Camp Greentop

What if one summer camp could change the course of a
person’s entire life?

For thousands of children and adults with disabilities, Camp
Greentop was far more than a summer getaway. Hidden within the beautiful
Catoctin Mountains of Maryland, it became a place of freedom, friendship,
acceptance, adventure, and personal transformation.

In Camp Greentop: Our Favorite Years, author Michael
Jon Naugle shares a remarkable collection of 52 true stories from former
campers, counselors, and staff whose lives were forever shaped by their time at
this extraordinary camp during the 1960s and 1970s. Through touching memories,
hilarious adventures, emotional reflections, and deeply human experiences,
readers are transported into a world where disabilities never defined a
person’s worth or limited their dreams.

These unforgettable stories capture children learning
independence for the very first time, adults discovering confidence and
belonging, and counselors gaining life lessons that influenced their careers,
relationships, and futures. Campers climbed mountain trails, learned to swim,
performed in talent shows, formed lifelong friendships, and discovered
strengths they never knew they possessed. In an era when accessibility and
inclusion were rare, Camp Greentop created a community built on dignity,
empathy, equality, and joy.

More than a nostalgic memoir, this powerful book shines a
light on the importance of compassion, understanding, and human connection. It
reveals how people with and without disabilities learned from one another,
supported each other, and created bonds that lasted a lifetime.

Heartfelt, inspiring, humorous, and unforgettable, Camp
Greentop: Our Favorite Years is perfect for readers who enjoy inspirational
memoirs, true human-interest stories, disability awareness books, uplifting
nonfiction, nostalgic Americana, therapeutic recreation history, and stories
about overcoming adversity through friendship and community.

This is not simply a book about camp.

It is a book about belonging.