Camp Ton-A-Wandah

Billy & Judy Haynes

Camp Ton-A-Wandah has been owned and operated by members of the Haynes family for three generations. The second of Donnie Haynes's grandsons to follow in her footsteps, Billy Haynes and his wife Judy Haynes serve as the camp's executive directors. Billy is a graduate of Wofford College with a B.A. in psychology. Judy Haynes is a native of Jacksonville and an alumna of the University of North Florida with graduate studies in sociology as well as elementary and secondary education. Together, they are proud to carry on the tradition of guiding campers through action-packed days that create precious summer memories and lifelong friendships.

Ton-A-Wandah first opened its gates as a private residential girls camp in 1933.

The camp's founder Grace B. Haynes, affectionately known as "Donnie" by campers and staff alike, greeted 65 campers that first year. Today, Camp Ton-A-Wandah welcomes 600 girls, ages 6-16, over the ten-week camp season. Our 75 staff members, including many Ton-A-Wandah alumnae, hail from across the country and around the world.

Ton-A-Wandah's ties to nature and deep respect for the Native Americans who originally inhabited these mountains are the inspiration behind the alliance of the Three Tribes:

Cherokee, Navajo and Mohawk. The Three Tribes are among Ton-A-Wandah's oldest and most revered traditions, handed down from generation to generation.

Each program at Ton-A-Wandah offers a Junior level of instruction and participation.

The counselors who work and play with Junior campers are selected from applicants whose interests and qualifications are geared to teaching young beginners.

Nestled on the shores of its very own ten-acre lake in the pristine Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina.

Camp Ton-A-Wandah, private residential summer camp for girls, is set amidst a breathtaking panorama of mountain ranges and emerald green valleys.