Camp Crestridge for Girls
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CAMP CRESTRIDGE FOR GIRLS |
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| Motto | With My Feet On The Ground And My Heart Attuned I shall reach for the stars |
| Established | 1955 |
| Type | Southern Baptist, Private, Christian, Single-Sex, Overnight, Summer |
| Location | Ridgecrest, North Carolina, USA |
| Address | Camp Crestridge for Girls
PO Box 279 |
| Telephone | 1-800-968-1630 |
| Campus | Rural, 435 acres |
| Camp Directors | Ron Springs Chris Maslin |
| Colors | Depends on the Village |
| Nickname | Camp Crestridge |
| Mascot | Bear |
| Affiliations | LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention |
| Website | www.ridgecrestcamps.com |
Camp Crestridge for Girls (also known as Camp Crestridge, or simply CC) is a girls overnight "sleep-away" summer camp that is owned by LifeWay Christian Resources of the Southern Baptist Convention, and accredited by the American Camp Association, the ACA. Camp Crestridge, founded in 1955, is for girls grades 1-10. The camp is located in the Black Mountains of Ridgecrest, North Carolina, north of Asheville. Camp Crestridge hosts over 800 campers per year, in either two, four, six or eight-week sessions. Many area camps were founded and modeled after Camp Crestridge and Camp Ridgecrest. These include Camp Hollymont (Girls); Camp Merri-Mac (Girls) and Camp Timberlake (Boys); and Camp Ridgecrest's historical rival Camp Rockmont for Boys. Many of these Camp's traditions were copied exactly after the historical traditions of Camp Crestridge and Camp Ridgecrest. The camp is currently rated the number 2 camp(behind brother camp Camp Ridgecrest) in North Carolina by CampRatingz.com. [1]
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[edit] Location
Camp Crestridge for Girls is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. This landscape lends to a traditional camping experience with creeks, waterfalls, forestland, and hiking/biking trails. Much of the surrounding area is protected land. Camp Crestridge is located just 20 minutes east of Asheville. Camp Crestridge’s brother camp Camp Ridgecrest for Boys is located across the highway on another mountain.
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Camp Crestridge employs young ladies to work the whole summer at Camp Crestridge. They are skilled in their area of teaching, and hold certifications in the activities that require them. In the recent past counselors have come from the Ivy League, Duke, Wake Forest, William and Mary, UVA, Richmond, Baylor, SMU, Furman, Mercer, Vanderbilt, Union, Georgetown, Alabama, Belmont, Charleston Southern, Emory, Ole Miss, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, and UGA. Camp staff usually arrive for about a week before camp starts for Staff Week, and training/certification. Many of Crestridge counselors are generational campers and come from long lines of Crestridge Campers.
[edit] Trivia
Camp Walden in the movie the The Parent Trap (1998 film) (as Camp Inch of the 1961 version of the film Parent Trap) is actually based upon the author's experiences at Camp Crestridge for Girls.
Camp Crestridge is one of the only camps in the nation to have a Board of Directors and an active Alumni Association.
The Crestridge Emblem is described in early Crestridge catalogs as follows. "The horseshoe stands for mutual sincere best wishes as the camper comes to find her piercing purpose (arrow) in life. As she does this, we believe that growth toward completion (circle) comes in spiritual, mental, physical, and social areas of life (points)."
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Blue Star Camps (Hendersonville) | Camp Catawba (Blowing Rock) | Camp Crestridge for Girls (Ridgecrest) | Camp Ridgecrest for Boys (Ridgecrest) | Cherokee Scout Reservation (Yanceyville) | Hagan Sea Base (Southmont) | Woodfield Scout Preservation (Asheboro) |
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