Camp Highlander

Accommodation

Camp Highlander provides traditional summer-camp lodging in cabins. There are 34 cabins, divided into boys’ and girls’ sides, equipped with full bathroom facilities (two sinks, two toilets, two showers per cabin). Cabins house small groups: up to 10 campers per cabin, along with at least two counselors.

This cabin-based community helps campers develop friendships, support each other, navigate shared living responsibilities, and grow socially. The overnight portion of camp lets children experience the complete sense of “camp life” — communal living, cabin traditions, evening gatherings, and shared adventures under the stars.

Meals

Camp Highlander includes meals for overnight campers. Campers eat in a central Dining Hall, enjoying structured mealtimes that support their active days.

Families are asked to provide health and dietary information upon registration. The camp accommodates nutritional restrictions when they’re reported in advance. While the kitchen tries to meet camper needs, the camp is not peanut-free, so families of children with severe nut allergies should carefully consider dietary safety before enrolling.

Safety

Safety is a priority at Camp Highlander. The camp is accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and complies with high standards for staff training, supervision, and emergency procedures.

Staff are screened, trained in first aid and emergency response, and cabins include counselor supervision. Activities with inherent risk — such as waterfront, ropes, climbing, or wilderness trips — are supervised by qualified specialists, and participants must follow safety protocols, including swim tests, gear checks, and instructional briefings.

The combination of trained staff, structured scheduling, and proper facilities helps ensure that campers can enjoy adventure and recreation with confidence and security.

Health & Medicine

Camp Highlander maintains a staffed health center that operates throughout the summer session. All campers must submit a health history form, immunization documentation, and information about allergies or medications before arrival.

Prescription and over-the-counter medications are managed by staff; campers do not self-administer. The health center provides first aid and basic medical care. For more serious issues, emergency procedures are in place, and parents will be contacted if additional care is needed.

Camp Traditions

Camp Highlander’s tradition centers on community, values, and shared experience. The camp’s philosophy emphasizes the development of character traits such as courage, honesty, integrity, and faith. These values are woven into daily life through cabin communities, activities, shared meals, and evening programs.

Camp life includes “cabins as families”: campers grow close in small cabin groups, sharing experiences, challenges, and downtime. Nights often feature campfires, talent shows, group games, or stories under the stars, fostering camaraderie and lifelong friendships. The wilderness trips, lake days, and variety of activities create shared memories that many campers return to summer after summer.

Camp Highlander offers a rich, diverse program that balances adventure, recreation, arts, water fun, wilderness experience, and community living. Campers rotate through a variety of activities each day — from high-ropes challenges and rock climbing to lake paddling or horseback riding. Sports, arts, team games, wilderness hikes, and cabin-based community time all contribute to a well-rounded schedule.

Older campers may join wilderness trips, overnight hikes, or more challenging activities. Evening programs — like campfires, talent shows, and community gatherings — bring everyone together and add the magic of classic summer-camp rituals. The program is designed to help campers build confidence, try new things, form friendships, and grow personally and socially in a supportive, values-based community.