a kind, nurturing and welcoming community. Our goal is to create a long-term partnership with your family to help you raise a caring and independent young person equipped with the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century.
An intentional and sound philosophy is behind everything we do at camp. Each 10 person cabin unit is arranged by birth gender, age and grade so everyone is able to maximize friendships and fun. Our campers are treated as unique individuals and we work extremely hard to make sure no one falls between the cracks. Every camper is a valued and important member of our community and we look forward to building a long term relationship with your family. It begins with an emphasis on inclusivity and kindness, parents and campers can feel a unique sense of community the moment they arrive. And because kids learn better when they are relaxed and having fun, we make sure that they are growing in ways and developing new skills more effectively than they could at home, in school, or through organized sports. Using fun and outdoor adventure as our delivery system, we focus on the Camp Highlander Core Values: COURAGE (Dare to Be Brave), HONESTY (Speak Truth in Love), INTEGRITY (Respect Yourself, Others and Nature), and FAITH (Seek Truth and Believe).
Residential Coed Summer Camp, ages 7-17
Hendersonville
Established in 1928
Since 1928, Camp Pinnacle has been a coed summer camp built on the belief that kids grow most when they're challenged, unplugged, and surrounded by nature. Located on 126 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, with a private lake at its center, our program has been building confidence and character for nearly a century. Every trail, activity, and cabin moment is designed with one goal in mind: helping your child discover ...read morewhat they're truly capable of.
We believe the right camp experience can be a defining moment in a young life. Guided by our 5 R's — Respect, Responsibility, Reasonable Risk, Reaching Out, and Resilience — we help campers find strength in challenges that stretch them, confidence in their abilities, and a sense of pride as they return home more capable and self-assured. There is no getting lost in the crowd at Camp Pinnacle. Every child is seen, supported, and celebrated here.
We offer one- and two-week sessions for campers entering grades 1 through 11. Space is intentionally limited, because we believe every child deserves to be known here.
Residential boys' summer camp, ages 7-16
Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
Established in 1958
Camp High Rocks is a small camp for boys in the mountains of Western North Carolina. High Rocks is a place for fun and learning, for challenge and adventure, and for living in an environment that is geared to a camper's needs and interests.
Aided by a well-trained staff we seek to teach and inspire lasting skills and values. We offer ongoing opportunities for success, a freedom from inhibiting competitive pressure, and an environment ...read morethat promotes increased self-esteem and a close sense of community. High Rocks offers the opportunity to grow with one, two, three and four week sessions, each with a higher skill and trip progression.
Activities include: rock climbing, canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, mountain biking, hiking, arts & crafts, fishing and many more traditional camp activities. Our 1,000 acre facility adjoins a 10,000 acre state forest and Pisgah National Forest.
Residential coed summer camp, ages 6-16
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Established in 1957
Camp Highlander is a residential summer camp in Mills River, North Carolina devoted to the growing and nurturing of boys and girls ages 6-16 in a safe, fun-filled, and electronics-free environment. Since 1957, we have been deeply committed to our families and our mission. We work hard to ensure the safest, most meaningful, and most exciting summer camp experience through our personal attention to every camper, our love for each camper and through ...read moreour caring and competent staff. We believe that the right summer camp experience can be a defining and formative experience in a young life. Camp Highlander is all about making memories, fostering lifelong friendships, and creating more confident and capable children in a kind, nurturing and welcoming community. Our goal is to create a long-term partnership with your family to help you raise a caring and independent young person equipped with the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century.
An intentional and sound philosophy is behind everything we do at camp. Each 10 person cabin unit is arranged by birth gender, age and grade so everyone is able to maximize friendships and fun. Our campers are treated as unique individuals and we work extremely hard to make sure no one falls between the cracks. Every camper is a valued and important member of our community and we look forward to building a long term relationship with your family. It begins with an emphasis on inclusivity and kindness, parents and campers can feel a unique sense of community the moment they arrive. And because kids learn better when they are relaxed and having fun, we make sure that they are growing in ways and developing new skills more effectively than they could at home, in school, or through organized sports. Using fun and outdoor adventure as our delivery system, we focus on the Camp Highlander Core Values: COURAGE (Dare to Be Brave), HONESTY (Speak Truth in Love), INTEGRITY (Respect Yourself, Others and Nature), and FAITH (Seek Truth and Believe).
Residential girls' summer camp
Brevard, North Carolina
Established in 1916
At Keystone Camp, our girls can be heard laughing, singing, talking, splashing, jumping, and dancing throughout the summer. For over 100 years we've been offering campers the opportunity to explore new interests and forge long-term friendships in a safe, fun, nurturing environment.
We offer a celebrated horseback riding program and a wide variety of other outdoor activities that empower young women, including swimming, rock ...read moreclimbing, and canoeing. We also encourage your daughter's creative self-expression through drama, dance, gymnastics, and various arts and crafts. In short, we give girls the confidence to be exactly who they are and the freedom to imagine the extraordinary women they will become.
We invite your daughter to become one of our "Girls of Summer," this year and for many unforgettable years to come, in our beautiful Western North Carolina mountains. Please call 828-884-9125 or email [email protected] with any questions.
Residential Boys' Summer Camp, ages 5-17
Brevard, North Carolina
Established in 1924
Camp Carolina is a residential high adventure and sports camp in Western North Carolina surrounded by some of the South East's best lakes, river, mountains and trails to explore. At Carolina for 100 summers, boys learn to feel with their hearts, do with their hands, and live together in the spirit of brotherhood.
Our campers are offered a huge variety of Outdoor Adventure Sports (mountain biking, hiking, rock climbing, mountain ...read moreboarding, white water kayaking etc), Sports, Arts and traditional camp activities (archery, riflery etc). Check out our videos to see us in action! https://www.campcarolina.com/Video
Residential boys' summer camp, ages 7-17
Alderson, West Virginia
Established in 1898
A Tradition of Fun Since 1898, Camp Greenbrier is located in the Alleghany Mountains along the beautiful Greenbrier River in Alderson, West Virginia. It is a wonderful, safe place where campers have fun, develop self-confidence, and make lifelong friends. Boys 7 to 15 years old take part in the traditional camp program that includes archery and rifle, rock climbing, canoeing, snorkeling, kayaking, baseball, basketball. soccer, golf, tennis, swimming, ...read morelacrosse, and others.
For 16 to 17 year olds and those who have finished 10th grade, the Leadership Academy offers campers the chance to discover their leadership skills in a challenging three-week program. Outdoor activities like rock climbing, airsoft, canoeing, a challenge course, and white water rafting are combined with instruction in areas such as time management, goal setting, public speaking, and leadership methods. Owned and operated by the same family for three generations. Counselor to camper ratio: 1 to 3.