New England Summer Camps > Summer Camps for Boys

Camp Winaukee

Camp Winaukee enjoys a reputation as one of the premier boys summer sports and adventure camps in America. Located on Lake Winnipesaukee, the camp offers 7 week sessions as well as shorter sessions of 5 and 6 weeks with limited enrollment. Winaukee has two campuses, a mainland camp for campers ages 7-12 and an Island camp for campers 13-15. The separate camps offer the intimacy of a small camp setting with the breadth and diversity of programming of a larger camp. The atmosphere at each of the two age-appropriate camps is unique. The camps are run separately, and each has its own facilities, playing fields, courts, bunks, playhouse and dining hall.

The Winaukee community embraces a core philosophy set forth on the six branches of the Winaukee "Tree of Values": Enthusiasm, Loyalty, Sportsmanship, Friendship, Achievement and Cooperation. These values are instilled in Winaukee campers through a sports and adventure program and unique traditions that have been at the heart of Winaukee's 85 year history. Winaukee campers feel that they are part of something special, meaningful and bigger than themselves. That's why we often hear our campers say, "Winaukee is in my soul."

Website: www.winaukee.com
(800) 487-9157
Established in 1920

Netop Summer Camp

Netop (nee-tope, meaning "friend") is a traditional overnight camp for boys (8-15) located in Casco Maine. On 100 acres and a magnificent private lake, Netop offers a wide range of sports, water activities, wilderness trips and arts, like rock band, woodcrafts and film. Sessions range from 2 1/2 - 6 weeks, plus a 10-day "starter" option for new campers ages 8-10.

Netop is a friendly and supportive community that instills confidence and values, while producing lasting friendships and memories. With its "four spokes" philosophy, Netop encourages growth and balance in four areas of life - social, mental, physical and spiritual.

Website: www.netopsummercamp.com
(215) 284-3629
Established in 1956

Camp O-AT-KA

O-AT-KA, founded in 1906, is a traditional boys summer camp located on Sebago Lake. O-AT-KA provides a nurturing and supportive environment for boys ages 8-16. The camp offers superb land and water-sports, along with a strong arts program headquartered in an eight-studio arts center. Campers select from activities including: riflery, archery, sailing, fishing, waterskiing, campcraft, stained glass, nature, music, steel drums, pottery, photography, fly-tying, drama, rock climbing, kayaking, and woodworking. Competitive team sports and skill development programs are offered in soccer, tennis, baseball, basketball and lacrosse.

This summer O-AT-KA will offer a two week intensive baseball program during first session and a pre-season soccer skills and conditioning program during the second session. Older campers have the opportunity to sign-up for a variety of 3 day mini-wilderness trips including sea-kayaking based out of the camp's new off-site facility in South Bristol, Maine. Traditional values, an integral part of camp life, are reinforced by a superb staff, through group living and daily camp gatherings...all helping to build a solid foundation for life which stresses values, skills, friendships, and fun.

Website: www.campoatka.com
(800) 818-8455
Established in 1906

Camp Chewonki for boys

Chewonki has had more than 90 years to develop its engaging blend of learning, action, and ideals. We maintain a relaxed atmosphere where the program is meaningful and free from high pressure and intense competition. We believe that in an encouraging, supportive community, campers and trippers gain self-knowledge, initiative, and the realization that they have much to contribute to the world.

Camp activities include archery, art, camping, canoeing, organic farming, sports, kayaking, nature, photography, pottery, renewable energy, sailing, swimming, tennis, & woodshop. We offer one seven-week session (ages 10 -15), one five-week session (ages 10 -12), two three-week sessions (8 - 15) and two introductory ten-day sessions (8 -11). Coed wilderness trips for teens.

Website: www.chewonki.org
(207) 882-7323
Established in 1915

William Lawrence Camp

Since its founding in 1913, the purpose of William Lawrence Camp has been to provide a safe, wholesome atmosphere where a boy can happily learn, share and grow with his fellow campers. A relatively small camp offering a balanced program, William Lawrence Camp endeavors to provide a framework that will mentally and physically challenge a camper to become a "whole" person, not just a specialist.

Activities include: swimming, sailing, fishing, waterskiing, hiking, canoeing, riflery, archery, soccer, basketball, baseball, streethockey, tennis, arts and crafts, woodworking, challenge course with climbing tower and an extensive outcamping program.

Website: www.wlcamp.org
(603) 569-3698
Established in 1913

Camp Marist

Camp Marist is a traditional residential camp for girls and boys ages 6-16 nestled on 300 acres in New Hampshire's White Mountains. Founded by the Marist Brothers, an international Catholic teaching order, we provide a solid Christian based community. Our mature and professional staff consists of dedicated Marist Brothers, teachers, parents, many former campers, and college age students.

The Camp Marist program provides a variety of activities including horseback riding, go-karts, tennis, water skiing, soccer, ropes challenge, baseball, and archery just to name a few. Yes, we offer many fun activities... but they are only the means to an end in the overall growth of your child. We believe that our camp is a special place for campers to learn, grow, and thrive in positive and unique ways that will enhance their lives forever.

Website: www.campmarist.org
(603) 539-4552
Established in 1949

Camp Sangamon

Sangamon is a really different kind of boys' camp, not based on sports or competition. Sangamon's entire program is elective. Each camper creates a personal schedule each day from more than 15 instructional activities and trips. We are a boy's camp with our sister camp right next door, offering the best of single gender and co-ed camping.

Sangamon offers fifteen different instructional activities, plus trips. Individual and team sports and five studio crafts program. We offer a good fit to a wide variety of boys. Four sessions: two 3-week sessions, two 2-week sessions, ages 9-15.

Website: www.campsangamon.com
(888) 345-9193
Established in 1922

Camp Mah-Kee-Nac

Camp Mah-Kee-Nac summer camp for boys offers the flexibility and affordability of three-week sessions. Experience 80 years of tradition and excellence in the Berkshires just a short drive from New York (near the gates of Tanglewood). Excellent facilities, top instructors and a wide variety of activity choices combine the best of sports camps and traditional boys camping on the beautiful shores of Stockbridge Bowl. Sessions can be combined along with a one-week specialty program for a full summer experience. Visit our website for more details.

The spirit of Camp Mah-Kee-Nac lies in the strong sense of community and opportunities for individual growth. Mah-Kee-Nac is known for its warm, caring environment, where boys are encouraged to explore their interests. The staff promotes friendship, fun and personal accomplishment. The program offers individual instruction in all sports and aquatic activities that is balanced by many options for outdoor adventure and special-interest activities such as trips, high ropes course adventure center, golf, mountain biking, computers, radio technology, rocketry and many special events. At MKN we follow the example of Michael Jordan's words: "Just play, have fun, enjoy the game."

Website: www.campmkn.com
(800) 753-9118
Established in 1929

Flying Moose Lodge

Trip camp with limited enrollment located in East Penobscot Bay Region. Camping trips for everyone lasting four days/three nights each week. Different trip each week. Small groups of 6 people led by licensed Maine Trip Leaders. Canoe lakes, rivers and Penobscot Bay, backpacking on the Appalachian Trail and Baxter State Park, fishing, mountain climbing. CAMPING TRIPS AND CAMPING SKILLS ARE OUR PRIMARY FOCUS. Two week wilderness canoe trips on the Allagash, St. Croix and Moose Rivers for the experienced camper. Nearly every summer, staff and campers build a wood-canvas canoe. More Traditional camp program on weekends at base camp in East Orland. Directed by the Price Family since 1940. No electricity.

Traditional camp activities are offered at our setting on a crystal-clear Craig Pond. We offer swimming, rowing, woods games, campfire and skit night, and the restoration or building of a wood and canvas canoe. The Trip Program will include a variety of canoeing and backpacking trips for each boy. 2-weeks, 3-1/2 weeks, 4-1/2 weeks, or 7 weeks

Website: www.flyingmooselodge.com
(207) 288-3088
Established in 1921

Camp Winadu

Camp Winadu is a boys summer camp that combines the quality instruction of a specialty sports camp with the fun, traditions and camaraderie of a traditional sleepaway camp. Boys of all skill levels are welcome and thrive at Winadu. They acquire excellent skills in team and individual sports, make lifelong friends and leave Winadu with enhanced self-esteem and improved social skills. Camp Winadu offers 7 week sessions; located on Onota Lake in the Berkshires.

Camp Winadu is more than a camp, it's a team. Winadu campers are taught that the most important thing at camp is to always encourage and help their teammates and fellow campers - that is the meaning of our credo: "Team Winadu." Whether it's passing the ball to a teammate who has a better shot, complimenting a bunkmate on something he has done well, or singing and cheering together at Campership or Songfest, everything at Winadu revolves around teamwork. Every boy at camp is a part of our special team. And, when a team works together, great things happen!

Website: www.campwinadu.com
800-494-6238
Established in 1927

Camp Cobbossee for Boys

Camp Cobbossee is a boys summer sports camp that offers a complete Maine experience in a 4-week session. Camp Cobbossee sits on 125 acres of rustic Maine woodlands and manicured playing fields and features excellent, state-of-the-art sports facilities where professional instructors coach our boys in a friendly atmosphere with tremendous spirit. A Cobbossee camper has a strong interest in participating in sports, improving his skills, learning new things, and having fun. We have an outstanding staff that cares about our campers and are attentive to their needs.

In addition to sports, Camp Cobbossee has an exceptional waterfront on beautiful Lake Cobbosseecontee where boys enjoy waterskiing, sailing, swimming, canoeing/kayaking and more. Our adventure program includes overnight trips where campers learn how to pitch a tent, cook on an open fire and bond with their friends outside of camp. Other activities include hiking, technical climbing, ropes course, hobbies, and special events.

Website: www.campcobbossee.com
(800) 473-6104
Established in 1902

-Nike Soccer Camps

NIKE Soccer Camps have attracted some of the most respected and accomplished soccer instructors and coaches in the country. They share your passion for soccer and have made a career of sharing their knowledge and experience with hundreds of young athletes just like yourself. They and their carefully chosen staffs never lose sight of the fact that great players are created one at a time.

The NIKE Soccer Camps are a great place for any soccer enthusiast who is looking to improve their skills, work hard, make new friends and have fun! Our mission is to provide athletes with the tools to improve and to enjoy soccer for life!

Website: www.ussportscamps.com/soccer
(415) 479-6060

Camp Avoda

Camp Avoda, located at the Gateway to Cape Cod, in Middleboro, MA, is a well-established Jewish boys' camp which fosters growth and self-confidence in its campers through outdoor adventures and camp activities. What makes Camp Avoda unique is the individual care given to each camper and quality of leadership. Together they contribute to the overall excellence of the camp and create an ideal atmosphere for growth, learning, and FUN! Capacity: 150 boys.

Activities include: athletics, swimming, small crafts, high and low ropes, archery, tennis, woodworking, photography, fishing, video production, arts and crafts; color war; weekly field trips.

Website: www.campavoda.org
(781) 433-0131
Established in 1927

Camp Bournedale

Camp Bournedale is a boys summer camp in New England, entering into its 71st season in 2009. We are located on beautiful Great Herring Pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Camp Bournedale combines superb facilities with caring, motivated counselors who ensure a safe, rewarding summer is had by all. Offering a wide variety of exciting program areas, campers can select their daily schedule based on their personal interests. We also offer intercamp challenges, offsite overnight camping trips, and much, much more.

Activities include: sailing, waterskiing, kayaking, tubing, scuba, soccer, tennis, golf, basketball, wakeboarding, rocketry and many more.

Website: www.campbournedale.com
(508) 888-2634
Established in 1939

Camp Tecumseh

Camp Tecumseh is a non-profit, residential camp for 160 boys, ages 8-16, located on 2 miles of beautiful Lake Winnipesaukee shoreline in Center Harbor, NH. Founded in 1903 and thriving ever since, it is a non-profit, non-sectarian camp with core athletic, drama and mountain trips programs.

The 350 acre campus provides venues for archery, baseball, basketball, lacrosse, football, roller hockey, riflery, fencing, soccer, tennis, wrestling, climbing wall, golf, track and field and strength training. The extensive waterfront offers: swimming, water polo, beach volleyball, water- skiing, sailing, canoeing and kayaking. Day and overnight trips into the White Mountains, woodworking and a traditional Gilbert and Sullivan operetta provide balance to a program that aims to strengthen mind, body and traditional family values. Camp has a 1:4 counselor to camper ratio. The Blue-Gray Job/Scholarship program provides financial assistance for families on a need basis.

Website: www.camptecumseh.net
(610) 275-6634
Established in 1903

Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures

Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures is a unique primitive summer camp for boys. At Night Eagle, we live in tipis and do things that boys did hundreds of years ago - learn survival skills (fire making with flint & steel or bow drills, plant identification, tracking), create all sorts of craft items (birchbark baskets, moccasins), go on hikes, canoe, swim, and play lots of games (Buffalo Robe, Stalk the Chief and Slack 'Em to name a few)!

Through these activities and the slower pace of life in camp, boys naturally develop a deeper respect for the land and an authentic sense of personal accomplishment as they learn to live competently in the woods.

Night Eagle is a different kind of camp based on mutual responsibility and cooperation. Through community living and group decision making, boys learn to live and play together in a spirit of cooperation rather than competition. ACA accredited camp.

Website: www.nighteaglewilderness.com
(802) 773-7866
Established in 1999

Briarwood Marine Science and Sailing Camps

Briarwood Summer Camps proudly offer 1-week overnight sessions for Marine Science and Sailing for Boys and Girls entering grades 5 through 10. The camp is located on Cape Cod just over the Bourne Bridge boasting an extensive waterfront on Little Bay. The Marine Science offers marine life capture and observation, exploring the coast by snorkeling or kayaking, dissecting sharks, fishing and much more. The sailing program is designed to introduce a 'how to' approach to new sailors or challenge experienced sailors in greater objectives.

Briarwood, which is adjacent to 90 acres of conservation land and 2000 feet of shoreline, is equipped with a studio classroom, seven heated cabins and a bathhouse, and a marine lab. Nature trails wander through adjoining woods, and a marine laboratory, boat dock, and swimming float are in place for use during the warmer months. The marine lab is outfitted with touch tanks, several large aquaria, collection and sampling equipment, and water quality apparatus. Additional resources include computers, printers, digital cameras, a fleet of sailboats and kayaks.

Website: www.dexter-southfield.org
(617) 454-2725
Established in 1999

YMCA Camp Abnaki

Located on the shores of Lake Champlain, in North Hero VT. An opportunity for leadership, outdoor adventure, and character development. Our camp capacity is 160 campers, ages 6-16, and a staff of 60+. Session lengths include a four day mini camp, one and two week sessions., 2 wk. teen adventure progdram and 4 wk. CIT program.

Traditional summer camp setting with variety of land and water sports including: Swimming, canoeing, kayaking, sailing, windsurfing, rock climbing, archery, crafts, biking, and more.

Website: www.campabnaki.org
(802) 862-9622
Established in 1901

Birch Rock Camp

Birch Rock has been celebrating the character development of its campers and community since 1926. Out motto: Help the Other Fello is the foundation of our camp. Birch Rock's natural and nurturing structured program emphasizes the atheltic, academic and spiritual development of boys from 7-15 in a non-competitive environment with a max. of 80 per session. An array of water, field and trip programs are offered by our veteran staff. Academic tutoring and library on premises.

Website: www.birchrock.org
(207) 741-2930
Established in 1926

Roaring Brook Camp for Boys

The Outdoor Specialists. For over 40 years, Roaring Brook Camp has been devoted to eaching outdoor sports, Vermont crafts and, conducting wilderness expeditions by backpack and canoe. Self-reliance, resourcefulness and the will to-achieve center the camp's philosophy. It is an ideal setting for boys seeking an exciting outdoor adventure.

Rock climbing/rappelling/ropes course; Survival; Orienteering; Kayak/Canoe/Swim; Woodwork; Blacksmith; Leatherwork; Fly-Tying and Fishing; Archery/Rifle; Timber Sports; Fitness. 2, 4 and 6 week sessions

Website: www.roaringbrookcamp.com
(800) 832-4295
Established in 1965

Kabeyun

I chose it. I tried it. I love it! Kabeyun's program emphasizes individual challenge activities and creative arts in an atmosphere of warmth and support. We feature an elective system that allows boys to choose their activities each day. Out-of camp adventure trips for all ages and abilities; a different trip schedule to choose from each week in backpacking, hiking, rock climbing, canoeing, and white water kayaking. Camper/counselor ratio - 3:1, 120 boys (ages 7-16) and 40 counselors. Four or eight-week sessions, plus an introductory session for first-time campers 7-10 years old.

Activities include sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, water skiing, woodshop, pottery, leather work, drama, music, tennis, fishing. Counseling internships for 16-year-olds.

Website: www.kabeyun.org
(603) 746-3485
Established in 1924

YMCA Camp Mi-Te-Na

Since 1913 located on pristine spring-fed Halfmoon Lake, where the campers can enjoy swimming, water skiing, tubing, water trampoline, sliding, sailing, funyaking, and other aquatic activities. Also, there are 75 acres of woodlands and fields to enhance your son's appreciation for the out-of-doors and allow him to make new friends. Some of the activities include high ropes course with a zip line, climbing tower, basketball, tennis, beach volleyball, archery, arts & crafts, trips, baseball & dodgeball. Great friends, Great food, Great staff add up to an experience that lasts a lifetime!!

Featured Activities: Aquatic Activities, Archery, Basketball, Canoeing, Challenge/High Ropes Course, Climbing/Rappelling, Hiking, Leadership Development, Riflery, Sailing, and mountain boarding.

Website: www.campmitena.org
(603) 232-8642
Established in 1913

-International Hockey Schools and Camps

LocationsInternational Hockey Schools provide you with the opportunity to be successful in two important areas: Improving your individual hockey skills and expanding your personal skills as a team player, on and off the ice.

Specialty camps include goalie camps, shooting & scoring camps, overspeed camps, defense camp and more?

Website: www.ussportscamps.com/internationalhockey
(415) 479-6060

Camp Wachusett for Boys

Enrollment of 75 boys, ages 8 to 14, with each boy able to pursue his own interests. Experienced staff, with no counselors new to Wachusett the past three years. Splendid variety of waterfront and land activities -- with team sports, optional overnight trips, and special events. Excellent lakefront facility. Friendliness and spirit the camp's trademarks for decades. Directors with more than 40 years experience.

Sessions from two to seven weeks. Waterfront options include sailing, watersking, kayaking, and canoeing. Land options include instruction in such activities as tennis, basketball, soccer, woodworking, and archery. Team sports within our camp community. Hiking and canoeing trips an option.

Website: www.campwachusett.com
(800) 847-9763
Established in 1903