Weekly Update: June 14th, 2026
After a brilliant week of blue skies and warm temps, we awoke to a bit of a foggy, cooler morning (a High Trails camper came into the office and decla...
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Mid-Week Update: June 10th, 2026
Hello from the mountains! WOW!!! What a great first four days we have already had! Both camps had terrific Opening Campfires with singing, skits and l...
Weekly Update: June 7th, 2026
After a full day of health center check-in’s, luggage moving, bed making and cookie eating, we are off! It was an absolutely STUNNING day in Florissan...
Big Spring Staff 2026!
We are so excited for campers to arrive in a few short days! Our staff has been hard at work during our 10 day staff training. Keep reading to learn ...
High Trails Staff 2026!
We cannot wait for campers to arrive in a few short days. We would love to introduce the High Trails Staff of 2026! Our staff is in the middle of a 1...
May Update: Cultivating the Best People
It has been snowing. A lot. Even though it is plenty wet and muddy, we do not mind because a) we need the moisture, b) the plants, animals and birds l...
April Update: No Scrolling Here
Almost every week or month there are new school districts, whole states or even whole continents that are banning smartphones from schools and classro...
March Update: Bring Your Main Character Energy
The Sanborn Western Camps team has recently returned from the American Camp Association National Conference in San Diego. You are undoubtedly thinking...
February Update: The Importance of Camp for Boys
From Richard Reeves seminal book Of Boys and Men and Scott Galloway’s recent Notes on Being a Man, there is a growing understanding and body of resear...
Top Ten Reasons to Attend an SWC Roadshow
Please join us for one of our online or in-person camp shows this month where you can meet the directors, ask questions and connect with other camp fa...
January Update: "Willpower is Overrated"
In a recent piece from Angela Duckworth, author of Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance and a beloved guest on many podcasts, she points out th...
Mid-December Update: Eleven Mile State Park DarkSky Certification
A few times a year, a prospective parent asks, “Do you have a lake?” Bodies of water are often synonymous with a summer camp experience, and for our D...