Camps with climbing & ropes in New England

Ages 6–16 · $900/session

ASAP! Summer Camp is an arts-focused day camp held at Rumsey Hall School in Washington, CT, led by professional teaching artists across visual, culinary, and performing arts. The program has served the community for roughly 26 years and offers age-tiered tracks from grades 1–10.

As published: $900 base tuition; $100 early-registration discount before April 1; financial aid available (apply by June 1)

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 5–14

Day camps on the 34-acre lakeside Bancroft School campus in north Worcester for campers entering kindergarten through grade 8, open to families outside the school. Programs include general day camp, academic camps in reading, writing, math and leadership, specialty camps such as robotics, musical theater and coding, athletic camps and a Counselor-in-Training program. Campers swim at the Greendale YMCA across the street.

Ages 4–18

A Baptist camp and conference ground in Aroostook County offering faith-based day camps, overnight camps, a teenage adventure camp and an aviation Flight Camp. Activities include swimming, rock wall climbing, canoeing, archery and golf.

As published: 2026: day camps $39 per day (optional overnight $64); Mountain Climbers (ages 9-11, Jun 28-Jul 2) $195; Maxed Out (ages 11-14, Jul 19-24) $250; Teenage Adventure Camp (ages 13-18) $250; Flight Camp (ages 14-18) $595; $50 pre-registration fee

Ages 5–15 · $3,500–$9,150/session

A historic Berkshires YMCA camp complex combining Camp Becket for boys (est. 1903), Chimney Corners Camp for girls (est. 1931), and a day camp serving nearly 800 local children each summer. Distinctive for a structured multi-year staff-leadership pipeline (the "Aides Program") and a decades-old International Camper Exchange Program sending teens to YMCAs worldwide; pricing is income-tiered, $3,500–$9,150 per session.

As published: Overnight, per session, 2027 pricing (tiered — Tier 1 = full cost, lower tiers subsidized): Traditional Camp 4 weeks $6,650–$8,300; Specialty (Construction & Adventure Odyssey) 4 weeks $7,350–$9,150; First-time-camper 2-week $3,500–$4,400; 3-week $5,250–$6,600. Dates & Rates (https://bccymca.org/dates-rates/)

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 10–15

Brantwood Camp is a nonprofit overnight camp that has served campers for roughly 120 summers (dating to the early 1900s), explicitly serving boys and girls ages 10-15 "from a variety of backgrounds who would not otherwise have had the opportunity or been able to afford" a camp experience, on 300+ acres plus waterfront property on Silver Lake. Its mailing address is in Peterborough, but the summer camp operates from Greenfield, NH.

As published: Not published

Ages 9–17

A co-ed overnight camp for neurodivergent children and teens on 400 wooded acres with a 65-acre lake, offering traditional camp activities with a social-skills focus and a high counselor-to-camper ratio. 2027 runs two three-week sessions, plus a family camp and a "Beyond Akeela" program.

As published: 2027: $9,900 per three-week session (June 25 to July 16; July 19 to August 9); Family Camp $4,400; Beyond Akeela $8,950

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

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

Grades 2 to 12 (about ages 6–17)

A faith-based residential camp on Newfound Lake in Hebron, run by Berea Ministries, with week-long Sunday to Saturday sessions for elementary (Discovery Camp), junior/senior high and girls camps. Activities include swimming, boating, archery, riflery, a rock wall and a high ropes course.

As published: 2027, per week: Discovery Camp $800 (before April 30) / $850; Junior/Senior High weeks $790 to $860 (before April 30) / $840 to $910 after; Girls Camp $875 / $925; $150 first-time camper discount

Ages 7–15 · $6,950–$17,450/session

Camp Birchmont is a family-owned overnight camp on a 300-acre campus in Wolfeboro, operating for over 75 years and serving boys and girls ages 7-15. It offers 3, 4, and 7-week sessions with more than 30 activities across aquatics, athletics, arts, and adventure, and advertises a 3:1 camper-to-staff ratio.

As published: 2027 tuition: Rookie/Trailblazer 2-week $6,950; Second Session 3-week $9,450; First Session 4-week $10,950; Full Season 7-week $17,450

Ages 4–14 · $475–$575/week

A family-run boys' day-and-overnight camp on a 15-acre lakefront property bordering Cape Cod and Plymouth, in operation roughly 88 years (since the late 1930s). It's a mid-size, athletics-and-waterfront-focused camp for ages 6–16, priced around $575/week for day camp, and the same grounds double as a wedding/event venue outside camp season.

As published: Day camp, per week: $575/week (most weeks); Week 2 (4-day week) $450. Sibling discount $50/child/week OR multi-week discount $50 (starting 3rd week) — only one discount applies per family. Rates (https://campbournedale.com/camp_dates_rates/), 2026 season

$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

Ages 5–14

A YMCA day camp on 207 wooded acres in Rowley with an outdoor pool, adventure course, climbing wall, sports fields and campfires, with weekly art and STEAM themes. Tracks run from Cedar Mill Saplings to Teen Camp and CIT.

As published: Not published in page text

A YMCA day camp on more than 80 acres at 15 Canton Road, serving the Farmington Valley with archery, bouldering, a climbing wall, swimming, arts and crafts, nature hikes, a low ropes course and a splash pad. Originally established in 1962 as Holiday Ridge Day Camp, it runs ten one-week sessions from June 15 to August 21 in 2026 and has units from grades 1-2 through grades 7-8 plus leader and counselor-in-training groups.

As published: 2026: $329 per 1-week session; $629 per 2-week session; pre-camp and/or morning bus $75 each or $125 for both per one-week session; post-camp and/or afternoon bus the same; YMCA family membership saves $10 off regular session prices; $75 non-refundable deposit per session

Ages 6–16 · $2,675–$13,230/session

A girls' sleepaway camp on Bantam Lake in the Litchfield Hills operating 70+ years, sister camp to the boys' Camp Awosting, serving ages 6–16 with lakefront classics (waterskiing, sailing) plus gymnastics, horseback riding, and a trip program for older campers. It sits in the same Litchfield-County cluster as Camp Mohawk and Camp Sloane, competing directly for the same "girls' overnight camp" search intent.

As published: 2027 total tuition per session: 1 Week Rookie $2,675 early bird; 8 Week (Full Season) $13,230 regular

An Old Colony YMCA day camp at 445 Central Street in Stoughton with an outdoor pool, splash park, high and low ropes, arts and crafts, sports and environmental exploration. Free breakfast and lunch are offered to all campers.

As published: Traditional week "as low as $345 for members and $415 for non-members" (page undated, 2026 session listed)

Ages 7–14

Camp Claire is a non-profit, ACA-accredited, co-ed day and overnight camp on Hamburg Cove, operating for "over 100 years" (since 1916 per third-party listings), serving campers ages 7–14 in a cooperative-education, traditional-camping model.

As published: Not published (site directs visitors to a separate cost page)

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

Ages 7–15 · $2,450–$2,600/week

Camp Emerson is an ACA-accredited overnight camp on more than 170 acres in the Berkshire Mountains of Hinsdale, next to the Appalachian Trail. Campers take electives across aquatics, arts, athletics and science and adventure, and the camp says it offers 50+ activities. Sessions run two weeks, with one-week options, and a counselor-in-training program is offered for older campers.

As published: 2027 tuition: one week $2,450 before Nov. 1 and $2,600 after; two weeks $4,800 before Nov. 1 and $5,100 after; four-week counselor-in-training program $8,125 or $8,300. Bus service is an additional $200 each way.

Kindergarten to grade 8 (about ages 4–13)

A state-licensed YMCA day camp at 97 Salmon Brook Street for children entering kindergarten through 8th grade, with swimming, swim instruction, archery, a climbing wall, gaga, arts and crafts, nature adventures and field trips. The 2026 schedule ran ten themed weeks from June 16 to August 21; the page says 2027 pricing and registration are coming soon.

As published: Weekly camp price not shown on the current page (2027 pricing "coming soon"); Y vacation days listed at $85/day for members and $115/day for program participants; before and after care (7-9 am, 4-6 pm) included in camp price; financial assistance and Care 4 Kids accepted

Ages 5–17 · $375–$2,000/session

Camp Farnsworth is a 240-plus-acre overnight and day Girl Scout camp with its own 50-acre lake in Thetford Center, serving girls in grades K–11 through weeklong resident sessions, short campettes, and specialty programs such as horseback riding. The camp traces its roots to 1909 and became a Girl Scout property in 1959.

As published: Programs range roughly $200–$2,000 depending on session length (e.g., 2-night sessions ~$375; 5-night ~$800–$950; 12-night ~$1,500–$2,000); $100 non-refundable deposit required at registration

Ages 7–13 · $225/week

Camp Foster is the summer day camp of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Manchester, set on 20 acres in Bedford. Campers entering grades 2 to 7 spend the day swimming, boating, doing arts and crafts, athletics, STEM activities, performing arts and a ropes course, and ride buses from the Union Street Clubhouse in Manchester. The club also runs Kidz Kamp for grades K-1 and a Tween/Teen program for grades 6 to 12.

As published: 2026: $225 per week for Camp Foster (grades 2-7), Kidz Kamp (grades K-1) and the full-day Tween/Teen program; 10 weeks beginning June 22, 2026, 6:30am to 6:00pm Monday to Friday, breakfast and dinner included

Ages 3–15

Camp Gordon Clark is the South Shore YMCA's traditional day camp on a 46-acre wooded campus in Hanover, serving ages 3 to 15 in Lower Camp (4 to 7) and Upper Camp (8 to 12) groups. Campers swim daily at the outdoor aquatic center and use an archery range, ropes course, climbing wall, athletic fields and an organic farm. About 75 percent of counselors return each year.

As published: Weekly prices not stated on the page reviewed; $50 non-refundable deposit per camper per week (2026).

Ages 3–5

An outdoor day camp on 22 acres at the Wilton Family YMCA with a 50-meter outdoor pool, a pond, a ropes course and climbing wall, plus fishing, archery and mini-golf. Programs run from Camp To Come To (ages 3-5) through Teen Camp (grades 7-8) and CIT (grades 9-11); the 2027 calendar was "coming soon."

As published: Not published on the camp page (see the site's Registration & Pricing section)

Ages 6–16 · $11,600–$17,100/session

A large, traditional all-boys overnight sports camp on Center Lake in Becket, founded in 1916 and billed as the oldest continuously operating private all-boys camp in Massachusetts. Hosts 350 boys ages 6–16 across a 300-acre campus, with over 95% of campers completing the full 4–7 week season; pricing runs $11,600–$17,100.

As published: Overnight (boys), 2027, per-summer-season pricing: 7 weeks $17,100; 5 weeks $13,900; 4 weeks $11,600. Dates & Fees (https://campgreylock.com/dates-fees)

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)

$250/week

A budget-friendly, scholarship-supported day camp on a 95-acre riverside site in Saunderstown, running 8 one-week sessions at $250 each. It's a nonprofit community camp built around broad accessibility rather than a specialty niche, and — beyond the low weekly price and scholarship availability — publishes little about staffing or enrollment size.

As published: $250 per session (8 one-week sessions over the summer); "generous scholarships available"

Grades 1 to 8 (about ages 5–13)

An ACA-accredited Granite YMCA day camp on 10 wooded acres behind the Allard Center, with ten theme weeks, specialty camps, gymnastics and tennis academies, and teen trips. Camp day is 8:30 am to 4:00 pm with free before and after care.

As published: Not published on page read (brochure or registrar); nhcamps.org lists $250 per session

Ages 11–15

Camp Harbor View is a free summer camp on Long Island in Boston Harbor for City of Boston students entering grades 6 through 9. Programs combine swimming in a 50-meter pool, sailing, kayaking and fishing in the harbor, sports, arts and hands-on science with leadership development, including a ropes course. Three meals a day and round-trip transportation are included, and the camp is fully enrolled each year before summer.

As published: Free to attend for eligible Boston residents (2026); three sessions: June 29 to July 16, July 20 to August 6, August 10 to August 21

Ages 6–17 · $775–$4,790/session

A century-old (1920) YMCA camp on Cedar Lake offering both overnight and day camp for roughly 500+ campers a summer, per its own social media. It's a mainstream, broadly-programmed Y camp rather than a specialty one, with staff described as "well-trained" but no published ratio or detailed counselor credentials.

As published: 2027 per session: Day Camp 2-week $975/$875/$775 (tiers); Overnight 2-week $3195-$2695; Leadership 3-week up to $4790

Ages 5–18

One of the oldest Girl Scout camps in the country (founded 1921), on a 173-acre property on Larkin Pond in West Kingston, offering both day camp and a 6-day/5-night residential option, with sliding-scale pricing from $250 to $700 per session. Counselor training covers safety protocols, age-appropriate supervision, and abuse-prevention/reporting, and the camp leans on a loyal returning-counselor base.

As published: Published session range: $250 (3-day mini-camp) to $700 (full week, 6 days/5 nights residential); day camp runs Mon–Fri, 9am–4pm; $35 non-refundable registration deposit; financial assistance/sliding-scale fees available

Grades 4 to 11 (about ages 8–16) · $2,130–$2,890/session

Camp Huckins is an ACA-accredited overnight camp for girls in grades 3 through 9, run by the Carroll County YMCA on more than 250 acres in Freedom. Campers attend two-week sessions with a lake waterfront that includes sailing, kayaking, paddleboarding and waterskiing, plus arts, dance and drama, mountain biking and a tech-free setting. Older campers can move into a Leadership Division with a W program and a Counselor in Training program.

As published: 2026 two-week session tuition uses a voluntary three-tier system: Tier 1 $2,890, Tier 2 $2,645, Tier 3 $2,130, plus a $200 non-refundable registration fee. The camp says families applying for financial assistance should register at Tier 3. Horseback riding, waterskiing and off-site hiking carry additional fees.

Ages 5–16 · $2,674–$4,849/session

A traditional YMCA sleepaway and day camp on a 560-acre property with a private lake in the Litchfield Hills, founded in 1901 and now over 125 years old — one of the older, larger-footprint YMCA camps in the state. It runs two-week sleepaway sessions, day-camp weeks, and an equestrian/ranch program, and is the only camp in this Connecticut set that publishes an explicit staff-to-camper ratio (1:4), signaling a supervision-focused pitch to parents.

As published: 2027 Tier 1-3 per 2-week session: sleepaway $3,349/$2,999/$2,674; 4-week LIT up to $4,849

Ages 5–15

Arts and science day camp at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC in Newton for campers entering grades K through 9, with a counselor-in-training program for incoming 9th graders. Offerings include staged musicals, visual arts, sports and swimming, STEM, cooking and filmmaking, with Shabbat celebrations built into the week. The camp states it is licensed by the local board of health and follows Massachusetts DPH regulations.

As published: Not published on the camp page ($75 per week deposit at registration; 2027 rates listed as coming soon)