Category: HobieCamp

What is a traditional camp?

I am always very proud when Roughing It Day Camp is listed in a directory or an article on camp as a traditional camp.  I went to a great traditional camp as a child, worked at two traditional camps, met my wife at a traditional camp, sent my children to

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The Founding of Roughing It Day Camp

I am often asked how we came up with the idea of Roughing It, so let me take a few minutes to share with you my remembrance as to how it all happened. It’s been a great ride and I have been blessed to have been able to learn from

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Welcome to the HobieCamp Blog – Summer Camp Magic

Hi! This is Hobie and welcome to my blog.  Fifty summers ago, I worked my first summer as a camp counselor at Kennolyn Camp in Soquel, California. It was definitely a life changing experience.  I was deeply touched by the power of camp to make positive impacts on both children and

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