Summer Camp Programs at Waukeela Camp for Girls

No two days at Waukeela are ever alike, and right when campers think they know what will happen tomorrow, something really out of the ordinary happens! A camper could find herself doing in-camp activities like swimming, pottery, tennis, drama, and windsurfing one day, going on a canoe trip down the Saco River the next day, and being transported in time back to ancient Egypt the next!

In-Camp Activities
Waukeela offers carefully structured programs designed to engage campers in a mix of individual sports and artistic activities they often don't get to do at home. Instruction is provided in 18 different activities clustered in six departments - Creative Arts, Performing Arts, Land Sports, Swimming, Boating, and Horseback Riding.

Outdoor Adventures
With the New England wilderness right out our back door, we run the broadest and deepest adventure trips program of any traditional girls’ camp we know. Trips range in length from 1 day to 3 weeks and include hiking, canoeing, kayaking, whitewater canoeing, and rock climbing.

Special Days
On several surprise days each session, regular activities and trips are called off and together the whole camp community celebrates a Waukeela holiday of sorts. Where all those unusual theme days, crazy games, and wacky outfits come from is a never-ending mystery, but this is the stuff of which great memories are made!!!

Junior Staff Programs
Waukeela offers special programs for girls entering grades 11 and 12 which prepare former campers to become great counselors. Offered on an application-only basis, these programs teach our 16 and 17 year olds how to be leaders and role models by coupling experiential learning with close mentoring and training.