 |
Visit Our Camp Walt Whitman Website
1-800-657-8282
jed[AT]campwalt.com
info[AT]campwalt.com
1000 Cape Moonshine Rd
Piermont, New Hampshire 03779
WINTER (OFF-SEASON) OFFICE ADDRESS:
Camp Walt Whitman
4 New King St
White Plains, NY 10604
CAMP VIDEO LINK:
Watch Our Camp Walt Whitman Video
CAMPER AGES: 7 to 15
TYPE OF CAMP: Overnight/Sleepaway.
CAMPER GENDER(S): Coed Campers.
BRIEF CAMP DESCRIPTION: The premier coed summer camp in New England, Walt Whitman has been family run for three generations. We're known for our warm community, fun, and our focus on each individual child's growth and development.
CAMP INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED:
Equestrian Program, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Sailing, Adventure, Wilderness/Nature, Waterfront/Aquatics, Dance, Music/Band, Fine Arts/Crafts, Video/Filmmaking/Photography, Theater, Musical Theater, Weightloss, Gymnastics, Team Sports, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, and more. Street Hockey, High Ropes Course, Climbing Tower, Archery, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Nature, Ceramics, Woodworking, Cooking, Wind Surfing, Water Skiiing, Wake Boarding, Kayaking, Windsurfing, & Fishing.
CAMP LOCATION: Walt Whitman is located in the beautiful state of New Hampshire, just a few miles from the Vermont border, and within easy driving distance of New York and Boston.
In addition to near-perfect summer weather (low humidity, warm days and cool nights), our surroundings play an important role in making Camp Walt Whitman what it is.
Our 300 acre campground is idyllically located down a quiet dirt road, far removed from the hustle and bustle of the city.
We sit on the south shore of beautiful Lake Armington, surrounded by mountains on all sides.
CAMP FACILITIES: Our incredible breadth of programming would not be possible without tremendous facilities. These include:
- A heated Olympic size swimming pool for swim instruction
- 11 clay tennis courts
- Indoor and outdoor basketball courts
- Gymnastics pavillion
- Dance studio
- A pristine lake for swimming and boating
- Baseball fields
- Soccer fields
- Lacrosse field
- Street hockey rink
- Cooking studios
- Gaga pit
- Woodworking studio
- Ceramics studio
- Arts and crafts studio
- Theater
- Large indoor rainy day facilities
- Campfire bowl
- Amphitheater
- High ropes course
- Low ropes course
- Climbing tower
- Bouldering wall
- Golf driving range
- Beach volleyball
* See our website and utilize our interactive map to view all of our facilities
CAMP PROGRAM INFO: The Camp Walt Whitman summer program offers campers an opportunity to learn new skills, to develop confidence, and explore new passions all while having loads of fun.
In our warm and supportive environment, children learn that they can enjoy an activity no matter their skill level or previous experience.
We pride ourselves on providing high quality instruction in a great atmospher that simply allows children to thrive and have fun!
We provide a tremendous variety of activities - over 50 different choices among land sports, water sports, outdoor adventure, and the arts.
Our program is balanced to allow our summer campers to deepen close friendships by sharing three scheduled cabin activities each day while also exploring their own individual interests through our extensive range of electives.
These electives include a daily choice as well as a week long elective period called SIGs (Special Interest Groups) which function as mini-specialty sports camps.
Sports at Walt Whitman:
From baseball and basketball to hockey and lacrosse; from softball and gymnastics to flag football and soccer athletics are scheduled regularly for every camper in every cabin. Whether a beginner or an advanced player, each child receives expert instruction in all sports, which increases their ability to play and their sheer enjoyment of the game.
Collegiate Athletes and Coaches:
Our coaches, most of whom are current or former collegiate athletes and coaches, place their emphasis on building strong skills, having fun, sharing their passion for their sport, and teaching our campers that no matter what their ability level they can enjoy participating in the activity.
Our most advanced athletes will choose in-depth athletic clinics during their elective time and their week-long specialty classes. Inter-camp sports competitions against nearby camps provide wonderful opportunities for challenge and competition in a fun environment.
Professional Tennis Instruction:
Our experienced tennis staff is led by Dave Porter. Dave is a USPTA National Past President and is the current Chair of the Player Development Council. He is the longtime Head Coach of the BYU Hawaii men's and women's tennis teams, where he has won a combined 10 Division II NCAA championships, as well as being named Collegiate Coach of the Year 5 times. In 2012 Dave was named as the USPTA Tennis Professional of the Year.
Dave oversees a staff that offers all of our summer camp kids excellent, regularly scheduled instruction for all levels on our 11 clay tennis courts.
Campers with a passion for tennis can also choose tennis for their daily elective and for their week-long specialty.
Exciting in-camp ladder play and tournaments complement a very active intercamp schedule.
Intensive Tennis Program:
If advancement in tennis is a priority, campers may choose to participate in our Intensive Tennis Program, which provides campers with two additional private lessons each week
Swim Instruction:
On the Waterfront, our goals are to encourage children to enjoy the water and learn to swim using the proper techniques and standards of the American Red Cross.
Certified Water Safety Instructors provide group and individual instruction for beginners up to the most advanced swimmers. With small class sizes, our campers can receive high quality instruction in a fun environment.
We utilize our heated pool for our instruction which enables our campers to stay warm during the 50 minute swim class.
Boating Instruction:
Under the direction of expert instructors, our emphasis is on proper technique, proper safety practices, and plenty of simple FUN! Our exciting boating program includes:
Water-skiing ,Windsurfing, Sailing, Wake boarding, Canoeing, Paddle boarding, Kayaking
Outdoor Adventure:
Majestic forests and the historic White Mountains surround our 300 acre campus where we encourage the appreciation and enjoyment of nature.
Our Outdoor Adventure Program is unique in the world of camping today and provides campers with experiences they can't get anywhere else. These are experiences they remember for a lifetime.
Participation in these outdoor activities enable children to develop confidence, leadership skills, and a spirit of adventure. In awe-inspiring locations, our campers develop a sense of responsibility for all that surrounds them.
Certified professional staff help campers learn to set goals for themselves, whether attempting the Climbing Wall, working together on the Low or High Ropes Courses, pitching a tent on an overnight camping trip, challenging the rapids while White Water Rafting or exploring mountain trails on a hike.
Weekly day trips are scheduled for every group. Our campers challenge themselves on these adventures while also enjoying the simple pleasures of eating s'mores and chatting around the campfire.
Our older campers have the opportunity to participate in 3 and 5 day backpacking adventures, biking trips, and canoeing expeditions. In addition, these campers enjoy week-long trips to the Maine seacoast, Acadia National Park, Montreal, and Quebec City.
The Arts:
A broad spectrum of arts programs provides many outlets for campers' creative interests and talents.
Professional artists and teachers work with children in separate, well-equipped studios for ceramics, woodworking and crafts.The arts programs at CWW are designed for all ages and ability levels. Enjoyment of, and exposure to, the arts are our goals.
Studios buzz with excitement as campers saw and sand the pieces of a chess set, throw the perfect pot on the pottery wheel, or make t-shirts in our crafts studio.
Our end of summer Art Show displays the impressive work of our campers from all three studios and is
OTHER CAMP INFO: Camp Walt Whitman is fortunate to attract particularly nice kids, down-to-earth families, and a strong, experienced, and motivated staff. Our campers are encouraged to be active participants, willing to stretch themselves to try new things and overcome challenges.
Camp Walt Whitman is a community that encourages friendship, leadership, responsibility, and teamwork. Herein lies the fundamental mission of Walt Whitman as we help campers discover their own unique potential while understanding what it means to be part of a bigger community.
Camp Walt Whitman is a place where kids have fun and everyone is open to new ideas and experiences. Developing friendships is easy. The focal point of the Walt Whitman experience is the Cabin Group, which forms a camper's summer family. Not only do campers live together in their cabin, but they also participate as a group in many of their activities throughout the day.
Through living and learning together, campers really get to know and like one another. They learn how to accommodate and respect each other's differences and, in the process, become good friends.
As a result, campers frequently visit each other throughout the year and remain friends long after the summer's end. Making lifelong friendships is a priceless part of your child's summers at Walt Whitman.
Three staff members live in each cabin. The two cabin counselors stay with the group all day; the third, an activity specialist, is assigned to teach one of our programs. The result is a strong, cohesive group of children, supervised by adults who know them well and can appropriately encourage and motivate while providing guidance and fun!
CAMP SESSION DATES & FEES:
Summer 2017 Dates and Rates
Full Summer: June 24 to August 12, $12,150
July Session: June 24 to July 22, $8,600
August Session: July 23 to August 12, $5,900
Be sure to check each camp listing under INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES OFFERED for the range of Special Interest Activities and Programs provided by each New Hampshire Equestrian Summer Camp or Summer Equestrian Recreation Program.
Many New Hampshire Day and Sleepaway Equestrian Camps offer professional level instruction in a wide-range of Equestrian Activities.
For a complete List of New Hampshire Special Interest Equestrian Summer Camps & Summer Equestrian Recreation Programs scroll down to the big black bar at the very bottom of this page.
You can go directly to any of our other 2024 Special Interest Camp Directories from the list in the black bar at the bottom of this page.
HOME | SUBMIT YOUR CAMP | FIND A CAMP | 2024 CAMP GUIDE
Top Ten Reasons to Attend Equestrian Camp
Enter Keywords, Activities, Phrases, or Camp Names
in space above to Search Entire Site
