Camping Magazine

This issue focuses on leadership development with articles about mentorship, leading with vulnerability, strategic thinking, and more.

We’ve said goodbye to campers, handed staff final paychecks, and stored camp supplies. As I stowed the odds and ends that make up camp, I reflected on the many things we all do to...

“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image but giving the opportunity to create themselves.” – Steven Spielberg Immersive camp experiences...

View the digital issue . Features DEI Snapshot: Assessing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategies across Camps Lisa Meerts-Brandsma, PhD Welcoming International Counselors...

“The real act of, say, building a friendship or creating a community involves performing a series of small, concrete social actions well: disagreeing without poisoning the...

The J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe Golden Lens Awards photography contest.

View the digital issue . Featured Articles The New Geographic Demographic for Day Camps: Hiring Staff Outside Your Area Code Emily Golinsky, MS Camping for a Healthier Climate...

The J. Wendell and Ruth T. Howe Awards recognize those individuals who contribute their talents to Camping Magazine . The Golden Quill Award is presented to the authors of quality...

Staff training issue.

What folks really mean when they say “it’s not personal, it’s business” is that we shouldn’t take it personally. Yet when we’re in the midst of camp and also engulfed in a swirling cloud of everyone’s emotions, how do we find the balance between “Sure, it’s just business” and “No, I’m definitely taking it personally”