Camps with swimming 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 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 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 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 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 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 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

A lakefront recreational and educational camp in Dedham, Maine for individuals with disabilities, offering weekly day and overnight camp sessions from late June to mid-August. Family lodging and rentals are also available; Travel Camp is not currently operating.

As published: Not published

A boys' summer camp in Casco, Maine with a sports focus and more than 50 land and water activities, including hockey. The site says the camp has existed for over 60 years.

As published: Not published in the page text read (2027 rates page lists dates only)

Ages 7–18

A traditional overnight camp in Livermore, Maine built around the arts, with daily studios in singing, dancing and acting plus swimming, hiking and farm visits. The 2027 Standing Ovation session ends with a production of High School Musical Jr.

As published: 2027: Teen Leadership at Camp (Jun 26-30) $795; Barefoot Arts (Jul 5-10) $1,195; Standing Ovation (Jul 12-24) $2,245; Under the Stars (Jul 26-Aug 7) $2,245; deposits $350-$450; sibling and multi-session discounts $350

Ages 8–16

A small nonprofit overnight camp for girls on 84-acre Twigg Farm in Union, Maine, with a private lakefront on Seven Tree Pond, gardens, art and a flexible schedule. Sessions have just 8 to 20 campers.

As published: 2027: Session 1 (Jun 25-Jul 2, grades 4-6) $2,285; Session 2 (Jul 5-17, grades 6-8) $3,965; Session 3 (Jul 24-30, grades 3-5) $1,960; Session 4 (Aug 1-13, grades 7-9) $3,965; financial assistance available; $100 referral discount

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 8–17 · $4,950–$11,475/session

Camp Encore/Coda is a music-focused camp in Sweden, Maine, for campers finishing grades 3 through 11, with overnight sessions of two, three or six weeks and a day camp. Campers take part in ensembles, musical theater, jazz, rock, orchestra and vocal programs alongside a waterfront and recreation. The camp describes a non-competitive community of around 100 campers.

As published: 2027 overnight full rate: Session I or II (3 weeks) $6,980 each; Full Session (6 weeks) $11,475; Staccato 2-week sessions $4,950 each. A lower community rate (honor system) is offered: $6,575 for 3 weeks and $10,800 for 6 weeks. Day camp pricing not published

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

Kindergarten to grade 6 (about ages 4–11)

A Bangor Region YMCA day camp for kids entering kindergarten through 6th grade, with archery, swim instruction, arts and crafts, nature hikes, drama, music, ropes course and STEAM. The Y also runs Adventure Day Camp (grades 5-10) and Camp Acorn (K-3).

As published: Not published in the page text read (3-tier pricing; financial assistance available)

Ages 5–12

A co-ed, primarily outdoor day camp on a 26-acre property that runs rain or shine, built on YMCA values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Campers explore forests, fields and trails, swim and play classic camp games.

As published: Not published on the page (see camp brochure PDF); directory lists under $500 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 4–16 · $345–$407/week

Camp Ketcha, operated by the nonprofit Ketcha Outdoors on 107 acres in Scarborough, has run traditional outdoor day camp since 1964, with programs spanning swimming, archery, farm and gardening, drama, arts and crafts, and a ropes course for ages 4-14, alongside specialty camps like Rope & Rock and Animal Camp.

As published: Weekly tuition generally under $500 (e.g., Cottontails $347/week, Bobcats $345/week, Animal Camp $390-$407/week for 2026); $50 weekly deposit plus $25 annual registration fee

Ages 8–17 · $4,850–$9,250/session

Camp Kieve is a boys' overnight camp founded in 1926 on Damariscotta Lake in Nobleboro (near Damariscotta), serving ages 8-17 across two 26-day main sessions and two 10-day Junior Kieve sessions for grades 2-4, with noncompetitive programming plus wilderness tripping.

As published: Main sessions (26 days) $9,250; Junior sessions (10 days) $4,850

Grades 2 to 11 (about ages 6–16)

An unplugged Jewish overnight camp in Bridgton, Maine for rising 2nd to 11th graders, with a Zohar program for campers with cognitive and physical disabilities. Established 1913.

As published: 2027: Full Season (Jun 22-Aug 11) $16,000 standard ($15,000 summer special, $15,500 early bird); Session 1 or 2 $10,000 standard; 2-Week Session (grades 2-7) $6,000 standard; Mini-Camp $399; CIT full season $8,200; Zohar 2 weeks $8,400 / 3.5 weeks $11,700; tuition includes transportation

Ages 6–12

A classic non-profit summer day camp on Little Ossipee Lake, about thirty minutes from Saco, with waterfront lessons, nature study, drama, art barn and field games. The site reports all weeks full with a waitlist.

As published: 2026: $300 per week ($285 per week for additional siblings); before care $30 and after care $25 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

A girls' camp on 150 acres with 1.5 miles of waterfront on East Pond in Smithfield, Maine, offering 3.5 or 7 week sessions. Girls have attended since 1951.

As published: 2027: First Session (Jun 25-Jul 17) $11,100; Second Session (Jul 21-Aug 11) $11,100; Full Session (Jun 25-Aug 11) $18,650; $3,000 refundable deposit

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)

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 7–16 · $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 8–14

An Odd Fellows-sponsored day and overnight camp on True's Pond, open to youth regardless of ability. Activities include kayaking, archery, fishing, swimming, arts and crafts, hiking and campfires.

As published: Not published (directory says under $500 per week)

A family camp weekend for children with limb loss or limb difference and their families, held at Pine Tree Camp on North Pond in Rome, Maine. Programming includes waterfront activities, an adventure day, adaptive sports, peer support groups, arts and crafts, and evening gatherings.

As published: 2026: $500 per person; program fee scholarships available; children 3 and under free

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