06/22/2026
Message from the Director
Hello friends of Camp Carew,
I wanted to reach out and give some information on the situation at Camp Carew this summer. I have contacted many of you to inform you of what is happening, but if you did not have a camper signed up this summer you may be unaware.
The bottom line is, we had to cancel camp this summer. This is not a decision that was made lightly and has entirely to do with the safety of our campers and staff members.
The reasoning behind this decision is that we found some critical structural issues in our main building, Calvin Hall. This is where we have all of our meals, where we cook and store our food, where our nurse's station is, and it also serves as our primary storm shelter. We have met with a structural engineer who is going to be getting us a design to fix the problems in the building, but this takes time.
Any plan that could be put together would put us past the summer camp season. With all that in mind I made the initial decision to close camp for the summer and was backed up by the administration of Kemmerer Village and the Camp Carew Advisory Committee.
There are NO PLANS to close camp for good, and we are optimistic that we will be able to continue our mission in the future.
Our number one priority is and has always been the safety of our campers and staff.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 618-201-6015
Thank you,
Tristen Meinert
Director of Camp Carew
