A highlight of the older girls is the hiking camp trips that include backpacking and camping. These trips take girls into the back country for campfires, amazing views, and plenty of camaraderie. Girls have hiked these hills since the very first year of camp!
Sleep Away Summer Camp Hiking
This is one of those places that almost knocks you over when you see it. It’s a view from the top of John Rock in the Pisgah National Forest (which is right near camp). Hiking through the dense, almost jungle-like, woods for a few miles, being a little sweaty from the climb in elevation, suddenly you pop out to this fantastic view. It’s so surprising and breathtaking. Down almost 1000 feet, you’re looking north toward Looking Glass Rock (one of our camp rock climbing destinations). What a treat! It’s really something to look forward to when you go to a sleep away summer camp in the mountains of North Carolina.
Overnight Camp Hiking Photos
For the third in our series of archival overnight camp photos, we have this great scene of four girls ready for a short hike at camp. Being so different from today’s look, it’s neat to see the hair styles and the different things they’re wearing.
Overnight Camp Hiking Trips
Imagine what it’s like eating lunch at over 6000 feet! Here’s an overnight camp backpacking group doing just that on Tennent Mountain in the Pisgah National Forest. At 6040 feet high, it’s one of the highest mountains in the Northeast! What a great trip.
Hiking & Camping at Summer Camp
Just a great shot from up in the Pisgah National Forest
