For over 90 years, we’ve been watching campers come to camp feeling shy and leave hugging their new friends. It’s just the magic of camp – give kids enough time to share experiences and overcome challenges togther and voilá – friendships form.

Studies show that children attending a camp show improvements in shy/anxious behavior and social-assertiveness, peer sociability, and a reduction in acting-out behaviors.

Over and over again, parents tell us their child came back from camp with a new sense of confidence. “He is visibly more mature.” “she looked like she grew up!”

Often children feel nervous or shy about being in a new environment, but we think camp is the best place in the world for them to learn to trust themselves.

Summer camp gives campers a chance to test themselves in a safe environment. We invite campers to go outside and explore – whether in a kayak, on a climbing wall or in the lake.

Childhood development experts agree: “environments that support healthy human development [“Nature”] enable children to explore, test their capabilities, acquire new knowledge and skills, and enjoy a sense of competence.”

Let's face it: camp is fun. What other time in life does a child get to make new friends and ride on the lake and play paintball and explore a salt marsh and climb a climbing wall and go swimming? All in the course of a single week?

There's simply no other place in the world like summer camp.

Since we've been serving children since 1934, our camp counselors are trained to keep every child safe, while engaging them with fun, high-energy activities. Our camper-to-staff ratio is 8:1 and First-Aid and CPR certified staff are present at camp 24 hours per day.

Campers consistently point to their counselors as one of the highlights of their experience.

Ok, I'm going to say it: a week of free evenings sounds pretty good. You lived for a long time before the kids came along, and now you get to kick back, relax, and enjoy a summer for yourself.

Want to go see a movie? You can! How about go to a nice restaurant with no babysitter? Absolutely. It's up to you!