Camps with camping in Maine

Ages 9–18 · $350–$3,500/session

Acadia Mountain Guides runs rock-climbing and outdoor-adventure day and overnight camps out of Bar Harbor for ages 6-18, ranging from entry-level "Mountain Monkeys" day camps to advanced multi-day Rock Pro climbing progressions led by professional guides, including at least one IFMGA-certified guide. Programs combine climbing, hiking, paddling, and survival skills in and around Acadia National Park.

As published: Day camps from $350; overnight camps $1,500-$1,900; 14-day Rock Masters camp $3,500; multi-sport options from $1,400

Ages 7–15

An ACA-accredited YMCA overnight camp on a 200-acre campus on Branch Lake in Ellsworth, Maine, with Sleep Away Camp, Mini-Camp, Adventure Seekers and Leaders School programs. Teens can join Leader and Counselor in Training programs.

As published: Not published in the page text read (2026 and 2027 rate tables are images; $200 deposit per session; multi-week discounts of $50-$200; financial assistance available)

Ages 12–18

A summer-long residential program for teenage boys on a 750-acre island off Milbridge, built around hands-on work crews, projects and recreation including sailing and swimming. A year-round nonprofit with a winter program in West Bridgewater, MA.

As published: Not published on the pages read; scholarships available

Ages 7–16 · $5,500–$13,000/session

A small (capped at 90 boys), centennial (1926) wilderness-oriented boys' camp in Waterford distinguished by an unusually rigorous staff program — a 10-day full-staff orientation, resident nurse practitioner and consulting child psychiatrist, and a tight 3:1 camper-to-counselor ratio — signaling a camp that markets itself heavily on care and staff quality rather than size or amenities.

As published: 2027 Dates & Rates: Full Session "$13,000"; Cubs Camp (13 days) "$5,500"

Ages 8–14 · $8,500–$13,550/session

Camp Agawam is a residential summer camp for boys on Crescent Lake in Raymond, Maine, owned by a nonprofit council of former campers and counselors. Sessions run seven weeks or 3.5 weeks, with evening tennis and recreation leagues, boating, fishing and swimming at the lake, and longer trips for older campers. The camp states it has operated since 1919 and runs a free week program for local Maine boys.

As published: 2027: 7-week session (June 30 to August 17) $13,550; 3.5-week session ages 8-11 $8,500; 3.5-week session ages 12-14 $9,700; Senior Club (June 27 to August 17) $8,500. Tuition is all-inclusive with few exceptions; chaperoned bus from NJ, CT and MA and airport transport are offered at extra cost

Ages 5–16 · $300–$495/week

Camp Beech Cliff is a nonprofit day camp on 50 acres bordering Acadia National Park in Mount Desert, offering one-week sessions for ages 5-15 that balance outdoor adventure (rock wall, ropes courses, archery) with creative programming. Originally a boys' camp from the 1950s to 1978, it was reborn as a coed day camp in 1991 and became an independently operated, ACA-accredited nonprofit by 2002.

As published: 2026: "$495 for everyone / $300 with resident discount" per week

Ages 6–16 · $1,271–$1,877/week

Camp Bishopswood is an Episcopal coed overnight camp on Lake Megunticook in Hope, Maine, with one-week youth camp sessions for ages 8 to 16, short mini-camps for ages 6 to 8, a counselor-in-training program and a day camp. It uses a voluntary three-tier pricing system and offers scholarships. Activities include waterfront, performing arts, camp craft, art barn, campouts and hikes.

As published: 2027 voluntary tiered pricing for one-week youth camps (ages 8 to 16): Tier 1 $1,271, Tier 2 $1,633, Tier 3 $1,877 per week; Session 1 (4 weeks) $5,084 to $7,508; Session 2 (3 weeks) $3,813 to $5,631; 7-week $8,897 to $13,139; three-day mini-camps $572 to $845

$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

Grades 2 to 11 (about ages 6–16) · $2,250–$8,250/session

Camp Chewonki is a nature-based overnight camp in Wiscasset, run by the Chewonki Foundation, for children from the end of 2nd grade through 8th grade, with backcountry trips for teens. Puffins (completing grades 2 to 3) attend an 11-day session, and full-session campers (completing grades 3 to 8) attend three weeks. Camp life centers on canoeing, kayaking, backpacking and ecology and wildlife study, and older campers can join canoe and backpacking trips in Maine, Vermont and Quebec.

As published: 2027 tiered tuition on an honor system: 3-week camp sessions and 3-week trips are $8,250 (Tier 1), $7,250 (Tier 2) and $6,000 (Tier 3); 2-week trips and the Puffin program are $4,500, $3,500 and $2,250. Tier 4 is a scholarship that requires a financial aid application. The camp says it provides more than $400,000 in need-based aid each year.

Ages 7–16

A family-owned traditional co-ed sleepaway camp on Crescent Lake in Raymond, Maine, with a five-period day built around watersports, landsports and arts and crafts. It offers 2-week and 3.5-week sessions for boys and girls.

As published: 2027: 2-week session $6,200; 3.5-week session $9,300 (Session 1 Jun 26-Jul 10 or Jul 20; Session 2 Jul 23-Aug 6 or Aug 15); $2,500 deposit with enrollment, further $2,500 payments Nov 1 and Feb 1, balance May 1

A second-generation family-run traditional camp for boys and girls on 150 acres on Gardner Lake in Down East Maine, with about 100 campers and 35 staff. It offers 2-week, 3-week and 6-week sessions.

As published: 2027, by registration date (Nov 1, 2026 / Feb 1, 2027 / after): 2-week session $3,400 / $3,500 / $3,700; 3-week session $5,000 / $5,150 / $5,300; 6-week full season $7,300 / $7,450 / $7,650; Anchor Points program (6 weeks) $5,000 / $5,150 / $5,300

Ages 7–17

A licensed wilderness education and survival skills day camp with weekly expeditions and a Junior Maine Guide track. Themes include plant ID, canoeing, lake expeditions, Maine Woodsman weeks and animal week.

As published: 2026: $300 per week for full-day camp weeks; $800 for expedition weeks; pre-registration deposit $50 per week

Ages 7–17

A residential camp for boys on the eastern shore of Webb Lake in Weld, Maine, with trips, mountain biking and leadership training. The camp was founded in 1920.

As published: 2027: Full Season (49 days) $11,500; Tumbledown (26 days) $9,500; Skookumee (21 days) $7,700; Trailblazer I or II (13 days) $5,500 each; Leadership Training I (ages 16-17) $7,500; $2,500 deposit with application

Ages 5–15

A Christian camping ministry of Berea in Lyman, Maine, offering weekly Kit Camp day programs, vacation day camps and an overnight add-on. Staff go through interviews, reference checks and background checks.

As published: 2027 Kit Camp: $300 per person per week before April 30, $315 after; 10 weeks Jun 14-Aug 20, 2027 (Mon-Fri). 2026 overnight add-on was $275 for four nights; residential overnight listed as "Coming Soon"

Ages 6–15 · $5,550–$10,150/session

An all-girls, choice-based camp on Lake Cobbosseecontee in Monmouth running since 1957, structured as two linked programs (a 3.5-week traditional session and a 2-week "Kippewa Point" session) spanning a wide age range (grades 2–10); the two-tier structure suggests a camp deliberately built to accommodate both younger, shorter-stay campers and older returners.

As published: Camp Kippewa (3.5-wk session): $10,150; Camp Kippewa Point (2-wk session): $5,550 — per-session, Summer 2027

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

Ages 7–17

Girl Scouts of Maine's wilderness overnight camp on Lower Togue Pond at the entrance to Baxter State Park, with views of Mt. Katahdin. Adventure programs and Junior Maine Guide programs are offered.

As published: Not published on the pages read (the council points to a 2026 Camp Guide); $40 non-refundable registration deposit per session

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 10–11

A free week-long camp for Maine 5th and 6th graders, held at Camp Mechuwana in Winthrop, with campers nominated by School Resource Officers and led by volunteer first responders. Over 100 children from all 16 Maine counties attend.

As published: Free (nomination required); 2026 dates June 13-19

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 7–17

Girl Scouts of Maine's overnight camp on over 600 acres in the White Mountain foothills with a private waterfront on Adams Pond. Classic and specialty programs, including a horse program, run for one to several weeks.

As published: Not published on the pages read (the council points to a 2026 Camp Guide); $40 non-refundable registration deposit per session; non-members pay an extra fee that includes membership

Scouting America's resident camp for the Katahdin Area Council at the base of Black Cap Mountain on Little Fitts Pond, on 1,800 acres of Maine woods. It runs week-long camps for Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA with hiking, swimming, canoeing, archery, STEM and Project C.O.P.E.

As published: Not published on the pages read

Ages 6–15 · $4,850–$15,300/session

A girls-only, choice-based sleepaway camp tucked on a mile of shoreline on Great Pond in the Belgrade Lakes — one of the older girls' camps in the country (roughly 120 years running), with a broad activity list (sailing, horseback riding, wilderness trips, farm/garden) but relatively little published detail on staffing ratios or size, suggesting a smaller, low-key operation rather than a marketing-heavy one.

As published: Half Summer (3.5 wks): $9,650; Full Summer (6.5 wks): $15,300; Harmony 10-day programs: $4,850; CIT (3 wks): $5,000; Sea to Sky Adventure (8 days): $2,300 — all per-session, published for Summer 2027

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

Ages 7–17

A French-language overnight camp on Lake Androscoggin in Leeds, Maine, run by a Quebec organization, with long stays, expeditions and a mountain-trekking program for teens. Open since 1938, with limited capacity.

As published: 2026 (currency not stated): ages 7-11 one month $3,785, two weeks $2,195; ages 12-13 $3,895; ages 14-16 $4,035; age 17 $3,895; bus $170 per trip, airport shuttle $90 per trip

Ages 8–15

A traditional seven-week overnight camp for girls in Denmark, Maine, with wilderness trips, riding, tennis and waterfront; campers take five activities per weekday. Founded in 1916.

As published: 2027: 7 weeks (Jun 25-Aug 13) $16,000; a four-week option is limited to first-time campers (price 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 7–16 · $5,900–$17,900/session

A large, long-running (1922) coed traditional camp in Hartford with separate Kids/Teen/LIT program tracks and an explicitly international camper and staff base; the sheer scale of its online review footprint (by far the most of any camp in this list) signals a camp with substantial year-round marketing reach and a large annual enrollment.

As published: Kids Camp: Full Session (7 wks) $15,900 / Two-Week Rookie $5,900; Teen Camp: Full Session $16,900; LIT Full Session $17,900 — per-session, Summer 2027 published rates (priority-pricing discounts of $300–$500 apply through Sept 30)

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

A Scouting America resident camp on more than 300 acres on Panther Pond in Raymond in Maine's Sebago Lakes region, with merit badges, waterfronts, a STEM center, a craft shop and shooting ranges. It celebrates its centennial season in 2027.

As published: 2026: per week, early bird $535 (ended April 30, 2026) or regular $585; camperships, sibling and multi-week discounts; leader fees: 2 free adult leaders for 2-8 Scouts, $120 per additional leader. Weekly sessions in 2026: June 28-July 3, July 5-10, July 12-17, July 19-24

Ages 8–15 · $11,900–$17,950/session

A traditional boys' camp on Echo Lake in Fayette that has "intentionally remained" small (no enrollment figure published) with an international camper base; its founding year is genuinely uncertain — widely cited as 1919 by third parties but not confirmed anywhere in the camp's own on-site copy reviewed.

As published: Full Summer: $17,950; 1st Session: $11,900; 2nd Session: $11,900 — per-session, Summer 2027

Christian Science summer camps on Long Lake in Harrison, Maine: Camp Newfound for girls and Camp Owatonna for boys, with sailing, canoeing, kayaking, music, art, trips and counselor-in-training programs. The organization also runs Family Camp and an 8-day Creative Arts program.

As published: Newfound 2027: first session (June 20-July 9) $4,100; two-week session for new campers (June 20-July 3) $3,200; second session (July 11-August 6) $5,450; full session $7,950; CIT $7,000. Owatonna rates are on its own page

Ages 6–18 · $350–$850/week

A non-denominational Christian camp in Raymond blending traditional camp activities (softball, capture the flag, carnival days) with faith programming and devotionals; its publicly stated staff-training regimen (10 days onsite, Red Cross lifeguard/CPR certification, background checks and reference verification for every staff member) is unusually detailed for a camp of its size and price point.

As published: 2026 season: overnight week "$550 / $650 / $850" tiered; day camp week "$350 / $450 / $550"

Ages 7–17 · $8,750–$17,000/session

A century-old (1924) boys' camp in Fryeburg run as a "brother-sister" pair with neighboring Forest Acres Camp for Girls, known in particular for its English riding program; a stated 90% year-over-year camper return rate and campers drawn from 22+ states and 8+ countries point to a well-established, loyalty-driven traditional camp.

As published: 2027 regular: Full Season "$17,000"; 4 Week "$12,350"; 3 Week "$8,750" (early bird lower)

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