Sanborn Evacuation Overview
We sometimes joke that all we need to do to make it rain (or snow) is plan our first wrangler overnight during pre-camp wrangler training…and with the...
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Unpacking at Sanborn
Unpacking and organizing at Sanborn tends to be a very different experience from your room at home with a full sized closet, dresser, and major floor ...
Anticipated COVID Practices for Summer 2022
We continue to feel optimistic about the trajectory of the pandemic and our operational practices for the upcoming summer. Even though many of our fin...
Finding the Hope Again
Our year-round program team headed out west to Portland, Oregon last month for the annual American Camp Association National Conference – the hope and...
Sanborn Information Session: Recorded Zoom Links
Hello, everyone! We have been hosting a few Informational Zoom calls so campers, their grown-ups and prospective campers and their families can learn ...
Summer Starts With "S"
During the 2021 camp season, we discovered that–beyond the word “Summer”–some of the other best “s” words are also exactly what kids need right now fr...
The NEW Big Spring Health Center
We’re happy to share the exciting news that we will be breaking ground this Fall for a brand-new Health Center at Big Spring and we plan to have it co...
October Camp Update
Our early fall enrollment for Summer 2022 has been unbelievable–we have more enrolled campers than we have ever had at this time of year–many of our a...
Fall Aspen at Sanborn Western Camps
The Power of Camp
It is hard to believe it has been almost a month since we said goodbye to our Big Spring and High Trails Second Session and Sanborn Junior 4th Term ca...
Closing Campfire Reflections 2021
It’s almost completely dark now and headlamps light up one-by-one along the trails home after closing campfire. Flickers of lightning shoot across the...
Camp Reflections: Symbolism of Myself
Building a “sense of self” is a foundational part of our mission and youth development goals at camp. As a community of individuals, campers learn abo...