Overnight camps in Maine

Ages 10–19 · $1,800–$3,400/session

The Acadia Institute of Oceanography is a marine-science camp in Seal Harbor (town of Mount Desert) that has introduced students ages 10-18 to physical, chemical, biological, and geological oceanography since 1975 through classroom instruction, lab work, and offshore excursions. More than 200 students attend each summer from across the country and abroad, and an advanced track offers University of Maine college credit.

As published: Introductory session $1,700; Intermediate sessions $3,300; Advanced sessions $3,300 (non-credit) or $3,400 (with college credit) for 2026

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

A nonprofit 400-acre overnight summer camp in Poland, Maine founded in 1935 to serve children, with three 12-day sessions and scholarship tiers.

As published: 2027: $3,200 full cost per 12-day session with scholarship tiers (sessions Jun 27-Jul 7, Jul 11-21, Jul 26-Aug 4); figure carried from the round-two verification, the camper-fees page text did not show the table

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 8–15 · $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 8–14 · $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 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

$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

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

Grades 2 to 11 (about ages 6–16) · $2,250–$8,250/session

Camp Chewonki is a nature-based overnight camp in Wiscasset, run by the Chewonki Foundation, for children from the end of 2nd grade through 8th grade, with backcountry trips for teens. Puffins (completing grades 2 to 3) attend an 11-day session, and full-session campers (completing grades 3 to 8) attend three weeks. Camp life centers on canoeing, kayaking, backpacking and ecology and wildlife study, and older campers can join canoe and backpacking trips in Maine, Vermont and Quebec.

As published: 2027 tiered tuition on an honor system: 3-week camp sessions and 3-week trips are $8,250 (Tier 1), $7,250 (Tier 2) and $6,000 (Tier 3); 2-week trips and the Puffin program are $4,500, $3,500 and $2,250. Tier 4 is a scholarship that requires a financial aid application. The camp says it provides more than $400,000 in need-based aid each year.

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

$6,975–$10,150/session

Camp Cobbossee is a sleepaway camp for boys on a lake in Monmouth, Maine, with a program built around sports and bunk life. Its site says it was founded in 1902 and describes camp as a place for the sports-minded boy. Sessions are about four weeks, with a shorter two-week option for first-time younger campers.

As published: 2027: Session 1 (June 22 to July 15) and Session 2 (July 18 to August 10) $10,150 each, all inclusive; Two-Week "Stay and Play" $6,975 for first-time campers leaving grades 2 to 4

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 6–10

A new overnight camp for boys and girls finishing kindergarten through 4th grade in Oakland, Maine, offering one- and two-week sessions in the Belgrade Lakes region. Led by directors Lauren Beckwith and Stacey Levy, who have nearly 50 years of combined camp experience.

As published: Not published in the page text read (2027 Dates & Rates page exists; scholarships available)

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

Ages 8–17 · $325–$350/week

Camp Good News is a Christian overnight camp run by Child Evangelism Fellowship of Maine on a campground in East Livermore, near Schoolhouse Pond. Weeklong sessions in summer serve children ages 8 to 13, with a separate week for teens ages 14 to 17. Days include canoeing, fishing, archery, basketball, photography, campfires and cabin devotions with counselors, and the camp says children are taught the Word of God.

As published: 2026: Junior Camp (ages 8 to 13) $325 per week, Teen Camp (ages 14 to 17) $350 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 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 6–15 · $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 7–16

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)

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