Kirkwood Camp
Receives Grant from Common Waters Fund
Healthy forests are imperative to clean drinking
water. Kirkwood Camp ‘s property is critical in protecting the water quality of 15
million others who depend on the Delaware River for drinking water supplies. Kirkwood
Camp property has the famous Pocono Creek running through the property that we enjoy
during camp. That same creek is an important part of the upper watershed and a healthy
forest is critical. Kirkwood Camp is looking to the future with taking the long-term
protection of the forest resources seriously, so the Common Waters Fund gave Kirkwood
Camp was awarded a grant to plant 9,700 trees. We need your HELP to plant trees on
April 14-15 and April 21-22. You can come as a youth group or come as an individual,
please make a difference. There can not be a better way to celebrate EARTH DAY than
to come an invest in the future of the water supply. Please call the office or send
us a message:
That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in
season
and whose leaf does not wither—
whatever they do prospers. Psalm 1:3
Kirkwood Camp and Conference Center was established in 1960 when the Presbytery of
Philadelphia purchased a family farm and converted it into a residential youth camp,
retreat and conference center. The camp consists of 292 acres with such diversity
as large meadows for games, a large pond for boating and swimming, hiking trails
winding through laurel hammocks, pine forests, and stands of hardwood.
The highlights of this site include the suspension bridge which crosses Big Pocono
Creek which is suitable for tubing, fly fishing and environmental studies, as well
as “the Ridge” which gives a majestic view of the Pocono Mountains including the
Delaware Water Gap. As a camper once said, “Camp would not be camp without a Ridge
and a Bridge”.
Our Mission:
Living the Word of Jesus Christ by providing a safe, nurturing, caring Christian
community that energizes and transforms children and adults in a tranquil, natural
setting