Best Sports Summer Camps in Maine

Ages 4–16 · $380–$575/week

A private school's day-camp division in South Berwick spanning STEAM, arts, and sports programming across a wide age range (3–18), taught by "Berwick faculty and staff, plus visiting professionals"; being embedded in an established private school gives it institutional credibility but the program itself has little independent public review presence.

As published: Day Camp: $380–$475/week; Enrichment Programs: $420–$575/week; Sports Camps: $475/week; CIT Program: $400 (flat); Extended Care $75/week or $20 drop-in; Transportation $85/week — all per-week as published

Ages 8–15 · $6,500/session

A sports-specialty overnight camp for boys on the Bridgton Academy campus in North Bridgton, running all-inclusive 3-week sessions and pairing athletic coaching with traditional camp elements (waterfront, cabin life); ACA accreditation and a relatively low Google review count (compared to the larger traditional camps in this list) are consistent with a newer or more niche program (one review referenced its "inaugural summer in 2011").

As published: $6,500 per 3-week session, all-inclusive (2027 sessions); $200 early-enrollment discount if enrolled by Dec 31, 2026, bringing it to $6,300

Brunswick Parks and Recreation Department runs a municipal Summer Day Camp for children entering grades K-8, with age-specific programs (Kinder Camp, Imagination Camp for grades 1-2, and Explorers Camp for other grades) featuring arts and crafts, sports, STEM projects, and team-building activities, plus an early-bird discount and scholarship program.

As published: Not published (early-bird discount available for registrations paid in full by April 1; scholarships available)

Ages 8–15 · $12,000–$18,300/session

Camp Androscoggin is a sleepaway camp for boys ages 8 to 15 on Lake Androscoggin in Wayne, Maine, with a large land sports and waterfront program plus arts and media facilities. The camp says it is accredited and has been operating since 1907. Campers can take part in as many as seven activities a day.

As published: 2027: Full Session (June 27 to August 13) $18,300; Four-Week Session (June 27 to July 25) $12,000, all-inclusive

$10,950–$17,700/session

Camp Caribou is a sleepaway camp on a 200-acre peninsula in Winslow, Maine, with land sports, water sports, a ropes course, creative arts and trips. The camp states it has operated since 1922, and its site refers to its campers as boys. It offers a full season and two shorter sessions, and a separate nonprofit fund provides camperships.

As published: 2027: Full Season (June 25 to August 11) about $17,700; 1st Session (June 25 to July 18) and 2nd Session (July 19 to August 11) about $10,950 each

A boys' summer camp in Casco, Maine with a sports focus and more than 50 land and water activities, including hockey. The site says the camp has existed for over 60 years.

As published: Not published in the page text read (2027 rates page lists dates only)

$6,975–$10,150/session

Camp Cobbossee is a sleepaway camp for boys on a lake in Monmouth, Maine, with a program built around sports and bunk life. Its site says it was founded in 1902 and describes camp as a place for the sports-minded boy. Sessions are about four weeks, with a shorter two-week option for first-time younger campers.

As published: 2027: Session 1 (June 22 to July 15) and Session 2 (July 18 to August 10) $10,150 each, all inclusive; Two-Week "Stay and Play" $6,975 for first-time campers leaving grades 2 to 4

Ages 7–15 · $17,300/season

Camp Fernwood is a seven-week sleepaway camp for girls on Lake Thompson in Poland, Maine. Campers design their own activity schedule with a required base of swimming, tennis and canoeing, and the program spans arts, water sports and land sports, plus day and overnight trips. The camp says it has operated since 1921.

As published: 2027 full-session tuition $17,300, includes all activities except optional horseback riding and private tennis lessons

$18,500/season

Camp Laurel is a coed overnight camp founded in 1949 on 160 acres along Echo Lake in Readfield, offering 50+ activities across six core program areas — tennis, waterfront, athletics, equestrian, inter-arts, and adventure — for campers ages 7-15. It is directed by Jem and Debbie Sollinger and staffed largely by college students, graduates, and faculty from around the U.S.

As published: $1,000 and over per week

A co-ed sleepaway camp on Crescent Lake in Casco, Maine, with athletics, waterfront, adventure, inter-arts, tennis and equestrian programs. Campers are grouped by grade into boys' and girls' units, with about 200 boys and 200 girls per session.

As published: 2027: $10,800 per 3.5-week session (Session I Jun 24-Jul 18; Session II Jul 22-Aug 15); trip day expenses $300; optional equestrian $600

Ages 7–16

A boys' camp in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine with sports, waterfront and arts programs, founded in 1947. It also runs Camp Eastwood for younger boys.

As published: 2027: First Session (Jun 24-Jul 16) $10,950; Second Session (Jul 19-Aug 10) $10,950; Full Session (Jun 24-Aug 10) $18,350

Ages 8–16 · $5,200–$14,800/session

An arts-focused coed camp in Washington, ME (founded 1967 on a site with camp roots back to 1904) built around a free-choice activity model spanning visual arts, performing arts, circus, music, and culinary programs; the camp's own history page highlights an early, notable commitment to admitting campers of color and international campers, reinforcing its identity as an inclusive, creativity-first program rather than a traditional sports/outdoors camp.

As published: 2-week sessions: $4,900; 4-week sessions: $7,500 (Summer 2026 published rates)

Grades 2 to 12 (about ages 6–17)

A Jewish overnight camp on Peabody Pond between Bridgton and Sebago, with athletics, aquatics, arts, hiking and a Micah in Israel program. The winter office is in Chestnut Hill, MA.

As published: 2027: Full Season (Jun 23-Aug 11) $18,000; First or Second Session $10,800 each; Two Week Taste (first-timers, grades 2-5) $7,000; CIT/MIP $3,000; Micah in Israel (tentative) $18,000

A family camp weekend for children with limb loss or limb difference and their families, held at Pine Tree Camp on North Pond in Rome, Maine. Programming includes waterfront activities, an adventure day, adaptive sports, peer support groups, arts and crafts, and evening gatherings.

As published: 2026: $500 per person; program fee scholarships available; children 3 and under free

Grades 2 to 11 (about ages 6–16)

A co-ed traditional overnight camp on 200 acres with a private 55-acre lake in Poland Spring, Maine, where campers design their own weekly schedule from athletics, arts, outdoors, waterfront and enrichment activities. Sessions run from 2 to 7 weeks.

As published: 2027, rising 2nd-5th: 2 weeks $4,945; 3 weeks $6,120; 4 weeks $8,100; 5 weeks $9,000; 7 weeks $11,845. Rising 6th-11th: 2 weeks $5,945; 3 weeks $7,420; 4 weeks $9,895; 5 weeks $11,050; 7 weeks $14,650. Early-enrollment rates; extras: equestrian $400/week, golf fees $200/week, linen $125

Ages 7–15 · $13,100–$17,900/session

Camp Pinecliffe is an ACA-accredited, full-season sleepaway camp for girls ages 7 to 15 in the Lakes Region of Maine. Campers rotate through a structured choice program covering land sports, water sports, camp craft, riding, and studio and performing arts, with a summer-long Color War and inter-camp teams. The camp states it was founded in 1917 and offers a shorter four-week session to first-time campers.

As published: 2027 full session tuition $17,900; first-time camper four-week session (June 25 to July 23) $13,100. Additional fees listed: canteen, transportation to and from camp, uniforms, optional horseback riding, senior trips

Ages 7–15

A girls' overnight camp on East Pond in the Belgrade Lakes region of Smithfield, Maine, with team and individual sports, arts, culinary classes, dance, adventure trips and a lake and pool aquatics program. Sister camp to Camp Eastwood.

As published: 2027: Full Somer (Jun 24-Aug 10) $17,900; Half Somer (Jun 24-Jul 16 or Jul 19-Aug 10) $10,800; deposit $3,500 full, $2,500 half

A free nonprofit camp in Stoneham, Maine serving Maine children facing economic hardship, with stress-coping programs, outdoor skills and sports. Founded in 1974, with campers attending for 10 days at no charge.

As published: Free to campers (per camp site); 10-day stay

A 32-acre waterfront camp on McGrath Pond with daily day camp for grades K-9, plus New England Sports Camps (baseball, field hockey, football, golf, softball) and specialty adventure camps. ACA accredited.

As published: Not published

Ages 7–16 · $2,900–$13,700/session

Camp Wawenock is an ACA-accredited, all-girls sleepaway camp on Sebago Lake in Raymond, Maine, serving campers entering grades 3 through 10. Offerings include seven-week, half-season and shorter introductory programs, with waterfront, creative and performing arts, tennis, target sports, horseback riding and trips. The camp says girls come from across the country and around the world.

As published: 2027: Full Season (7 weeks, June 30 to August 17) $13,700 ($13,200 early rate); Half Season $9,500 ($9,200 early rate); Wayseeker (2 weeks, June 30 to July 15) $6,000; Wonder Week (July 18 to 24) $2,900

Ages 6–16

A traditional coed overnight camp in Waterford, Maine, with adventure, performing arts, riding, athletics and waterfront programs, and a Kids' Choice schedule. Founded in 1922.

As published: 2027: 1st or 2nd Session (4 weeks) $9,250; Short Session (2 weeks) $6,950; Extended (6 weeks) $12,950; Full (8 weeks) $13,950; CIT 4 weeks $8,250; plus $300 trips fee and $50-$75 store fee

Ages 6–16 · $5,200–$15,800/session

Camp Wigwam is an ACA-accredited traditional residential camp for boys ages 6 to 16 in Waterford, Maine. Programs include arts, athletics, waterfront activities, tennis and golf, rustic camping and field trips, with a full-summer session, shorter sessions and Rookie sessions for first-time younger campers. The camp says it has operated since 1910.

As published: 2027: Founders Session (June 25 to August 12) $15,800; First Session (June 25 to July 24) $11,000; Second Session (July 25 to August 12, 13 and under) $9,100; Rookie I (June 25 to July 8) $5,400; Rookie II (July 25 to August 5) $5,200. Rates include all costs except travel to and from camp and envelope money

$12,600–$18,100/session

Camp Wildwood is a boys' sleepaway camp in Bridgton, Maine, with a seven-week season and a four-week front-end session. Campers build their own daily schedule from team and individual sports, waterfront activities and creative activities. The camp says it was founded in 1953 and is owned and operated by former campers.

As published: 2027 full summer session $18,100; four-week session $12,600

Ages 6–15 · $1,700/session

Center Day Camp, run by the Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine on the shores of Sebago Lake in North Windham, has offered coed day camp since the late 1940s for campers roughly ages 3-15, with programming in archery, art, athletics, boating, sailing, performing arts, swimming, and mountain biking.

As published: Session 1 and Session 2 each $1,700; Art Adventures $475; transportation $375; $150 deposit per session; JCA family membership required ($216/family, $120 single parent)

Ages 12–18

An overnight camp in Woolwich, Maine designed for teenagers, with sports, sailing, arts, music and one- to five-day adventure trips. Campers come from across the Americas and Europe; the camp has operated since 1967.

As published: 2027: 1st session (Jun 25-Jul 15) $2,800; 2nd session (Jul 16-Aug 5) $2,800; Full session (Jun 25-Aug 5) $5,000; $500 deposit

Grades 2 to 10 (about ages 6–15)

A brother-sister overnight camp in Oxford, Maine with a four-week program built around arts, outdoor adventure, media, athletics and waterfront. Founded in 1907.

As published: 2027: Session One (Jun 23-Jul 17) or Session Two (Jul 21-Aug 14) $9,800 each; Two Week Program for first-time campers entering grades 2-5 $6,800

Ages 2–16

NYA's independent-school campus hosts weekly summer camps for ages 2 to 16 in arts, academics, sports, outdoor adventure and coastal exploration. Partner-led camps include Maine Circus Arts, magic, Lego, dance, soccer and tennis, plus NYA hockey and Panther Cub programs.

As published: Not published on the summer page; $50 non-refundable deposit per camper per session; $25 early-bird discount for registrations by April 15, 2026

A traditional co-ed overnight camp set between a freshwater lake and the ocean in Brooksville, Maine, with 35+ daily activities including team sports, waterfront, arts, riding, golf, squash and wakeboard academies. Run by the Littlefield family.

As published: 2027: Seven weeks $17,515 ($16,215 if applied by Jan 30, 2027); six weeks $15,680; five weeks $13,780; four weeks $11,760; three weeks $10,185; two weeks (by special approval) $8,295; plus $1,000 registration fee; weekly sessions Jun 27-Aug 15

Summer camps at Cheverus High School in Portland, including a multi-sport co-ed day camp for grades 1-7 with weekly beach and pool trips, plus sport-specific, art and theater weeks. Run by the Director of Summer Programming and Youth Engagement.

As published: Not published on the page (2026 registration open; 2027 not yet posted)

Ages 7–16

A residential, all-girls full-season overnight camp in Poland, Maine, with sports, waterfront, equestrian, outdoor and arts programs. Tradition since 1911, with about 300 campers.

As published: 2027: full season (Jun 26-Aug 12) $18,200

Ages 6–13 · $235/week

The University of Maine at Farmington Fitness and Recreation Center runs Summer Daze Camp, a weekly day camp for children going into grades 1 to 7. Each of the eight weeks has a history-themed program, such as Ancient Civilizations or Age of Exploration, with swimming, water games, sports, arts and crafts, hiking and field games. Wednesdays are field trip days, and campers meet at Kineowatha Park in Wilton on Fridays.

As published: 2026: $235 per week plus a one-time $12 fee for a camp t-shirt. Campers can sign up for one or more weeks.

Ages 6–18

A University of Maine Cooperative Extension camp on 170 acres with half a mile of shoreline on Lake Christopher, with day and overnight programs. Paths include Wilderness Survival, Woodscraft, Naturalist, Maine Woods Adventure and Teen Leadership, plus hunter safety and shooting sports.

As published: 2027: Day Camp (ages 6-9) $325 per week; overnight program prices not read; $50 registration deposit; scholarships available

A weekly day camp run by UMaine Campus Recreation with the Town of Orono for kids in grades K-5, with a choice of activities including swimming, rock climbing, sports, arts and crafts, canoeing and field games. Weekly themes and optional extended field trips are offered.

As published: The page shows "$210 per week" at the top, and the 2026 registration text says "$195 a week" (the page conflicts); weekly registration only, no daily drop-in; payment plan available

Ages 8–17 · $4,850–$9,250/session

Wavus is a girls' overnight camp on Damariscotta Lake in Jefferson (near Damariscotta), a sister camp to Camp Kieve under Kieve-Wavus Education, serving ages 8-17 across 26-day main sessions and 10-day Junior sessions with swimming, arts and crafts, team sports, archery, riflery, sailing, and an adventure ropes course.

As published: Main sessions (26 days) $9,250; Junior sessions (10 days) $4,850

Ages 4–16

Summer at Waynflete runs day camps and specialty programs for ages 4 to 16 on Waynflete School's two Portland campuses, across seven weeks. Programs include Mini Flyers, performing arts, sports, STEM/coding, nature, Dungeons & Dragons, and a CIT program.

As published: Not published (tuition is listed per camp session on the registration portal; the site says 2027 information is coming)

Ages 7–15

A boys' overnight camp in Parsonsfield, Maine that first opened in 1908 for boys from Boston's West End Boys Club, built around team sports, waterfront adventures and creative games. Offers full-price and subsidized tuition tracks for every session.

As published: 2027 full / subsidized tuition: 7 weeks $11,395 / $8,545; 4 weeks $7,660 / $5,470; 3 weeks $6,120 / $4,365; 2 weeks $4,620 / $3,295 (Jun 27-Aug 14)

Ages 8–16 · $8,200–$11,800/session

Wyonegonic is a sleepaway camp for girls ages 8 to 16 in Denmark, Maine, offering aquatics, outdoor living skills, wilderness tripping, horseback riding, challenge courses, creative arts and land sports. The camp says it was established in 1902 and has served five generations of campers. It runs a full season and two shorter sessions.

As published: 2027: Full Season (June 26 to August 8) $11,800; 1st Session (June 26 to July 17) and 2nd Session (July 18 to August 8) $8,200 each. Tuition covers room, board, program, laundry, special transportation for out-of-camp trips, horseback riding and the camp health center

Ages 7–16 · $1,067–$2,642/session

YMCA Camp of Maine is a coed overnight camp in Winthrop, Maine, with one- and two-week sessions, separate girls' and boys' villages, an Explorer's Camp for ages 7 to 9 and a Leader In Training program. Activities include waterfront, sports, outdoor life and creative arts. The camp states it was founded in 1915 and uses tiered tuition with a financial aid tier.

As published: 2027 tiered tuition: one-week session $1,067 to $1,334; two-week sessions $2,114 to $2,642; Explorer's Camp (ages 7 to 9) $534 to $668; Tier 4 is a variable rate for families with greater need