Camps with hiking in Vermont

A girls' overnight camp on Lake Morey founded in 1905, with tent and cabin living on a property of over 1,200 acres. 2027 sessions run from a two-week intro session to a seven-week full season (June 25 to August 11).

As published: 2027: full session $14,475; 3-week sessions $9,400; 2-week intro $6,000 (2026 full session was $14,200)

Ages 5–16

A Vermont day and overnight summer camp in Plymouth with age-based programs from Day Camp (5-10) through Summit (11-16) and Leadership (13-16). Core and Summit include overnight sessions with Sunday check-in and Friday check-out.

As published: Not published (sliding scale; $50 non-refundable deposit; 10% multi-session household discount; discounts for Plymouth residents; financial assistance available)

Ages 7–14

Weekly summer day camps at Bolton Valley Resort: Mountain Kids Camp (swimming, hiking, tennis, soccer, pickleball, disc golf) and a Mountain Bike Camp, both for ages 7-14. Summer 2026 ran Monday to Friday from June 22 to August 21.

As published: 2026: Mountain Kids Camp $475 per week (9am-4pm, lunch and snacks included); Mountain Bike Camp $550 per week (10am-5pm, lift tickets, lunch and snacks included; bike rental extra). All sales final.

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 8–14 · $3,595–$9,270/session

Camp Betsey Cox is an overnight camp for girls, young women and gender non-binary campers on Burr Pond near Rutland, founded in 1953 and still a family business. Campers completing grades 3-8 choose from activities including riding, a farm, pottery, weaving, performing arts and outdoor skills, and older girls can join a three-year Leadership program. Sessions run from two to eight weeks.

As published: 2027: Session 1 (three weeks, June 27-July 17) $5,047; Sessions 1 and 2 (five weeks) $8,413; Session 2 (two weeks, July 18-31) $3,595; all three sessions (eight weeks, June 27-August 21) $9,270. Early enrollment discount of 3 percent by December 31; tuition discounts and payment plans available case by case.

Ages 8–15 · $2,400–$2,700/session

Established in 1906, Camp Billings is a nonprofit, affordability-focused co-ed sleepaway camp for ages 8–15 on Lake Fairlee with a large global alumni network and 2026 per-session pricing in the $2,200–$2,500 range.

As published: Summer 2026: Session 1 (June 28–July 11) $2,200; Sessions 2–4 (July 12–Aug 22) $2,500 each

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

A girls' overnight camp for younger campers on Lake Morey, offering tents on platforms or rustic cabins since 1915. 2027 options are a seven-week session (June 25 to August 11), two three-week sessions and two two-week intro sessions.

As published: 2027: full session $14,475; 3-week sessions $9,400; 2-week intro $6,000 (2026 full session $14,200)

Ages 9–14 · $9,800–$13,800/season

Nearly 100 years old (founded 1927), Camp Killooleet is a screen-free, deliberately non-competitive traditional sleepaway camp for ages 9–14 on 300 acres bordering the Green Mountain National Forest in Hancock. It's distinguished by camper-choice scheduling and an unusually broad mix of sports and arts offerings, including ceramics, woodworking, silverwork, and video.

As published: Full summer session: $13,800 (camp also lists a "calculated cost to cover expenses" of $14,300); July-only option for first-time campers (one month): $9,800. Tuition covers all food, activities, trips

Ages 10–15 · $3,950–$8,350/session

Camp Kiniya is an overnight camp for girls ages 9-14 on the shores of Lake Champlain, founded in 1919 and run by Camp Dudley since 2006. Campers have a single 25-day session, choose arts, athletics and outdoor majors, and take age-scaled hiking, climbing or canoe trips in the Green Mountains. Tuition is offered in tiers with a tuition assistance option.

As published: 2027 tiered tuition shared with Camp Dudley: Tier 1 $8,350 (true cost), Tier 2 $7,250, Tier 3 $6,150, Tier 4 $5,050, Tier 5 $3,950, and Tier 6 is the tuition assistance program with a financial aid application. Non-refundable $400 deposit (or a reduced amount). Camp states over 22 percent of campers at both camps used tuition assistance in 2026.

Ages 8–14 · $9,400–$14,475/session

Lanakila is an overnight camp for boys and gender nonbinary youth in grades 3-8 on Lake Morey, run by the Aloha Foundation. Campers choose from daily activity periods that include sailing, ropes, archery, woodshop and a first-session camp musical, with a minimalist, rustic approach. Sessions run three weeks, seven weeks or longer through a Bridge program.

As published: 2027: full seven-week season $14,475 (June 25-August 11); each three-week session $9,400 (June 25-July 18 and July 20-August 11); Bridge program (eight weeks, from June 21) $14,475. Campership aid is based on household income.

Ages 13–17

A one-week residential summer camp run by Outright Vermont for LGBTQ+ and allied teens ages 13 to 17, with hiking, swimming, archery, campfires, arts, theater games and social justice workshops. Summer 2026 sessions ran July 3 to 9 and July 11 to 17.

As published: 2026: $1,400 full tuition per one-week session; partial and full scholarships and installment plans available

Ages 8–14 · $3,595–$8,413/session

Camp Sangamon is an overnight camp for boys and non-binary children on 200 acres with a small lake near Rutland, founded in 1922. Campers direct their own day by choosing from over twenty activities, including waterfront, creative arts, a farm and garden program, riding and hiking trips. The community is about 90 campers living in cabin groups of eight to ten with three staff leaders.

As published: 2027: two-week sessions $3,595 (July 18-31 and August 1-14); three-week Session 1 (June 27-July 17) $5,047; Sessions 2 and 3 (July 18-August 14) listed at $6,728; Sessions 1 and 2 (June 27-July 31) $8,413. Enroll by December 31 for a 3 percent discount; need-based aid and payment plans available.

Ages 6–13

A very small family-run business offering weekly youth day camps in Middlebury's Wright Park and the Terrahana Forest in Ripton, including a nature-skills week, an "Ironwood Battle Camp" and an older-camper week ending with an overnight camp-out. 2026 registration has closed and all weeks are full, with a waitlist.

As published: 2026: $325-$400 sliding scale per week (true cost $360) for the 6-11 weeks; $400 for Ironwood Battle Camp; $460 for Elderberries. $100 non-refundable deposit per session.

Ages 6–12 · $110–$225/week

Capital Kids Day Camp is the City of Montpelier's long-running municipal day camp for grades 1–6, based at the Montpelier Recreation Area with access to the pool, playground, tennis courts, ball fields, trails, and Hubbard Park. It has been described by the department as a seasonal highlight for over 17 years.

As published: $175/week (resident, 1st camper) / $225 (non-resident); half-day option $110 (resident) / $145 (non-resident); discounted rate for additional siblings

Ages 5–12 · $345/week

Common Ground Center, a year-round nonprofit facility in Starksboro, runs adventure day camps for children in grades K-6 during school vacation weeks, including a one-week summer camp for campers from the Addison and Chittenden County region. Summer activities include archery, tennis, swimming, creek and pond exploring, gardening, cooking and music. Teens ages 13-14 can apply as counselors in training.

As published: 2026 Summer Adventure Camp $345 per child, with a $25 sibling discount; bus transportation when applicable is $50.

Ages 8–13

A weeklong summer day camp at Craftsbury Outdoor Center with roller skiing, biathlon rifle shooting, canoeing, orienteering, mountain biking, swimming, scull learning and an adventure race. The 2026 camp ran June 22-26 and requires a Craftsbury membership.

As published: 2026: $250 per child for the week, includes t-shirt, lunch not included; Craftsbury membership required (no member discount)

Ages 7–17 · $1,450–$2,600/session

Dunkley's is an overnight gymnastics camp on the shores of Lake Champlain that the camp calls Vermont's first and only sleepaway gymnastics camp. It takes about 50 campers per session, from beginners through USAG Level 9, with girls' weeks and two co-ed weeks. Afternoons add waterfront activities, martial arts, dance, art, cooking and woodworking.

As published: 2027: one-week session $1,450; two-week sessions $2,600; non-refundable $300 deposit per session; 5 percent sibling discount. Sessions run Sunday through Friday.

$200/week

GEMS is a Randolph, Vermont nonprofit running week-long summer camps for middle-school-aged youth focused on confidence-building, relationship skills, and leadership, through crafts, games, peer support, and community service activities.

As published: 2026: "The cost of camp will remain the same for 2026: $200/week."

Ages 3–14

Nature day camps at the Audubon Vermont center in Huntington focused on outdoor exploration, with hikes, bonfires and pond critter scooping. Run as a summer lottery-registered camp (late June to mid-August, themed weeks) plus school-vacation day camps in 2026-27.

As published: Summer (as listed): Preschool/K half day $175, full day $335; Ecology Day Camp $335; Teen Camp $410 per camp week. Vacation day camps $70/day (Nov 23-24, Feb 22-26, Apr 19-23 of 2026-27)

Ages 9–15 · $700–$2,600/session

Hosmer Point is a co-ed residential camp on a lake in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, part of the Craftsbury Outdoor Center family and run by a nonprofit foundation. Campers in grades 3-9 attend 13-day sleepaway sessions and set their own daily activity schedule. Tuition uses an honor-system, income-based sliding scale, and the campus is unplugged.

As published: Sliding scale for 13-day camps (camp lists 2026 brackets): $700, $1000, $1300, $1600, $1900, $2200, $2500 (true cost of camp), up to $2600 and above; tuition covers meals, lodging and programming with no additional fees. 2027 sessions: June 20-July 2, July 4-16, July 18-30, August 1-13.

Ages 8–16 · $5,975–$12,650/session

Keewaydin Dunmore is a boys' overnight camp on Lake Dunmore in the Green Mountains, established in 1910. Campers ages 8-16 combine in-camp activities with a canoeing and hiking trip program, and each camper takes a camping trip every month. Older campers can join extended canoe trips into Quebec.

As published: 2027: 8 weeks $12,650 (June 27-August 21); 4 weeks $9,750; 2 weeks (new campers ages 8-10 only) $5,975; 5-week Wilderness trip (ages 16-18) $11,000. Early bird discount of $250 if enrolled by November 1. Optional extras listed: Burlington Airport transport $125, NYC chaperoned bus $250.

Ages 6–16

The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum runs summer day camps for ages 6-16 on subjects such as fishing, watershed ecology, snorkeling, metalsmithing and boating, plus overnight teen programs for ages 13-16 that include kayak building, a seven-day kayak expedition and a sailing skills camp. All camps are pay-what-you-can, with a standard tuition listed for each camp. The museum opened in 1985 and the programs connect to Lake Champlain history, archaeology and ecology.

As published: Standard tuition shown for each camp, paid on a pay-what-you-can basis: day camps about $400 for a week; three-week kayak building camp $2,950; Champlain Discovery kayak expedition $2,065; Sail Champlain five-day overnight camp $1,475. Pricing year is not stated on the page.

Summer day camps from the Middlebury Area Land Trust that connect local youth with protected forests, meadows and rivers. The camps ran in summer 2026, and the site lists a 2026 brochure and vacation camps coming.

As published: Example 2026 camp (TAM Trekkers, Aug 3-7): $350 members / $400 non-members per week; other camp prices not confirmed on the official page

Ages 8–15

Adventure and mountain-biking camps in the Mad River Valley designed and led by professional guides, with day and overnight options. 2027 sessions run June 21 to August 20 (dates tentative), 8am to 4pm Monday to Friday, with registration opening November 20.

As published: Honor-based sliding scale by household income. 6-day overnight: $1,450 (income $185K and up), $1,050 ($100K to $185K), $795 ($70K to $99K), $650 ($50K to $69K), $450 (under $49K). 5-day overnight: $1,210, $855, $655, $545, $375. Day camps $375 at every income level. Scholarships available for families who need more help

Ages 3–14

Merck Forest & Farmland Center runs weekly nature-immersion day camps on its forest and working farm in Rupert. Programs are grouped by age: Little Sprouts (3-5), Little Oaks (6-8), Big Oaks (9-11) and Crew Camp (12-14), with Crew Camp focused on property-improvement projects and backcountry skills. Registration closes 30 days before each session.

As published: 2026: Little Sprouts $175 per session; Little Oaks, Big Oaks and Crew Camp listed as "From $285" per week-long session. Exact tuition beyond these figures is Not published on the camp pages.

Grades 1 to 6 (about ages 5–11)

A weekday summer day camp run by Mount Snow in the Green Mountain National Forest, led by what the resort calls "expert adventurers," with hiking, biking, swimming, golfing, chairlift rides, and arts and crafts. Open June 22 to August 28, 2026, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with groups by grade (Hawks 1-2, Eagles 3-4, Falcons 5-6).

As published: Not published on the camp page (5-pack and 10-pack options are referenced but no prices shown)

A Stowe adventure camp offering weekday day camp for ages 6 and up through summer 2026, plus Thursday overnight campouts and multi-day mountain biking, surf, river and Maine and Adirondack adventures. The company says it opened its doors in 1994.

As published: Day camp $500 per week (June 22 to September 4, 2026, 8:30am to 4:30pm); early summer week $125 per day or $500 per week; Thursday overnight campout $100; multi-day adventures $495 to $1,250 (for example Mountain Bike Camp $495, Surf Camp $595, Maine Adventure $1,250)

North Branch Nature Center runs outdoor day camps in the forests and fields around the center in Montpelier, with teacher-naturalists leading weekly themed camps for children from PreK through 7th grade. Camps hike to a "base camp" each day, with wading and water exploration but no swimming. The center also offers Camp BranchOUT, a nature-based day camp for queer and gender creative kids ages 10-12 in collaboration with Outright Vermont.

As published: Not published on the camp page (registration is through a lottery; financial support packages are based on household income). Aftercare is offered for PreK through 3rd grade camps.

Ages 8–13

A weeklong mountain bike day camp run by NorthWoods Stewardship Center's education program, riding Kingdom Trails and Burke Mountain Bike Park with bike maintenance, a hike, and swimming. The 2026 early session ran June 29 to July 3 at the Burke Mountain Hotel and Conference Center; the site says 2027 details are coming.

As published: 2026: $750 per week (Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm); camperships available

Ages 6–17

Summer day camps (ages 6-14) and overnight expedition trips (ages 11-17) run by the Burlington climbing center, led by guides, trip leaders and counselors. The 2027 calendar is listed as coming soon, with registration opening February 1.

As published: Not published (scholarships available)

Ages 6–13 · $495–$545/week

Rugged Adventures is an outdoor adventure camp based in Stowe, founded in 2010 and run by professional educators, offering both day camps and overnight adventure trips with hiking, biking, and swimming in the Green Mountains.

As published: "Maximum age for overnights is 13."

Grades 3 to 8 (about ages 7–13)

A weekday nature-based day camp at the 600-acre Sage Mountain Botanical Sanctuary, with student-led programs on the land's ecology, wilderness skills and play. Six weeks ran June 22 to July 31, 2026, 9am to 3pm; transportation is available.

As published: Sliding scale tuition, no fixed prices listed; limited partial scholarships

Ages 5–17

Shelburne Farms, the well-known nonprofit working farm and education center on Lake Champlain, runs a farm-based summer camp program for ages 5–17, including a teen Youth Leader track for ages 14–17. The organization offers need-based sliding-scale financial assistance to reduce cost barriers for families.

As published: Not published (need-based sliding-scale financial assistance available; before/after care is $3 per half hour per family)

Ages 8–16

A girls' overnight camp on Lake Dunmore founded in 1921, combining on-site activities with canoeing, hiking and a wilderness trip program. Sister camp to Keewaydin Dunmore but a separate girls' camp.

As published: 2027: 8 weeks $12,650; 4 weeks $9,750; 2 weeks $5,975 (new campers entering grades 2-4); Songa Wilderness $11,000. 2026: 8 weeks $12,200. $250 early bird discount by Nov 1; 5% sibling discount

Grades 1 to 10 (about ages 5–15)

A town-run day camp in Stowe combining hiking, biking, water sports, creative, science and sports activities that campers choose themselves, with weekly theme weeks and Friday field trips. Groups run from Kinders through TREC (grades 6-9), Monday to Friday, 7:45am to 4:15pm.

As published: 2026: Kinders/Explorers/Innovators $255/week resident, $265/week non-resident ($1,450 / $1,500 full camp); TREC $265/week resident, $275/week non-resident ($1,500 / $1,550 full camp). Payment plan and scholarships available