Camps with water sports 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 8–15 · $6,500/session

A sports-specialty overnight camp for boys on the Bridgton Academy campus in North Bridgton, running all-inclusive 3-week sessions and pairing athletic coaching with traditional camp elements (waterfront, cabin life); ACA accreditation and a relatively low Google review count (compared to the larger traditional camps in this list) are consistent with a newer or more niche program (one review referenced its "inaugural summer in 2011").

As published: $6,500 per 3-week session, all-inclusive (2027 sessions); $200 early-enrollment discount if enrolled by Dec 31, 2026, bringing it to $6,300

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

$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 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

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 6–15 · $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

Ages 7–16

A boys' camp in the Belgrade Lakes region of Maine with sports, waterfront and arts programs, founded in 1947. It also runs Camp Eastwood for younger boys.

As published: 2027: First Session (Jun 24-Jul 16) $10,950; Second Session (Jul 19-Aug 10) $10,950; Full Session (Jun 24-Aug 10) $18,350

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 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%)

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

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 7–15 · $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

A girls' overnight camp on East Pond in the Belgrade Lakes region of Smithfield, Maine, with team and individual sports, arts, culinary classes, dance, adventure trips and a lake and pool aquatics program. Sister camp to Camp Eastwood.

As published: 2027: Full Somer (Jun 24-Aug 10) $17,900; Half Somer (Jun 24-Jul 16 or Jul 19-Aug 10) $10,800; deposit $3,500 full, $2,500 half

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

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

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 12–18 · $1,750–$2,500/session

The Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership runs overnight science programs of 6 to 11 days on Hurricane Island in Penobscot Bay, for middle and high school students. The 2027 programs include terrestrial and marine ecology, oceanography, snorkeling for science, art and marine science, and an Advanced Ocean Lab. Tuition covers boat transportation between Rockland and the island, housing, meals and programming.

As published: 2027: $1,750 per program for the 6-day middle school and high school programs, and $2,500 for the Advanced Ocean Lab, all inclusive of transportation between Rockland and Hurricane Island, housing, meals, snacks and programming.

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)

Grades 2 to 10 (about ages 6–15)

A brother-sister overnight camp in Oxford, Maine with a four-week program built around arts, outdoor adventure, media, athletics and waterfront. Founded in 1907.

As published: 2027: Session One (Jun 23-Jul 17) or Session Two (Jul 21-Aug 14) $9,800 each; Two Week Program for first-time campers entering grades 2-5 $6,800

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

Ages 7–16

Day camp at L.L.Bean's Freeport Outdoor Discovery Schools with small-group outdoor activities such as kayaking, archery and fly casting; Teen Adventure Week is a one-week program for older campers.

As published: Not published on the camps page (directory says under $500 per week)

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

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 11–17

A Christian wilderness camp for teens 11-17 on more than 7,000 acres of woods, streams and lakes in western Maine, run by Christian Camps & Conferences. Activities include waterskiing, whitewater rafting, climbing and fishing.

As published: 2027: two-week sessions $2,045; four-week months $4,090; WILD I 4-week leadership program $4,090 (WILD II $3,850, filled); registration opens Sept 1

Ages 6–10 · $325/week

The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust and Brightfield School educators run a weekday nature day camp for ages 6 to 10, with drop-off at Brightfield School in Bath. Campers hike at places such as Thorne Head and Morse Mountain, learn to paddleboard, learn to clam and make clam chowder over a fire, and spend a beach day at Fort Popham. Registration is handled through Brightfield School.

As published: 2026: $325 per week, 9am to 3pm. Scholarships of $100 off are available.

Ages 9–15 · $12,500–$15,600/session

A small, historic (1902) boys' wilderness and canoe-tripping camp on an island in Great Pond near Rome — capped at 85–90 campers with an unusually tight overall camper-to-counselor ratio (near 2:1), a staff pipeline drawn heavily from former campers, and a stated 90% camper return rate, all pointing to a close-knit, tradition-heavy program rather than a large commercial one.

As published: "True Cost of Camp": $15,600; Subsidized tuition: $12,500 — per single six-week summer session (2027: June 25–Aug 8)