Parents and kids can participate as a unit or strike out on their own under the guidance of camp staff. Families stay in the same log-frame dormitory cabins that house youth campers during the rest of the summer, and eat meals in a central dining hall. Here are four that will have you dreaming of toasted marshmallows. This YMCA-run camp east of New Bern uses the sheltered waters of Pamlico Sound for its highly regarded sailing and seamanship programs. The camp accommodates 55 families, who stay in private cabins or a limited number of air-conditioned rooms.
Child care is available for the youngest kids for two hours each day.
Families bunk in rustic lakefront cabins and spend their days following a traditional camp schedule of canoeing, hiking, swimming, sailing, singing, craft-making, and studying natural history. Special teen activities, including an overnight hike, may help convince your otherwise reluctant adolescent that camp is actually kind of cool. Though infants and toddlers are welcome, there are no programs for children under four. Maine Family campers gather on the shores of Panther Pond, about 25 miles northwest of Portland, for a week of canoeing, sailing, windsurfing, hiking, swimming, mountain biking, archery, and other classic camp activities. Mariah Media Inc. All rights reserved.