Weekly Update: June 18th, 2023
It would not be an exaggeration to say it has been a fairly cool, wet and stormy first week of camp…and, finally, the sun came out today. With the sun...
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Weekly Update: June 11th, 2023
We invite you into a world of adventure at camp. To give you new experiences and new awareness of yourselves and the world around you. To test your me...
Big Spring Staff 2023
We are thrilled to introduce the Big Spring staff of summer 2023! Our team has just finished a 10-day staff training and we are so excited to meet the...
High Trails Staff 2023
We are thrilled to introduce the High Trail’s staff of summer 2023! Our team has just finished a 10-day staff training and we are so excited to meet t...
More Silver Linings
Late morning on March 30, 2023, a fire began on private property on the west side of County Road 403 (almost 4 miles to the west of the main camp area...
Looking for a NEW Outdoor Education Center Director
As we all know, after 75 years, this place is written into many of our life stories. For some, those stories fill pages; for others, whole chapters; a...
Sanborn Update: 403 Fire
As many of you in Colorado know, and as some outside of Colorado are beginning to hear via social media and news outlets, there is a grass fire near t...
ACA 2023- Reflections from Oliver
Last week I learned more than I thought possible at the American Camp Association National Conference in Orlando. As I review my notes, I am left with...
Welcome aboard! We have some important information about Laundry at Camp.
“Almost everyone who comes to camp leaves a small part of themselves—usually a sock or some underwear.”
Sanborn Roadshows: Recorded Zoom Links
Hello, everyone! We are hosting a series of Informational Zoom calls so campers, their parents and prospective camp families can learn more about the ...
Why You Might Want To Be A Camp Director...
As someone who has been in this industry for over 3 decades, there are plenty of assumptions made about summer camp directors. The first is that they ...
Weekly Update: August 7, 2022
Without attempting to paraphrase David Brooks’ amazing editorial in The New York Times this week, “What Is It About Friendship That Is So Powerful?” w...