Welcome to Camps Kahdalea and Chosatonga on the Internet!

 
  • NC Blue Ridge Mountains - An awesome place to work! Great location
    Great people and lifelong friendships develop!
  • Sessions are 3½ and 5 weeks.  Not a revolving door with new kids every week or two.
    You have TIME to build friendships and teach great skills! They don't change every week.
  • Brother-Sister Camps, about a mile apart. Super chapels, Super activities.  Lots of work, lots and lots of fun! It's sooo wonderful & such wonderful people!  Check us out!
  • Great Ministry - Such Good People - You'll feel so at home.  Come and Join us!
  • Training - In many activities, we offer training and help with certifications, though experience helps.

 

Counselor Application and a Counselor Info Sheet 
Adobe PDF (portable document file). 


If you have Adobe Reader you should be able to click on the links above and open copy.  If you can't open one, we will be glad to mail them to you or you can download a free copy of Adobe Reader...Just click HERE! 

Important 2008 Dates

THE SUMMER DATES: Camp for Counselors - clinics: Monday, May 26  
 
We strive to provide an ideal setting for young men & women to grow to their fullest potential in the important areas of spiritual, physical, mental and social development. A strong emphasis is placed on Christian character-building in our interdenominational worship programs.  Inspirational campfires, Sunday morning church services and other special times comprise the religious aspect of camp.  Our greatest ministry is having a staff with a true and deep commitment to God, a desire to please Him and to grow in our faith.  Faith is “caught” when campers see a committed staff walking out their faith in day to day life.  We invite our staff to model their faith with joy and enthusiasm.

Service to others, unselfishness, courage, loyalty, integrity, respect, friendliness, honesty, and fine sportsmanship these are values we hold high. These are goals toward which every counselor should strive.

Camp is designed to provide a growth experience in a wilderness setting. The resources of nature and human personalities are used to enrich a balanced program of fun, adventure, education and inspiration. This growth involves not only skills, physical growth, mental growth and intellectual achievements, but growth also in general maturity. Emphasis is placed on the development of good attitudes, self confidence, self reliance, resourcefulness, social graces, a sense of values, moral convictions, religious faith, and a Christian way of life.

  

A standard contract is for nine weeks of camp.
 

Plan to be here Monday, May 26 at 8:30 AM for Clinics - Wednesday, Aug. 4, end of camp

S P E C I A L   S K I L L S   C L I N I C S
May 26, 8:30 AM for 2-day Canoe Basics & Try Outs
May 26, 8:30 AM - 5-day Clinics for Wilderness, Riding,
Rock Climbing, Canoe, and Arts & Crafts
May 29, 9:00 AM for 2-day Wilderness Basics (for non-wilderness staff)

Clinics are like camp for staff!

First-time staff, and those interested in trying out for
wilderness, rock climbing, canoeing, riding,
or arts & crafts must be here for the clinics.

 
 
Opportunities in these activities are filled as applications are received:
Rock climbing
Backpacking
Horseback Riding 
Tennis 
Theatre
Aerobics
Karate 
Arts & Crafts
Canoeing 
Kayaking 
Whitewater Canoeing 
Dance
Mountain Biking 
Drama 
Swimming 
Riflery 
Archery 
Nature 
Fishing 
Gymnastics
Team sports 
Cooks & more
 You might have other talents that might be fun in a camp setting.  Please, let us know about them!
Experience in one of these fields is very helpful and is preferred.  We, however, offer training in many of the activities.  Red Cross certifications in swimming, First-aid, Wilderness First-aid, Canoeing, or NRA certification, etc. are also helpful and First Aid is necessary for out of camp trip leaders.  We also need cooks and other food service help, office help, drivers and other support personnel.  
 
Counselors must be 18 years of age and have completed one year of college, unless they've completed our in-camp training.  Counselors are usually hired for the standard camp length of nine weeks with clinics and orientation as prerequisites for most first year counselors.
 
Kahdalea & Chosatonga lie in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, a region that's awesome for summer life outdoors.  The camps occupy separate facilities about one mile apart.  Kahdalea's capacity is about 160 and Chosatonga's is about 80.

We are not your usual camp with lots of one or two week sessions.  Our sessions are three and a half and five and a half weeks long.  It's great for teaching quality activities, getting to know the kids and for building rich friendships.

Each camp has its own lakes, clear bubbling streams, springs, hiking trails, at an elevation of 3000 feet.  The camps are bordered on Pisgah National Forest—unlimited acres of beautiful mountain woodlands.  Our address is below.
 
The camp has no responsibility for travel arrangements to or from camp. These should be made well in advance of opening and closing.
 
Remuneration begins at $1100 for the season and includes meals, lodging, laundry and workers compensation insurance.  Staff usually gets a full 24 hour day off weekly and 3! days off between sessions.
 

We are so pleased that you are interested in Kahdalea & Chosatonga.
Camp is rewarding but hard work. We believe you'll love it!

 

  "It is only in the sincere gift of self that man can find himself."
 

Download a Counselor Application or a Counselor Info Sheet 
in Adobe PDF format!
Application for Office or Marketing Position.
Contact the office.

 

Owners and Directors - David and Anne Trufant
2500 Morgan Mill Road, Brevard, North Carolina, 28712-7247
Telephone and fax: (828) 884-6834, e-mail: see link on home page

 

©2000 Camp Kahdalea/Chosatonga

 


©2003 Camps Kahdalea/Chosatonga (828) 884-6834
Operations on National Forest System Lands are authorized under Special Use Permit by Pisgah National Forest