Camps with horseback riding in Maine

Ages 7–17 · $5,500–$12,600/session

Camp Arcadia is an ACA-accredited sleepaway camp for girls ages 7 to 17 in Otisfield, Maine, with full-season, session and introductory programs. The camp's stated mission is to build confidence and life skills, encourage healthy challenges and deepen respect for the outdoors. Its site says it has run since 1916 and has a separate scholarship foundation.

As published: 2027: Full Season (June 26 to August 13) $12,600; First Session (June 26 to July 24) $9,600; Second Session (July 25 to August 13) $7,000; Introductory Sessions A, B and C (grades 1 to 3, about two weeks) $5,500 each

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 · $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

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

$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 7–18 · $18,200/session

Camp Mataponi is an all-girls overnight camp founded in 1910 on more than 5,000 feet of Sebago Lake shorefront in Naples, serving roughly 320 girls ages 7-15 with a full traditional camp program plus horseback riding and an adventure/ropes course. It is led by Marcy and Dan Isdaner, who have over 30 years at the camp.

As published: Summer 2027 MATA "7" session (June 26 - August 11): "Tuition $18,200" (about 6.5 weeks)

Ages 7–16 · $10,800–$17,700/session

A large, historically significant coed Jewish camp in Belgrade — billed as the oldest continuously operating Jewish camp in the U.S. (founded 1922, now past its 100th season) — with a sizable seasonal staff (~200 people) and roughly 1:3 counselor-to-camper cabins, positioning it as an established, full-scale traditional camp rather than a boutique operation.

As published: Full Season: $17,700; Half Session (either half): $10,800 — per-session, Summer 2027 (cash/ACH rate; credit card +3%)

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 7–17

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

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

Ages 7–17 · $9,100–$16,050/session

Camp Tapawingo is an ACA-accredited sleepaway camp for girls in Sweden, Maine, with a full seven-week summer and two shorter sessions. The camp describes an intimate community of no more than 150 campers, with eight campers and at least two counselors in each bunk. It says it has been building traditions for over 100 years.

As published: 2027: Full Summer (June 27 to August 14) $16,050; First Session (June 27 to July 25) $10,250; Second Session (July 26 to August 14) $9,100; CIT Program $10,000. Optional horseback riding $850 full summer, $600 partial summer; senior trip and Vagabond fees extra

Ages 7–15 · $18,000/season

A large (300-camper), well-resourced girls' camp on Echo Lake in Fayette on a 300+ acre campus, founded 1936, with a notably high stated camper-return rate (95%+); scale and stated retention together suggest a camp with a strong, loyal existing family base more than one relying on new-customer acquisition.

As published: Base tuition: $18,000 per full summer session (2027: June 26–Aug 11); additional Personal/Trip/Outing fee of $450

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 6–12

A farm day camp where campers ride horses, walk goats, try goat milking, make cheese, jam and soap, and catch frogs. Runs nine Monday to Friday weeks, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm.

As published: $545 per camper per week (2026); early/late drop-off $15 per session

Ages 7–15

A girls' traditional sleepaway camp in Harrison, Maine with a 3.5-week residential program, 60+ instructional activities and a "Choice with Structure" model. Also offers a two-week Rookie Camp for girls completing grades 1-3.

As published: 2027: $10,400 for the 3.5-week session (Session I Jun 24-Jul 18; Session II Jul 22-Aug 15); Two Week Rookie Camp $6,750; horse program add-ons from $725 (1 week) to $4,050 (3-week Savvy Club); $2,500 deposit

Ages 8–14

A co-ed overnight arts and outdoors camp on 350+ acres in Freedom, Maine, with a private lake, llamas, horses, glassblowing, ceramics, high ropes and kayaking. Campers choose their own daily activities, and the camp is electronics-free.

As published: 2027: 1st or 2nd Session (about 4 weeks) $8,925; 1.5 Sessions $12,950; Double Session (Jun 27-Aug 19) $15,900; Intro half sessions (new campers 8-10) $5,350 each; teen Hidden Valley Adventures full session $9,300, half $5,525; Hidden Valley Arts $8,925

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)

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

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 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