Dear Na-Sho-Pa families,

I write this letter to share news with you that many of you may already know or suspect.  It is with great sadness that I must announce the closing of Camp Na-Sho-Pa.  We, the Kroll family, have been the owners of Camp Na-Sho-Pa since 1937 and we mourn the closing of our beloved camp with you. 

However, all is not lost!  After doing much research, we have found a new home for all of our Na-Sho-Pa families!  Our new home is CAMP ECHO (www.campecho.com, 201 251-0414, jeff@campecho.com). Jeff and Cindy Grabow, the owners and Directors of Camp Echo are an exceptional couple and I am proud and excited to recommend them and Camp Echo as our new summer home. 

Camp Echo is devoted to children and the camping community, sharing the same philosophies and values that our families have come to expect and appreciate.  My decision to recommend and highly encourage Na-Sho-Pa families to join Echo was based largely upon the willingness of Camp Echo to be flexible, accommodating and most importantly, to integrate Na-Sho-Pa’s families, staff, culture, traditions and programming into the Echo experience.  Many of our finest and favorite staff members will be at Echo this summer.

The Echo campus has undergone substantial renovations over the past decade, and the physical facilities are in pristine condition.  We could not have wished for a more beautiful setting and environment.  Incidentally, Camp Echo is only a few short miles from Na-Sho-Pa.  I have fond memories of playing inter-camp games with Echo back in my camper days! 

The Grabows and I have agreed that tuition costs will remain the same for all Na-Sho-Pa families attending Camp Echo this summer.  Camp Echo is already a thriving camp and with the addition of our families, it will be even more successful.  Therefore, it is extremely important, given the planning and logistical issues involved in absorbing a large number of campers on such short notice (and given our desire to put your children in bunks with their friends), that you enroll your child/children at Echo as soon as possible. 

In the coming days Jeff will be calling you to introduce himself.  However, if in the interim you have any questions whatsoever, please feel free to contact him or I immediately.  Furthermore, it will be Jeff’s pleasure to visit with you at your home, or to give you a personal tour of the camp.  Although we will no longer be at our beloved Camp Na-Sho-Pa, we are truly fortunate to have found such a wonderful new summer home.

It’s going to be a great summer!  Only 238 days until camp begins!

Warmest Regards,

The Camp Na-Sho-Pa Family