Our Hiring Trip to the UK At the end of February, Don, Zoob, and I were fortunate enough to once again head to the UK on a mission to hire some British staff members for the upcoming summer. It was our second time participating in the series of staffing fairs organized by Camp America and, while we knew better whatRead More »

Not Every Camp Day Is Perfect, and That’s the Point 2 Minute ReadRead to the bottom for a very cute photo of Biscuit, our camp dog! What Moving Trunks Taught Me Most days at camp feel special.Others are more character-building. A few summers ago, the day before closing, I had one of those character-building days. It had just poured rain,Read More »

High Rocks Alumni Spotlight: Burke Ingraffia Our Alumni Spotlight series is back! We’re excited to highlight our alumni through the years. We are thrilled to introduce you to Burke Ingraffia, a longtime High Rocks camper and counselor. Burke was a camper from 1978 to 1982 and a counselor from 1988 to 1991 as well as another year later on. His motherRead More »

How to Support a Nervous Camper Before Sleepaway Camp Feeling nervous before sleepaway camp is incredibly common for campers and parents. If your child is having second thoughts, you are not alone. At Camp High Rocks, we see this every summer, and we also see how often nervous campers arrive, settle in, and grow in ways they could not haveRead More »

2025 Summer Highlight Video Get Ready to Relive Summer 2025!We can’t wait for everyone to see our Summer 2025 Highlight Video and be reminded of our amazing summer together!Click below to access the video on our Youtube page!https://youtu.be/JTnlkyb0oNs

Mountain Biking at Camp High Rocks Mountain biking at Camp High Rocks is more than just riding bikes. It is an adventure in growth, confidence, and connection with the outdoors. As a premier mountain biking summer camp, skill progression is at the center of everything we do. Campers are guided through a progression system that helps us meet each boyRead More »

Opting Outside on Black Friday At camp, we choose fresh air over endless scrolling. Kids screen time can wait.Thanksgiving reminds us to slow down.Most teens now have a smartphone, and kids screen time has become a defining part of daily life.Daily screen time for teens rose sharply during the pandemic and has stayed high. This rise in kids screen time matters.ItRead More »

Alumni News & Life Updates Our alumni community continues to grow and shine! Check out these recent life updates, milestones, and photos shared by members of our community. Staff Alumni, Siobhan Murphy Ecklund Siobhan and husband, Royce, welcomed their beautiful baby girl, Parker Rae Eklund in Kilkenny, Ireland. Parker was born on October 1st, 2025.   Camper & Staff Alumni, MatthewRead More »

A Veteran's Day Salute We extend our gratitude and appreciation to all who have served our country today.  We also highlight and appreciate a couple of our own, Sumner McBee Williams, Jr. and his father, Sumner McBee Williams. Sumner Williams, Jr. and his wife, Jane Williams, were the founders of Camp High Rocks back in 1958.These veterans are related to manyRead More »

The Magic We'll Miss (And What We Are Grateful For) With the summer wound down, our full-time staff always finds it an odd time. We come off of a busy, invigorating schedule full of routine and living by the bells. Despite a few fall weekend events (hello, Family Camp over Labor Day Weekend!) it’s quiet. Our daily rhythm shifts backRead More »

Best of Times Time sure flies in just one week.  I know you are excited to see your boys, but it seems like they only arrived yesterday.  The boys wandered in this morning with a wonderful greasy, ashen, marshmallow look about them. I think I even saw a few specks of tomato sauce in the corners of their mouths. AllRead More »

Jersday Thursday Thursday got off to a beautiful start this morning. The sun was poking through clouds and camp was cool after a solid rainstorm late last night. As the wake-up bell tolled out, the typical morning noises commenced and the day was off to the races!Breakfast consisted of some delicious grits, boiled eggs, sausage, french toast sticks, fresh berries,Read More »

Waikiki Wednesday It is a true adventure here every day.  Some of the time just getting ready for the day is an adventure.  I enjoyed cruising through the cabins during clean-up time this morning. Many of the young guys are doing their best to just get their clothes on straight, let alone get the bed made and help out with groupRead More »

Tie-Dye Tuesday Today dawned cool and cloudy, fog rolling over the lake and all was remarkably still. Still, but not necessarily quiet. If you listened closely you could hear the chatterings of some excited young campers (well!) before the wake up bell officially began the day. The bell sounded and the chatterings became something more as our cabin groups launchedRead More »

Welcome Junior Campers It was so great to meet everyone today.  I want to thank all the parents for putting on a brave face during those morning showers.  It really was not too bad, but I am sure it made the guys just a little more nervous.  I really enjoyed all the excitement during drop off.We had everyone here prettyRead More »

End Game and Final Campfire Time sure flies in just two weeks.  I know you are excited to see your boys, but it seems like they only arrived yesterday.  After a fun morning of some activity wrap-up, pony painting, and general excitement, we took a brief break to get packed before the big event of the day.  END GAME! It isRead More »

Just One More! Today was our last full day of activities.  We still had a couple of trips out today.  Hiking took full day hike to Panther Town for another waterfall hike.  The rock climbers were out for another trip to the High Rocks.  Outpost finally got their High Ropes experience in this morning.  We even had a inaugural Camper-CounselorRead More »

Not Far Now It sure was another great morning here at High Rocks! It was nice to see the temperatures warm back up and we all welcomed the sun back in our lives.  We missed him!  I enjoyed the cool and quiet morning as hiked up to the dining hall. I made it up to our morning meeting only toRead More »

Rain-a-Palooza After a summer of clear mornings that hint at the day’s heat yet to come, this morning continued  a change in weather to start this week. The morning was a bit chilly. The blankets were pulled up firmly and man was it quiet out in camp right up to the bell. In some cabins, a few minutes past theRead More »

It's All About the Journey It sure was a busy Monday!  We had several trips out the door this morning.  Even our rock climbing trip headed out to do some rappelling while the wet rock was going to be too much of a challenge.  Mountain biking hit the trails. Canoeing enjoyed the river at a super fun level. Even hikingRead More »