I have had the privilege of attending Camp Moss Hollow as a camper and a staff member during the…read moresummer and the winter and I have to say that it has changed my life. The people that I have met and the lessons that I have learned could never be replaced and I highly recommend this camp for any child that is looking for more then just a trip to the woods. Key Points: 1. The staff really cares about the campers and they do their best to provide a safe and welcoming environment. Of course you may have your not so great counselors but those are balance out with tons of good ones. 2. The food is off the hook and the salad bar along with the new AC units in the dinning hall have made the meals more tolerable on those very hot days. 3. The program is filled with creative activities that the campers really enjoy and each week it's something new. 4. The Pool! On those 100 degree days nothing beats it. Things to work on: 1. I wish that the camp could have more extreme adventure activities such as paintball, mt. biking and archery. I understand that liability is an issue but that would be a great addition to the program. 2. I wish the camp ran for 2 week sessions like it did when I was a camper. Five days is just not enough. All and all the kids seem to have a good time and for the cost... you can't beat it.

I have many fond memories of this place. I was a camper here two summers in a row as a teen and…read morewished I could have gone every summer after. Sadly, we moved away before my daughter was a teen so she missed this wonderful opportunity. God bless the people who made it possible for me to go. I know my mom couldn't afford to send me on the salary she made in those days. I want a place like this for grown ups. If anyone knows where it is, send me a message. :-D

My kids hates everything and loved this camp. He still talks about it years later. It's the real…read moredeal for kids camps. Highly highly recommend.

From the owner: At Camp Tall Timbers, we've been serving up fun and rewarding camp experiences every summer for…read moreover 45 years. Located in the beautiful foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Camp Tall Timbers is convenient from throughout the DMV. Our camp offers a wide variety of entertaining, engaging, and inspiring activities for boys and girls from ages 7 to 16. Our camp experience promotes independence, decision-making, socialization, skill building, confidence, creativity, and self-discovery in a safe, nurturing environment. Campers are encouraged to be themselves, try something new, unplug and have fun! We know what parents expect and what kids enjoy.

Great summer camp experience for my son! My son just finished his 5th year at Camp Varsity and he…read moreabsolutely loves it. He talks about it all year long and can't wait to go back. This camp is did everyone. The campers have activity packed days filled with swimming, competitions and a weekly day long special trip. My son has climbed Old Rag, swam in the Rapidan, fished and many other things. This camp is simple and fun. No cell phones. Highly recommend this camp.

Summer camp is done right at Camp Varsity. Our kids enjoy every aspect of their experience there…read more Multiple daily activities, games, crafts, hikes, stories, horse-back rides, seeing nature in all its glory and of course, playing in the lake! The staff is incredible... welcoming each week's campers and making every camper feel welcome and help to build the anticipation of endless fun. With no electronics and only "snail-mail" to keep in touch, the kids really get a chance to develop independence and build life-long friendships. Our kids are always exhausted and full of stories when we pick them up...and they never want to leave!!! The owners grew up going to CV and are committed to continuing its traditions...and enhancing the camp experience for the future. We'll always take our kids here (330 miles away by the way)! CV!!!

Camp Nawakwa is one of my two favorite places on the planet (the other is it's sister camp, Camp…read moreKirchenwald). If you are looking for a great experience for your child, I cannot recommend Camp Nawakwa enough. While I was a Camp Kirchenwald staff member myself, I still loved attending Harrisburg Area Confirmation Camp throughout high school. Nothing beats the views from Upper Temple.

I went to camp nawakwa when I was a little girl, and now, my son has been going to camp nawakwa for…read morethe past 10 years. It is an oasis. I cannot imagine a better place to send a child for a wholesome camp experience. And, my son loves the food.

Amazing riding instruction and a beautiful and safe place to ride. I highly recommend Robin and…read moreJenna as trainers!

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My daughter has attended this camp for 9 years. Most recently she was advised to attend counselor…read morein training (CIT) in order to be a counselor by administration staff. She went through CIT and was advised to apply for the following year. She was given the run around after she did everything she was told to get hired and never received a call back. Camp Allegheny please do better for your Christians.

I went to camp here many, many years ago, my kids went to camp and I just got home from Adult…read moreWrangler camp..I cannot praise the staff and volunteers enough; every need anticipated and provided for. It was well worth the time and price. I cannot wait to go back!

My 10 yr old daughter just returned from her first "Camp Highroads" sleepaway camp... and she had a…read moreblast. She'd been there before, with a YMCA day camp; and also on a field trip with school. But this year she and 3 friends decided to all do the sleep away camp together... and it sounds like it was the experience of a lifetime. I could tell when I picked her up that she really loved it - she was hugging the counselors and genuinely sorry to be leaving. She chattered the whole way home about the experiences... horseback riding, canoeing, hiking, creek hiking (which, she emphasizes, is very different), sleep outs (which is sleeping outside under the stars), swimming (in a pool), playing games, fishing, ziplining, archery and more. Whoa! And with 3 of her best friends. What could be better. The typical sleeping arrangements (when you're not doing a sleep out) were 6 girls in a cabin with one female chaperone. (It is a co-ed camp, but boys have separate sleeping quarters). Apparently the exact arrangements vary by groups/ages. And yes, they had a rat one night and a mouse a few times, in the cabin. There are separate bath houses. It's rustic. No AC. There's a great story about a mouse in the bathhouse and her sitting on the toilet screaming.... (I am probably not supposed to share that story, but it's funny.) It's definitely camping. It is a Christian based camp, and there are some Bible lessons. While she did confirm that, it didn't really hit the "highlights" reel. Overall, it sounds to me like a classic sleep away summer camp with all the elements of adventure you'd hope for, only better. She can not wait to go back next year.

I am deeply disturbed by how Camp Highroad handled a serious health and safety incident involving…read moremy seven-year-old daughter. My daughter attended Pioneer Camp during the July heat. When I picked her up after approximately eight hours at camp, she was visibly lethargic, looked unwell, and repeatedly begged me for water. She immediately drank an entire 24-ounce bottle and was later taken to the emergency room for dehydration and heat-related symptoms. My daughter told me that she did not have her water bottle that day, repeatedly asked her counselor for water, and was told there were no cups available. Camp leadership later gave me a completely different account, stating that staff repeatedly offered her extra water bottles and that she refused every one of them. I was not present during the camp day, so I cannot personally say which account camp leadership believes is accurate. What I know firsthand is the condition in which my seven-year-old child was returned to me. Even accepting the camp's version, I cannot understand how staff responsible for supervising a young child during outdoor summer activities could allegedly watch her repeatedly refuse water throughout an entire day and take no further action. No one contacted me. No one reported a hydration concern at pickup. No one sought medical assistance. My child was simply returned to me lethargic, desperately thirsty, and sick enough to require an emergency room visit. I initially approached the camp privately because our family had loved Camp Highroad, my daughter cared for her counselor, and I genuinely wanted to understand what had gone wrong and how the camp would prevent it from happening again. Instead, camp leadership repeatedly stated that every safety protocol had been followed, relied on a liability waiver, refused responsibility for the hospital bill, and would not acknowledge that any breakdown had occurred. The camp did refund the week's tuition. This is not about attacking an individual counselor or damaging anyone's reputation. It is about whether the adults entrusted with a seven-year-old child took appropriate steps to ensure she remained hydrated and medically safe during a long day of outdoor activities in extreme summer heat. Parents should know how this incident occurred, the condition in which my child was returned to me, and how leadership responded when I raised the concern. Based on our experience, I no longer trust Camp Highroad to protect my daughter's basic health and safety.

This is a wonderful camp! It is traditional in nature - so the kiddos attending don't call home,…read moreand don't have electronics at all, but they can write letters. Make sure that is something you are comfortable with, parents, because that's just how it is!! You may wonder how your kids are going to survive it but trust me - they do - because everyone is following the same set of rules. The counselors and administrative staff are super kind to each child and get to know their likes and dislikes. Kids with different abilities are welcomed with open arms if the administration feels they can safely be a part of the camp experience. This is the one camp out of the four BYM camps that offers arts experiences in addition to the immersion in nature. I hope their artistic programming will continue to develop and evolve to be inclusive to even more children, and I think it will from talking to the staff and hearing what they are working towards. Both of my kids have come home with lots of stories about enlightening experiences they've had - and new experiences seem to pop up each day as they have now been home less than a week. I am eternally grateful to BYM for giving my kids an opportunity to do something they never have, and can't wait to see what next year brings!!

My child did not have a good experience at camp. I had reached out and was told someone would get…read moreback to me but they never did so I am going ahead with my review. My daughter was bullied in the camp--people putting lotion in her tampons, throwing things at her to be cruel and on and on. I had checked a couple of times to see how she was doing and if she needed to talk to me and was told it was best not to do so, that she was fine. Then I discover that she had been asking to call me and was told she could not. If she had called me, I might have been able to address the troubles and get something done to stop them. It was a bit traumatic for her and she has been talking about it for a year afterwards. I don't know why they didn't bother to follow up. But I would not send my child there again. What a giant amount of money to pay for a child to be abused by troubled kids.

I attended my second weekend retreat at Camp Horizons for my daughter's Girl Scout troop and I'm…read moreback with that fifth star! We were blessed with beautiful May weather which allowed us to partake in all of the whimsical delight Camp Horizons has to offer which includes: - Impromptu games of gaga ball - Watching fish jump out the crystal clear lake - Petting horses, goats, donkeys, bunnies, and more - Reading on the cabin porch - Letting loose in a flower and herb garden and creating living art - Flexing archery skills - Swinging from a tree - Skits and s'mores around a camp fire - Whispering from a bunk bed ... and so much more! As an adult, it was so wonderful to see kids being kids. The staff was wonderful, kind, and patient and my super picky daughter RAVED about the food. I even saw her try things she would not touch with a ten foot pole here. I guess that's camp magic for you!

We sent our 11 year old son to Camp Horizons for the first time this summer. He's super shy and…read moredidn't want to go, but we felt he needed an experience away from us (and screens!). He struggled at first with homesickness, but adjusted well with the support of his counselor. He came home talking about his new friends and the fun he had with the various activities. He enjoyed the food as well. There was some amount of roughing it (said the showers were cold and the cabins small) but it is a rustic camp, after all. As parents, we thought the camp was very well organized and they regularly posted pictures on the parent portal. My son is even open to the idea of going again. That may not sound as impressive as my saying that he's begging to go again, but it's a huge step forward considering that earlier this summer, he was threatening to barricade himself in his room to avoid going.

What a fantastic experience at Royal Horseshoe Farm! The owner greeted us, was very friendly, and…read moreshowed those of us with little experience how to maneuver our horses. Our trail guide was delightful, and the trails were beautiful, including streams, woods, and open fields! We had the opportunity to walk, trot, and canter our horses, and our experienced young teens had just as much fun as us inexperienced grown-ups! The farm was very nice, and the horses seemed well loved and cared for. We have gone on multiple other trail rides in different states and countries, and this one is definitely a favorite!

Easy to book for family of 5 over phone with Rose. Fit and measured kids for their ride pretty…read morequick....love that they let us get use to horse prior to hour trail ride and gave instructions before leaving Perfect weather! Excellent ride through stream, up/down hills and trails in woods, through open pastures, etc Gianna (sp?) guide was excellent and patient and took good pace for us as beginners w minimal riding experience Hour ride for $50 each was well worth hour drive from WV ....would definitely recommend