Go West Camps
Eagleview Middle School, 1325 Vindicator Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80919
About
Go West Camps offers activities such as hiking, biking, snowboarding, paddleboarding, rock climbing, and gardening. Campers also take part in maintaining a food garden and in a team building initiative as part of the program.
• Schedule: Camp day runs Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm, in three-week sessions
Go West Camps is family owned and operated, and the directors founded Go West to inspire kids to connect with each other in the outdoors of Colorado Springs. The program follows a mission of exploring the local area, using summer sunshine, physical activity, fresh food, and activities that encourage exploration and innovation, while creating a community that supports skill development as kids grow. Go West partners with The Colorado Springs School to provide Out of School Time programs and brings its Skill Track philosophy to those programs.
Go West Camps is accredited by the American Camp Association and is licensed as a school aged child care program by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Childcare. All staff members complete training before summer begins, attend in-service trainings, and are evaluated throughout the summer, with trainings that include at least First Aid, CPR, and certifications in specific program activities. Staff members go through state and federal criminal background checks, Go West maintains a 1:6 staff to camper ratio, and each activity is supervised by staff with previous experience leading that activity.
The leadership team includes Andrew VanDerWege, Owner/Director; Arianne VanDerWege, Owner/Director; Kaylin Larkin, Senior Director; Kaitel Burch, BSN, RN, Camp Nurse Supervisor; Shannon Larkin, Logistics Coordinator & Registrar; Dayna Wahl, Site Director; Allie Leisher, Unit Leader; Jess Shelton, Senior Counselor; Mycah Quevillion, Unit Leader; Joshua Webb, Rock Climbing Specialist; Silvana Bolaos, Counselor; and Kai Morris, Counselor. Staff credentials listed include a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Colorado for Kaylin Larkin; a BSN from the University of Colorado for Kaitel Burch, who works in an emergency department as a BSN, RN; psychology and secondary education studies with a sociology minor at Western Colorado University for Dayna Wahl; and a chemistry major with a concentration on environmental science at East Texas A&M University for Joshua Webb.
Last updated February 23, 2026.
• Schedule: Camp day runs Monday–Friday, 8 am–5 pm, in three-week sessions
Go West Camps is family owned and operated, and the directors founded Go West to inspire kids to connect with each other in the outdoors of Colorado Springs. The program follows a mission of exploring the local area, using summer sunshine, physical activity, fresh food, and activities that encourage exploration and innovation, while creating a community that supports skill development as kids grow. Go West partners with The Colorado Springs School to provide Out of School Time programs and brings its Skill Track philosophy to those programs.
Go West Camps is accredited by the American Camp Association and is licensed as a school aged child care program by the Colorado Department of Human Services, Division of Childcare. All staff members complete training before summer begins, attend in-service trainings, and are evaluated throughout the summer, with trainings that include at least First Aid, CPR, and certifications in specific program activities. Staff members go through state and federal criminal background checks, Go West maintains a 1:6 staff to camper ratio, and each activity is supervised by staff with previous experience leading that activity.
The leadership team includes Andrew VanDerWege, Owner/Director; Arianne VanDerWege, Owner/Director; Kaylin Larkin, Senior Director; Kaitel Burch, BSN, RN, Camp Nurse Supervisor; Shannon Larkin, Logistics Coordinator & Registrar; Dayna Wahl, Site Director; Allie Leisher, Unit Leader; Jess Shelton, Senior Counselor; Mycah Quevillion, Unit Leader; Joshua Webb, Rock Climbing Specialist; Silvana Bolaos, Counselor; and Kai Morris, Counselor. Staff credentials listed include a Bachelor’s in Psychology from the University of Colorado for Kaylin Larkin; a BSN from the University of Colorado for Kaitel Burch, who works in an emergency department as a BSN, RN; psychology and secondary education studies with a sociology minor at Western Colorado University for Dayna Wahl; and a chemistry major with a concentration on environmental science at East Texas A&M University for Joshua Webb.
Last updated February 23, 2026.
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