From 1999 to 2007 we built a number of smaller cabins, which we call Peaks, that are used to house central program staff during the summer and families of size four or less at Family Camp. We are currently seeking donations of $20,000 or more -- an investment in Camp Echo's future -- as naming rights for each Peak cabin. As of December 2009, seven Peak cabins have been named or spoken for; three are still available. Thanks to the generosity of these donors, we are able to fund capital projects that improve the Camp Echo experience for over 1,000 campers every summer.

Peak Cabins Named

Named by Robert & Louise Behrends in memory of their son Bill and their grandson Ryan. The boys both loved horseback riding at Echo so they have named the Peak closest to the Horseback Riding Area.

Named by Tim and Vicki Burke in hopes that when their grandchildren are older they will attend family camp and be able to stay in the cabin.

Named by Susan and Ted TePas and their daughters Katie and Kristen, who grew up spending summers at Camp Echo. The girls both loved biking at Echo so they have named the Peak closest to the Biking Area.

Named by Matt and Sarah Walsh in momory of Matt's grandmother, Mary Louise St. Clair. She was an amazing woman and she would have loved the rustic nature of Camp Echo.

The Tucker and Moran families blended in the 1970's as a result of the divorce and remarriages of their parents to each other. In all, eight children and 19 grandchildren now make up the Tuckamoranda Family. Each member of the clan, who also refer to themselves as the Clampets, have spent many memorable hours at Echo. The cabin is named in loving memory of patriarch, James B. Moran.

Named by Rob and Louie Grierson in memory of their moms, Dorothy Julia (Morton) Grierson and Dorothy Jeanette (Herrmann) Young. This cabin has typically housed the Town Run Driver, a job that Louie did for a few summers.

Camper Cabins

Named by Paul Steffek in honor of his twin brother, Peter. Born in Czechoslovakia, Paul immigrated to Chicago in 1955, worked for Pepper Construction, and lived at the Evanston YMCA. Paul supported Camp Echo by volunteering his carpentry skills at spring and fall work weekends for 50 years. He is currently living at the King Home.

Named by the Rocca family. Camp Codor was a Boy Scout camp located on the shore of Lake of the Woods in the Desolation Wilderness area of the Sierra Nevadas. Bernard T. Rocca, Jr was a member of the Scout Troop that used the camp from the 1920s; in the 1950s Bernard, Jr. led the Troop with Bernard III as a member. The camp was closed down by the forest service in the late 1960s.

North Village Teen Cabins

Named by Tim Foster in conjunction with a generous gift from the Frank B Foster Charitable Trust. Tim's father Frank worked for Quinlan and Tyson Real Estate for 35 years, was a great civic leader, and made many philanthropic gifts to Evanston institutions.

Additional Naming Opportunities in the Master Plan

Camp Echo's Master Plan calls for numerous buildings and program areas for which there are naming rights available, over and above construction costs. Opportunites include Teen Cabins in the North Village, new Bathroom and Shower Houses, a replacement Social Lodge, an All Seasons Lodge serving as a summer Health Clinic, a new Climbing Tower, a Welcome Center serving as an Administrative Office, existing Program Areas via Endowment, and more.

If you or your family are interested in a Naming Opportunity, contact the Camp Echo Development Director.