Hey, Camp Folks!

When you work with all the great summer camps that we do here at Everything Summer Camp, it’s hard not to sing their praises. But we like singing anyhow, so we do it pretty often. We work with more than 270 camps and today, we’re shining our summer camp spotlight easterly to North Carolina very near the Blue Ridge Mountains where we find the beautiful Camp Pinnacle, founded on June 1, 1928.

Sitting on 126 acres, Camp Pinnacle is home to the majesty of the forest, creeks, fields, and large, private 20-acre Wolfe Lake. One decade ago, Camp Pinnacle discontinued their summer camp program, however, after only three years of hard work with renovations to the facilities and updates to the staff, Camp Pinnacle reopened! 

Kids have a lot of fun with jam-packed days at Camp Pinnacle, filled with awesome summer activities. Have fun at their waterfront which offers a diving board, rope swing, and blob. You can learn to Canoe, Kayak, and Stand-up Paddleboard. The provide campers the opportunity for traditional sports and camp activities like Archery and Riflery, Basketball, Capture-the-Flag, Lacrosse, Mountain Biking, Rock Climbing, Soccer, Spiderball, Volleyball, and Whitewater Rafting. You can also have fun with less active activities like Crafts, Drama, Painting, Tie-Dye, and so much more!

With the majority of the campus overlooking Wolfe Lake, Camp Pinnacle keeps a wonderful campus with an accommodating Dining Hall, Gymnasium, magical trails, rustic and comfortable cabins, and much more.

The cabins were erected in the 1920’s but freshly updated in the last decade! They are built to house eight to 10 campers along with two counselors. They each have a newly built porch and each one is in close proximity to the bathhouses which were recently renovated too. Complete with treehouses and swinging bridges on the cabins for younger campers, your kids are sure to feel at home during their stay at Camp Pinnacle.

Enjoy looking into Camp Pinnacle even further for your own summer camp experience. You can check them out closer on their website by clicking here. And, as always, thanks for reading, Camp Fans!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Working with as many excellent summer camps as we do, it’s hard not to sing their praises—so we figured, why fight it?! Here at Everything Summer Camp, we work with more than 270 camps and today, we’re shining our summer camp spotlight to our state-next-door neighbor to the east in Michigan where we find the beautiful Manistee National Forest.

This is where we find Camp Newaygo. Let me show you around…

Camp Newaygo sits on 104 acres of land along a chain of lakes in the national forest region of mid-western Michigan. This summer camp knows that it’s important for young women who know city living all too well to find a place where they can escape the routine of life on a residential block. Girls have been finding the right place at Camp Newaygo since its first summer in 1926.

Camp Newaygo fills the summers with awesome activities such as Archery, Water Skiing, Challenge Course, Cheerleading, Team Sports: Basketball, Volleyball, Tennis, Sailing, Photography, Wilderness Survival, Yoga, Tubing, Zumba, Paddle boarding, Windsurfing, Arts and Crafts, Water Polo, Rugby, Hiking,  Canoeing, Kayaking, Ukulele , Drama, Nature, Swimming, Horseback Riding, Fishing, Outdoor Cooking, Gymnastics, Fencing, Pottery, Synchronized Swimming, Animal Care, and more!

Newaygo is a truly beautiful place. Nature fashioned it that way, but the summer camp staff has maintained it throughout the years with complementary development beautifully built buildings such as Long Lodge, Pottery Porch, The Nook, and many more. And you can take the waterfront road to take in the view as you look out at Lake Pickerel!  

Camp Newaygo is a fantastic place to spend your camp stay. If it sounds like a good match for you and your family, you can get a closer look at this special camp by visiting them on their website which you can get to by clicking here. Enjoy planning for the next summer season and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Working with as many excellent summer camps as we do, it’s hard not to sing their praises—so we figured, why fight it?! Here at Everything Summer Camp, we work with more than 270 camps and today, we’re shining our summer camp spotlight down south to the heart of Texas where we find the beautiful Marble Falls—home of Balcones Springs summer camp. Let me show you around…

Situated across 250 rolling acres, Balcones Springs displays Lake Ted—the private 10-acre spring-fed centerpiece of the campgrounds. The summer camp experience presents campers from 7 to 17 the time of their lives, offering one of the highest counselor-to-camper ratios than any other camp.

A place with great fun, days at Balcones Springs are filled with activities like Archery, Arts & Crafts, Banana Boating, Baseball, Basketball, The Blob, Canoeing and Kayaking, Ceramics, Challenge Course, Climbing Tower, Cooking, Dance, Disc Golf, Drama, Fishing, Fitness, Football, Hiking, Horseback, Kickball, Lacrosse, Mind Games, Riflery, Soccer, Softball, Survivor Skills, Tennis, Tubing, Volleyball, Wakeboarding, Waterskiing, Woodworking, Zipline.

With a development that dates back less than 30 years ago, facilities were built on the campgrounds—beautiful buildings intended to enhance the natural surroundings of the property. And with over 40 air-conditioned cabins that are all provided with their own private bathroom, ceiling fans, and air conditioning, Camp Balcones Springs is certainly an accommodating and comfy place on those hot summer days!

Camp Balcones Springs is a fantastic place to spend your camp stay. If it sounds like a good match for your summer camp family, you can get a closer look at this special Texan camp by visiting them on their website which you can get to by clicking here. Enjoy planning for the next summer season and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

Here at Everything Summer Camp, we work with more than 270 camps and we’re eager to share what excellent camps each and every one of them is. Today we’re shining our summer camp spotlight over to the West Coast in Northeastern California where we find the beautiful Mountain Meadow Ranch. Let me give you the virtual tour of this fantastic place…

This family owned and family-operated Californian camp sits north of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Situated on the wide open land is this 900 acre ranch, a co-ed camp for kids of the ages 7 to 16. For 60 summers Mountain Meadow Ranch has had an outstanding reputation of providing fun activities while building personal growth and self-confidence in a family-like setting.

Between adventure and sports and creative skills, there’s lots of fun going on with the Mountain Meadow Ranch activities such as Archery, Arts & Crafts, Campfires, Ceramics, CILT, Color Wars, Drama, Fencing Fishing, High Ropes, Horseback Riding, Lagoon, Mountain Biking, Outdoor Trips, Paintball, Photography, Riflery, The Overnight, Water Sports, and more!

Mountain Meadow Ranch cabins are distinct in their style, but they’re all the same in having electricity, wall-to-wall carpeting, and a bathroom with shower facilities. The campers all get their own twin-sized wooden bunk beds with bedding or sleeping bags. And all clothes and belongings are kept in trunks or luggage that slide under or to the side of their bunks.

Mountain Meadow Ranch is a one in a million summer camp. If it sounds like a good match for your summer camp family, you can get a closer look at this special Californian camp by visiting them on their website which you can get to by clicking here. Enjoy planning for the next summer season and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John

Hey, Camp Fans!

I love sharing some good words about the summer camps with whom we’ve formed great relationships here at Everything Summer Camp. Each one of them deserves their own special mention, so we give that to them one by one here on our Blog! We’re fixing our summer camp spotlight easterly today over to the Pennsylvanian foothills where we find a very special place, Camp Lohikan.

Contently occupying a vast 1200 acres in the northeast Pocono Mountains, Camp Lohikan offers the natural beauty of their serene surroundings. Encircled by a landscape of preserved forest and overlooks of picturesque stream, Camp Lohikan features its own private lake and miles of mountainous vistas. At Camp Lohikan in the summers, the days are warm and the nights are cool—the perfect location for a summer camp getaway!

Chock full of fun times, Camp Lohikan offers great camp activities like Archery & Riflery, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Fencing, Golf, Gymnastics, Horseback Riding, Lacrosse, Martial Arts, Mountain Biking, Paintball, Rock Climbing, Skateboarding, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling, and so much more! You can also make a splash with activities like Canoeing, Kayaking, Sailing, Scuba Diving, Swimming, and other fun in the water!

Boasting 50 separate facilities that offer a combined 40,000 square feet of awesome indoor activities, Camp Lohikan has facilities dedicated to indoor activities—an art studio, a dance studio, a theater stage, a heated swimming pool, and tons more!

There are almost 40 cabins to accommodate more than 450 boys and girls each summer. Each cabin is equipped with electrical outlets, smoke alarms, screened windows, front porch lighting, and bathroom facilities with private stall showers, toilets, and sinks with hot and cold running water.

If Camp Lohikan sounds like it could be the special place you’re looking for to spend a summer in a new environment, take a closer look at this camp on their website by clicking right here. Enjoy finding the right fitting summer camp for you and, as always, thanks for reading!

- John