List of summer camps explained
This is a list of summer camps throughout the world by category. A summer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries.[1]
Traditional Camps
Religious Camps
Christian Camps
- Camp Gray (Catholic), Wisconsin
- Camp Iawah (Christian), Godfrey, Ontario, Canada
- Camp Ondessonk (Catholic), Illinois
- Camp Unirondack (Unitarian Universalist), New York
- Christian Service Brigade (Non-Denominational), New York
- Especially for Youth (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), Utah
- The Wilds, (Protestant), North Carolina
Jewish Camps
Sports Camps
Sleep-Away Camps
Large network camps
Camps International
- Camps International (2002), an international volunteer travel operator headquartered in Ringwood, Hampshire UK and Dubai, UAE.
Camp Kesem
Camp Quest
Boy Scout Camps (Worldwide)
See also: Historically notable Scout camps.
Boy Scout Camps (US)
See main article: Local council camps of the Boy Scouts of America. There are hundreds of camps hosted by the Boy Scouts of America; some of these include:
- Camp Babcock-Hovey, of the Seneca Waterways Council in the Finger Lakes Region of New York
- Camp Brule', of the Five Rivers Council in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
- Camp Onway, formerly of the Yankee Clipper Council in Raymond, New Hampshire
- Camp Wanocksett, of the Nashua Valley Council in Dublin, New Hampshire
- Firestone Scout Reservation, of the Los Angeles Area Council east of Diamond Bar, California
- Forest Lawn Scout Reservation, of the Los Angeles Area Council near Lake Arrowhead, California
- Goshen Scout Reservation, of the National Capital Area Council near Goshen, Virginia
- Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation, of the Hawk Mountain Council north of Strausstown, Pennsylvania
- LeFeber Northwoods Camps, of the Milwaukee County Council near Laona, Wisconsin
- June Norcross Webster Scout Reservation, of the Connecticut Rivers Council in Ashford, Connecticut
- Log Cabin Wilderness Camp, of the Los Angeles Area Council at Yosemite National Park
- Ockanickon Scout Reservation, of the Bucks County Council in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Owasippe Scout Reservation, of the Chicago Area Council in Twin Lake, Michigan
- Rodney Scout Reservation, of the Del-Mar-Va Council in Cecil County, Maryland
- Spanish Trail Scout Reservation, of the Gulf Coast Council in DeFuniak Springs, Florida
- Ten Mile River Scout Reservation, of the Greater New York Councils near Narrowsburg, New York
- Yawgoog Scout Reservation, of the Narragansett Council in Rockville, Rhode Island
- Winnebago Scout Reservation, of the Patriots' Path Council in Rockaway, New Jersey
Boys Scouts Camps (Canada)
See main article: article and Camps of Scouts Canada. Scouts Canada operates about 200 Scout camps across Canada.[2]
YMCA/YWCA Camps
YMCA/YWCA Camps (Canada)
YMCA/YWCA Camps (United States)
- Camp Becket, YMCA summer camp for boys, Becket, Massachusetts
- Camp Dudley, YMCA, Westport, New York
- Camp Hazen YMCA, Chester, Connecticut
- Phantom Lake YMCA Camp, Mukwonago, Wisconsin
- YMCA Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha for Girls, Michigan
- YMCA Camp Cory, Milo, New York
- YMCA Camp Fitch on Lake Erie, Springfield Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania
- YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha for Boys, Michigan
- YMCA Camp Jones Gulch, La Honda, California
- YMCA Camp Orkila, Orcas Island, Washington state
- YMCA Camp Seymour, Gig Harbor, Washington
- YMCA Camp Tecumseh, Lafayette, Indiana
- YWCA Camp Westwind, Oregon Coast
Camp Fire Camps
Arts and Education Camps
Arts, Music, and Drama Camps
- American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) High School Summer Conservatory
- Appel Farm Arts Camp, New Jersey
- Aspen Music Festival and School
- Camp Belvoir Terrace for Girls, Massachusetts
- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
- Bowdoin International Music Festival
- Buck's Rock Performing and Creative Arts Camp
- CAMMAC, Harrington, Quebec, Canada
- Cazadero Performing Arts Camp, California
- French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
- Greenwood Music Camp, Massachusetts
- Harand Camp of the Theatre Arts, Wisconsin
- Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, Michigan
- International Music Camp, North Dakota
- Lyceum Music Festival, American Fork, Utah
- Meadowmount School of Music, Westport, New York
- Midwest Young Artists Conservatory, Highwood, Illinois
- New England Music Camp, Sidney, Maine
- Ottawa Little Theatre Summer Drama Camps, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Ottawa Little Theatre Youth Workshops
- Rocky Mountain Conservatory Theatre, Colorado (Denver), Florida and Illinois
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
- Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka, Alaska
- Stagedoor Manor, Loch Sheldrake, New York
- Verbier Festival, Verbier, Switzerland
- The Walden School
- YouthWrite, Bragg Creek, Alberta
Math and Science Camps
Space Camps
Computer Camps
Language Camps
Camps focused on health, medical conditions, and special needs
Other Camps
Other Camps (Canada)
- Camp Beaver Creek, Saskatchewan
- Des Grèves Vacation Camp, Quebec
- Camp et Auberge du Lac en Coeur, Quebec
- Camp Manitou, Ontario
- Camp Northway, Ontario
- Camp Ouareau, girl's camp, Québec
- Camp Pathfinder for Boys
- Summer Science Day Camp, British Columbia
- Camp Val Notre-Dame, Quebec
- Camp White Pine, Ontario
Other camps (United States)
- Camp Androscoggin for Boys, Maine
- Camp Anokijig, Wisconsin
- Camp Becket for Boys / Camp Chimney Corners for Girls, Massachusetts
- Camp Belknap for Boys, New Hampshire
- Camp Billings, Vermont
- Camp Bucks Rock, Connecticut
- Camp Calvin Crest, California
- Camp Canadensis, Pennsylvania
- Echo Hill Ranch, Texas
- Camp Chewonki, Maine
- Camp Firwood, Washington
- Eden Village Camp, New York
- Falling Creek Camp for Boys, North Carolina
- Forest Lake Camp, New York
- Geneva Glen Camp, Colorado
- Camp Glacier View Ranch, Colorado
- Camp Gray, Wisconsin
- Camp Greylock, Massachusetts
- Camp Greystone, North Carolina
- Camp Highlands, Wisconsin
- Camp Horseshoe for Boys, Wisconsin
- Camp Joslin for Boys, Massachusetts
- Camp Kabeyun for Boys, New Hampshire
- Camp Keewaydin for Boys / Camp Songadeewin for Girls, Vermont
- Encampment for Citizenship, New York
- Camp Kutsher, Massachusetts
- Camp Letts, Maryland
- Camp Lohikan, Pennsylvania
- Camp Lourdes, New York
- Camp Mataponi for Girls, Maine
- Camp Merrie-Woode, North Carolina
- Camp Mo Ranch, Texas
- Camp Mountain Meadow Ranch, California
- Camp Onyahsa, New York
- Camp Quest, Virginia
- Camp Quest UK, United Kingdom
- Raquette Lake Camps, New York
- Camp Rising Sun, New York and Denmark
- Camp Rockmont for Boys, North Carolina
- Camp Seymour, Washington
- Camp Timanous, Maine
- Camp Unirondack, New York
- Valley Mill Camp, Maryland
- Camp Wawona, California
- Camp Wekeela, Maine
- Camp Winnarainbow, California
- Woodward Camp, Pennsylvania
Former camps
Notes and References
- Health. Council on School. 2011-04-01. Creating Healthy Camp Experiences. Pediatrics. en. 127. 4. 794–799. 10.1542/peds.2011-0267. 0031-4005. 21444589.
- Web site: Scout Camps Directory . ScoutDocs.
- Web site: Camp Kennedy Space Center and Space Camp . . NASA . 28 April 2015 . 18 September 2019.