Communications
We like to stay in touch during the sessions! You will receive correspondence from camp in the form of letters from your son’s counselor and a newsletter from our directors. In letters sent from you to your son at camp, it is generally best to ask about the camper’s experience or to comment on what he has already written. Numerous references to home, family, pets or saying “we miss you” can turn a borderline case of homesickness into a full-fledged outbreak. Check out our Preparing Your Son for Camp Page to find more information on homesickness.
If there are ever any changes to the camp schedule due to unforeseen circumstances, we will contact you by e-mail or phone to let you know of any alternate plans. Likewise, parents will be contacted if their camper spends the night in the infirmary or is seen by a physician.
The camp mailing address is:
Camp High Rocks
U.S. Mail – PO Box 210, Cedar Mountain, NC 28718-0210
UPS/ Fed Ex – 1234 High Rocks Road, Brevard, NC 28712
Phone Calls
Campers are not allowed to make or receive phone calls at camp. Due to scheduled activities, out-of-camp trips, and the physical size of our facility it can be very difficult to reach a camper on the phone. If you need to get in touch with your camper, calling our office and having our staff deliver your message is the best option. We will get you in touch with the head counselor, nurse, or director depending on your needs. Our number is (828) 855-2153
How to Email Your Camper
The speedy way to get a message to your camp is to send it by email. You may email your son at: “camper@highrocks.com”.
Please put the camper’s first name and last name in the subject line. For example, Mark Smith’s email would be addressed camper@highrocks.com with Mark Smith, as the subject. There is a 75-cent charge to his store account for each email received. We will print out all emails out by 11:30am and deliver them with the regular mail at 12:30 p.m. Campers do not have the ability to send emails, nor do they have access to computers or phones. We do, however, encourage them to write home often!
MAIL/PACKAGES
While we welcome letters and postcards from home, Camp High Rocks has a NO PACKAGE POLICY. We feel that packages interfere with the camp experience and that the focus on their contents can lead to unintentional competition within the cabin groups and sometimes even hurt other campers’ feelings. Therefore, “care packages” are only accepted in the event of a camper birthday.
For birthday packages, we ask that no food, shaving cream, balloons, or water guns are inside of the package. Often a game that he can play with everyone in the cabin is a hit. All others will be returned to sender, and any costs will be charged to the camper’s store account. Please tell family and friends! NECESSARY items such as a camper’s forgotten shoes, tennis racquet, extra glasses, etc., may be sent to your child c/o Office Manager. Any medications should be sent to the attention of the Camp Nurse.
Flat envelopes for sending such items as a magazine or newspaper articles are permitted. Envelopes over this postage amount will be held in our office and returned on Closing Day.
FOOD
In the interest of good dietetics, we request that you do not enclose any gum, candy, or food with the cards or letters that you send. Please help us avoid problems in this regard by explaining this request to your son before he departs for camp. We have plenty of food options, scheduled snacks throughout the day, and great desserts available! Interested in what we serve? Check out our Meals At Camp Page!