Adventure Camps: Main Line Parent Summer Camp Guide
For thrill-seeking Main Line kids and teens who find ordinary summer camps lacking, adventure camps offer daring expeditions loaded with heart-pounding action.
Overnight adventure camps in this guide provide immersive multi-day trips into stunning wilderness settings with evenings spent under starry skies by campfire light. And the day camps supply bold experiences close to home for a taste of nature’s adrenaline rush.
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Summer at Agnes Irwin School (AIS)
The Agnes Irwin School offers day camps, athletic camps, specialty camps, and academic enrichment opportunities…
Independent Lake Camp
Independent Lake Camp is a premier overnight summer camp located in the beautiful Pocono mountains…
DEAN Adventure Camps
DEAN Adventure Camps at Haverford College (formerly The Handwork Studio & Velocity Adventure Camps) is the natural…
Discover more adventure summer camps!
Cheley Colorado Camps
3960 Fish Creek Road, Estes Park, CO
Cheley in Estes Park offers spectacular adventure with backcountry backpacking treks, 14ers climbing ascents, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, and much more in the Colorado wilderness.
Camp Echo Lake
177 Hudson Street, Warrensburg, NY
Located in the Adirondacks region of upstate New York, Echo Lake has a highly regarded tripping and hiking program with backpacking, canoe camping, summit attempts, and remote exploration.
Camp Winadu (for boys)
700 Churchill Street, Pittsfield, MA
Located in western Massachusetts, Winadu offers exceptional adventure programming like backpacking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and whitewater kayaking for boys ages 12-17.
Pine Forest Camp
185 Pine Forest Road, Greeley, PA
Quaker overnight camp in Perkasie, PA that offers backpacking, hiking, survival skills, geocaching, lake activities, and adventure courses.
YMCA Camp Ockanickon (for boys)
1303 Stokes Road, Medford, NJ
Overnight camp with adventure activities like rock climbing, mountain biking, zip lining, challenge courses, archery, horseback riding, and more.
YMCA Camp Matollionequay (for girls)
1303 Stokes Road, Medford, NJ
Overnight camp with adventure activities like climbing towers, high ropes, low ropes, swamp course, zip lines, horseback riding, and teen overnight canoeing and backpacking trips.
YMCA Camp Widjiwagan
3788 N Arm Road, Ely, MN
Nestled in Minnesota’s Sawtooth National Forest, Widji provides wilderness canoeing, backpacking adventures, horseback riding, and water sports on Big Wolf Lake.
