Family Camp is a chance for Maxwelton and Lachlan alumni and families of current campers to gather at Camp to enjoy the three nights of living on Cabin Hill, listening to bullfrogs and bugles, and enjoying peace, sunshine, and fresh air under our beloved Jump Mountain. All meals are provided, and the lake, fields, courts, and trails are at Campers' disposal.
All scheduled activities are optional and subject to change, based on weather. We encourage you to get out and use Camp to its fullest! Explore on your own as much as you want, or just sit on the patio with a cup of coffee, or on your cabin porch with a cocktail, and catch up with friends. Any of the 8 cabins are available to rent for a minimum fee of $1000 for up to four people.
All scheduled activities are optional and subject to change, based on weather. We encourage you to get out and use Camp to its fullest! Explore on your own as much as you want, or just sit on the patio with a cup of coffee, or on your cabin porch with a cocktail, and catch up with friends. Any of the 8 cabins are available to rent for a minimum fee of $1000 for up to four people.
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Our "Camp Dad, " and the ultimate Maxwelton Gentleman, he, with his wife, Nancy, carries on the legacy of his parents, the late Rosa and Lee "Knubby" McLaughlin, founders of Camp Maxwelton and Camp Lachlan. A native of Lexington, VA, Leebo graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, where he was head monitor, and the University of North Carolina, where he was a Morehead Scholar.
Lee Massey "Knubby" McLaughlin and his wife, Rosa, established Camp Maxwelton for boys in 1949. In 1954, they added Camp Lachlan for girls. Knubby was born near Brownsburg, VA in 1917. He attended the University of Virginia, where he was captain of the football team. He later became the athletic director at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, VA, and was then made head football coach at Washington and Lee University in Lexington.
At the heart of our camp philosophy lies our daily morning Devotions. An intentionally-quiet moment carved out of an otherwise highly-energetic schedule, Devotions gives us the chance to sit quietly together, to reflect, and to thoughtfully focus on the individual building blocks of character development through lessons and discussion.
Through generations, traditional summer camps have continued to thrive and remain relevant. They have endured war, peace, difficult financial times, and cultural revolution. Summer camps have existed in America for over 150 years and today more than 10 million children attend a camp each summer. What is it about summer camps that make them endure?
All eight cabins are situated on the first hill behind the Main House, overlooking Lake McCorkle (our spring-fed pond), beneath our beloved Jump Mountain. A nod to the Scottish roots of the McLaughlin clan, the cabins are named McDuff, McChesney, McGregor, McLean, McDougal, McCormick, McCall, and McVey.
