Ridgecrest Camps

Boys learn a lot of things here at Camp Ridgecrest. One of those things is how to properly administer a “high five.” Thanks to the friends of camp,  “Trip and Tyler” for this hilarious idea!

We love letting boys be boys, and in the meantime feel like men. In a society where kids just have to grow up too fast, we pride ourselves on giving kids the chance to remain kids and have a blast! But just for fun, we also love giving them the chance to let their testosterone run wild and play hard in a safe environment! They love it…check it out…

Tradition and adventure run deep here at Camp Ridgecrest! One of the longest traditions is that if the Tribes. Some of you have only had loyalty to one tribe, while others have progressed through all 5 tribes. There is something special about this experience. And it is something that you can only find here at Camp Ridgecrest! This tradition will help you grow physically, mentally, socially and of course spiritually. Enjoy this… We hope that you will return this summer, perhaps for an experience with a new tribe…

So, now that you guys are all gone and school has started, you might be wondering what Camp Ridgecrest is like without you here. Well in some ways its still the same awesome camp! But in other ways, well… it’s just different. Here, take a look…

We decided to go out strong here at Camp Ridgecrest with a huge game of Guerrilla Warfare! As some of you know, this is the game where we, the staff, spend 3 days filling up water balloons. We finish with around twenty-two 55 gallon trash cans filled with water balloons. That’s roughly 18,000 water balloons for this one game! It’s just awesome! Check it out, they had a blast…

So this morning wasn’t your average morning at Camp Ridgecrest for Boys. No waiters were called, Morning Assembly had a different twist, Spilman looked a bit different and had a bit more energy in the air. The food was served by the central staff as the “Cheese Grits Cart” made it’s rounds around the dining hall…refilling any empty plates. And of course the milk slingshot made another appearance. It’s a full day, and we’re just getting started…

The day continued with Sockwar, Skills, and of course a massive Carnival tonight! Check out these clips from Breakfast!

Perhaps our simplest game, but also one of the most fun! It’s straight forward, and that’s the beauty of it… Just get as many balls into other team’s goals as possible… and don’t let anyone score on your goal. Throw in about 300 people and about 100 over-sized balls, and you get Camp Ridgecrest’s Original Bedlam Ball! It’s just plain fun…watch this!

One of the greatest games we play here at camp has got to be Gold Rush! It’s similar to the ever favorite Sock War, but with 10 bases, hundreds of pieces of Gold all over camp, 3 teams, and lots more ways to get points for your team. Here are a few shots of the action! (This was the largest game of Gold Rush is Camp’s history!)

Remember the board game Clue? Who did it, with what, in what room, and what was the motive? To set the stage, all the campers find out that our fearless leader, Ron, was struck down…but who done it? It’s quite a scene seeing all the ridiculous characters (staff dressed up) and their body guards standing around Ron. The campers are broken up into teams with all the ages mixed together. They then work their way around camp in teams, asking the characters (suspects) questions about the evening. Then each team turns in their best guess about what actually happened on the evening of the crime. The night concludes with the story (the answers) unfolding in a skit right before their eyes. The team with the most correct answers in the shortest time is the winner. Overall, it’s a hilarious night and usually unlike anything they have ever experienced! Check out these clips from the game!

One thing that I love about camp… We will spend 3 days filling up water balloons for a game that lasts less than an hour. We used about 22 fifty-five gallon trash cans, over 17,000 water balloons, about 12 fill stations, 75 staff, and 220 campers…. for without a doubt the largest water balloon battle they will ever experience… cars driving by are forced to stop just to watch for a few minutes…. It’s an awesome experience…only at Camp Ridgecrest!