Camp Celo is a privately owned

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for children aged 7–12 located in Celo Community of

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Program

Camp Celo offers a junior camp (for children ages 7–10) and a senior camp (ages 11 and 12). Activities include

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, wood shop, and field games. The camp operates a swimming hole on the South Toe River. Campers help maintain an

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garden and

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. Senior campers participate in extensive backpacking trips in the nearby Black Mountains,

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, Wilson Creek Wilderness, and on the

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. The camp serves approximately 35 junior campers and 27 senior campers per session. About 325 campers attend each summer.

History

Founded by Doug and Ruby Moody in 1948, Camp Celo has been operating under the current ownership of the Barrus/Perrin family since 1955.

Philosophy

Camp Celo has been noted for its stances on a number of social issues, including

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, and

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. Much of its philosophy and traditions are based upon Quaker tradition.

References

External links

Camp Celo HomepageCamp Celo Official Facebook PageFriends of Camp Celo Webpage
{{Summer camps in North Carolina Quakerism in North Carolina Celo Yancey County, North Carolina Christian summer camps in the United States

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