Activities include camping, hiking, swimming, gardening, animal care, arts & crafts, wood shop, and field games.
The camp operates a swimming hole on the South Toe River.
Senior campers participate in extensive backpacking trips in the nearby Black Mountains, Linville Gorge Wilderness, Wilson Creek Wilderness, and on the Appalachian Trail.
[1] Founded by Doug and Ruby Moody in 1948, Camp Celo has been operating under the current ownership of the Barrus/Perrin family since 1955.
[2] Camp Celo has been noted for its stances on a number of social issues, including racial integration, gender equality, nonviolence, and environmentalism.