Menu About Us Camp Emerson is an overnight summer camp for girls and boys, age 7-15. Our campers design their own programs from 50 activities including: athletics, visual arts, performing arts, watersports on 2 lakes, swimming in our heated pool, wilderness and our Step Beyond Program – cooking, science, engineering, rocketry, CO2 race cars, woodworking and more! Camp Emerson is located on 170 beautiful acres in the Berkshire Mountains of western Massachusetts – 3 hours from Boston and New York City. My parents started Camp Emerson in 1968. As the Camp Director, I’m known for taking the time to understand every child and family. 100 passionate staff supervise our 220 campers. Camp Emerson is also a Food Allergy Specialist. We are peanut, treenut, sesame and shellfish free. Children with multiple anaphylactic allergies eat safely and can focus on being themselves and having fun. Join us for either 2, 4 or 6 weeks during our children’s camp or come for Family Camp or our Women’s Getaway Weekends. If you are a First Time Camper and want to find out more about our overnight camp 2 week program click here. We go into great detail about how this is a perfect way for kids to try summer camp for the first time ZERO Number of peanuts and treenuts allowed at camp = 0! About Us At a glance Our Philosophy Our Directors Our Staff Our Facilities Our Galleries Food Allergy Specialists Adult & Family Camps Womens Weekend Family Camp Camp Minder Login For Parents First Time Parents Camp Tours Dates and Fees International Families Brochure FAQ's For Campers First Time Campers Returning Campers FAQ's Food Menu Activities Camp Map The Bubble For Staff / Alumni Staff New Staff Online Application Alumni Camp Yearbooks Timeline Registration Activities Athletics Performing Arts Step beyond Swimming & Water Sports Visual Arts Wilderness Contact Subscribe to our newsletter here for regular updates Connect With Us Overnight Summer Camp Massachusetts, Specialist Food Allergy Camp © 2020 Camp Emerson. All rights reserved. Legal Information Terms & conditions Privacy Policy Camp Minder Contact Website by net*