Camp Highlander

As a former camper and staff member of Camp Highlander there aren’t enough wonderful words to describe this camp.
Highlander is a co-​ed overnight summer camp in the hills of Mills River, NC devoted to children ages 5 – 16. Campers come back year after year, and all year long you hear stories of children who wish they were still at camp.
The camp used to be owned by a school in south Florida, but now is owned by a wonderful family named the Alexanders.
At camp you can go swimming, hiking, there’s a ropes course, horse back riding, climbing wall, arts n crafts, pottery, rec room, campfires, swing dancing, talent shows, concerts, cookouts, basketball, soccer, drama classes, camping and so much more. Wednesdays and Saturdays campers get to choose their schedules, all other days campers remain in cabin groups where they meet friends and bond with others.
Off camp trips include camping in the Pisgah National Forest, Sliding Rock, Coon Tree (a big rock you jump off of into the water), trips to Lake Keowee in South Carolina, white water rafting down the Nantahala River, theme parks, hiking in the Blue Ridge Mountains, farmers markets, horse shows, and so much more.
Schedules change every year and new events happen. There’s a small lake on the property but they travel to larger lakes for water skiing and wakeboarding.
The camp runs in 2 week, 3 week, 6 week and 9 week sessions. You can stay as little as 2 and as long as 6. Most of the staff members return each year and are dedicated to children on the mountain.
The camp was even featured on the Disney Channel show Bug Juice which was filmed in the summer of 1999 and aired on tv in 2000.