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North Carolina Summer Camps for Girls
Camp Flintlock: Colonial American Summer Camp
Residential and Day Camp with separate sessions for boys and girls ages 9 to 15
Campers don't just learn about Colonial history; they live it firsthand. Travel back to the time when our nation was born and live as our patriot forefathers did using authentic equipment and accouterments of the 1700's.
Activities include: shoot black powder musket, throw a tomahawk, make moccasins, candle making, make dolls, write with quill and ink, cook on open fire, and much more. Four sessions starting in June. Ages 9 to 15.
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Camp Pinnacle
Residential summer camp with separate sessions for boys and girls
Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains at an elevation of 2300 feet, we offer traditional summer camp programs with an emphasis on outdoor adventure and fun. Girls - 1, 2, 3 & 4 week sessions in June; Boys - 1, 2, 3 & 4 week sessions- July & early August. 4 to 1 camper to staff ratio. Carefully selected, qualified and responsible counselors. Emphasis on skills development, social development, and spiritual development.
Outstanding facilities - 40 foot climbing tower, two craft shops, two tennis courts, game room, mountain biking, gymnasium, horseback ring, the "blob," 30 acre lake, kayaking, & water skiing.
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Camp Merri-Mac
Residential girls' summer camp
Located high up in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Merri-Mac has a long history of offering girls the most memorable summers of their lives with outstanding Christian staff.
Through participation in carefully selected, fun-filled activities, campers experience a series of successes and the exhilaration of accomplishment developing a stronger sense of self-worth and an adventuresome attitude. A highly skilled, mature, and caring staff (ratio of 1 to 3.5) are selected for their ability be strong role models for our campers.
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American Dance Training Camp
Girls' Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
Have tons of fun learning the latest jazz, funk and hip-hop moves. ADTC has four great locations: California, Colorado, North Carolina, and Vermont. We offer the ultimate overnight dance camps!
Traditional camp activities as well as many adventure experiences in whitewater rafting, canoeing, horseback riding, alpine slides, trampolines, ice skating and more!
Camp Ginger Cascades
Residential girls' summer camp
Camp Ginger Cascades is a Girl Scout camp that welcomes all girls age 7-17. Girls do not need to be a registered Girl Scout to attend. Campers are encouraged to try new things and make new friends through activities designed to build confidence and life skills. Camp Ginger Cascades has also received awards from the Easter Seals and the state of NC for providing inclusive programming for girls with and without disabilities.
Girls have to opportunity to express themselves in High School Musical, travel in Sleep with the Sharks and Mystery Trip, solve mysteries in Who Done It, challenge themselves in High Adventure, become an Iron Chef, bike the trails in Pedal Power, and much more. Campers also experience traditional camp activities including swimming, canoeing, arts and crafts, and climbing.
Camp Illahee
Residential girls' summer camp
Located in the mountains of Western North Carolina, Illahee abounds with natural beauty. But what makes Illahee unique is the individual care given to each camper and the quality of leadership. Together they contribute to the overall excellence of the camp and create an ideal atmosphere for growth, learning and FUN!
Enduring friendships begin at Illahee. Girls return year after year; many are following the traditions of their mothers and grandmothers. Illahee is indeed an extraordinary place. We invite you to share that experience with us.
Skyland Camp for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
With a long history of excellence in Appalachian Mountain camping for girls, Skyland maintains a 3:1 ratio of camper to counselor in a close knit, family-like atmosphere. Come join our small, warm camp community. Skyland is limited to 85 campers, ages 6-15. Sessions are 2-6 weeks during June-July.
Skyland's activities include: horseback riding, tennis, archery, swimming, games, arts & crafts, theater/drama, dance, vocal music, yoga, canoeing, hiking, softball, field trips, backpacking, & white-water rafting.
Camp Glen Arden
Residential girls' summer camp
Glen Arden is nestled among the rhododendron and evergreens in the heart of the breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountains near Tuxedo, North Carolina. Upon entering the Glen Arden gate, one is greeted by a towering three hundred foot waterfall in a woodland filled with 1300 varieties of trees and flowers.
Our staff is chosen because of a demostrated love of children and the ability to teach one of our twenty one activites, including horseback riding, a wilderness program including ecology, landsports, water sports, and performing arts. The staff must be a minimum of nineteen years old and 70% are returning Glen Arden girls who have been through our Junior Counselor/Counselor-in-Training program. There is a 3:1 ratio camper to counselor.
Rockbrook Camp for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
Rockbrook Camp is an overnight summer camp for girls located in the mountains of North Carolina. Rockbrook was established in 1921 and currently is welcoming fourth-generation campers. It offers 2, 3 and 4 week sessions to girls, ages 6 to 16.
Campers choose from a wide variety of activities including horseback riding, arts and crafts and outdoor adventure. Activities include: pottery, weaving, painting and drawing, sewing, rock climbing, archery, canoeing, rafting, basketry, jewelry making, backpacking, riflery, and more!
Camp Crestridge
Residential girls' summer camp
Camp Crestridge for Girls is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina. We are a Christian camp with a recreational emphasis. We help our campers to grow physically and mentally through our skill classes, socially through interactions with the staff and their cabinmates, and spiritually through our cabin devotions and Morning Watch times. Our staff are strong Christian role models that are great examples for their campers. We are ACA accredited and members of Christian Camping International. Come and experience Christian camping at its finest!
NBC Basketball & Volleyball Camps
Residential summer camps for boys and girls
NBC Camps is the largest, most popular residential basketball camp in the world. Since 1971, we have trained over 150,000 athletes. Located in the United States, Canada, UK, and Italy NBC Camps provides a camp experience unlike any other. Programs include Complete Skills Camp, Crowell's Intensity Camp, Pure Shooting and Attack Moves Camp, All-Star and Elite Camp, Guard and Post Camp, Team Camps, Family Hoops and much more.
NBC VOLLEYBALL CAMPS were founded in 1979. NBC Volleyball camps are located in Alaska, California, Montana, Alberta, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. NBC Camps is designed to encourage athletes to lead a life of physical, mental, relational, and spiritual excellence. We hope to challenge our campers physically by providing the best instruction and technical training for their sport.
Keystone Camp
Residential girls' summer camp
Keystone Camp is a traditional all girls' summer residential camp in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. At Keystone, we encourage girls to learn life-long skills and values in a very fun and nurturing environment through inspiration and teaching.
Activities include: Archery/Riflery, Arts and Crafts, Hiking/Canoeing/Rock Climbing, Horseback Riding/Horsemanship/Vaulting, Dance/Drama/Gymnastics, Golf, Tennis, Swimming, Team Sports, Nature, Badminton.
-GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps
Day Camps with separate sessions for boys and girls
GameBreaker Lacrosse Camps offer 125 locations across the country directed by the top college coaches and pro players in lacrosse.
Our camps were developed to provide athletes with the opportunity to become better lacrosse players by learning from the best coaches and players in the game today.
Camp Merrie-Woode
Residential girls' summer camp
Camp Merrie-Woode is a well established girls' camp which fosters growth and self-confidence in its campers through outdoor adventures and camp activities. Counselors are excited about working with children in a positive way, while focusing on traditional camping in a beautiful mountain setting ideal for outdoor high adventure activities.
Traditional camp activities as well as many adventure experiences in backpacking, caving, rock climbing, ropes course and whitewater canoeing and kayaking. The ten-week program has three sessions (3, 5 and 2week). Activities include: canoeing, kayaking, sailing, climbing, hiking, riding, nature, tennis, drama, studio art, photography, pottery.
Camp Ton-A-Wandah
Residential girls' summer camp
Nestled on its very own ten-acre lake in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Camp Ton-A-Wandah (family owned and operated since 1933) offers a wide variety of activities, including a renowned horseback riding program, land and water sports, backpacking, rock climbing, arts and crafts, and more! Come prepared to make friendships and memories that will last a lifetime!
Camp Green Cove
Residential girls' summer camp
A traditional summer camp for girls on a mountain lake in NC, with a non-competitive wilderness focus. The emphasis is on water (canoeing and kayaking, sailing, and swimming), woods (hiking, rock climbing, and mountain biking), tennis, and horses, and includes the opportunity for lots of wilderness trips.
Activities include canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, horseback riding, and lots of trips.
Camp Kahdalea
Residential girls' summer camp
Camp Kahdalea for Girls (ages 8-17) and Camp Chosatonga for Boys are wilderness camps located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains, both camps are surrounded on three sides by the Pisgah National Forest, ensuring a wild and natural setting free from encroachment.
Activities include rock climbing, white water canoeing, mountain biking, backpacking, horseback riding, and more! Strong in-camp and wilderness programs in a Christian setting.
Camp Flintlock: Colonial American Summer Camp
Residential and Day Camp with separate sessions for boys and girls ages 9 to 15
Campers don't just learn about Colonial history; they live it firsthand. Travel back to the time when our nation was born and live as our patriot forefathers did using authentic equipment and accouterments of the 1700's.
Activities include: shoot black powder musket, throw a tomahawk, make moccasins, candle making, make dolls, write with quill and ink, cook on open fire, and much more. Four sessions starting in June. Ages 9 to 15.
