Hiking and Backpacking Summer Camps: Hiking and Backpacking camps and summer camps with Hiking and Backpacking as a major activity.

Hiking and Backpacking Summer Camps in New England

Camp Jeanne d'Arc

Residential girls' summer camp, ages 7-16

Adirondack Mountains, NY

Established in 1922

Camp Jeanne d'Arc

Since 1922, Camp Jeanne d’Arc has been joining hands with families worldwide to build strong girls. Our international community of families and campers is grounded in the traditional values of Jeanne d’Arc (Joan of Arc): faith, endurance, courage, and confidence.

Nestled in the Adirondack Mountains of New York, Camp Jeanne d’Arc blends tradition, adventure, and personal growth in a family-like setting. With a 3:1 ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Adventurelore

Wilderness adventure - United States, ages 8-17

Danville, NH, White Mountains, NH and Acadia, ME

Established in 1982

Adventurelore

Adventurelore Summer Camp provides historically safe, coed, high-adventure outdoor experiences tailored to ignite the thrill of exploration in children and adolescents ages 8 to 17. 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 ...read more

Camp Micah

Residential coed summer camp, ages 7-15

Bridgton, Maine

Established in 2000

Camp Micah

Camp Micah is a traditional, coed, overnight summer camp located in Bridgton, Maine. We welcome boys and girls ages 7 - 17 for 3.5 week and 7 week sessions. Camp Micah is a private Jewish summer camp. Led by our experienced team of directors, our staff is hired very selectively and come to camp for the right reasons! Camp Micah only selects staff members that truly understand all that is involved in building a camper's confidence and self-esteem. ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Camp Wachusett for Boys

Residential Boys' Summer Camp, ages 8-15

Hubbardton, VT

Established in 1903

Camp Wachusett for Boys

We are a camp where boys ages 8 to 15 receive excellent supervision and support to advance in numerous land and water activities as well as experience adventure-filled overnight hiking and canoeing trips in a beautiful New England setting. Campers develop lifelong friendships and enjoy freedoms and choices that are not often feasible in larger camp settings. Our program of fulfilling outdoor activities sharpens interactive socializing while boys ...read more

Camp Pemigewassett

Residential Boys' Summer Camp, ages 8-15

Wentworth, New Hampshire

Established in 1908

Camp Pemigewassett

Being a "best overnight camp for boys" doesn't just happen overnight! Camp Pemigewassett ("Pemi") is a traditional, sleepaway camp for boys ages 8-15. Independence, skills, and citizenship develop through community living and staff mentorship.

Pemi offers session lengths of 2, 3, 4, or 7 weeks. Pemi provides instruction from beginner through advanced levels in four program areas: Sports / Nature / The Arts ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures

Residential Boys' Summer Camp, ages 10-14

Wallingford, Vermont

Established in 1999

Night Eagle Wilderness Adventures

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 more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Camp Runoia

Residential Girls' Summer Camp, ages 6-15

Belgrade Lakes, Maine

Established in 1907

Camp Runoia

Camp Runoia is a down-to-earth girls’ sleepaway camp located in central Maine. With a choice-based structure and a kind, smaller camp community, we’re proud to celebrate our 119th consecutive summer this year! Our rich history allows us to offer a truly “traditional” camp feel— wooden cabins, canoeing, dining hall bells—while also embracing diversity and progressiveness. We take great pride in being inclusive ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Summit Achievement

Wilderness Therapy Program, ages 13-20

Stow, ME

Established in 1996

Summit Achievement

Summit Achievement is a licensed residential treatment center for adolescents (ages 13-20) of all genders navigating anxiety, depression, and neurodivergence. Through a fully integrated model of personalized clinical support, accredited academics, and adventure therapy, students engage in a weekly rhythm of classroom learning, therapeutic programming, and outdoor experiences. Each student is supported by a master’s level therapist and interdisciplinary ...read more

Member of the National Association of Therapeutic Schools and Programs Accredited by the Association for Experiential Education

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

Maine Camp Experience (MCE) is a community 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. Maine Camps are situated on beautiful lakes, feature vast fields, and offer top-notch activities, instruction, facilities, directors, staff, and supervision. Campers enjoy land and water sports, arts, nature, active adventures, ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Frost Valley YMCA Summer Camp & Adventure Trips

Residential Coed Camp

Claryville, New York

Established in 1885

Frost Valley YMCA Summer Camp & Adventure Trips

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 more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Kingswood Camp

Residential boys' summer camp, ages 8-16

Piermont, New Hampshire

Established in 1909

Kingswood Camp

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 more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Camp Killooleet

Residential coed summer camp, ages 9-14

Hancock, Vermont

Established in 1927

Camp Killooleet

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 each day. Strong cabin groups are built through working and playing together. With about 90 campers, Killooleet is small enough so everyone comes to know each ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association

Alpengirl Adventure Camp

Wilderness adventure programs for girls, ages 10-17

Northern Rockies; Pacific Northwest; New England; Europe

Established in 1997

Alpengirl Adventure Camp

Alpengirl is an overnight summer adventure camp for youth ages 11-17. Our 1 or 2 week outdoor camps are in the Pacific Northwest, Northern Rocky Mountains, New England, and Europe. Our trips are multi-adventure and include a variety of adventure activities such as backpacking, horseback riding, llama packing, whitewater rafting, sea kayaking, rock climbing and more!

Alpengirl is the best choice for adventurous and nature loving ...read more

Accredited by the American Camp Association