Residential Girls' Summer Camp, ages 6-15
Belgrade Lakes, Maine
Established in 1907
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 moreand empowering our girls to advocate for themselves, use their voices, and become agents of change in the world.
Camp Runoia is located on a crystal clear lake with a private sandy beach in Central Maine. The camp experience at Runoia is about trying new things in a safe, supportive, and fun atmosphere.
Activities include: sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, sailing, waterskiing, kayaking, SUP, archery, arts and crafts, theatre, pottery, stained glass, riflery, tennis, soccer, swimming, ropes course, environmental education, camping trips 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. We are especially proud of our specifically curated 10 day Rookie Programs for 6-9 year olds (Harmony Land) and 10-12 year olds (Harmony Heights).
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 through 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 ...read moreaddition they 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!
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 with two different session lengths available.
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 ...read morea tremendous array of activities. All campers arrive and depart together 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 - onsite 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.
Residential Coed Summer Camp, ages 8-22
North Carolina, Wyoming and Florida
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 and wild and wonderful Wyoming.
Residential Girls' Summer Camp, ages 6-15
Belgrade Lakes, Maine
Established in 1907
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 moreand empowering our girls to advocate for themselves, use their voices, and become agents of change in the world.
Camp Runoia is located on a crystal clear lake with a private sandy beach in Central Maine. The camp experience at Runoia is about trying new things in a safe, supportive, and fun atmosphere.
Activities include: sailing, canoeing, windsurfing, sailing, waterskiing, kayaking, SUP, archery, arts and crafts, theatre, pottery, stained glass, riflery, tennis, soccer, swimming, ropes course, environmental education, camping trips 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. We are especially proud of our specifically curated 10 day Rookie Programs for 6-9 year olds (Harmony Land) and 10-12 year olds (Harmony Heights).