Bartow, West Virginia
Residential coed summer camp
Amazing staff, welcoming community, lifelong friends, & endless fun! Camp Hidden Meadows offers 1 & 2-week sessions for children of all genders ages 6-17.
Our four core values are Confidence, Community,
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Adventure & Respect. Activities include archery, arts & crafts, pottery, organic farming, robotics, cooking, horseback riding, ziplining, whitewater rafting, fly fishing, rock climbing, basketball, soccer, and more! Reach out to learn why thousands of kids choose to spend their summer in Wild & Wonderful West Virginia.
Minong, Wisconsin
Residential coed summer camp, ages 6-15
Swift Nature Camp is an overnight nature camp for boys and girls ages 6-15. Our focus is to blend traditional summer camp activities while increasing a child's appreciation for nature, science and the
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environment.
Our special 1ST overnight campers, offering additional staff to provide support and encouragement to overcome homesickness and build confidence. The program welcomes no more than 50 first-time campers, and the special attention that this intimate group receives is the reason that more than 92% of them wish to return.
Swift Nature Camp offers traditional summer camp activities along with an environmental focus. Campers enjoy an active Nature Center, Pet Zoo, and Department of Natural Resources sponsored programs, plus recreational activities that include canoe and backpack trips, horseback riding, swimming, arts & crafts, team courses, archery, sailing, water skiing, tubing and sports.
In addition to these traditional activities, Swift Nature Camp is so much more. We are a child-centered program located away from technology, celebrity culture and academic pressures. Through fun activities and positive staff role models, we help children develop lifelong skills such as confidence, teamwork, leadership, compassion and communication.
Brevard, North Carolina
Coed Sleepaway Camp
Gwynn Valley has been a summer camp for children since 1935 and is situated on 400 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Brevard, NC. We offer a farm, wilderness, and traditional program where we foster community
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building, lifelong friendships, and a connection with the land. Our founder, Mary Gwynn created a camp based on the values of simplicity, acceptance, a non-competitive program, and an appreciation of the natural world; these values are woven into every aspect of camp. We give campers the opportunity and responsibility of choosing their activities where they have over 25 options ranging from picking vegetables at the Farm, mountain biking, or working on a project at our blacksmithing forge. At Gwynn Valley, we encourage our campers to embrace the simple joys of childhood so by creating a nurturing and child-centered environment under the guidance of a mature and caring staff.
Raymond, Maine
Residential coed summer camp
It's hard to describe just what makes it so special at Kingsley Pines Camp, but you'll know it when you see it – it's a feeling you get the moment you arrive. Just set foot on our campus and you can
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hear and see the enthusiasm and love for camp all around you.
Build Independence and Self-Esteem There are numerous opportunities to make independent choices, so campers gain confidence in their decision-making skills. They build real self-esteem by facing challenges and succeeding.
Counselors Who Really Care From their experience level to their training and, most of all, their ability to interact with kids, our amazing counselors are not just here to run programs – their entire role at camp is about connecting with the kids in their care.
A Culture of Safety
At Kingsley Pines, we take safety very seriously. It is not just a word to us – we exceed all national standards and our entire staff is carefully trained to protect your child.
An Authentic Experience
Campers can be themselves and be accepted for who they are. They have the freedom to try new activities without fear of failure, in our supportive and accepting community.
Brevard, North Carolina
Residential girls' summer camp
At Keystone Camp, our girls can be heard laughing, singing, talking, splashing, jumping, and dancing throughout the summer. For 100 years we've been offering campers the opportunity to explore new interests and
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forge long-term friendships in a safe, fun, nurturing environment.
We offer a celebrated horseback riding program and a wide variety of other outdoor activities that empower young women, including hiking, swimming, rock climbing, canoeing, camping and various team sports.
Washington, Maine
Residential coed summer camp
Founded in 1967 as a non-competitive, non-traditional arts camp, Camp Med-o-lark opened its arms to the creative, the curious, and the free-spirited. Building on the founding, we encourage and embrace inspiration,
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experience, collaboration, imagination, individualism, equity, and inclusion. We have created a second home for campers ages 8-16 to grow their artistic abilities and nurture their talents. Campers can design their own program and set their artistic goals in just one session.
Each day consists of six activity experiences with time a rest hour (we call "Chill Time") before dinner. We also offer day trips, excursions, and special events that campers and staff create. There is also built-in time to play, be social, discover, relax, design, laugh, and breathe. By the end of their session(s), they are proud to share their creations with fellow campers, friends, and family. We offer (and continue to evolve) activities and experiences to promote self-expression, grow self-esteem, and build a foundation for lifelong creativity as they develop as young humans.
Situated on 50 acres within peaceful, natural surroundings in the Maine woods, Camp Med-o-lark is the ideal setting for personal expression and ensemble collaboration. Our camp is located on a gorgeous lakefront property that also houses a historic farm, creating a magical village that awakens the senses like few places can. It is an atmosphere filled with creativity, arts, music, Theatre, activities, energy, laughter, and fun, where friendships and memories form to last a lifetime. What inspires you?
Hancock, NY
Coed residential camp
French Woods Sports and Arts Center is one of a dozen coed sleep-away camps in the USA that are specifically for teenagers. Campers ages 12-17 have the option of an affordable 2,4,6,8 and 10 week sessions.
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is located 2.5 hours from New York City in the Catskill Mountains of New York State and offers the perfect balance of Summer Camp in the mountains with clean living and modern facilities.
French Woods Sports and Arts Center has a fully elective program, which allows campers to choose from traditional and not-so-traditional summer camp activities. Exceptional programs are offered in Sports, Arts, Technology, Extreme Sports, Circus, Rock Music, Ropes and Challenge Course. Digital Music Production, Dance, Water Sports, DJ and Radio, Theater, Communications, Magic, Cooking, Fitness, Role Playing Games, and Equestrian. All this and more rolled up together into one incredible Summer Camp experience!
Marlinton, West Virginia
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Twin Creeks is where friendships flourish, childhood thrives and independence grows! During two weeks of traditional overnight camp, kids will become a part of a lifelong community. By unplugging from technology
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and the distractions of everyday life, campers are able to connect with new friends and mentors, try new things, and develop confidence and independence.
Camp Twin Creeks has a beautiful, cool campus in the Allegheny Mountains of West Virginia. Our campus and seasoned adult staff provide endless opportunities for fun, new experiences. Activities include: Arts and Crafts, Dance, Theater, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding, Swimming, Nature, Soccer, Basketball, Archery, Climbing Wall, Vertical Playground, Mountain Biking, Fishing, Ropes Course, Horseback Riding, Rink Hockey, Zip Lining, High Ropes Adventure, and more!
Laurel Springs, North Carolina
Residential coed summer camp
For more than sixty years, Laurel Ridge has served as the camp, conference and retreat center of the Moravian Church, Southern Province. Our 688 acres of woods, wildflowers, waterfalls, hiking trails, and spectacular
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mountain views create the perfect setting for recreation, relaxation, and spiritual growth in a natural setting. Laurel Ridge offers a full schedule of year-round programming for all ages. Our facilities are available for reservation by individuals, churches and groups of all faiths and other non-profit organizations for conferences, retreats and educational events.
Greeley, Pennsylvania
Residential coed summer camp
Lake Greeley Camp is a Co-Ed, Overnight, traditional summer camp in Northeastern Pennsylvania. We feature a robust daily and evening activity schedule that has a number of different activities to participate in each
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day. From the lake, to our pool, archery, riflery, horseback, Rock Climbing and Zipline, Trapeze, Baseball field, Tennis, Arts and Crafts, Theater Arts, there is something for everyone. We seek to also build a camp community based on respect, fairness and friendship with a focus on responsibility and decision making. We want children to build new friendships, grow and build up old ones and learn more about themselves in a safe and encouraging environment. Try something new, meet someone new, learn more about yourself and improve your skills in areas that you want. We have a population from all across the world as well. Campers, counselors, senior staff supervisors, all come from all walks of life and we want to share that camp experience. All are welcome to this experience.
High Point, North Carolina
Residential camp with separate girls' and coed sessions
Located high atop the Blue Ridge Mountains of northwest North Carolina, YMCA Camp Cheerio is the ideal place for persons of all ages to enjoy a camping or retreat experience. Camp Cheerio offers many challenging
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programs, specifically Summer Resident camps. With over 35 activities to choose from there is something for everyone.
Naples, Maine
Residential girls' summer camp
At Mataponi you need not be the best -- You only need to try your best. Our camp is geared toward developing each child's self-confidence, fostering self-esteem, instilling a sense of values and appreciation for
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others and helping friendships flourish. Sportswomanship, compassion, and spirit guide our campers throughout the camp season and beyond. Located on 110 acres, Camp Mataponi is nestled on a cove of Sebago Lake and boasts over 5,000 feet of beachfront property. Every cabin has a lake front view.
Mataponi offers a wide range of activities such as basketball, soccer, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, field hockey, water skiing, sailing, canoeing, tennis, ropes course, arts & crafts, horseback riding, drama, gymnastics, dance and much more. Every camper is encouraged to follow and develop her own interests and gain new skills.
Brevard, North Carolina
Residential Boys' Summer Camp
For more than 50 years Camp Chosatonga and our sister camp, Kahdalea, have offered traditional and unplugged wilderness experiences in the heart of North Carolina's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Our Christian
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faith and values, rich community, incredible staff, and excellent outdoor programs set us apart. Friendships formed here can last a lifetime. Our campus includes rustic open-air cabins, a dining hall, fields, lakes, a gym, equestrian facilities, and more. We are surrounded on 3 sides by Pisgah National Forest, whose forests, rivers, rocks, and trails we often take trips to explore.
Activities include backpacking, whitewater canoeing and kayaking, mountain biking, rock-climbing, horsebackriding, fieldsports, arts and crafts, archery, guitar, and much more!
Your child will be challenged, have fun, and make rich lifelong friendships along the way!
New Durham, New Hampshire
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Birch Hill is a classic New England overnight summer camp.
Nestled in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, Camp Birch Hill, offers an elective based program for boys and girls aged 6-16. This classic New England
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overnight summer camp sits on 106 acres of private, lakeside land where campers from across the globe attend for two, four or six week sessions. The elective based program empowers children in allowing the campers to create personalized schedules to participate in activities they already enjoy with opportunities to discover new interests. Camp Birch Hill continues to provide a safe, positive and welcoming environment where campers are free to explore, engage, create and develop lasting friendships and memories while connecting with nature.
It is a home away from home have the time of their lives for two, four or six weeks while making lasting friendships and memories.
Friendly Staff. Healthy food options. The Birch Hill experience gives friendships and memories for a lifetime!
Owned by the Morell Family since 1993!
Claryville, New York
Residential Coed Camp
As a parent, you want your child to have growth-filled opportunities, healthy habits, and lifelong friendships. We partner with families to do exactly that. More than a place to cool off, our lake is where children
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learn to swim for the first time or share a canoe with a new friend. Our zipline isn't a ride, but a safe place for teens to find courage they never knew they had. And our cabins provide more than shelter; they're a space for a community to grow. Our traditional summer camp is rooted in 100+ years of rich heritage. Campers age 7-16 come for 1 -8 weeks and leave us with strengthened character.
Adventure Trips are perfect for outdoor-loving teens. Options include sailing, backpacking, canoeing, climbing, and service trips. Farm Camp is perfect for campers to spend a couple weeks on a working, organic farm, and our all-girls Horse Camp teaches more than equestrian skills but also lifelong leadership skills.
Contact us today to book a tour! (845) 985-2291 or [email protected]
N. Springfield, Pennsylvania
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Camp Fitch's century-old, classic sleep-away summer camp provides boys and girls aged 6-16 with a holistically safe, values-driven community where they discover friendship and achievement. Kids feel like they
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belong here among our carefully vetted, highly committed, and caring staff who create transformative experiences on a gorgeous and well-maintained site on the shore of Lake Erie.
Most of our staff are college students: tomorrow's teachers and child-care experts who are selected for a proven track record of leadership and positive role-modeling. We require an intensive, on-site week long orientation and skill-building session for all of our staff who learn to listen to each child and create a nurturing environment.
While Camp Fitch offers an impressive array of activities at our Lake Erie waterfront; equestrian center; climbing tower; swimming pool; inland lake; and visual arts center; we recognize that these activities are a means to an end. The Fitch experience is designed to forge strong friendships that last a lifetime and solidify kids' growing sense that they can reach goals for which they have passion and apply persistence.
Parents rave about the value of the Fitch experience, often sharing with us that their children return home a more compassionate and communicative person.
Tuxedo, North Carolina
Residential Girls' Summer Camp
A traditional summer camp for girls on a mountain lake in NC, with a non-competitive wilderness focus. The emphasis is on water (canoeing and kayaking, sailing, and swimming), woods (hiking, rock climbing, and mountain
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biking), tennis, and horses, and includes the opportunity for lots of wilderness trips.
Readfield, Maine
Coed Residential Camp
One of New England's premier 7 week, residential, co-ed camps, Camp Laurel combines cutting edge programming in a family atmosphere. Our exemplary staff provide a safe, fun, and nurturing environment for children
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ages 7-15. Ideally located in Maine's Central Lakes Region, Echo Lake crowns Camp Laurel's 150 acres of woodlands with its 2,000 feet of natural shoreline and magnificent sandy beach. Our staff consists of professionals, experienced teachers and collegians from the United States and abroad, all drawn together by a strong desire to live with, teach, and care for children throughout the summer.
Cedar Mountain, North Carolina
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp High Rocks is a small camp for boys in the mountains of Western North Carolina. High Rocks is a place for fun and learning, for challenge and adventure, and for living in an environment that is geared to a
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camper's needs and interests.
Aided by a well-trained staff we seek to teach and inspire lasting skills and values. We offer ongoing opportunities for success, a freedom from inhibiting competitive pressure, and an environment that promotes increased self-esteem and a close sense of community. High Rocks offers the opportunity to grow with one, two, three and four week sessions, each with a higher skill and trip progression.
Horse Shoe, North Carolina
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Highlander is a residential summer camp in Mills River, North Carolina devoted to the growing and nurturing of boys and girls ages 6-16 in a safe, fun-filled, and electronics-free environment. Since 1957, we have
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been deeply committed to our families and our mission. We work hard to ensure the safest, most meaningful, and most exciting summer camp experience through our personal attention to every camper, our love for each camper and through our caring and competent staff. We believe that the right summer camp experience can be a defining and formative experience in a young life. Camp Highlander is all about making memories, fostering lifelong friendships, and creating more confident and capable children in a kind, nurturing and welcoming community. Our goal is to create a long-term partnership with your family to help you raise a caring and independent young person equipped with the skills needed to thrive in the 21st century.
An intentional and sound philosophy is behind everything we do at camp. Each 10 person cabin unit is arranged by birth gender, age and grade so everyone is able to maximize friendships and fun. Our campers are treated as unique individuals and we work extremely hard to make sure no one falls between the cracks. Every camper is a valued and important member of our community and we look forward to building a long term relationship with your family. It begins with an emphasis on inclusivity and kindness, parents and campers can feel a unique sense of community the moment they arrive. And because kids learn better when they are relaxed and having fun, we make sure that they are growing in ways and developing new skills more effectively than they could at home, in school, or through organized sports. Using fun and outdoor adventure as our delivery system, we focus on the Camp Highlander Core Values: COURAGE (Dare to Be Brave), HONESTY (Speak Truth in Love), INTEGRITY (Respect Yourself, Others and Nature), and FAITH (Seek Truth and Believe).
Brevard, North Carolina
Residential girls' summer camp
Rockbrook Camp is an overnight summer camp for girls located in the mountains of North Carolina. Rockbrook was established in 1921 and currently is welcoming fourth-generation campers. It offers 2, 3 and 4 week sessions
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to girls, ages 6 to 16.
Pocono Mountains, Pennsylvania
Residential Coed Summer Camp
FIRST-TIME CAMPER GUARANTEE: Ages 6-16 * Separate Teen Campus * 100% Electives (5th grade & higher) * Over 60 Daily Activities: All Land & Water Sports, Horseback Riding, Trapeze, ATVs, Paintball, Skateboarding,
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Arts, Scuba & Survival Clinics * Flexible Sessions (2,4,6,8 weeks) * Specializing in First-Time Campers * Mature staff * Quality Instruction * Staff Ratio 1:4 * Great Value!
TEEN CAMPUS and JUNIOR CAMPUS: Two separate campuses on a 350-acre estate. Each campus provides a unique program catered to its age group.
CREATE YOUR OWN ACTIVITY SCHEDULE: Select your activities each morning after breakfast. You sign-up for activities with your friends, so you can attend the same activities together. If entering 4th grade or lower, you travel together with your cabin group to activities and your activity schedule is different each day of the week!
OVER 60 ACTIVITIES: Quality Instruction. All Land & Water Sports, Horseback Riding (no extra fee), Paintball, ATVs, Skateboarding, Flying Trapeze, Circus, Drama, Private Tennis Lessons, Rock Climbing, Zip-Line, Clinics (sports, scuba, survival), Intercamp Tournaments, Exciting Trips (baseball games, golf course, rafting, backpacking, etc.).
FACILITIES: Modern cabins, Pools, Lake, Stables (20+ horses), Tennis Center (10-courts), Skate Park, Gymnasiums, Flying Trapeze, Creative Arts Pavilions, Pottery (23 wheels), Bungee Trampoline, Dance Studio, High Ropes Course, Hockey Rink, and more.
Cedar Mountain, NC
Residential, coed environmental summer camp
Green River Preserve is a non-competitive, coed summer camp connecting children with nature. Located on a 3,400 acre private wildlife preserve in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, this extraordinary
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natural setting inspires campers to have a greater understanding of themselves, their environment, and each other. Designed for bright, curious, and creative children, our program nurtures character development and fosters skills like perseverance, curiosity, communication, optimism, creativity, and grit.
Purposefully small, our enrollment is limited to 112 campers per session. Green River Preserve offers 1,2, and 3 week summer camp sessions for campers in the rising 1st through 9th grades and high school expedition programs for rising 9th graders through college freshmen.
The mission of Green River Preserve is to inspire environmental stewards through a joyful connection to nature.
Belgrade Lakes, Maine
Residential Girls' Summer Camp
Down-to-earth girls have been building lifelong skills and making lifelong friends at Camp Runoia since 1907!
Camp Runoia is located on a crystal clear lake in Central Maine. The camp experience at Runoia is about
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trying new things in a safe, supportive, fun atmosphere; learning to love living with other people; and, enjoying all the traditional aspects of camp.
Activities include: sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, waterskiing, kayaking, archery, arts and crafts, theatre, pottery, wood shop, stained glass making, camp craft, riflery, tennis, soccer, softball, swimming, ropes course, environmental education, and outdoor living skills. Our exceptional English horseback riding program is open to campers of all skill levels! Our experienced adult leadership team has decades of experience in camping & education—reach out to us to see if we have space available and learn about our Rookie program.
Piermont, New Hampshire
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Walt Whitman, a traditional summer camp for boys and girls, is situated on 300 acres along crystal-clear Lake Armington in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Amid this beautiful setting, CWW is a driving force
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in preparing young lives for the challenges and opportunities that the future is certain to bring. In our warm and nurturing environment, our holistic approach to summer camp combines world-class outdoor adventures, hands-on exposure to the arts and sports while developing a community that lasts a lifetime. We're fortunate to attract particularly nice kids and a strong, motivated staff. We provide excellent instruction to help our campers improve in all of the physical skills at camp, while focusing on the care and attention that helps them to develop their potential as individuals and as members of the group.
Hancock, New York
Residential coed summer camp
French Woods Festival offers a fully individual program focused on theater, music, dance, circus, magic, and visual arts that also includes sports, waterfront, horseback riding and nearly everything else.. Children from
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seven to seventeen have a unique opportunity to explore their interests and improve their abilities in a wide variety of performing and visual arts as well as more traditional camp activities. At the end of each session parents and families come to see their campers perform in musical theater shows with full orchestras, plays, music concerts, circus, magic, and rock and roll shows, horseback and water skiing expeditions, and more.
Worton, Maryland
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Unforgettable summers Since 1914, Echo Hill Camp is a sleep-away summer camp that provides a safe and nurturing environment for 150 kids, ages 7-16. Overlooking the breathtaking Chesapeake Bay, on the Upper Eastern
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Shore of Maryland, campers have a chance to enjoy a traditional outdoor camp, complete with rustic living, campfires, and being "unplugged." Echo Hill has been family-owned and operated for three generations. We are best known for our free choice program, sailing and water-skiing activities, capable and zany counselors, and our strong family-like community. Explore our website and see why our camp has been a summer home to thousands of happy campers since 1914.
Sail, Ski, Wakeboard, Tubing, Crab, Fish, Ropes Course, Swim, Kayak, Archery, Frisbee, Drama, Music, Arts & Crafts, Landsports, Nature and more!
2, 4, 6 and 8 week sessions
ACA Accredited
Lookout Mountain in Cloudland, Georgia
Residential girls' summer camp
Outdoor living, traditional camping, fun and friendship!
Located on Lookout Mountain in northwest Georgia, Camp Juliette Low (CJL) is a private, residential summer camp for girls that fosters self-confidence,
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independence, teamwork, and leadership. CJL campers sleep in platform tents and enjoy a rustic, natural setting where girls can be themselves, experience the outdoors, and make lifelong friends.
Activities emphasize outdoor living skills and recreation, including archery, horseback riding, canoeing, sailing, paddle boarding, swimming, ceramics, zip-line, challenge course, climbing wall, camp-outs, outdoor cooking, backpacking, and more. Our enthusiastic counselors help maintain the camp's time-honored traditions and provide a safe, nurturing environment for campers to grow and thrive.
Low Gap, North Carolina
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp Raven Knob is one of the largest Boy Scout camps in the United States. Troops attend for one week periods from all across the state and nation. Raven Knob offers instruction in 75+ merit badges, as well as programs
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for new scouts and adventure programs for older scouts.
White Mountain School, Bethlehem, NH
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Located on the campus of the White Mountain School in Bethlehem, NH, we are a small, inclusive community, offering high quality instruction in visual & performing arts, culinary arts, film making, photography,
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writing, individual/lifetime sports and more.
We foster a non-competitive atmosphere where campers feel comfortable pursuing new interests as they choose from a variety of activities including drawing, painting, cartooning, fabric arts, fused glass, metal jewelry, stained glass, digital photography, tennis, portraiture, fashion design, sewing, acting & directing, musical theater, improvisation, chorus, guitar, rock shop, ukulele, film making, a variety of cooking classes, kayaking road biking, soccer, hiking and yoga.
Our camp directors make it a priority to communicate actively with parents and stay involved in the day-to-day camp operations. We cultivate a small, inclusive camp community, led by a staff of experienced, professional instructors and mature dorm counselors, creating a 3:1 camper/staff ratio. Campers (ages 9-17) can attend for 2 or 4 weeks.
Brevard, North Carolina
Residential Girls' Summer Camp
For more than 50 years Camp Kahdalea and our brother camp, Chosatonga, have offered traditional and unplugged wilderness experiences in the heart of North Carolina's beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains. Our Christian
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faith and values, rich community, incredible staff, and excellent outdoor programs set us apart. Friendships formed here can last a lifetime. Our campus includes rustic open-air cabins, a dining hall, fields, lakes, a gym, equestrian facilities, and more. We are surrounded on 3 sides by Pisgah National Forest, whose forests, rivers, rocks, and trails we often take trips to explore.
Activities include backpacking, whitewater canoeing and kayaking, mountain biking, rock-climbing, horsebackriding, fieldsports, arts and crafts, archery, guitar, and much more!
Your child will be challenged, have fun, and make rich lifelong friendships along the way!
Hancock, Vermont
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Killooleet, a summer camp for children ages 9-14, is nestled into a beautiful corner of the Green Mountain National Forest. For over 90 years it has been owned and run by educators who know and listen to children.
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Killooleet is a "traditional camp" (varied activities, full season, hikes, and overnight trips) that goes its own way. We are non-competitive and highly individual. Camper choice is central to our programming: the schedule is flexible with free time and choice periods build into the daily plan. Strong cabin groups are built through working and playing together. With about 90 campers, Killooleet is small enough so everyone comes to know each other and friendships develop between campers of different ages who share interests. Half of our activities are in sports (waterfront, archery, softball, soccer, basketball, tennis, horseback riding, ultimate frisbee, etc.) and half in arts (music, art, ceramics, silverwork, drama, video, woodworking, stained glass, fabric). Most campers bring bikes or rent them. We explore the beauty of Vermont during weekly hikes or overnight trips, on foot, bicycle, canoe, and horseback. We strive to be a community that encourages individual development, welcomes everyone, and minimizes the need to spend energy defending ourselves.
Monmouth, Maine
Residential girls' summer camp
Kippewa is a unique all-girls overnight camp in Maine for ages 6 to 15 with two different session lengths available.
Our two week camp, Camp Kippewa Point, offers a complete camp experience in just two weeks! Each
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session has a distinct beginning and end with campers arriving and departing together.
Camp Kippewa is a separate, 3 1/2 week camp. With our customized camping, girls create their own weekly schedule from a tremendous array of activities. All campers arrive and depart together enjoying their time at camp on the same schedule.
For both Camp Kippewa Point and Camp Kippewa, we offer extensive Arts programs with studio and fine arts & crafts, along with dance & theater. For Camp Kippewa 3 1/2 weeks - onsite horseback riding facilities host an unbeatable Equestrian program where campers can ride daily. For both camps, Lake Cobbosseecontee is the perfect setting for top-notch Water Sports instruction in waterskiing, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kayaking. Our programs also offer a variety of Land Sports including tennis, gymnastics, softball and lacrosse. Campers enjoy the natural setting of Maine with beach days, wilderness hikes, white water rafting, canoe trips and more.
The directors at Kippewa believe every girl needs a safe, fun place to make friends, to learn social, artistic, and athletic skills, and to take childhood's steps toward the independence of adulthood.
Our brother camp, Camp Cobbossee, is located just 1/2 mile down the road, also on Lake Cobbosseecontee.
Richland Center, Wisconsin
Residential co-ed summer camp
A small, creative, non-competitive camp for ages 7-12 (teen trips for ages 13-15), on 162 wooded acres. Campers thrive in a caring, safe community, and are challenged to explore their own talents and skills. We respect
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the unique worth of each individual, the value of cooperation in our diverse community, and creative exploration of our natural environment.
Campers choose activities daily, engaging with skills like woodworking, cooking, swimming, camping, arts & crafts, nature walks, canoeing, organic gardening, care of chickens and goats. They also learn life skills like responsibility for one's actions and making decisions. Teens take canoe or bike trips, camping off-site.
North Swanzey
Residential camp with separate sessions for boys and girls
Voted 'Best Overnight Camp in New Hampshire' - and only 90 minutes from Boston - Camp Takodah provides award-winning overnight camps for kids ages 8-15.
Takodah helps campers discover who they are and what
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they can achieve. In our single-gender camps, kids unplug so they can connect with themselves and each other. In everything we do, we empower kids with the confidence and character needed to reach their full potential.
What sets us apart is topnotch staff, rich traditions, a 'friendly to all' community, single-gender camps, a tech-free environment, and YMCA character development.
Campers love Takodah's choice-based, progressive program. Campers get to choose their own classes and activities, all of which help them build skills, confidence, and self-respect. They also have new options every summer, giving them a chance to build on past successes while exploring new interests.
We're delighted that you're considering Takodah. We know summer camp is a huge decision, and we're here to help you every step of the way. Contact us at 603-352-0447 or [email protected]. We'll help you decide if Takodah is right for your child, and we'll even connect you with a current camp family who'll share their experiences with you.
