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Camp Lee Mar
Residential coed special needs camp
Located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Camp Lee Mar is a private residential special needs camp for children and teenagers with mild to moderate learning and developmental challenges. A structured environment, individual attention and guidance are emphasized at all times. Campers enjoy traditional camp activities PLUS academics, speech and language therapy, music and art therapy, daily living skills, sensory-motor-perceptual training, and computers. We also have therapeutic horseback riding, a Zip Line and overnight trips. In addition, we have a brand New Junior Olympic heated pool, modern facilities and air-conditioned buildings (including cabins).
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Wellspring New York
Residential Girls' Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring New York is the only weight loss program exclusively for young women, between the ages of 11-24. At Wellspring New York, you'll make lifelong friends with young women your own age, at a summer weight loss program that will change your life, on the beautiful and comfortable campus of Paul Smith's College right on Lower St. Regis Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State (close to Lake Placid). Wellspring New York offers a 4 week, 6 week or 8 week program.
Because you'll be losing weight alongside young women just like you, you'll find the environment extremely safe and supportive. The young women of Wellspring New York are divided into the separate programs of Lower Camp, Middle Camp, and Upper Camp (18 and older). Wellspring New York utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy in individual and group sessions to maximize weight loss and long-term behavioral change. The cognitive behavioral therapy continues after camp ends through a three-month after-care weight loss program.
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Gwynn Valley Camp
Coed Residential and Day Summer Camp
Since 1935, a summer camp for Boys and Girls, ages 5-14 which offers a farm, wilderness and traditional program that nurtures the child while fostering a connection with the land and the simple joys of childhood. The strength of Gwynn Valley is its nurturing environment in a child centered world where each camper will learn and grow under the guideance of a mature and caring staff. We are committed to each individual becoming a vital part of the community. Simplicity, acceptance, a non-competitive program, and an appreciation of the natural world are our core values. We maintain a camper/staff ratio of 3:1. Our residential camp offers sessions of 1, 2, and 3 weeks in length. We grow 70% of our food on our farm and operate an 1890's Grist Mill as an extension of that program. We also have a small Day Camp for children K-4th grade.
Primary activities at our coed camp include: Horseback Riding, Outdoor Living Skills, Farm, Mountain Biking, Texture Crafts, Rock Climbing, Grist Mill, Waterfront, Whitewater Kayaking and Canoeing, Pioneer Crafts, Sports, Fine Arts, Web of Life, and Backpacking and much more.
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Camp Cheerio YMCA
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 programs, from summer resident (sleepover) and coed adventure camps. With over 20 activities to choose from there is something for everyone.
Founded in 1960 by the YMCA of High Point, North Carolina, Camp Cheerio seeks to provide campers with a sustained, creative, and educational experience in the out-of-doors. Through the use of natural surroundings, and under the Christian guidance of trained leadership, YMCA camping seeks to help campers achieve their fullest potential in terms of mental development, physical well-being, social growth, and spiritual awareness.
Traditional Camp: ages 7-15 (girls' and coed sessions); Adventure Camp: ages 10-17 (coed only)
Camp Friendship
Coed residential camp
Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains near Charlottesville, VA on 730 acres since 1966, Camp Friendship has offered a variety of programs for boys and girls ages 6-16. Traditional camp program for Juniors and Teens offers more than 40 activities for campers to individually choose from to create a fun-packed summer.
Mix and match one-week sessions with Challenge Adventure Trips for teens or add a half-day Sports Clinic in Tennis, Golf, Gymnastics, Waterskiing, or Soccer instructed by professional instructors. For girls who love horses, the Equestrian Program with more than 90 camp-owned horses is for you! Staff and campers represent over 80 countries.
6 Points Sports Academy
Coed residential camp
6 Points Sports Academy is a Jewish Sports Specialty Camp. Located in beautiful Greensboro, NC, 6 Points Sports Academy is housed on the 100 acre, state-of-the-art, athletic and camp facilities of the American Hebrew Academy. At 6 Points, young Jewish athletes participate in a unique camping experience that offers top-level sports training and all the beloved traditions of Reform Jewish camping.
6 Points campers are recreational and competitive athletes, age from 9-16, who are looking to improve their game, meet new friends while exploring their own Jewish identity through sports. During our two weeks sessions, campers will participate in intensive sports training in one of the following sports: boys and girls basketball, soccer and tennis; girl's lacrosse and boy's baseball; campers also select two elective sports each week for cross conditioning and recreation. For a well-rounded Reform Jewish Camp experience, campers will also participate in traditional camp activities, while living among other Jewish athletes, learning sports and life skills from professional coaches and Jewish counselors. This summer at 6 Points will be a sports-filled, Jewish values-infused camp experience unlike any other!
Fairview Lake YMCA Camp
Residential coed summer camp
FOR KIDS ONLY...keep reading! Everything you want from a summer camp is at Fairview Lake YMCA. When you sign up for our traditional sleepaway camp, you get to make your own schedule and choose the activities you like most! Our great activities include windsurfing/sailing, archery, arts & crafts, canoeing, rock climbing, dance, drama, in-line skating, kayaking, riflery, high and low-ropes courses, snorkeling, street hockey, swimming, voice, guitar, and of course tons of other sports options. We also have a horseback riding camp where you get your own horse for 1 or 2 weeks and other specialty camps for tennis, fine arts, sailing/windsurfing. Some of these specialty camps are only for boys and others are only for girls. If you are the adventurous type, you might want to sign up for one of our challenging adventure trips where you can do some real rock climbing, backpacking, canoeing safaris, fishing, biking or cave exploring.
We have over 600 acres of forests and fields, a 70,000-acre national park in our backyard and a mile-long beautiful lake for you to explore. Our kids and counselors come from all over the world. C'mon, make new friends and learn something new. Parents, our kids will want to make Fairview Lake their home away from home!
Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Our Something Different is Something Special. Let's face it. You can choose from a lot of different camps. So what makes Pleasant Hill so special? It's because our camp is more than canoes and campfires. Don't worry, Pleasant Hill has all the toys. We're even installing a NEW Zip Line this year for you to enjoy and our slip-n-slide will be an even bigger hit with the improvements we are making. Pleasant Hill is a camp where new friendships, great fun and new skills are developed all in the environment of a Christian camp. Here you'll find a place where you can challenge yourself to new experiences and discover a new confidence or just stick with the tried and true. Pleasant Hill is a camp where you can shine from the inside out.
Programs include Adventure Camp, Horselovers Camp, Wilderness Camp and Teen Adventure trips. You can choose from a lot of camps but we don't think you'll find any that are more committed to providing you with a top shelf traditional summer camp experience in an atmosphere that is as encouraging and uplifting as Pleasant Hill. That is our promise.
Camp Kawaga for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp Kawaga offers a balanced, well-rounded program. Boys who are skilled athletes and those who are not both love Kawaga and find their own niche here. With endless opportunities, Kawaga offers an exciting array of more than 100 athletic and non-athletic activities! Established in 1915, Kawaga in one of the 25 oldest camps in North America. With an 85% camper return rate & a 90% staff return rate, Kawaga is like no other camp.
The following is a partial list of clubs that are offered at Kawaga: Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bicycling, Boating & Canoeing, Boxing, Drama, Fishing, Fitness, Football, Frisbee, Golf, Journalism, Lacrosse, Music, Outdoor Adventure, Riflery, Roller-hockey, Rugby, Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Waterskiing, Wood Shop. Every camper has the opportunity to go on a 2-4 night camping trip. Camp sessions are 4 or 8 weeks.
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Camp Tall Timbers
Residential coed summer camp
Situated on 120 privately owned acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains of West Virginia, Camp Tall Timbers offers 2,3,5 and 6 week sessions for boys and girls in grades 1st-10th from late June to mid-August. We offer programs that help to foster a camper's personal development in a broad range of activities.
We're also excited to announce 'Wet Your Feet' Weeks, a brand new program, available only to FIRST TIME CAMPERS completing grades 1st-4th, a week long camp to introduce your child to camp.
Camp Tall Timbers celebrating OUR 40TH year, offering camp excellence with great facilities. Athletics: Individual and team activities, clinic and instructional work, inter-camp games and tournaments, noncompetitive league program, sportsmanship and fair play. Water Sports/Aquatics: Red Cross Swimming achievement program, enhancement of water skills, Canoeing, Paddleboating, Tubing and Water Skiing. Outdoor Experience: English and Western horseback riding, care and treatment of the animals, improvement of riding skills, Mountain Boarding, Mountain Biking, Hiking, Rock Climbing, High and Low Challenge Course, Zipline,Overnight Trips. Creative and Performing Arts: Arts and Crafts, Aerobics, Newspaper, Model Rocketry, Dramatics, Modern Dance and Photography.
Wellspring Florida
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Florida provides campers from the Southeast an amazing opportunity to lose weight and get active in a fun, safe, and beautiful environment. On the water of Florida's beautiful Gulf Coast, campers 11 - 18 years old enjoy one of America's top vacation destinations. Taking advantage of the wonderful sunshine, refreshing local waters, and fantastic campus facilities, campers participate in a variety of outdoor activities and watersports. Then, we cool off back on campus in extensive fitness and recreation facilities, including training and aerobic areas, weight rooms, gyms, and swimming pool. Campers share modern, comfortable, air-conditioned dorms as well as dining and common areas.
Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
Emagination Computer Camps
Residential and Day Coed Computer Camp
Kids & teens who love technology belong at Emagination. Unleash creativity--- 3D Animation, Flash, Game Design, Web Design, Photoshop, Robotics, Programming and more. Get Unplugged in Sports & Recreation. Two-week sessions. Overnight & Day. Plus we offer an immersive Game Design camp for teens. Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia areas. We help with transportation. It's Worth the Trip!
The Emagination Difference:
-- Two-week sessions - time to make friends and develop relationships at summer camp
-- Three different technology workshops each day - more variety means more learning
-- Over 20 Tech workshops - more choices and opportunities to progress to advanced levels
-- Recreation and socializing are important - a balanced program facilitates social development
-- Week-long in-person staff training - on campus training builds a team that's ready for campers
-- Experience - Over 25 years operating summer technology camps
Wellspring Family Camp
Residential Family Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Family Camp is the world's leading program for family weight loss, designed for parents with children ages 5-15. Located at the five-star Pinehurst Resort families attend Wellspring for a one- or two-week weight loss vacation and transformation.
Taking advantage of all the amenities that Pinehurst has to offer, Wellspring Family Camp activities include personal training, hiking, fitness classes, swimming, and a wide variety of sports, games and other fun and energizing activities designed to motivate parents and children to continue a much higher level of activity after returning home. Parents may participate in Wellspring activities with their children, or enjoy their time on the golf course or in the spa. At the end of the session, all family members will have the skills, knowledge, and support necessary for transforming the home environment into a place where everyone has the motivation and mindset necessary for continued weight loss and a permanent healthy lifestyle.
Wellspring Family Camp is the best option for a fantastic family vacation, and to help start family members on the path to a healthy weight.
TIC Summer Camp
Coed summer day camp
Since 1983, TIC has offered technology and sports in the Washington DC area. Boys and girls, ages 7 to 16, come to TIC not just to explore technology, but for a kind of personal attention (4:1 camper/staff ratio), excitement and creativity rarely found elsewhere. Our half day sports program offers a physical challenge to balance the mental stimulation of the technology half day. At TIC kids learn by having fun!
Four two-week sessions where campers design their own project in one of the following: programming, video, animation, robotics, web design, and digital music. Sports include soccer, basketball, volleyball, frisbee, flag football, gymnastics; extra cost options available in drama and tennis.
TIC has excellent indoor and outdoor athletic facilities in three convenient locations: GWU's Mount Vernon Campus in Washington, DC, French International School in Bethesda, MD and Oakcrest School in McLean, VA.
Blue Star Camps
Residential coed summer camp
Blue Star Camps is an American Camp Association accredited summer camp for Jewish children ages six to sixteen. We offer a truly amazing program that is customized to meet the needs and interests of each individual child. Blue Star presents our campers with a variety of activities ranging from Creative Arts, Land Sports, Outdoor Adventure and Nature, Waterfront, Tennis, Horseback, as well as a Living Judaism program.
Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Blue Star empowers campers to develop independence, self-esteem, new skills and life-long friendships. Owned and directed by the Popkin family for sixty years, Blue Star is a sanctuary from the stresses of the "real world" where magic is made each summer in our child-centered world.
Camp Highlander
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Highlander is a co-ed residential summer camp devoted to the growing and nurturing of boys and girls, ages 5-16 in a safe, fun-filled environment since 1957. Located in the mountains of North Carolina, our goal is to give children memories to fill their hearts, friendships to last a lifetime, and achievements to give them confidence while encouraging them to build character and strong values that will remain with them always. Our qualified and caring staff are able leaders, dedicated to providing each child with an exciting summer of adventure, while maintaining the highest standards of safety in all programs.
Our program consists of over 35 on-camp activities with five primary disciplines including sports, waterfront, arts, horseback riding and wilderness experience. One thing that makes Camp Highlander so unique is our wonderful off-camp adventures. Whitewater rafting trips to the Nantahala River, overnights in Pisgah Forest, water-skiing at Lake Keowee, swimming in the beautiful waterfalls and Looking Glass Falls . . . taking our campers into the magical Appalachian mountains is the highlight of their experience. At Camp Highlander, we are committed to teaching our campers a deep respect for nature and an increased awareness of not only themselves, but of their peers and surroundings.
Camp Greenbrier for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
A Tradition of Fun Since 1898, Camp Greenbrier is located in the Alleghany Mountains along the beautiful Greenbrier River in Alderson, West Virginia. It is a wonderful, safe place where cameprs have fun, develop self-confidence, and make lifelong friends. Boys 7 to 15 years old take part in the traditional camp program that includes archery and rifle, rock climbing, canoeing, snorkeling, kayaking, baseball, basketball. soccer, golf, tennis, swimming, lacrosse, and others.
For 16 to 18 year olds and those who have finished 10th grade, the Leadership Academy offers campers the chance to disvover their leadership skills in a challenging three-week program. Outdoor activities like rock climbing, airsoft, canoeing, a challenge course, and white water rafting are combined with instruction in areas such as time management, goal setting, public speaking, and leadership methods.
Owned and operated by the same family for three generations. Counselor to camper ratio: 3 to 1.
Chestnut Lake Camp
Residential Coed Camp
Many of life's most memorable experiences are often just a moment in time. Imagine 3 weeks of wondrous moments that will bring out the best in your child. We invite you to imagine, experience and become Chestnut Lake!
For the past 63 summers, campers have enjoyed the spirit and excitement of the Trail's End Camp experience. Chestnut Lake has been designed to emulate the traditions and excellence of Trail's End while providing your family with the flexibility of 3-week or 6-week alternatives. In 2008, Chestnut Lake opened its gates as a premier session camp located in the northeast corner of Pennsylvania, just 2 1/2 hours from NYC and Philadelphia.
Chestnut Lake offers boys and girls a brand new, state-of-the-art facility along with creative day and evening programming. Chestnut Lake is an all around camp with a strong sports program. Some highlights of the new facilities include: large, modern bunks, Olympic size pool, indoor roller hockey rink, crafts and technology center, theater arts center, outdoor adventure course, expansive gymnastics center, golf driving range, beautiful lakefront, and extensive sports complex. Whether your child is an athlete or an artist, Chestnut Lake has the activities and staff that will Bring Out the Best in every camper!
ESF Sports Camp
Coed summer day camps
The ESF Sporrts Camp, For the boy or girl, ages 7 -14, who simply loves sports! Nine sports featured weekly for beginner, intermediate and advanced level athletes: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Flag Football, Street Hockey, European Team Handball, Lacrosse, Golf, Tennis (selected sites).
Pennsylvania Locations- Chester Springs, Chestnut Hill, Haverford, Newtown Square.
New Jersey locations: Lawrenceville and Moorestown.
Connecticut Location: Greenwich
Maryland Locations: Baltimore & North Bethesda
Camp Ramaquois
Coed summer day camp
Camp Ramaquois is tucked into the foothills of the Ramapo Mountains in Pomona, New York (Rockland County). Tall trees, rolling hills, babbling brooks, and mountain ranges surround our magnificent 44 acres and our 5 acre, crystalline spring-fed lake. We are only 30 minutes from the George Washington Bridge via the scenic Palisades Parkway and 15 minutes from the Tappan Zee Bridge.
Our main goal is to provide Ramaquois campers with a healthy, happy and rewarding summer experience. Each child's camp experience plays a very important role in his/her maturation. Our campers are encouraged to experience new skills, work with their peers and counselors, develop independence and assume responsibility.
Camp Cayuga
Residential Coed Summer Camp
Camp Cayuga is a family owned/operated nonsectarian camp for children ages 5-15. You're guaranteed to have fun. That's our First-Time Camper Guarantee!
Campers (5th grade & higher) select their own activities each morning. Campers sign-up with their friends, so they can attend the same activities together that day. Younger campers are provided an activity schedule geared to their age.
Facilities: modern cabins, Separate Teen Campus, 2 pools, lake, equestrian center (25 horses), tennis center (10 courts), skate park, hockey rink, 2 gymnasiums, high/low ropes course, performing arts building, dance studio, creative arts center, radio broadcasting station, weight-training room, pottery room (15 wheels), ATV track, martial arts room, video game room, 300 scenic acres, and program areas for 60 activities (basketball courts, volleyball courts, paintball fields, baseball field, etc).
60+ Daily Activities: Land Sports (daily horseback riding, skateboarding, lacrosse); Water Sports (sailing, scuba diving clinics); Extreme Sports (bungee trampoline jumping, ATVs, paintball); Performing Arts (flying trapeze, circus, drama, music); Creative Arts (ceramics, pottery); Media Arts (photography, video); Adventure & Wilderness (rock climbing, mountain biking, backpacking, overnights, petting zoo, canoe trips).
ACA accredited, flexible sessions (2,4,6,8 weeks), mature staff, professional instruction, staff/camper ratio 1 to 4. Discounts available.
Wellspring Pennsylvania
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Nestled on a beautiful and quiet campus in Western Pennsylvania, Wellspring Pennsylvania is the only scientifically based co-ed weight loss camp in the Northeast. Our highly motivated staff caters to boys and girls ages 11-18 for a fun-filled summer of new experiences, new friends and dramatic weight loss. Activities at Wellspring Pennsylvania include fitness training, aerobics, yoga, hiking, biking, basketball, volleyball, swimming, to name a few - all designed to get campers moving and loving it!
Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
Wellspring Adventure Camp, North Carolina
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Adventure Weight Loss Camp in North Carolina combines Wellspring's renowned weight loss approach with adventure and activity. With exciting outdoor activities such as climbing, rafting, camping, hiking, and swimming holes, as well as more traditional camp activities, Adventure Camp provides unparalleled weight loss.
From our camp tucked in the valley of the Blue Ridge Mountains, campers leave for week-long adventures throughout the Carolinas and Tennessee. Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
Camp Lee Mar
Residential coed special needs camp
Located in the beautiful Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, Camp Lee Mar is a private residential special needs camp for children and teenagers with mild to moderate learning and developmental challenges. A structured environment, individual attention and guidance are emphasized at all times. Campers enjoy traditional camp activities PLUS academics, speech and language therapy, music and art therapy, daily living skills, sensory-motor-perceptual training, and computers. We also have therapeutic horseback riding, a Zip Line and overnight trips. In addition, we have a brand New Junior Olympic heated pool, modern facilities and air-conditioned buildings (including cabins).
