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I’m at another camp fair, but unlike Arlington a month ago, this one has a distinctly different vibe.   Because Paris, France is a bit different than Virginia. As is Geneva, Switzerland where I was a few days later.   Paris and Geneva have lower overall attendance than the Arlington

We’re excited to share that Camp Twin Creeks was recently featured in an article by Virginia Summer Camp, highlighting what makes our camp community so special. Our director, Iain McClements, was interviewed about the Youth Development Philosophy at the heart of everything we do.   Here are a few highlights

This is an email we received the day after Closing Day in 2025 from a First Time family: Dear Camp Leaders, I wanted to take a moment to express to all of you my true appreciation and gratitude for the two weeks you just provided my daughters. I have been an elementary teacher

Wednesday evening in Arlington, Virginia. We are in a high school gym packed with families exploring summer camp options. The speakers have pop music blasting through them. Popcorn smell is everywhere. Booths pack the entire floor, and if we’re being honest, it’s a bit overstimulating. But in a two-hour window,

  $5 Croc Jibbitz that families paid $50 for.   Early morning polar bear swims where parents pledged donations per jump.   A vintage staff shirt auction.   Some classic donation letters.   Our 25th anniversary alumni weekend.   Add it all up? About $45,000 raised in 2024.   That’s

Camp might only run in the summer, but thinking about camp happens year-round.   A lot of that thinking happens when I’m with other camp directors.   Each fall, we head to Washington D.C. for the Canyonlands retreat with other camp directors.   A few days of sharing ideas, talking

While your campers are back in school and the leaves are changing, we have been hard at work at Camp Twin Creeks—and we’re excited to share what we’ve been up to! Last week, we gathered in Washington, DC for our annual Canyonlands Campfire Retreat. For those who might not know,

After 25 summers at Twin Creeks, I keep coming back to a similar question every fall:   Why wouldn’t you choose camp?   Not, “Why camp?”   I want to think we’ve more than answered that question.   It’s more like: What’s the alternative?   What else gives kids this

The first rule of fuzzies is you don’t ask for fuzzies. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you’re not alone. But if you’ve got a Twin Creeks camper in your family, chances are they know exactly what this means. And chances are, some of them out there

At camp, no one gets excited about rain in the forecast. Well, almost no one. There’s a group of Twin Creeks campers and staff who definitely don’t mind a little precipitation out there. That’s because they’ve got a reason to go to their cabin and grab a piece of clothing