It had one small cabin, Trapper, and no road to it, just jeep trails. Summer camps were first held in 1961. Campers and counselors slept in family groups in platform tents and the food was prepared in the cabin. Birchwood Camp currently sponsors eleven Christian camps for Alaskans each year. It can also be booked for retreats, workshops, meetings, family outings and worship.
All facilities are open to everyone without regard to race, sex, creed, or national origin.
Birchwood Camp is a ministry of the Alaska Missionary Conference and is operated by a local volunteer Board of Directors. The Camp and Retreat Ministries of the United Methodist Church relate to the General Board of Discipleship. Birchwood Camp is accredited by the American Camping Association .