Camp Woodland Blog
Woodland Spirit is With You Always
With our 2025 camp season having come to a close, we want to thank everyone who helped make it so wonderful. After all, it’s the people of camp— the counselors and supporting staff, and of course our amazing enthusiastic campers —who create the special experience we all enjoy. It’s the people who are kind and caring, supportive and encouraging. It’s their friendly attitudes, their “peaceful, easy” approach to just about everything, that color our camp days. Together we found a spirit that propels this community to do more, experience more, and enjoy more.
At our closing banquet and candlelight ceremony, we were reminded of how life at camp means so much. It is evident that campers discovered new interests, formed really close friendships, and feel completely at home at Woodland. Staff members also expressed their gratitude for being at camp, and for having the opportunity to know so many great people and impact the young people in our care. It’s remarkable how close we’ve all become over these past six weeks.
Camp reminds us of the good stuff. It helps us see the magic in most things, especially in forming lasting friendships. It encourages us to explore and discover the incredible beauty of the real world, to trust each other, and be courageous even when something may be uncertain. Most clearly, we now know how incredible camp life feels.
Yes, it’s sad that something good is ending… for now. We believe we carry camp with us. We can remember that being kind, and being a little silly, will get us through the fall and winter months. We can bust out a favorite Woodland song anytime. We can stay in touch with camp friends. And we can look forward to returning next summer.
To all our Woodland girls: we miss you already. We’re thinking of you fondly, holding tight the memories of our “Enjoy the Ride” summer of 2025 together. Thank you!
Until we can be together again, show respect to everyone and everything, create community at school, on teams, in activities, etc., continue to grow as a person, take responsibility for your actions, and stay safe until we see you back on County D next summer! Remember: the Camp Woodland spirit is with you always.
The legacy photo below pictures any camper or staff member who had a parent, grandparent, other relative who went to Woodland or Towering Pines for a summer or more. Impressive group!
