What do you eat when you go to a kids summer camp like Rockbrook? Well, it’s not all dessert like this , but we serve all sorts of “kid-friendly” meals… everything from pizza, to burgers, to pasta, and (our personal favorite) tacos. There’s always a vegetarian entre option, and during lunch two [...]

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All of us at Rockbrook Camp are wishing you a safe and pleasant Memorial Day. We’re looking forward to seeing you this summer!

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Basketball! Dodgeball! Kickball! Four Square! Volleyball! And more versions of tag than you can count! There always seems to be some kind of gym sports camp game going on— counselors and campers running around and having fun in the Rockbrook gym. One of the best things to do [...]

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When you ask people who attended a sleep away camp when they were a kid, you’ll find that they recall the experience, not only fondly, but also as one of the most important things they did as a child. A famous example here is Michael Eisner and his book about camp. There’s a lot [...]

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It’s always great to see local kids attend camp. Even though they might be from the Brevard, Asheville or Hendersonville area, going to a sleepaway camp like Rockbrook is still great fun. Plus, when you think of “local” meaning within a 3 or so hour drive, we have A LOT of “local” kids [...]

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Check out the Junior “Deducky!” (If you’ve never been to Rockbrook, that means “bath house” ) We’ve just finished rebuilding the roof, adding new skylights, rewiring, and generally spiffing up everything. You’re gonna love it!

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Being at summer camp, one of the best activities for kids is hiking. In fact, even at home, taking a walk outside… maybe around the neighborhood or through the local park.. is a great way to spend part of your day. We’ve mentioned it before (and here), but playing outdoors, exploring the natural [...]

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And speaking of relay races… here’s another classic summer camp activity. It’s the greased watermelon! There are several versions of this, but basically you take a good sized watermelon, coat it with shortening, toss it in the water (yep, it floats) and then you try to push it through the water as a [...]

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Most Sunday afternoons at camp, we have an all-camp activity, a game or event where all of the age groups get together and play. Here’s an example where we split everyone up into three different teams (pink, blue and green!) and had different relay races… egg and spoon, leap frog, fill the cup, three-legged [...]

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Do you see the tiny bug on her finger? When you come to summer camp and spend so much time outdoors, you can bet you’ll run into some kind of cool spider, fly, ant, caterpillar, moth or butterfly just about every day. It’s almost an activity by itself— finding and learning about all [...]

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