Most of the female counselors live in bunks with 8 campers and 2 counselors. There is a hot water shower house separate from the bunks. There are accommodations at camp for husband and wife teams and also for men and women who are not bunk counselors. The owner and director of Tapawingo is Jane Lichtman, who has spent many years in camping as well as head counselor and director at Tapawingo since 1983. Tapawingo is not a permissive camp.
Competition is keen and spirited between teams throughout the summer.
There are also intercamp play days. The campers are from as far away as California, Illinois, Louisiana, Ohio, Georgia, Florida and up the east coast to as nearby as Maine and New Hampshire. Jane Lichtman meets with the child and the parents in her home before enrollment. 2.5 to I Staff Application form.