Camps with sailing in Maine

Ages 8–17

A traditional girls' sleepaway camp on Alford Lake in Hope, Maine, offering drama, tennis, canoeing, sailing and more. The camp is preparing for its 121st summer in 2027.

As published: 2027: Full Season $15,400 (Jun 29-Aug 16), Half Season $11,100 (Session I Jun 29-Jul 22; Session II Jul 25-Aug 16); early-enrollment rate $14,900 / $10,700 through 10/1/2026; $1,500 deposit

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 8–15 · $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 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 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 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

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 8–16 · $5,200–$14,800/session

An arts-focused coed camp in Washington, ME (founded 1967 on a site with camp roots back to 1904) built around a free-choice activity model spanning visual arts, performing arts, circus, music, and culinary programs; the camp's own history page highlights an early, notable commitment to admitting campers of color and international campers, reinforcing its identity as an inclusive, creativity-first program rather than a traditional sports/outdoors camp.

As published: 2-week sessions: $4,900; 4-week sessions: $7,500 (Summer 2026 published rates)

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%)

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

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 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 7–15 · $12,850–$18,500/season

Camp Skylemar is an ACA-accredited boys' overnight camp on 200 wooded acres on a lake in Naples, offering three- or seven-week sessions for ages 7-15 with more than 50 activities and a notably low 2:1 camper-to-staff ratio. The camp draws boys from across the U.S. and abroad.

As published: Summer 2027: "Full season: $18,500"; "1st or 2nd session: $12,850"

Ages 7–15 · $18,200/season

Camp Takajo is an ACA-accredited boys' overnight camp founded in 1947 on a lakefront setting in Naples, offering 40+ activities for ages 7-15 including tennis, baseball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, golf, swimming, sailing, waterskiing, and arts, plus trips to Acadia National Park and Mount Katahdin.

As published: $1,000 and over per week

An ACA-accredited nonprofit boys' camp in Raymond, Maine, with 27 activities including sailing, waterskiing, woodshop and camping trips. Founded in 1917.

As published: 2027: Full season (Jun 24-Aug 11) $13,400; 1st or 2nd half session $8,900 each

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 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

$12,600–$18,100/session

Camp Wildwood is a boys' sleepaway camp in Bridgton, Maine, with a seven-week season and a four-week front-end session. Campers build their own daily schedule from team and individual sports, waterfront activities and creative activities. The camp says it was founded in 1953 and is owned and operated by former campers.

As published: 2027 full summer session $18,100; four-week session $12,600

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 12–18

An overnight camp in Woolwich, Maine designed for teenagers, with sports, sailing, arts, music and one- to five-day adventure trips. Campers come from across the Americas and Europe; the camp has operated since 1967.

As published: 2027: 1st session (Jun 25-Jul 15) $2,800; 2nd session (Jul 16-Aug 5) $2,800; Full session (Jun 25-Aug 5) $5,000; $500 deposit

Ages 7–17

A Quaker overnight camp in South China, Maine with a non-competitive program of electives such as sailing, art, music, ceramics, canoeing, kayaking, photography and hiking. ACA accredited, with one- and two-week sessions divided by age.

As published: 2027 tuition amounts not shown in the page text read; deposit $300 per 2-week session ($150 for 1 week); self-applied aid levels of $400 or $640 off a 2-week session; about 50% of families receive aid

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)

Ages 8–16 · $2,600–$11,275/session

An ACA-accredited, coed traditional camp on Panther Lake in Raymond built around unusually small cabin groupings (as tight as 1 counselor per 3 campers in younger units) and flexible 1-to-5-week session lengths, with an explicit international-camper draw — a mid-sized camp oriented around personal attention rather than scale.

As published: Session 1 (2 wks): $5,450; Session 2 (3 wks): $7,100; Session 3 (2 wks): $5,450; Combined 5-week sessions: $10,750; Explorer (1 wk): $2,600; Teen Leadership (3 wks): $7,950 — per-session, Summer 2027

A nonprofit sailing club on Mount Desert Island, operating since 1996, with morning and afternoon sailing classes for youth in Optimist, RS Tera, Turbo 420 and Bullseye boats. Classes run Monday to Friday and range from beginner introductions to a racing team.

As published: $250 per session; full-day participation consists of 2 sessions (AM 9:00-11:45, PM 12:45-3:45). Year-round MDI residents can use a scholarship code at checkout. Registration is refundable before the session minus a 25% cancellation fee

Ages 7–14 · $310–$375/week

The Maine Maritime Museum runs two weekday day camps on its Kennebec River campus in Bath. Kennebec Explorers is for rising 2nd to 5th graders and focuses on the Merrymeeting Bay ecosystem, with field trips, river boat cruises, science experiments and crafts. Mariners Adventure is for rising 6th to 8th graders and teaches traditional maritime skills such as carpentry, blacksmithing, sailmaking and navigation, with a day sailing a traditionally rigged schooner. The museum's page lists Kennebec Explorers as wait list only for 2026.

As published: 2026: Kennebec Explorers $310 per week, Mariners Adventure $375 per week. Museum members get 10% off. A $75 non-refundable deposit is required per camper, and early drop-off and late pick-up (8:00 am to 5:00 pm) cost an extra $40. Camp runs 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

A family camp described as a hybrid between a traditional New England summer camp and an all-inclusive family vacation, for guests aged 2 to 102. Founded in 1904 as a farming camp and reimagined in 1994.

As published: 2027: $1,950 per person per week (adults and children 13+); $1,840 ages 5-12; $1,690 ages 2-4; under 2 free; all-inclusive; one-week sessions Jun 20-Aug 14, 2027

Ages 6–16

Midcoast day camps (Explorer's Club, Making Wild, Best of the Midcoast) plus multi-day expeditions led by outdoor educators and Maine Guides. Founded in 2021.

As published: Not published

Ages 5–14

A nonprofit waterfront day camp on Walker Pond serving the Blue Hill peninsula, with Scamp (5-6), Nichols (7-12) and Adventure (13-14) programs. Its mission is to give peninsula youth a lifelong passion for outdoor recreational and educational experiences.

As published: Not published on the main page (a Rates page exists; directory lists tuition under $300 with a Hancock County discount)