Locations On Site

Thelan Meadow was named for a Boy Scout who completed his Eagle Scout project there, building the original benches and fire ring. As the surrounding trees grew, the fire ring was later moved to improve clearance. At the 2025 ForColumbia volunteer day, a second fire ring was added to the area to accommodate larger groups.

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For many years, a large hollow tree—known as the Hobbit Tree—stood nearby with openings at the top and base. Campers loved sending letters to “the Hobbit” and his friend Varnon through a stone mailbox, and the Hobbit always found a special way to reply. When the tree fell during a storm, the mailbox was relocated near the Challenge Course,

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Juniper Lodge has long served as a quiet gathering place for reflection, songs, Sunday vespers, and award ceremonies. While the origin of its name is unknown, the site is surrounded by cedar trees. Camp Mudd refers to this area as Cedar Circle, and City Garden uses it as on of their classrooms. 

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Other notable sites include Osage Camp, home to City Garden’s after‑school program; Twin Cedars, marked by two large cedar trees at its entrance; Arrow Hill, once the archery range and now a ramp‑accessible campsite; Tall Sky, the highest fire ring and campsite; Northern Lights, the farthest campsite; Skull Rock, named for a rock formation resembling a skull; and Linda’s Corner, named for a 1970s camper who often visited the spot to meditate—or occasionally pout.

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Near the main camp area, two memorial trees stand within the accessible ramp. The taller tulip tree honors a Camp Fire sister who passed away at age 16, and the smaller shrub commemorates another Camp Fire sister who died from complications of Crohn’s disease.