Wilderness &amp; Survival Camps in New York

Ages 8–15Contact for pricing

ACA-accredited Adirondack sleepaway camp for boys 8-15, choice-based with wilderness trips.

Camp Lincoln

ACA-accredited Adirondack sleepaway camp for boys 8-15, choice-based with wilderness trips.

Ages 8–15

Cherry Valley, NY · Otsego County

★★★★★ 5.0 (7)

Hawk Circle

★★★★★5.0(2 reviews)

Week-long overnight wilderness skills and survival camp on 200+ acres, ages 10-18, groups of about 15.

Ages 10–18Contact for pricing

Cherry Valley, NY · Otsego County

Ontario Bible Camp and Conference

★★★★4.4(5 reviews)

Oswego, NY · Oswego County

Christian overnight camp near Oswego with kayaking, paintball and biking, ages 8-17

Ages 8–17Contact for pricing

Oswego, NY · Oswego County

Ontario Bible Camp and Conference

Northern Frontier Camp

★★★★★5.0(75 reviews)

Indian Lake, NY · Hamilton County

Christ-centered Adirondack wilderness camp for boys, ages 6-17; adventure trips and Bible teaching.

Indian Lake, NY · Hamilton County

Northern Frontier Camp

Christ-centered Adirondack wilderness camp for boys, ages 6-17; adventure trips and Bible teaching.

Beaver Camp

★★★★½4.9(97 reviews)

Mennonite Christian camp in the Adirondacks with overnight, wilderness, and day camp options.

Westport, NY · Essex County

Beaver Camp

Mennonite Christian camp in the Adirondacks with overnight, wilderness, and day camp options.

Camp Dudley

★★★★½4.9(77 reviews)

Historic boys' sleepaway camp, ages 10-15, on Lake Champlain; oldest U.S. camp, since 1885.

Ages 10–14Contact for pricing

Westport, NY · Essex County

Camp Dudley

Historic boys' sleepaway camp, ages 10-15, on Lake Champlain; oldest U.S. camp, since 1885.

Ages 10–14

Camp Bayouca

★★★★½4.9(63 reviews)

Smithville Flats, NY · Cortland County

Christian overnight camp on Cincinnatus Lake for ages 8-18, with lake and pool.

Smithville Flats, NY · Cortland County

Camp Bayouca

Christian overnight camp on Cincinnatus Lake for ages 8-18, with lake and pool.

Adirondack Woodcraft Summer Camps

★★★★½4.9(41 reviews)

Old Forge, NY · Herkimer County

Co-ed Adirondack day & sleepaway camp, ages 6-16, with a wilderness-tripping focus since 1925.

Old Forge, NY · Herkimer County

Adirondack Woodcraft Summer Camps

Co-ed Adirondack day & sleepaway camp, ages 6-16, with a wilderness-tripping focus since 1925.

4-H Camp Overlook

★★★★½4.9(19 reviews)

Owls Head, NY · Franklin County

Cornell 4-H overnight camp, ages 8-19, in the northern Adirondacks; screen-free, open to all.

Owls Head, NY · Franklin County

4-H Camp Overlook

Cornell 4-H overnight camp, ages 8-19, in the northern Adirondacks; screen-free, open to all.

Saranac Lake, NY · Franklin County

Eagle Island Camp

★★★★★5.0(7 reviews)

Nonprofit island camp on Upper Saranac Lake; all-gender day camp and girls' overnight camp.

Saranac Lake, NY · Franklin County

Eagle Island Camp

Nonprofit island camp on Upper Saranac Lake; all-gender day camp and girls' overnight camp.

Camp Lokanda

★★★★½4.8(117 reviews)

Glen Spey, NY · Sullivan County

Co-ed Catskills sleepaway camp, ages 8-16, since 1937; sports, arts, waterfront; screen-free.

Glen Spey, NY · Sullivan County

Camp Lokanda

Camp Unirondack

★★★★½4.8(73 reviews)

Unitarian Universalist Adirondack sleepaway camp, ages 8-18, with camper-choice activities.

Camp Unirondack

Unitarian Universalist Adirondack sleepaway camp, ages 8-18, with camper-choice activities.

Delhi, NY · Delaware County

4-H Camp Shankitunk

★★★★½4.8(48 reviews)

4-H day and overnight camp on 140 Catskill acres near Delhi for ages 6-16.

Delhi, NY · Delaware County

4-H Camp Shankitunk

4-H day and overnight camp on 140 Catskill acres near Delhi for ages 6-16.

Camp Cherith Of Western NY

★★★★½4.8(47 reviews)

Hunt, NY · Livingston County

ACA-accredited Christian day and resident camp for ages 7-18 near Letchworth State Park.

Hunt, NY · Livingston County

Camp Cherith Of Western NY

North Country Camps

★★★★½4.8(29 reviews)

Brother/sister Adirondack sleepaway camps, ages 8-15; waterfront, horseback, wilderness trips.

Lake Placid, NY · Essex County

North Country Camps

Brother/sister Adirondack sleepaway camps, ages 8-15; waterfront, horseback, wilderness trips.

Camp Treetops

★★★★½4.7(26 reviews)

Screen-free co-ed Adirondack sleepaway camp, ages 8-14, with farm life and wilderness trips.

Lake Placid, NY · Essex County

Camp Treetops

Screen-free co-ed Adirondack sleepaway camp, ages 8-14, with farm life and wilderness trips.

YMCA Day Camp Iroquois

★★★½3.6(5 reviews)

Manlius, NY · Onondaga County

ACA-accredited Y day camp on 58 acres in Manlius with lake swimming, boating, archery and hiking.

$50–$394 total

Manlius, NY · Onondaga County

YMCA Day Camp Iroquois

ACA-accredited Y day camp on 58 acres in Manlius with lake swimming, boating, archery and hiking.

4-H Camp Owahta

★★★★½4.6(25 reviews)

McGraw, NY · Cortland County

4-H overnight (and day) camp for ages 8–16 with ropes course and trips near Cortland.

McGraw, NY · Cortland County

4-H Camp Owahta

4-H overnight (and day) camp for ages 8–16 with ropes course and trips near Cortland.

East Chatham, NY · Columbia County

Flying Deer Nature Center

★★★★4.4(14 reviews)

East Chatham nature/wilderness day camp (ages 4-16): tracking, foraging, fire-making.

East Chatham, NY · Columbia County

Flying Deer Nature Center

East Chatham nature/wilderness day camp (ages 4-16): tracking, foraging, fire-making.

Camp Robbins

★★★★4.4(48 reviews)

Walden, NY · Orange County

Middletown YMCA outdoor day camp in Walden; swimming, ropes, zip line; financial aid available.

Walden, NY · Orange County

Camp Robbins

Middletown YMCA outdoor day camp in Walden; swimming, ropes, zip line; financial aid available.

Camp Mesorah

★★★★4.2(50 reviews)

Guilford, NY · Chenango County

Orthodox Jewish overnight camp in Guilford with separate boys' and girls' programs.