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...
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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...
Opening Day Overview & Reminders
Opening Day Information We are very excited to share that all of our seasonal counseling staff who live and work directly with the campers are current...
Big Spring Staff 2021
ABC Blanca Justin Swanson (left) My name is Justin Swanson. I’ve been a camper at Sanborn for 7 years. I am currently transferring to the University o...
High Trails Staff 2021
HIGH TRAILS SUMMER STAFF We are so excited to be welcoming campers to High Trails again this summer! Before you arrive at camp, read through this blog...
Parent Update #6
Dear Camp Families– Happy Tuesday! We are so excited for our first campers to arrive next weekend! We wanted to reach out with a few pre-arrival updat...
2021 Policies Update Overview
During staff week, we cover protocols and policies as part of setting healthy boundaries that help us create a respectful community. Since camp is all...
Parent Update #5
Staff training began in earnest this week with our wranglers going out on an overnight horsepacking trip on Wednesday and our staff members leaving fo...
May Parent Update #4
The following information was part of an important email that was sent to camp parents on May 17th, 2021. Included in the email to individual families...