Falling Creek Camp
Encyclopedia
Falling Creek Camp is a residential camp for boys in Tuxedo
, North Carolina
. Falling Creek was founded in 1968 by Jim Miller. Four sessions are held each summer, and range from six- to 27-day camps.
as a brother camp to nearby Camp Greystone
- a camp for girls only. The first session was held in summer 1969 with an original enrollment of 110 boys.
The camp has seen a couple of ownership and directorship changes since the camp opened. Yates and Marisa Pharr are the current directors, taking over Falling Creek in 2005.
The camp is split up into four divisions, separated by the ages and grades of the campers. The cabin areas are organized into different tribes, from youngest to oldest: Cherokee, Catawba, Tuscarora, and Iroquois. Campers live in rustic cabins of seven or eight boys with one and sometimes two counselors. The cabin mates spend a large amount of time together; in addition to sharing the same living quarters, they eat together in the dining hall, go on occasional overnight outings, and have cabin activities.
Tuxedo, North Carolina
Tuxedo is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States.Tuxedo is located on U.S. Route 25 about north of the South Carolina border, at 2,054 feet above sea level....
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. Falling Creek was founded in 1968 by Jim Miller. Four sessions are held each summer, and range from six- to 27-day camps.
History
Falling Creek Camp was founded as a boys-only camp in southern Henderson CountyHenderson County, North Carolina
Henderson County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is part of the Asheville, North Carolina, Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2008, the population was 102,367. Its county seat is Hendersonville.- History :...
as a brother camp to nearby Camp Greystone
Camp Greystone
Camp Greystone is a Christian summer camp for girls located near Tuxedo, NC in the mountains of western North Carolina. The camp offers sessions ranging in length from 1 week to 5 weeks for girls ages 5–17. Sessions begin in late May and continue through mid-August.- History : Greystone was...
- a camp for girls only. The first session was held in summer 1969 with an original enrollment of 110 boys.
The camp has seen a couple of ownership and directorship changes since the camp opened. Yates and Marisa Pharr are the current directors, taking over Falling Creek in 2005.
Camp Experience
The camp's structure allows campers to do the activities they want to do while still having a manageable and steady schedule, a philosophy known as "structured freedom." The activities campers can experience include both regularly scheduled daily activities and a variety of activities they can do during their two free periods. The activities all fall into four categories: outdoor adventure, water, sports, and camp classics.The camp is split up into four divisions, separated by the ages and grades of the campers. The cabin areas are organized into different tribes, from youngest to oldest: Cherokee, Catawba, Tuscarora, and Iroquois. Campers live in rustic cabins of seven or eight boys with one and sometimes two counselors. The cabin mates spend a large amount of time together; in addition to sharing the same living quarters, they eat together in the dining hall, go on occasional overnight outings, and have cabin activities.