BOOM Opening Campfire
The Big Spring opening campfire is a bonding opportunity for campers and serves as an introduction to the BOOM (Brotherhood of Outdoorsmen) program. C...
Sanborn Blog
With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon, who could not be happy?
Big Spring Staff 2017
Antero Will Parnitzke Hello everybody! I’m Will Parnitzke, a first time Sanborn Westerner and a long time lover of the wilderness. I’ve just completed...
Claymation: The Ponderspruce Overnight
At High Trails, we have a variety of all day programs that kids can participate in. During this particular activity, campers had an entire day to crea...
News from Camp: July 2, 2017
We have had another great week at camp! We celebrated Fourth of July yesterday with a fun dance and spectacular fireworks! The day began with Saturday...
Hammocks
Hammocks are no longer limited to napping in the backyard. Today you will find hammock gatherings everywhere. There are Instagram and Facebook group...
News from Camp: June 25, 2017
We climbed our first mountains of the season last week! A group from High Trails reached the summit of Quandary Peak on Tuesday morning while another ...
"I am well again, I came to life in the cool winds and crystal waters of the mountains."
News from Camp: June 18, 2017
What a great week! As always, we feel so fortunate to work with such a wonderful group of young people, and enthusiasm has been high for all of our t...
"I want to be the pebble in the pond that creates the ripple for change."
Take me home.
We are so happy to have the campers “home” at Sanborn Western Camps for the summer of 2017!
Summer Camp Connections
The Sanborn wifi is limited, but the connections are strong.