Do you use camp names? I love camp names, but after a while they begin to repeat. How many “Sunshines” can one camp have? My camp name is Moose. There’s another one that’s overused, but I like it. I have compiled a list of over 350 of my favorite camp names. Why? Because I know it can be difficult to for new staff to come up with a camp names.
If your new staff can’t seem to come up with a good alias, let them look over the list. If your camp doesn’t do the whole “camp name thing” I suggest you consider it. The staff like it and the campers love it. After all it’s easier to distinguish between 3 male counselors know as Jedi, Sport and Possum then it is to have three counselors known by their real names of Mike, Mike and Mike (not to mention that it’s a lot more fun).
I want to thank Smudge, cedar trees, Indigo, campkgurl and goof_oak on the ACA message boards for helping me with this list. They had more suggestions, but I compiled a list of the ones that I felt were the best.
1. Ace
2. Airborne
3. Ajax
4. Aladdin
5. Alpine
6. Angel
7. Apollo
8. Aspen
9. Astro
10. Aussie
11. Avalanche
12. Bach
13. Badger
14. Baja
15. Bam Bam
16. Bambi
17. Banjo
18. Bazooka
19. Bear
20. Beetle
21. Bigfoot
22. Blackjack
23. Blaze
24. Blue
25. Bobo
26. Bonsai
27. Boom Boom
28. Boomer
29. Braveheart
30. Bravo
31. Breeze
32. Broadway
33. Bronco
34. Bubba
35. Bubbles
36. Buckeye
37. Bullwinkle
38. Burt (and Ernie)
39. Buttercup
40. Butterfly
41. Butterscotch
42. Cactus
43. Cali
44. Calico
45. Cannonball
46. Captain
47. Casper
48. Castaway
49. Caveman
50. Cedar
51. Cheddar
52. Cheetah
53. Chewy
54. Chipmunk
55. Choco
56. Chords
57. Chowder
58. Chunk
59. Cinnamon
60. Cisco
61. Coach
62. Coco
63. Coda
64. Condor
65. Cowboy
66. Coyote
67. Crash
68. Crazy Horse
69. Cricket
70. Critter
71. Crush
72. Da Vinci
73. Daisy
74. Dakota
75. Dash
76. Deuce
77. Dew
78. Dexter
79. Digger
80. Dino
81. Ditto
82. Dobby
83. Doc
84. Dogwood
85. Domino
86. Doodle
87. Dot
88. Dove
89. Dude
90. Ducky
91. Dunk
92. Dusty
93. Echo
94. Eeyore
95. Einstein
96. Elf
97. Endo
98. Ernie (and Burt)
99. Fable
100. Fajita
101. Falcon
102. Fandango
103. Felix
104. Ferret
105. Firebug
106. Firefly
107. Flash
108. Flipper
109. Flower
110. Footloose
111. Fox
112. Fozzi
113. Frankenstein
114. Freckles
115. Frogger
116. Fuzzy
117. Gadget
118. Gator
119. Gecko
120. Gemini
121. Giggles
122. Gilligan
123. Gizmo
124. Glitter
125. Goldilocks
126. Goofy
127. Gopher
128. Greystoke
129. Griffin
130. Grizzly
131. Gumby
132. Guppy
133. Gus
134. Happy Feet
135. Harmony
136. Havoc
137. Hawk
138. Hercules
139. Hero
140. Hickory
141. High Tide
142. Hip Hop
143. Hollywood
144. Houdini
145. Hubba Bubba
146. Hurricane
147. Ice
148. Iceman
149. Indie
150. Iroq
151. Ivy
152. Jade
153. Jasper
154. Jazz
155. Jedi
156. Jelly Bean
157. Jewel
158. Jet
159. Jib-Jab
160. Jinx
161. Juju
162. Karma
163. Kazoo
164. Kermit
165. Kiki
166. Kindle
167. Kit
168. Kit Kat
169. Kiwi
170. Koala
171. Ladybug
172. Lightning
173. Lion-o
174. Lizard
175. M&M
176. Mac
177. Mad Max
178. Maestro
179. Malibu
180. Maverick
181. Meadow
182. Melody
183. Merlin
184. Micky
185. Mist
186. Mojo
187. Money
188. Monkey
189. Moon River
190. Moondance
191. Moonstone
192. Moose
193. Morningstar
194. Mozart
195. Mutt
196. Nacho
197. Nemo
198. Neptune
199. Nerf
200. New York
201. Nikita
202. Nitro
203. Nugget
204. Oak
205. Oreo
206. Orion
207. Otter
208. Oz
209. Padfoot
210. Panda
211. Pathfinder
212. Paws
213. Pebbles
214. Pelican
215. Pepper
216. Petra
217. Phoenix
218. Pigglet
219. Piper
220. Pirate
221. Pogo
222. Ponderosa
223. Pops
224. Possum
225. Pringles
226. Professor
227. Quicksilver
228. Rabbit
229. Radar
230. Rain
231. Rainbow
232. Ranger
233. Rascal
234. Raven
235. Razzle
236. Rebel
237. Redtail
238. Redwood
239. Rhino
240. Rider
241. River
242. Rob Roy
243. Robinhood
244. Rocket
245. Rocky
246. Rolo
247. Roo
248. Ropes
249. Rudy
250. Saber
251. Sahara
252. Samson
253. Sasquatch
254. Sassafras
255. Scooby
256. Scooter
257. Scout
258. Sea Dog
259. Sea Breeze
260. Seal
261. Shadow
262. Shakespeare
263. Shamrock
264. Sharkey
265. Shipwreck
266. Sierra
267. Silver
268. Sinbad
269. Siren
270. Skeeter
271. Skipper
272. Skippy
273. Skittles
274. Sky
275. Snake
276. Snickers
277. Snoopy
278. Snuggles
279. Solo
280. Solstice
281. Sonic
282. Southpaw
283. Spanky
284. Sparkles
285. Sparrow
286. Special K
287. Speedy
288. Spice
289. Spirit
290. Splash
291. Spork
292. Sport
293. Star
294. Star Gazer
295. Stardust
296. Starlight
297. Storm
298. Stripes
299. Summit
300. Sundance
301. Sunflower
302. Sunny
303. Sunshine
304. Superstar
305. Sweet Pea
306. Sycamore
307. Ta-Dah
308. Tango
309. Tank
310. Taz
311. Thumper
312. Thunder
313. Tick
314. Tigger
315. Timber
316. Tinker
317. Tinkerbell
318. Titan
319. Titan
320. Tomahawk
321. Tonks
322. Tornado
323. Tree
324. Trixy
325. Troll
326. Tumbleweed
327. Tuna
328. Turbo
329. Turtle
330. Tweety
331. Twilight
332. Twinkie
333. Twix
334. Viper
335. Wallaby
336. Weasel
337. Weeble
338. Whisper
339. Wild Bill
340. Wildcat
341. Wildwood
342. Wiley
343. Willow
344. Wizard
345. Wolf
346. Woods
347. Woody
348. Xena
349. Ya-Ya
350. Yeah-Yeah
351. Yoda
352. Yogi
353. Zen
354. Zero
355. ZigZag
356. Zoom
Hey! These are great! My camp nickname was Anakin, from Star Wars. It was fun to pretend that I was actually Anakin, and the fact that I’m a female just made it all the more fun!
Hi Annika (I mean Anakin), Thanks for the nice comment. I love using camp names and require my staff to use them during the summer. The kids really get a kick out of it too, of course.
thanks for the great ideas im gonna be a leader at a summer camp and i need to pick a camp name but it has to be something to do with nature and this list has given me some good ideas thanks…now i just need to pick one lol
Congratulations on your summer job. You’re going to love it. I’m glad I can be a part of your preparation. Let us know what name you end up picking.
We love camp names, too!
(I’m pleased to see that Zoic _isn’t_ on your list. That means it’s just me!)
Thanks for linking to this, Moose, on the Camp Pros Group (http://zoic.ca/CampPros).
It’s true, Travis, you are an original.
When choosing your camp name, keep in mind that it will probably follow you around for years and years. I’ve been Cactus for over 10 years now and I am often approached in public by teens (previous camp kids) who still only know me as Cactus… so choose your camp name wisely.
Cheers, Cactus
Well said, Cactus.
My favorite camp name was at a Girl Scout camp I worked at one year. One of the other counselors couldn’t decide on a camp name so she went with “Pending.” It was awesome!
That’s great!