We invite you to join us for a summer of fun & friendships. General program with 50+ activities & equestrian specialized sports & challenge trip programs. 730-acres, 80-horse equestrian center, 18-hole golf course, pools, lakes & river.
"Enter here to be and find a friend" - our foundation motto since Camp Friendship's founding in 1966. Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in central, VA on 730-acres, Camp Friendship offers a variety of programs for boys and girls, ages 6-16. General camp program for Juniors and Teens offers over 50 activities in which campers may customize their FUN-packed week, including sports, arts, fencing, drama, pottery, arts and crafts, photography, golf, video production, instructional and recreational swimming, mountain boarding, canoeing, tennis, and much more!
With one and two-week session options, campers may add variety to their summer with Challenge Adventure Trips including: caving, fishing, waterskiing, mountain horseback, hang gliding, kayaking, rock climbing, river rafting, canoeing and a combo trip and/or Sports Clinics which include Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics, Cheerleading, and Waterskiing.
For girls who simply love horses, the Equestrian Program with over 80 camp-owned horses is for you!
The camp features lakes for fishing, canoeing, and kayaking, a Jr. Olympic swimming pool, tennis courts, 80-horse equestrian center, 18-hole golf course, and gymnastic center, mountain board course, photography lab, pottery and arts studios, drama theatre, dance classrooms, riflery and archery ranges, sports fields for a wide variety of sports offerings, gymnasium for basketball, hockey and fencing, low and high ropes course, miles of Rivanna River frontage for boating, fishing and tubing.
Counselors and activity instructors are carefully selected from colleges and college graduates from the United States, and from around the world for their mature, caring attitudes and commitment to providing a positive impact on the lives of children.
We are excited to share our commitment for your child to enjoy the positive benefits the Camp Friendship experience has to offer! We have seen first-hand the positive impact the camp experience has on the growth of our children. Increased self-esteem, making new friendships and gaining social competence, learning to work as part of a team, responsibility and building positive values are just some of the life skills and benefits gained from participating in Camp Friendship programs, and most of all, it's just FUN!
Come join us for a summer of fun and Friendships!
Camp Friendship is accredited by the American Camping Association. www.campfriendship.com
Activities and Features
Religious Emphasis
None
Outdoor Activities
General Outdoors Climb and Rappel Ropes Course Backpacking Hiking Rock Climbing Caving
Performing Arts
General Performing Arts Dance Drama Cheerleading Music
Horseback Riding
General Horseback Riding English
Individual Sports
General Individual Sports Archery Riflery Gymnastics Golf Tennis
Team Sports
General Team Sports Basketball Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Volleyball
Water Sports
General Water Sports Instructional Swimming Recreational Swimming Canoeing Fishing Water Skiing Kayaking Rafting Water Polo
Arts and Crafts
General Arts and Crafts Ceramics
Miscellaneous
General Miscellaneous Actvities Color War Mountain Biking Environmental Farming Leadership Skills Photography Radio Video/TV Go-Carting
Other Activities
mountain boarding english horseback riding drawing and painting canoeing biking leather work pottery fencing photography drums
Camp Address
Winter Address
PO Box 145
Palmyra VA, 22963 USA
800-873-3223 (tel.) 434-589-5880 (fax.)
PO Box 145
Palmyra, VA, 22963 USA
1-800-873-3223 (tel.) 434-589-5880 (fax.)
