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    Camelot is a mysterious and rather bizarre place that can only be found during the last weekend of August in the small farming town of Schwenksville Pennsylvania.  Camelot has appeared in the same field in this small town for the last 21 years. 

Each year Camelot has grown larger and more entertaining.  Camelot is not an apparition, no...it is an encampment inhabited by a strange and growing (36 and counting) population who possess an almost cult like devotion to a shrub.  Each year as this greenery grows so do the structures the both protect and amuse these odd creatures.  One has to wonder if their is a connection between the two?

    These citizens of Camelot are not the only beings to appear.  Many others  come to Schwenksville to celebrate and enjoy the many different music's the world has to offer.  Though they only remain in this location for a few days their spirit survives until they can again return and begin the process anew.

Each year this strange group is called upon to return to a farmers field.  They travel many miles (some more than others) to join in the festivities.... the consumption of spirits and other strange substances........to revel in the sounds of music........to worship the gods of the port-o-potty.........to stay up and celebrate the night and maybe the dawn........but mostly to enjoy the company of old friends and the hopes of meeting new ones.

    No one has been able to explain all the unique rituals associated with residing in Camelot.   These include the wearing of different types of hats all bearing their name. (These hats are given as rewards for telling jokes) And some very bizarre types of ritual dancing.  There are many different reasons given for Camelot's behavior.  Some attribute it to alcohol,  others blame the heat, and still other just believe they are strange and there is no reason for what they do.  We just don't know (and we at Camelot really don't care.....we like it !).  Visit our campsite and come to your own conclusions