Adventurelore

Wilderness adventure - United States, ages 8-17

Danville, NH

Established in 1982

Adventurelore Summer Camp provides historically safe, high-adventure outdoor experiences tailored to ignite the thrill of exploration in children and adolescents. With a focus on fun, challenge, and achievement, our camp promises unforgettable memories under the careful supervision of seasoned professionals. Participants embark on a journey of self-discovery, forming lasting bonds with fellow adventurers while engaging in a diverse range of exhilarating ...read moreactivities. Our mission is to cultivate resilience, bolster self-confidence, and cultivate positive attitudes towards oneself and others amidst the backdrop of the White Mountains in NH and Acadia National Park in ME. visit our camp page campadventure.com or our full company page adventurelore.org for more information.

Outward Bound

Wilderness adventure programs worldwide, ages 12-22

USA and some international locations

Established in 1962

Outward Bound continues to be the premier provider of experience-based outdoor leadership programs. With over 300 adventure-based courses year-round, all across the US, to choose from serving youth, starting at age 12, teens and adults. Course activities include rock climbing, sea kayaking, backpacking, mountaineering, canyoneering, sailing, dog sledding, canoeing and whitewater rafting, and more, in some of the most beautiful and inspiring wilderness ...read moreareas across the nation. No matter the activity, courses focus on learning through experience, compassion, leadership, outdoor skills and responsibility to both your community and the environment. Courses range in length from Classic week-long courses to Gap Year Semester courses. Some scholarships and financial aid may be available.

Challenge, adventure and teamwork combine to create an ideal platform for building character and teaching leadership. Simply put, Outward Bound courses change lives.

Camp Mataponi

Residential girls' summer camp, ages 7-16

Naples, Maine

Established in 1910

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 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 ...read morefeet 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.

Camp Akeela

Residential coed summer camp, ages 9-19

Thetford Center, Vermont

Established in 2007

Camp Akeela is a co-ed, overnight camp in Vermont. Within a well-rounded and traditional program we emphasize the social growth of our campers, many of whom have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder level 1 (Asperger's), a learning difference, or a similar ASD or neurodivergent profile.

Akeela is a small and intentional community that values and celebrates each camper and staff member. Campers make life-long friends, ...read morebuild character, increase self-confidence, practice independence, and leave camp with lasting memories filled with fun and spirit.

Our traditional camp was designed specifically for "quirky" boys and girls who are finishing grades 3 - 10. For older teens, currently in grades 10 - 12, we offer Beyond Akeela. In Beyond Akeela, campers live on a college campus and enjoy a teen camp community that prepares them for life after high school. For more information on Beyond Akeela, please visit beyondakeela.com.

Summer Camp at SOAR

Residential Coed Summer Camp, ages 8-22

North Carolina, Wyoming, Florida, and California

Established in 1977

SOAR offers high adventure summer camps designed specifically for youth and young adults between the ages of 8 and 25 diagnosed with ADHD and LD. Each of our summer camp programs promotes making friends, increasing self-confidence, and developing life skills. Created in 1977 by an adult with learning disabilities, SOAR provides fun and successful experiences so that participants may gain greater awareness of their own strengths and improve self-esteem ...read moreand confidence. Our camps offer adventure activities, for beginners and beyond, located across the country's most scenic places. These incredible locations include the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, the sunny Florida Keys, wild and wonderful Wyoming, the California Coast, and the Adirondacks region of New York.

Camp Birch Hill

Residential Coed Summer Camp, ages 6-16

New Durham, New Hampshire

Established in 1993

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 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 ...read morepersonalized 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!

Kippewa Equestrian Academy

Girls residential camp, ages 9-16

Monmouth, ME

Kippewa Equestrian Academy is a 12-day fully-immersive experience, offered twice a summer for girls entering 4th – 11th grades who really love horses! Girls of all ability levels are welcome. Whether an enthusiastic beginner, an advanced rider, or anything in between, academy campers experience the lifestyle of a horse owner. Along with receiving outstanding riding instruction campers enjoy caring for the horses from reveille to taps. In addition ...read morethey have time each day to participate in traditional camp activities such as swimming, boating, or arts and crafts, along with fun and creative evening activities. Located in a unique setting with cabins overlooking the horse turn-outs and rings. Instruction and individual attention is tailored to each rider's level. We teach Huntseat/English style riding. Main focus is helping campers improve or advance their equestrian skills and knowledge with mounted lessons and instruction in horsemanship, horse training, and barn management. Safety is a top priority. We follow safety standards of the Certified Horsemanship Association (CHA).

Daily schedule also includes horse care: cleaning, grooming, tacking/un-tacking, feeding, and learning about horse anatomy and development. In addition to their expertise, our staff provide the individual attention, caring, and fun you find in traditional camp settings!

Kingsley Pines Camp

Residential coed summer camp, ages 8-16

Raymond, Maine

Established in 1984

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 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. ...read moreThey 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.

Frost Valley YMCA Summer Camp & Adventure Trips

Residential Coed Camp

Claryville, New York

Established in 1901

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 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 ...read morefor 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 info@frostvalley.org

Maine Arts Camp

Residential Coed Summer Camp, ages 9-17

White Mountain School, Bethlehem, NH

Established in 2004

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, 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, ...read morefabric 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.

Birch Rock Camp

Residential boys' summer camp, ages 7-16

Waterford, Maine

Established in 1926

Set apart by its size-only 85 campers- and its focus on non-competitive achievement, Birch Rock Camp for boys has offered exhilarating, traditional camp activities since 1926. The Birch Rock Community models a life of simplicity, civility, and mutual support. In this increasingly pressured world, Birch Rock provides a nurturing place where boys can truly enjoy boyhood while disconnecting from electronic devices and reconnecting to the natural ...read moreworld. Boys aged 7 to 16 enjoy days filled with swimming in pristine Lake McWain, mastering old-fashioned wilderness skills, and playing games on fields with sweeping views of Oxford Hills of Maine. Campers live in small white-washed cabins where cooperation is key-our motto: HELP THE OTHER FELLOW, becomes a way of life. The camp community is distinguished by the many campers and counselors who return each year - and even for decades. Birch Rockers feel a strong sense of responsibility toward new campers,and are eager to pass on skills and cherished traditions.

Road's End Farm Horsemanship Camp

Residential girls' horsemanship camp (ages 8-16), ages 8-16

Chesterfield, New Hampshire

Established in 1958

Road's End Farm is a small summer camp that appeals to girls who love being around horses, caring for them, and riding for enjoyment rather than competition. Being an integral part of a 360 acre farm with 50 saddle horses and 20 miles of bridle paths, the camp program provides campers with unlimited exposure to horses and rural life in a picturesque setting at the end of a quiet road. Lake swimming, river canoeing, and arts & crafts round ...read moreout a camp program that also allows each camper free time to pursue personal interests.
Activities include: Noncompetitive English pleasure riding, swimming, hiking, and canoeing amidst scenic surroundings.

Boating Is Fun Camp

Coed Day Camp, ages 8-15

Natick, MA

Established in 2002

At Boating Is Fun Camp, we provide a place for campers to have fun in the summer and become a part of the community by fostering friendships and building confidence through teaching boating safety. Each day, there are lots of games and activities; the kids get wet and learn a bunch of cool stuff about sailing and paddling. These week-long sessions are filled with lots of time on the water learning paddling strokes, sailing terms and independence ...read moreon the water. Choose sailing or kayaking (full days can include either or both!) or choose our three-week Teen Camp sessions for even more!

Camp Jeanne d'Arc

Residential girls' summer camp, ages 7-16

Adirondack Mountains, NY

Established in 1922

Camp Jeanne d'Arc has been helping families build strong girls since 1922! We offer girls, ages 7-16, from all over the world a chance to find their voice, discover their talents, and realize their value.

A summer at Camp Jeanne d'Arc is filled with friends, swimming, sailing, horseback riding, archery, riflery, hiking, camping out, surprises and lots more! With a ratio of 3:1, campers to counselors/staff, our experienced ...read moreand supportive staff give special attention to each and every girl.

Campers enjoy our Swiss-style cabins with large screened windows and indoor bathrooms and showers. We offer 2, 3.5, and 7-week sessions. Buses are available from New York Metro. For more information call or text 704-960-3949 or info@campjeannedarc.com.

Camp Farwell

Residential girls' summer camp

Newbury, Vermont

Established in 1889

Camp Farwell has been a special place for girls since 1889. Through our traditional camping program, we help to increase a girl's self-esteem and develop into a more confident person. Located in beautiful Vermont, on Halls Lake, our magnificent 100-acre site offers a wonderful location for a seemingly endless variety of activities including horseback riding, animal care, cooking, team sports, performing arts, swimming, boating, archery, tennis, ...read moregymnastics, arts & crafts, videography and pottery! Girls empowerment program offered throughout the summer! We partner with our families to create the best camp experience for your daughter.

Maine Camp Experience

Boys, Girls, and Coed Residential Summer Camps, ages 7-17

Sebago Lakes Region, Belgrade Lakes Region, and Throughout Maine

Maine Camp Experience (MCE) is a group of 40 premier overnight summer camps and a comprehensive camp-planning resource. MCE has coed, all girls and all boys camps for kids ages 7-17 located throughout the state of Maine. Each MCE camp is situated on a beautiful lake, features vast fields, and offers top-notch activities, instruction, facilities, directors, staff, and supervision. Campers enjoy land and water sports, arts, nature, and active adventures. ...read moreKids unplug, have fun, make lifelong friendships, learn new skills, and grain confidence and independence. Full summer, half and short sessions available. Our Campcierge® provides free, expert guidance. These camps are the "gold standard," many have been operating for over 100 years. Each summer, more than 20,000 campers enjoy camp in Maine. Research and enroll today!
www.mainecampexperience.com
877-92-MAINE
email: laurie@mainecampexperience.com.

YMCA Camp Mi-Te-Na

Residential boys' summer camp

Alton, New Hampshire

Established in 1913

Established in 1913, Camp Mi-Te-Na has been providing boys of all ages (8-15) with the opportunity to experience the summer of a lifetime. Mi-Te-Na is located on the pristine spring-fed Halfmoon Lake where campers and staff can enjoy swimming, water skiing, tubing, a water trampoline, boating, basketball, archery, and many other exciting activities.

There are 75 acres of woodlands and fields to enhance everyone's appreciation ...read moreof the out-of-doors while allowing campers to make new friends in a fun, safe setting. Great friends, great food, and great staff add up to today's kids - tomorrow's leaders.

Camp Kippewa for Girls

Residential girls' summer camp, ages 6-15

Monmouth, Maine

Established in 1957

Kippewa is a unique all-girls overnight camp in Maine for ages 6 to 15. Our two week camp, Camp Kippewa Point, offers a complete camp experience in just TWO WEEKS! Each 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 ...read moretogether 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 - pnsite 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.

Danbee Arts & Dance Camp

Girls residential camp, ages 10-15

Hinsdale, MA

Danbee Arts and Dance Camp (DADC) is the best of both worlds for girls who want a traditional summer camp experience while also pursuing their passion for fine arts or dance. We offer 1-week or 2-week programs for girls entering grades 4-10.

We combine top-tier instruction with Camp Danbee's core philosophy: A place where girls can be their best selves. What results is boundless space for creative exploration and meaningful ...read moreskill development.

Before coming to camp, each girl chooses a specific major, either in arts or dance. We are committed to being a place where girls are empowered to explore, gain independence and try new things - and in part, we achieve this through each girl getting to mold her own special experience at camp. Each day, girls take six classes depending on their interests and preferences, spread across a variety of fine art disciplines, dance styles, and traditional camp activities.

Kingswood Camp

Residential boys' summer camp, ages 8-16

Piermont, New Hampshire

Established in 1909

Kingswood Camp, located in the White Mountain National Forest region of New Hampshire, provides a unique New England summer camping experience for boys, ages 8 and up. Kingswood is nestled on the shores of beautiful Lake Tarleton. Kingswood is a family-run, traditional camp staffed by "home-grown" counselors with over 700 years of cumulative experience. Our staff works tirelessly to ensure that every boy is given the opportunity to grow, ...read moremake friends, and explore each activity of his choosing.

Kingswood campers make choices every day from quality options within a structured program. Morning clinics provide opportunity to refine skills on the waterfront, in team sports, and choice activities such as fishing, ceramics, riflery, archery, drums, or guitar. We take advantage of our location in the White Mountain National Forest to send out hiking and backpacking trips nearly every day, while sports tournaments with neighboring camps are options too.

Camp Runoia

Residential Girls' Summer Camp, ages 6-15

Belgrade Lakes, Maine

Established in 1907

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 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, ...read morewaterskiing, 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.

Camp Killooleet

Residential coed summer camp, ages 9-14

Hancock, Vermont

Established in 1927

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. 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 ...read moreschedule 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.

Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures

Residential Boys' Summer Camp, ages 10-14

Wallingford, Vermont

Established in 1999

Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures is a unique primitive summer camp for boys (ages 10-14). 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 lots 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 ...read morea 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.

YMCA Camp Foss

Residential girls' summer camp

Strafford, New Hampshire

Established in 1923

Established in 1923 and located on 275 acres of woods between Parker and Evans Mountains, Camp Foss provides campers of all ages (8-15) with the opportunity to experience the summer of a lifetime. Campers and staff can enjoy the high and low ropes courses, boating, performing arts, sports, arts and crafts, and other exciting activities.

The private shores of Willey Pond provide a fun, safe setting that promotes exploration and development. ...read moreCampers are able to explore new friendships, discover new abilities and potentials while having fun. Great friends, great food, and great staff add up to today's kids - tomorrow's leaders.

YMCA Camp Takodah

Residential camp with separate sessions for boys and girls, ages 8-15

North Swanzey

Established in 1916

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 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 ...read moresets 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 info@takodahymca.org. 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.

Camp Cobbossee for Boys

Residential boys' sports camp, ages 7-15

Monmouth, Maine

Established in 1902

Camp Cobbossee is a residential 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 state-of-the-art facilities. Professional instructors coach our boys in a welcoming atmosphere with tremendous spirit. A Cobbossee camper has a strong interest in participating in sports, improving his skills, learning new things ...read moreand having fun. We have an outstanding staff that care about our campers and are attentive to their needs.

In addition to sports, Cobbossee has an exceptional waterfront on beautiful Lake Cobbosseecontee. Campers 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.

Additionally, families can take advantage of our sister camp, Camp Kippewa, which is located 1/2 mile down the road and on Lake Cobbosseecontee.