Best Summer Camps Near Bangor
You remember summer camp, right? Trying your hand at archery for the first time? Drinking "bug juice" at the lodge? Going to your bunk every night smelling like a campfire and exhausted from swimming in the lake and playing capture the flag? Waiting for a handwritten letter from your parents?
For those of you who have been to summer camp, you know it can create lasting memories.
Beyond the more traditional camp experience, there are also camps that focus on theater, arts and crafts and even space travel. And, if you're looking for day camps in the area, Bangor and Brewer both offer activities through their respective parks and recreation departments.
Here are some of the best summer camps in and around Bangor.
Camp G. Peirce Webber
250 Emerson Mill Rd, Hampden, ME 04444(207) 941-2808
Since 1952, Camp G. Peirce Webber has been providing youth with outstanding programs that have built friendships and created memories that last a lifetime. Camp Webber sits on 55 acres in Hampden on the Souadabscook Stream with sport fields, a playground, ropes course, an in-ground pool, hiking trails and a 300 foot zip line.
Camp Jordan
101 Camp Jordan Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605(207) 619-4772
Camp Jordan is a part of the Bangor Y and is located on Branch Lake in Ellsworth.
The program blends traditional camping activities like canoeing, archery, environmental education, and swimming with non-traditional programs like movie-making, water tubing, and a high and low Ropes Challenge Course.
Challenger Learning Center of Maine
30 Venture Way, Bangor, ME 04401(207) 990-2900 x3
The Challenger Learning Center of Maine offers space-themed day camps for kids from kindergarten to grade 8, with different themes from "Rovers and Robots" to "Astronaut Academy."
Husson University Summer Camps
1 College Cir, Bangor, ME 04401(207) 941-7000
Husson University in Bangor offers a number of summer programs for high school students including those dealing with media studies, pharmacy, healthcare and education. The university also offers a number of sports camps, the schedules for which have not yet been released.
Maine Discovery Museum
74 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401(207) 262-7200
The Maine Discovery Museum in Bangor offers summer day camps for kids of all ages! There are different programs designed for different age groups, and each session has its own theme.
There are lots more, too!
Next Generation Theatre
39 Center Street, Brewer, ME 04412(207) 989-7100
The Next Generation Theatre's summer program will be announced soon! While the official details will be forthcoming, we do hear that the kids will be doing "The Little Mermaid" this summer!
Penobscot Theatre Dramatic Arts Academy
131 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401(207) 947-6618
The Penobscot Theatre's summer program will include productions of "School of Rock" and "
TRANSFORMER TALES: STORIES OF THE DAWNLAND." Besides taking part in those productions, students will attend classes in subjects including improvisation, theatre history and movement.University of Maine Sports Camps
Orono, ME 04469(207) 581-CAMP
The University of Maine offers summer camps in focusing on sports including baseball, softball, basketball, field hockey, soccer, track, football, ice hockey and swimming.
Windover Art Center
3001 Kennebec Road, Newburgh, ME 04444(207) 234-4503
Windover Art Center is located in Newburgh, Maine and offers tons of activities including pottery, music, drama, photography and video production and editing (just to name a few.) Don't miss the show the kids put on for their families at the end of each session!
There's also daily bus service from Bangor and Hampden to the camp!