2025 Summer Camp Recap

The 2025 Summer Camp started June 8th with our High School Camp and Middle School Camp. This year’s camps also included 4/5/6 Grade Camp in partnership with Respite Care from Fort Collins, Intergenerational Camp, All About the Arts Camp, and Outdoor Living Skills Camp. We had six fantastic college students join us as Camp Counselors this year. Together with Camp Directors, the Counselors wrote the following mission statement prior to the start of Summer Camp: The mission of Highlands Summer Camp is to foster belonging, connection, faith, curiosity, and a sense of adventure in our campers through a safe and fun camp experience. We are positive that this year’s campers experienced all these attributes while at camp. 

The 2025 camp theme was Linked by Love, where campers learned how they were linked by love, linked by grace, linked through acceptance and linked in truth. By the end of their camp week, we saw that the campers were linked together and formed a camp family. Campers enjoyed rock climbing, archery, canoeing, and paddle boats on the pond. In addition, NoCo Astronomy, The Boulder Watershed Collective, Rocky Mountain Raptor Program, and Butterfly Pavilion joined us to enhance our Summer Camp experience. More details on those programs will be shared in the following article. We pray that our campers have continued to feel God’s love, grace, and acceptance after they return to their day-to-day lives. We can’t wait to see them again next year! 

2025 Summer Camp by the Numbers 

• 86 registered campers. 
• $11,400 given in scholarships. 
• 25 returning campers. 
• Youngest camper: 9 months, Oldest Camper: 70+. 
• 300 marshmallows ready to roast. 

What are campers saying… 

• “I love all the encouraging counselors. This experience has fostered close friendships and connections.” 
• “Highlands is one of my favorite places” 
• “Camp feels like a home away from home, and I love it here.” 
• “It was fun being with nature.” 
• “I got so much closer to God and made a lot of new friends.” 
• “I love the community and experience that camp provides.” 
• “I want to come back to camp to seek adventures again.” 
• “This place is so special to me, and every year there is a different community at camp.” 
• “It was really fun to hike and just be in the mountains.” 
• “Love camp. One of my favorite places.” 
• “Camp made the biggest impact on our family. So many memories and love here.”
• “My favorite part of camp was the teamwork between kids.”