Best Faith-based Summer Camps in Massachusetts

Grades 2 to 11 (about ages 6–16)

A boys' Jewish overnight camp on a lake in Middleboro with about 150 campers, offering sports, lake activities, golf, field trips, camping overnights and Shabbat and Jewish life programming. The site lists full-summer, one-month and two-week (first-time rising 2nd to 5th graders) options for summer 2027.

As published: 2027: full summer (June 23 to August 15) $12,950; Session 1 (June 23 to July 18) $7,950; Session 2 (July 18 to August 15) $7,950; two-week session for first-time rising 2nd to 5th graders (June 23 to July 7) $3,850; CIT program $7,950; $500 deposit; early-signup and paid-in-full discounts; scholarships available. (2026 full summer was $12,300.)

Ages 7–17 · $4,200–$13,200/session

A Jewish boys' overnight camp in Amesbury founded in 1931, notable for explicitly exceeding ACA ratio guidelines with a stated 4:1 camper-to-staff ratio and relatively small bunks (avg. ~11 campers). Camp size is inferred at roughly 200–300+ campers from published bunk capacities; the camp explicitly notes past campers from Europe and Israel.

As published: 2027: Full Session 7 weeks $13,200; Session 1 3.5 weeks $8,300; Mini Camp 2 weeks $4,200

Kindergarten to grade 10 (about ages 4–15)

JCC Greater Boston's Camp Grossman is a day camp on 75 wooded acres in Dover for kindergarten through 10th grade, with waterfront, outdoor adventure, sports, arts and Jewish culture programming. A 3:1 supported program serves campers with different abilities.

As published: 2027 tuition not yet posted; bus $90/camper/week; deposit $75/week; annual registration fee $36 (rises to $136 after April 1)

Ages 9–16

A residential camp in the Berkshire hills of Tolland founded in 1923 by Jewish labor activists as a retreat for New York City children. It takes campers ages 9 to 16 in 2 to 7 week sessions, with CIT programs at 15 and 16.

As published: 2027 tuition: 2 weeks $3,087; 3 weeks $4,372; 4 weeks $5,830; 7 weeks $9,230; 1st-year CIT $7,807; 2nd-year CIT $5,845; bus $60 each way; 5% sibling discount; no trip fees in 2027

Ages 7–16

Camp Pembroke is a Jewish overnight camp for girls on Oldham Street in Pembroke, part of the Cohen Camps family and describing itself as the Northeast's only inclusively-Jewish overnight camp for girls. It offers lake swimming and paddling, tennis, yoga, arts, dance and elective choices, and 2027 enrollment is open with opening day June 23, 2027.

As published: 2027: Full Season (Jun 23-Aug 11) $13,990 first-time / $14,490 returning; First Session (Jun 23-Jul 18) $8,625 / $8,825; Second Session (Jul 19-Aug 11) $8,325 / $8,525; 2-Week Taste (Jul 19-Aug 1, first-timers entering grades 2-5) $4,650. Overnight trip fee added for rising grades 8-10; financial aid available

Ages 7–16 · $3,850–$14,650/session

A Conservative Jewish overnight camp in Palmer tracing its roots to the Ramah movement's original 1953 Connecticut camp, operating at this site for "over 60 years." Draws campers regionally from New England, the D.C. area, Virginia, Maryland, and New York; tuition was not published on pages accessed.

As published: 2027: Full Summer $14,650; Mini-Kochavim 2 weeks $3,850

Ages 6–16

A faith-based, need-based overnight camp on Lake Massapoag operated by the Salvation Army since 1924, serving children ages 6–14 (plus separate senior-citizen programming), with tuition determined case-by-case through the family's local Salvation Army office rather than a flat published rate.

As published: Not published on pages accessed. Site states cost "will vary according to your location" and is determined by contacting the family's local Salvation Army office — no flat published tuition figure. campwonderland.org (https://www.campwonderland.org/)

Ages 7–16 · $4,450–$15,000/session

A Reform Jewish overnight camp on over 100 acres in the Berkshires, run privately from the early 1900s (Ulanoff family from 1955) before the Union for Reform Judaism acquired it in 1998. Accommodates 350 children per session and draws campers regionally from across the Northeast.

As published: 2027 URJ member/non-member: K'tanim 1st session $4,450/$4,750; Full Summer Grades 8-10 $14,700/$15,000

Ages 5–14

Day camp run by Lexington Christian Academy for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade, in one-week sessions. It also offers Launch Trips for grades 6 to 10, a sports camp and a Leaders-in-Training program for high schoolers. Camp follows policies set by the Lexington Board of Health.

As published: Not published (the camp page says 2027 dates and rates are coming soon)

Ages 5–15

The Springfield Jewish Community Center runs an ACA-accredited day camp on a 20-acre campus on the Springfield and Longmeadow line, with Traditional Camp, Inclusion Camp for campers with different abilities and a 2-4-1 Sports Camp. Activities include swimming, a ropes course, archery, sports, arts and crafts and Jewish cultural celebrations. Families can book from one week, and a counselors-in-training program serves teens 14 to 15.

As published: Not published (the camp page refers to its registration page for rates)

Ages 8–15 · $325–$615/session

St. Sebastian's School, a Catholic day school for boys in Needham, runs one- and two-week summer programs for boys entering grades 3 to 9, led by its own faculty and coaches. Offerings include athletic clinics in baseball, basketball, flag football, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, squash and tennis, and academic workshops in biotechnology, debate, innovation, math, writing, sports media and ceramics. Most sessions run 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

As published: 2026: athletic clinics $325 (baseball) to $350 (hockey) per student per week; two-week biotechnology and ceramics workshops $615 per student

Ages 7–16 · $4,450–$15,000/session

A Reform Jewish overnight camp in the Berkshires operating since 1958, part of the same URJ family of camps as Crane Lake. Public pages accessed did not disclose tuition or enrollment, directing instead to a downloadable brochure.

As published: 2027 member/non-member: K'tanim $4,450/$4,750; Full Grades 8-10 $14,700/$15,000; day camp 2026 $525 per week