America's Best Summer Camps 2024
Summer camp activities often become idyllic memories: canoeing, campfires and long hikes with scenic views. These experiences are formative for the children who can experience them.
The American Camp Association is a national organization serving the more than 15,000 year-round and summer camps in the U.S., which collectively welcome 26 million campers. Last year, the group released a study showing that 58 percent of youth said their time at summer camp "helped them appreciate the importance of being present in the moment." In today's fast-paced world, an opportunity to experience life away from omnipresent screens and endlessly updating timelines makes the experience of summer camp even more valuable.
With so many camps nationwide, though, parents have a challenging task in picking the right one for their children. Choosing a summer camp requires aligning its offerings with the personality and interests of the camper, as well as the safety and financial concerns of the parent. To help, Newsweek has partnered with data researcher Plant-A Insights Group to present the second annual ranking of America's Best Summer Camps.
The list presents the 500 best U.S. summer camps, split into 200 day camps and 300 overnight camps. The locations are ranked based on a survey of 30,000 parents conducted in 2023 and 2024 and nearly 700,000 social media reviews on Google and Facebook. Camps were rated on criteria like selection of offered activities, accessibility, staff-to-children ratio and camp safety.
This year's edition of America's Best Summer Camps offers the most far-reaching guidance on finding the right setting for your child's summer adventure.
These rankings are intended to support parents as they research summer camp options for their children. They are informational, not prescriptive: Parents and guardians, who know their children so well, are the decision-makers.
Star Rating | Name | City | State | Affiliations | Gender | Type | ACA Accreditation |
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★★★★½ | 4-H Adventure Camp | Donnelly | Idaho | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | |
★★★★★ | 4-H Camp Bristol Hills | Canandaigua | New York | 4-H Clubs | Coed, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | 4-H Camp Shankitunk | Delhi | New York | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | 4-H Memorial Camp | Monticello | Illinois | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Adventure Center of Asheville Day Camp | Asheville | North Carolina | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Adventure Experiences | Almont | Colorado | Day | |||
★★★★ | Adventure Unlimited Ranches | Buena Vista | Colorado | Overnight | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★½ | AL 4-H Youth Development Center | Columbiana | Alabama | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Alford Lake Camp | Hope | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Coed, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Aloha Beach Camp | Malibu | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Aloha Hive | Fairlee | Vermont | Independent, Not for Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Alpine Camp For Boys | Mentone | Alabama | Nondenominational Christian | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Angeles Crest Christian Camp | La Canada | California | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Arcadia Nature Camp | Easthampton | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Athens Y Camps | Lakemont | Georgia | Nondenominational Christian | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Auburn YMCA Summer Day Camp | Auburn | Washington | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Baco for Boys Che-Na-Wah for Girls | Minerva | New York | Independent, For Profit | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Bar 717 Ranch/Camp Trinity | Hayfork | California | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Bar T Mountainside | Urbana | Maryland | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Barbara C Harris Camp | Greenfield | New Hampshire | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Bar-T Ranch Summer Camp | Gaithersburg | Maryland | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Bay View YMCA Summer Camp | Webster | New York | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Bear Glasgow YMCA Camp Cassey | Newark | Delaware | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Beber Camp | Mukwonago | Wisconsin | Jewish, Association of Independent Jewish Camps | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Berkshire Hills Eisenberg Camp | Copake | New York | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Beth Sholom Day Camp | Roslyn Heights | New York | Jewish, Conservative | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Bethel Horizons | Dodgeville | Wisconsin | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Betsy Jeff Penn 4-H Educational Center | Reidsville | North Carolina | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Big Bear Lake Christian Camp | Big Bear Lake | California | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Big Lake Youth Camp (SDA) | Sisters | Oregon | Seventh-day Adventist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Birchmont: A Pierce Camp | Wolfeboro | New Hampshire | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Black Bear Lake Day Camp | Millstone Township | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Blue Hills Nature Camp | Milton | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Blue Mountain Day Camp YMCA | Newton | New Jersey | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Blue Star Camps | Hendersonville | North Carolina | Jewish, Other | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Bradford Woods/Camp Riley | Martinsville | Indiana | College or University | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Breezemont Day Camp | Armonk | New York | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Brewster Day Camp | Brewster | Massachusetts | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Broad Meadow Brook Nature Camp | Worcester | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Broadmoor Nature Camp | Natick | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Cactus Day Camp | Paradise Valley | Arizona | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Cali Camp | Topanga | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camarillo Family YMCA Day Camp | Camarillo | California | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Adahi | Cloudland | Georgia | Overnight | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★ | Camp Addisone Boyce | Tomkins Cove | New York | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Agawak | Minocqua | Wisconsin | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Agnes Arnold | Conroe | Texas | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Agnes S. McMillen | Huntertown | Indiana | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Alice Pittenger | McCall | Idaho | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Allen | Bedford | New Hampshire | Lions Club | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Alonim | Brandeis | California | Jewish, Other | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Amahami | Deposit | New York | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | |
★★★★★ | Camp America Day Camp | Chalfont | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Androscoggin | Wayne | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Anne | Ancramdale | New York | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Camp Arnaz | Ventura | California | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp ASCCA | Jacksons Gap | Alabama | Easterseals | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp at the J | Cincinnati | Ohio | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Au Sable (SDA) | Grayling | Michigan | Seventh-day Adventist | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Avoda | Middleboro | Massachusetts | Independent, Not for Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp AZDA - ADA | Prescott | Arizona | American Diabetes Association | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Baker | Chesterfield | Virginia | The Arc | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Ballibay for the Fine and Performing Arts | Wyalusing | Pennsylvania | Overnight | |||
★★★★½ | Camp Barney Medintz | Cleveland | Georgia | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Barney Medintz | Cleveland | Georgia | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Bear Creek | Wyoming | Iowa | Presbyterian | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Bear Track | Drasco | Arkansas | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Becket YMCA | Becket | Massachusetts | YMCA | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Betsey Cox | Pittsford | Vermont | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Birch Trails | Irma | Wisconsin | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Blessing Texas | Brenham | Texas | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Blue Bay | East Hampton | New York | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Blue Ridge GA | Clayton | Georgia | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Bob Waldorf | Glendale | California | Jewish, Association of Independent Jewish Camps | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Boggy Creek | Eustis | Florida | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Bonnie Brae | East Otis | Massachusetts | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Brookwoods - Deer Run | Alton | New Hampshire | Overnight | |||
★★★★ | Camp Brosius | Elkhart Lake | Wisconsin | College or University | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Butterworth | Maineville | Ohio | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Capers | Waring | Texas | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Carson YMCA | Princeton | Indiana | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Carter YMCA | Fort Worth | Texas | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Carysbrook | Riner | Virginia | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Cavell | Lexington | Michigan | YWCA | Coed | Overnight | |
★★★★★ | Camp Cedarbrook in the Adirondacks | Corinth | New York | Nondenominational Christian | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Cedarledge | Pevely | Missouri | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Centerland (JCCA) | Getzville | New York | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Champions | Marble Falls | Texas | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Chase YMCA | Burlington | Connecticut | YMCA | Coed | Day | |
★★★★★ | Camp Chatuga | Mountain Rest | South Carolina | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Cherokee (SDA) | Saranac Lake | New York | Seventh-day Adventist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Chestnut Ridge | Efland | North Carolina | United Methodist | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Chickami | Wayland | Massachusetts | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Chief Ouray | Granby | Colorado | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Christopher | Akron | Ohio | Roman Catholic | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | camp claire | Lyme | Connecticut | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Classen YMCA | Davis | Oklahoma | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Cloud Rim | Park City | Utah | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Connri | Ashford | Connecticut | Salvation Army | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Conowingo | Conowingo | Maryland | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp CUMCITO | Warsaw | Missouri | Nondenominational Christian | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp DaKaNi | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Camp Fire | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Danbee | Peru | Massachusetts | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Dark Waters | Medford | New Jersey | Quaker | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Dart-Lo | Spokane | Washington | Camp Fire | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp DeSoto | Mentone | Alabama | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp DeWolfe | Wading River | New York | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Dickenson | Fries | Virginia | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Discovery | Gainesboro | Tennessee | Hospital/Health/Medical | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Camp Dovewood | O Brien | Florida | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Camp Eagle Ridge | Mellen | Wisconsin | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Easterseals UCP | New Castle | Virginia | Easterseals | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Echo Lake | Warrensburg | New York | Independent, For Profit | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Edey | Bayport | New York | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Edward L Kopszywa - ELK | Wrightwood | California | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Elk River | Zimmerman | Minnesota | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Endres Day Camp | Guthrie | Oklahoma | Diabetes Education & Camping Association | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Favorite | Brewster | Massachusetts | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Fernwood | Poland | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Fire Heart of Iowa | Des Moines | Iowa | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Camp Fire Minnesota | Excelsior | Minnesota | Camp Fire | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Fitch YMCA | North Springfield | Pennsylvania | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Foley | Pine River | Minnesota | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Fontanelle | Fontanelle | Nebraska | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp For All | Burton | Texas | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Foster YMCA | Spirit Lake | Iowa | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Four Echoes | Worley | Idaho | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Fowler (PCCCA) | Lake Pleasant | New York | Multidenominational Christian | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Frederick | Rogers | Ohio | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Friendship | Annandale | Minnesota | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Gambill | Sumner | Texas | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Ginger Cascades | Lenoir | North Carolina | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Glen Brook | Marlborough | New Hampshire | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Grace | Mobile | Alabama | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Grandview | Jasper | Georgia | Salvation Army | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Camp Granite Lake | Golden | Colorado | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Gravatt | Aiken | South Carolina | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Gray | Reedsburg | Wisconsin | Roman Catholic | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Camp Greenbrier | Alderson | West Virginia | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Greenwood | Gowen | Michigan | Presbyterian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Hanes YMCA | King | North Carolina | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Hawthorne Ridge | Girard | Pennsylvania | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Camp Hazen YMCA | Chester | Connecticut | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Hoffman | West Kingston | Rhode Island | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Hollywoodland | Hollywood | California | Parks and Recreation | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp 'I Am Me' | Volo | Illinois | Overnight | |||
★★★★ | Camp Independence | Webster Groves | Missouri | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp James | Newport Beach | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Jaycee (JCCA) | La Jolla | California | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Kanata | Wake Forest | North Carolina | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Keystone | Starke | Florida | Salvation Army | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Camp Kiwanis - Girl Scouts of Central Illinois | Springfield | Illinois | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Kweebec | Schwenksville | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Kweebec | Schwenksville | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Lake Luther | Angola | Indiana | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Little Giant | Makanda | Illinois | College or University | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Lovewell | Nashua | New Hampshire | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★ | Camp Manito-wish YMCA | Boulder Junction | Wisconsin | YMCA | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Mount Luther | Mifflinburg | Pennsylvania | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp NAC | Newtown | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Nejeda | Stillwater | New Jersey | Diabetes Education & Camping Association | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Oak Spring | Somerset | New Jersey | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Playland | New Canaan | Connecticut | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Ramaquois | Pomona | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Riverbend | Warren | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Sacajawea | Newfield | New Jersey | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Saginaw | Oxford | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp SAM | Sewell | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed, Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Seewackamano | Shokan | New York | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Sugarbush | Kinsman | Ohio | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Camp Tanasi | Andersonville | Tennessee | Girl Scouts of the USA | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Tevya | Brookline | New Hampshire | Jewish, Association of Independent Jewish Camps | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Tevya | Brookline | New Hampshire | Jewish, Association of Independent Jewish Camps | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Tilikum | Newberg | Oregon | Quaker | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Timber Ridge | Mableton | Georgia | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camp Veritans | Haledon | New Jersey | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Camp Victory | Zumbro Falls | Minnesota | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Camp Walt Whitman | Piermont | New Hampshire | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Weaver | Greensboro | North Carolina | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Camp Wildbrook, LTD | Cincinnati | Ohio | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Camps 'R' Us | Farmingdale | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Center Day Camp (JCCA) | Portland | Maine | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | CHAMP Camp | Martinsville | Indiana | Parks and Recreation | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Children's Hospital Colorado Burn Camps Program | Aurora | Colorado | International Association of Burn Camps | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Coleman Country Day Camp | Freeport | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Colorado Adventure point STEM CAMP | Denver | Colorado | Coed | Day | ||
★★★★½ | Colorado Lions Camp | Woodland Park | Colorado | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Colorado Mountain Ranch | Boulder | Colorado | Coed | Day | ||
★★★★½ | Crestwood Country Day School | Melville | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Crystal Lake Park District Camp | Crystal Lake | Illinois | Parks and Recreation | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Dale Turner Family YMCA | Shoreline | Washington | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Day Camps at SeaWorld | Orlando | Florida | Museum/Zoo/Science Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Decoma Day Camp Inc | Northbrook | Illinois | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Deer Mountain Day Camp | Pomona | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Deerfoot Lodge Adirondacks | Speculator | New York | Nondenominational Christian | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Deerkill Day Camp | Suffern | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Des Moines YMCA Camp | Boone | Iowa | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Diamond Ridge Camps | Jamison | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Discovery Day Camp | Indian Creek | Illinois | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Dodge YMCA | Brooklyn | New York | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Drumlin Farm Camp | Lincoln | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Eagle Rock Day Camp | Harwinton | Connecticut | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Eagle's Landing Day Camp at Mill Road | North Brunswick | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | East Bay Camp | Hudson | Illinois | United Methodist | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Eastern 4-H Center | Columbia | North Carolina | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Easterseals Camp Challenge | Sorrento | Florida | Easterseals | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Easterseals Camp Stand By Me | Vaughn | Washington | Easterseals | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Easterseals Camp Wawbeek | Wisconsin Dells | Wisconsin | Easterseals | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Eau Claire YMCA Camp Manitou | New Auburn | Wisconsin | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Echo Hill Camp | Worton | Maryland | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Edwards YMCA CAMP | East Troy | Wisconsin | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Fair Lawn Jewish Day Camp | Paramus | New Jersey | Jewish, Other | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Fairview Lake YMCA Camps and Conference Center | Newton | New Jersey | YMCA | Coed, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Falling Creek Camp Inc | Zirconia | North Carolina | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Farm and Ranch Camps at the Center | Palos Park | Illinois | Overnight | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★½ | Farm Camp | Cazadero | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Farwell for Girls | Newbury | Vermont | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Fern & Feather Nature Camp | Edgartown | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Fernwood Cove | Harrison | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | FFGC Wekiva Youth Camp | Apopka | Florida | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Fitton Family YMCA Day Camp | Hamilton | Ohio | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Flat Rock River YMCA Camps | Saint Paul | Indiana | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Fleur De Lis Camp | Fitzwilliam | New Hampshire | Independent, Not for Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Florida Diabetes Camp | Gainesville | Florida | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Florida Elks Youth Camp | Umatilla | Florida | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Florida State University Summer Music Camps | Tallahassee | Florida | Overnight | |||
★★★★ | Fort littlegreen Youth Camp and Nature Center | Stoughton | Wisconsin | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Foundation for Youth | Columbus | Indiana | Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Four Winds * Westward Ho | Eastsound | Washington | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Fox Valley Christian Action | St Charles | Illinois | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Friends Camp | South China | Maine | Quaker | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Frogbridge Day Camp | Millstone Township | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Gales Creek Camp | Gales Creek | Oregon | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Gate Hill Day Camp | Stony Point | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Girl Scout Camp Tanglefoot | Clear Lake | Iowa | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Girl Scout Day Camps San Diego | San Diego | California | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Girl Scouts Hornets Nest Council Resident Camp | Statesville | North Carolina | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey | Farmingdale | New Jersey | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Glisson Camp and Retreat Center | Dahlonega | Georgia | United Methodist | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Gold Arrow Camp | Lakeshore | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Good Earth Village | Spring Valley | Minnesota | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Great Adventure Camp | Cat Spring | Texas | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | |
★★★★½ | Great South Bay YMCA Day Camp | Bay Shore | New York | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★ | Gwynn Valley | Brevard | North Carolina | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Habitat Nature Camp | Belmont | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Hampton Country Day Camp | East Hampton | New York | Independent, For Profit | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Happy Hollow Children's Camp | Nashville | Indiana | Parks and Recreation | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Harand Camp Of The Theatre Arts | Kenosha | Wisconsin | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Harford County 4-H Camp Inc Center | Street | Maryland | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Heart O' the Hills Camp | Hunt | Texas | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Heartland Christian Camps | Parkville | Missouri | Presbyterian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Heritage YMCA Group Summer Day Camps | Naperville | Illinois | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Hidden Hollow Camp | Bellville | Ohio | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Hidden Valley 4-H Camp | Watkins Glen | New York | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Hidden Valley Camp | Granite Falls | Washington | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | High Meadow Day Camp | North Granby | Connecticut | Independent, For Profit | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Highland Day Camp | Roswell | Georgia | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Hodia - Kids, Teen, Junior & Wilderness Camp | Ketchum | Idaho | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Howell Nature Center - Camp Wonder | Howell | Michigan | Presbyterian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Huron Forest Camp CedarRidge | Oscoda | Michigan | Nondenominational Christian | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Idyllwild Pines Camp And Conference Center | Idyllwild | California | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Improv Playhouse Performing Arts Camp | Libertyville | Illinois | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Indian Boundary YMCA Day Camp | Downers Grove | Illinois | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | International Ivy Summer Enrichment Programs | Liberty Corner | New Jersey | College or University | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Ivy League Day Camp Inc | Smithtown | New York | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | J Camp @ Stroum JCC | Mercer Island | Washington | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | James 4-H Camp and Outdoor Learning Center | Prescott Valley | Arizona | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | JCC of Youngstown Camp | Youngstown | Ohio | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | JCC San Francisco | San Francisco | California | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Jefunira Camp | Stanford | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Joseph Pfeifer Kiwanis Camp | Little Rock | Arkansas | Kiwanis Club | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | K3 Martial Arts Summer Camp | Roseville | California | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Kama'aina Kids | Kailua | Hawaii | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | KenMont and KenWood Camps | Kent | Connecticut | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Kennolyn Camps | Soquel | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | KI Martial Arts | Mundelein | Illinois | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★ | Kid City Original | Bloomington | Indiana | Parks and Recreation | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Kiddie Keep Well Camp | Edison | New Jersey | Hospital/Health/Medical | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Kids in the Game Summer Camps | New York | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Kids Place Inc | Mascot | Tennessee | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Kingsley Pines Camp | Raymond | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Kingswood Camp | Piermont | New Hampshire | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Kingswood Camp | Piermont | New Hampshire | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Kutshers Sports Academy | Coral Springs | Florida | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | La Jita | Utopia | Texas | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lake Louise | Boyne Falls | Michigan | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Lake Okoboji UM Camp | Spirit Lake | Iowa | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lake Owego Camp | Greeley | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lake Rickabear Day Camp | Kinnelon | New Jersey | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lake Wapogasset Lutheran Bible Camp | Amery | Wisconsin | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lake Whitney Ranch | Clifton | Texas | Seventh-day Adventist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Laney for Boys | Mentone | Alabama | Nondenominational Christian | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Laurel Lake Camp and Retreat Center (SDA) | Rossiter | Pennsylvania | Seventh-day Adventist | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Laurel South | Casco | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lessans Camp JCC- Bender JCC (JCCA) | Rockville | Maryland | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Los Altos Family YMCA Day Camp | Long Beach | California | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Lotus Lake Camp | Williamstown | Vermont | Independent, For Profit | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Mansfield's Holiday Hill Day Camp | Mansfield Center | Connecticut | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Maplewood Country Day Camp | South Easton | Massachusetts | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | McCormick YMCA Day Camp | Chicago | Illinois | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Mid-Island Y JCC | Wheatley Heights | New York | Jewish Community Center | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Millstone 4-H Center | Ellerbe | North Carolina | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Miquon Day Camp | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★½ | Mission Valley YMCA Day Camp | San Diego | California | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Montclair YMCA Day Camp | West Milford | New Jersey | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Montgomery Presbyterian Center | Starke | Florida | Presbyterian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Mosholu Day Camp | Southfields | New York | Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Mount Tom Day Camp | New Rochelle | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Mount Tom Day Camp | New Rochelle | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Mountain Camp Woodside | Portola Valley | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | New Country Day Camp | Staten Island | New York | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | New Life Camp | Raleigh | North Carolina | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Nike Junior Golf Camps in California | Durham | North Carolina | Overnight | |||
★★★★½ | Nike Swim Camps in California | California | Day | ||||
★★★★ | Nike Tennis Camp | Day | |||||
★★★★½ | NJY Teen Camp | Fairfield | New Jersey | Overnight | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★½ | North River Nature Camp | Marshfield | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Northwest YMCA Day Camp | Cupertino | California | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★★ | Oak Crest Day Camp | Somerset | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Ocean Park Retreat Center | Ocean Park | Washington | United Methodist | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Ohana Surf Camp | Port Hueneme | California | Coed | Day | ||
★★★★½ | Oregon 4-H Center | Salem | Oregon | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Palisades Country Day Camp | Closter | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Palisades-Malibu YMCA - Simon Meadow | Pacific Palisades | California | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Paradise Point Camp | McCall | Idaho | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Parkway Community YMCA Camp | West Roxbury | Massachusetts | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★ | Peak Summer Camp | Kent | Ohio | College or University | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Peconic Dunes Camp | Southold | New York | 4-H Clubs | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Peninsula Bay Cities Day Camp | Rancho Palos Verdes | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Philmont Scout Ranch BSA | Cimarron | New Mexico | Boy Scouts of America | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Pilgrim Lodge | West Gardiner | Maine | United Church of Christ | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Pine Forest Camp | Greeley | Pennsylvania | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | Pocono Plateau Camp and Retreat | Cresco | Pennsylvania | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Pocono Springs Camp | Marshalls Creek | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Pompositticut Farm Day Camp | Hudson | Massachusetts | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Quaker Lake Camp | Climax | North Carolina | Quaker | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Rambling Pines Day Camp | Hopewell | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Recreation Unlimited | Ashley | Ohio | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Red Arrow Camp For Boys | Woodruff | Wisconsin | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Ridgecrest Summer Camps | Ridgecrest | North Carolina | Baptist, Southern | Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Riverview Camp for Girls | Mentone | Alabama | Nondenominational Christian | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Rolling Hills Country Day Camp | Freehold | New Jersey | Parks and Recreation | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Ross Point Camp and Conference Center (PCCCA) | Post Falls | Idaho | Baptist, American | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Sage YMCA | Crystal Lake | Illinois | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Salvation Army Camp Arnold | Eatonville | Washington | Salvation Army | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Samuel Field Island Quest Day Camp | Wheatley Heights | New York | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Sandy Creek Day Camp | Athens | Georgia | Parks and Recreation | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Sandy Hill Camp & Retreat Center | North East | Maryland | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Santa Barbara YMCA Day Camp | Santa Barbara | California | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Scoutshire Woods | Citronelle | Alabama | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Sea Explorers Marine Day Camp | Babylon | New York | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Day | |
★★★★½ | SeaTrek BVI | Tortola | Michigan | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | SeaWorld Camp San Antonio | San Antonio | Texas | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Shaffer's High Sierra Camp | Sattley | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Shepherd's Fold Ranch | Avant | Oklahoma | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Shetek Lutheran Ministries | Slayton | Minnesota | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Shibley Summer Day Camp | Roslyn Heights | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Sierra Nevada Journeys | Portola | California | Overnight | |||
★★★★½ | Silver Lake Camp & Retreat Center (PCCCA) | Sharon | Connecticut | United Church of Christ | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | SJ Riding Camp | Ellington | Connecticut | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Sky High Ranch Summer Camp | Woodland Park | Colorado | Girl Scouts of Colorado | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Sky Ranch at Cave Springs Inc | Quapaw | Oklahoma | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Sky Ranch at Ute Trail Inc | Powderhorn | Colorado | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Skylake Yosemite Camp | Wishon | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Skyland Camp for Girls | Clyde | North Carolina | Independent, For Profit | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Skylemar | Naples | Maine | Independent, For Profit | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | South Mountain YMCA Camps | Reinholds | Pennsylvania | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Southampton Summer Day Camp | Southampton | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | St Michaels Summer Camp | Silverado | California | Roman Catholic | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Stony Brook Nature Camp | Norfolk | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Sugar Creek Bible Camp | Ferryville | Wisconsin | Lutheran, ELCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Summer Adventure | West Hartford | Connecticut | YMCA | Day | ||
★★★★ | Summer Adventures Camp | Woodbine | Maryland | Coed | Day | ||
★★★★½ | Summer at Sandy Spring | Sandy Spring | Maryland | Quaker | Coed, Only Boys | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Summer Discovery at UC Santa Barbara | Roslyn | New York | Overnight | |||
★★★★½ | Summer Discovery at UCLA | Los Angeles | California | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Summer Discovery Camp | Maplewood | New Jersey | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Summer Engineering Experience for Kids | Alexandira | Virginia | School (Elementary/Middle/High) | Day | ||
★★★★ | Summer J Camp | Mercer Island | Washington | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Summer Quests | Green Lane | Pennsylvania | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Summer Stars Day Camp-Raritan Bay Area YMCA | Perth Amboy | New Jersey | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Summer Streeters | Greenvale | New York | Jewish Community Center | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | SummerTech Computer Camps | Westchester | New York | Overnight | |||
★★★★ | Summit Area YMCA | Summit | New Jersey | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Sunbury Urban Farm | Columbus | Ohio | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★½ | Surf Sessions Surf Camp | Del Mar | California | Day | |||
★★★★★ | Tabor Summer Camp | Marion | Massachusetts | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Templed Hills Camp and Retreat Center | Bellville | Ohio | United Church of Christ | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Texas 4-H Conference Center | Brownwood | Texas | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Texas A&M Sports Camps | College Station | Texas | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Texas Elks Camp | Gonzales | Texas | Elks | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Texas Lions Camp, Inc | Kerrville | Texas | Lions Club | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | The Center for Courageous Kids | Scottsville | Kentucky | Hospital/Health/Medical | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | The Morton Arboretum - Science Camp | Lisle | Illinois | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | The Nature Place Day Camp | Chestnut Ridge | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | The OVAL Day Camp | Maplewood | New Jersey | Girl Scouts of the USA | Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | The Painted Turtle | Lake Hughes | California | SeriousFun Network | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | The Park Slope Day Camp | Brooklyn | New York | Parks and Recreation | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | The Phoebe Needles Center | Callaway | Virginia | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | The Phoenix Ranch Day Camp | Simi Valley | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | The Pines Catholic Camp | Big Sandy | Texas | Roman Catholic | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | The Road Less Traveled | Chicago | Illinois | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | The Susquehannock Camps | Brackney | Pennsylvania | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Timber Lake Camp | Shandaken | New York | Independent, For Profit | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Timber Lake West | Roscoe | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Tomahawk Ranch | Bailey | Colorado | Girl Scouts of Colorado | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Trail Blazers | Montague | New Jersey | Independent, Not for Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Tri Cities Family YMCA Day Camp | Grand Haven | Michigan | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Twin Oaks Day Camp | Freeport | New York | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Union League Boys and Girls Club | Salem | Wisconsin | Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Valley Mill Camp | Darnestown | Maryland | Independent, For Profit | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Valley Trails Summer Camp | Tarzana | California | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | Wachusett Meadow Nature Camp | Princeton | Massachusetts | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Waltham Family YMCA Day Camp | Waltham | Massachusetts | Day | Accredited Member | ||
★★★★½ | Waltons Grizzly Lodge | Portola | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Wanake Camp and Retreat Center | Beach City | Ohio | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Wanakee | Meredith | New Hampshire | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Warren Willis UM Camp and Conference Center | Fruitland Park | Florida | United Methodist | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Waycross Camp | Morgantown | Indiana | Episcopal | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | WE Skelton 4-H Educational Conference Center | Wirtz | Virginia | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | WeHaKee Camp for Girls | Winter | Wisconsin | Roman Catholic | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | West End House Camp | Parsonsfield | Maine | Boys & Girls Clubs of America | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Western Maryland 4-H Center | Swanton | Maryland | 4-H Clubs | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Whitley County Family YMCA | Columbia City | Indiana | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Wicosuta | Hebron | New Hampshire | Parks and Recreation | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Wigwam | Waterford | Maine | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | Wilderness Adventures - Trips | Jackson | Wyoming | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Wildwood | Rindge | New Hampshire | Audubon Society | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Wildwood Ranch | Howell | Michigan | Nondenominational Christian | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Willow Lake Day Camp | Lake Hopatcong | New Jersey | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | Woodmont Day Camp | New City | New York | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | Woodward Tahoe | Soda Springs | California | Independent, For Profit | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | YMCA Adventure Camp | Guilderland | New York | YMCA | Coed | Day | |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Arbutus-Hayo-Went-Ha | Traverse City | Michigan | YMCA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Arrowhead | Pittsford | New York | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Benson | Mount Carroll | Illinois | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Burgess and Hayward | Sandwich | Massachusetts | YMCA | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Chandler | Wetumpka | Alabama | YMCA | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Christmas Tree | Mound | Minnesota | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Collins | Gresham | Oregon | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Coniston Inc | Croydon | New Hampshire | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Cosby | Alpine | Alabama | Overnight | |||
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Countryside | Lebanon | Ohio | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Cullen | Trinity | Texas | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Edwards | Angelus Oaks | California | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Ernst | Burlington | Kentucky | YMCA | Coed, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Gorham | Eagle Bay | New York | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp H R Erdman | Waialua | Hawaii | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp High Harbour at Lake Allatoona | Cartersville | Georgia | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Hi-Rock | Mount Washington | Massachusetts | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Huckins | Freedom | New Hampshire | YMCA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Icaghowan | Amery | Wisconsin | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Ihduhapi | Loretto | Minnesota | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Jackson | Rye | Colorado | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Jones Gulch | La Honda | California | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Jordan | Ellsworth | Maine | YMCA | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Kenan | Buffalo | New York | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Kern | Oregonia | Ohio | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Kitaki | Louisville | Nebraska | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Kresge | White Haven | Pennsylvania | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Letts | Edgewater | Maryland | YMCA | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Lincoln | Kingston | New Hampshire | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp MacLean | Burlington | Wisconsin | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Manitou-Lin | Middleville | Michigan | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Mataucha | Watertown | Connecticut | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Mi-Te-Na | Alton | New Hampshire | YMCA | Only Boys | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Mohawk Inc | Litchfield | Connecticut | YMCA | Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Nissokone | Oscoda | Michigan | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp of Maine | Winthrop | Maine | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Ohiyesa | Holly | Michigan | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Olson | Longville | Minnesota | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Onyahsa | Dewittville | New York | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Pepin | Stockholm | Wisconsin | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Potawotami | Wolcottville | Indiana | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Rocky Creek | Cornwall | Pennsylvania | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Santa Maria | Grant | Colorado | YMCA | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Sequoia Lake | Miramonte | California | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Shady Brook | Sedalia | Colorado | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Silver Creek | Sublimity | Oregon | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Terry | Preston | Washington | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Timbers | West Branch | Michigan | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Tippecanoe | Tippecanoe | Ohio | YMCA | Overnight | Accredited Member | |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Twin Lakes | Cedar Park | Texas | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Wakonda | Ash Grove | Missouri | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Wapsie | Coggon | Iowa | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Wapsie | Coggon | Iowa | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Camp Watia | Bryson City | North Carolina | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Willson | Bellefontaine | Ohio | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Camp Winona | De Leon Springs | Florida | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Wiyaka | Richmond | New Hampshire | YMCA | Coed, Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camp Woodstock | Woodstock Valley | Connecticut | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | YMCA Camps Ockanickon for Boys and Matollionequay for Girls | Medford | New Jersey | YMCA | Only Boys, Only Girls | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Clermont Day Camp | Batavia | Ohio | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Clippard Family Day Camp | Cincinnati | Ohio | YMCA | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★★ | YMCA Day Camp Heritage | Lino Lakes | Minnesota | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★ | YMCA Day Camp Otter | Salem | New Hampshire | YMCA | Coed | Day | Accredited Member |
★★★★★ | YMCA Day Camp Spring Lake | Rosemount | Minnesota | Coed | Day | Accredited Member | |
★★★★ | YMCA of Redwoods Camp Campbell | Boulder Creek | California | YMCA | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
★★★★½ | Yosemite Sierra Summer Camp | Bass Lake | California | Independent, For Profit | Coed | Overnight | Accredited Member |
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METHODOLOGY
Summer camps are a quintessential American experience, providing children with a unique opportunity to explore new interests, forge lifelong friendships, and cultivate independence within a supportive and enjoyable setting. Newsweek and Plant-A Insights embarked on an exhaustive research program to unveil America's Best Summer Camps 2024, which offer a diverse range of activities as well as seasoned staff, and foster safe, inclusive atmospheres. Our meticulous evaluation identified camps with good staff-to-camper ratios and well-trained staff members who are passionate about nurturing children's growth and development.
The methodology for America's Best Summer Camps 2024 is combines a comprehensive, independent online survey with more than 15,000 parents who have either sent their child to a summer camp or are planning to do so in the future. The interviewed parents were asked to rate up to 10 camps that they are familiar with. The study is designed to be demographically representative, aligning with U.S. Census Data. In total, over 3,500 camps were evaluated and more than 134,000 camp reviews were collected between March and April 2024.
Additionally, more than 51,000 camp reviews collected from more than 15,000 parents from America's Best Summer Camps 2023 were integrated into the overall findings with a reduced weight.
The camp evaluation criteria are designed based on a peer-to-peer survey Plant-A conducted in 2023 with about 120 camp managers to validate the questionnaire for the parent survey regarding the relevance of the queried topics from a professional perspective. Plant-A extensively researched all camp reviews on the social media platforms Google and Facebook. In total, we collected more than 699,000 social media reviews from both platforms which were consolidated into a Social Media Score for each camp.
Plant-A researched and validated every single camp regarding the variety of programs, gender specification, address of the camps as well as if the camp is accredited by the American Camp Association (https://www.acacamps.org/).
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Disclaimer:
This Ranking is based on primary and secondary market research and analysis of publicly available data or provided to Plant-A Insights Group LLC. Placement in the ranking is a positive recognition based on research of publicly available data sources at the time, the information provided in the validation survey and an extensive survey of parents in the U.S. The ranking is the result of a detailed research process which, due to the interval of data collection and analysis, is a reflection of data from the last 24 months. Furthermore, events following March 30, 2024, were not a subject of this ranking. Newsweek and Plant-A make no claim to the completeness of the companies examined. The information provided in this ranking should be considered in conjunction with other available information about Summer Camps or, if possible, accompanied by a visit to a facility. considered in conjunction with other available information. Plant-A nor any of its subsidiaries or their respective officers, directors, shareholders, employees or agents accept any responsibility or liability with respect to the use of or reliance on any information or analysis contained in this document. The quality of the camps that are not included in the ranking is not disputed. This work is copyright by Plant-A and may not be published, transmitted, broadcast, copied, reproduced or reprinted in whole or in part without the explicit written permission of Plant-A Insights Group LLC. Copyright © 2024 Plant-A Insights Group LLC. All rights reserved.