Putnam Station, New York · Lake George
Coed · Overnight · Ages 7–16 · CITs at 17
Founded in 1904, Adirondack Camp is an independently operated overnight camp on a private peninsula on northern Lake George. Its setting brings together waterfront activities, arts, land programs and wilderness trips.
Campers choose activities, live together in cabins and spend their summer away from phones and screens. Families can explore the program and practical details below as they consider whether the camp fits their child.
Explore interests across the waterfront, arts, land programs and trips.
Beyond the activity list
A closer look at the experiences Adirondack describes—and what might appeal to your child.
You create a list of top activities you want to take
Choosing activities gives campers a say in how they spend their days. Adirondack describes opportunities to pursue favorites, try something new and adjust their schedule after experiencing the activities.
Senior campers also volunteer to “adopt”
New campers arrive with a welcome already being prepared for them. Returning campers help them find their feet, while cabin gatherings and shared activities create opportunities to get to know one another. Adirondack also describes trained counselors who help children through the adjustment to camp.
A question to askHow do you help a first-time camper find friends and feel part of the cabin?
listening to the wind rustling through the trees, and waves lapping against the shore
Adirondack’s open-air cabins bring the lakeside setting into everyday camp life. The camp describes drifting off to sounds of wind and water, with some bunks offering a chance to spot a shooting star. It is a distinctive way to experience the outdoors beyond the day’s activities.
we celebrate spirit, effort, courage, cooperation, independence and leadership
Adirondack presents competition as more than the final score: a chance to try a challenge, notice personal progress and contribute to a team. Its longstanding Blue/White tradition brings campers of different ages and skill levels together through friendly rivalry.
A question to askHow do you help each camper find a challenge they can feel proud of?
Be yourself!
Adirondack describes a community where children can meet campers from different places and be themselves. Keeping personal phones out of daily camp life leaves room for shared activities and time together. Families can stay in touch through letters, emails and arranged calls after the first week.
Part of the camp story
The rituals, celebrations and small moments Adirondack describes as part of its camp story.
On Sunday evenings, campers gather on the lakeside rocks facing the sunset. Some share what camp and their friends mean to them; others bring guitars and join in song. Gathering offers a quieter moment to pause together amid a busy summer.
Cheers welcome each new camper onto Blue or White during a sorting ceremony. Summer-long events bring the teams together in spirited rivalry, while team colors stay with campers for life and can be shared across generations of a family.
The traditions page includes a camper’s account of making wishboards each year—a keepsake that lets them look back on summer memories once they are home. It is a glimpse of how the camp experience can live on beyond the last day.
A live bugler sounds Reveille to start the morning and Taps at bedtime. Before dinner, the whole camp gathers for Retreat, its flag-lowering ceremony. These repeated moments give each day a shared beginning, gathering point and close.
Everyday choices, shared responsibilities and opportunities to take the next step.
Sharing a cabin means getting to know people with different habits and perspectives. Adirondack describes living and working together as opportunities to practice compromise and cooperation—social skills children can try out away from home, with counselors alongside them.
Adirondack describes activities with a progression from beginner skills to more advanced challenges. Children can start where they are and work toward the next step, giving them concrete opportunities to notice what they can do through practice.
A question to askHow do instructors help a camper choose a challenge that feels achievable?
The Ranger program brings older campers together with shared goals and new responsibilities. Adirondack describes it as a chance to build on individual strengths and explore new ones, with independence and working with others central to the experience.
Counselors-in-Training join a cabin of younger children and assist staff with morning routines, meals and encouragement through challenges. Leadership becomes something practical: showing up for someone else, helping them participate and learning to put their needs first.
Campers select preferred activities, and the program team builds their schedule. They can adjust their choices before activities begin and after trying their first full day.
Campers live in open-air cabins with counselors. Canvas flaps and bug nets provide protection, and cabin lines have separate bathhouses.
The camp describes homesickness as a normal part of adjusting. Staff acknowledge those feelings and help campers stay engaged as they settle in.
The camp describes its kitchen as nut- and sesame-free, with vegetarian options and gluten-free preparation at a separate station. Discuss individual dietary needs with the camp.
Families can send letters and emails and follow camp photos and video updates. Scheduled phone conversations are available after the first week.
On-site, air-conditioned, newly renovated Health Center staffed 24/7 by registered nurses and a resident camp physician (Dr. Alison Tothy, MD). Partners with local Hudson Headwaters Clinics and Elizabethtown Community Hospital Ticonderoga Campus Emergency Department (9 miles from camp) for emergencies.
Full-summer, shorter sessions and CIT options are available. Two-week Taste of ADK options have age-specific pricing; visit the camp for the complete schedule and enrollment details.
2027-06-27 – 2027-08-15
7 weeks · $16,500
2027-06-27 – 2027-07-24
4 weeks · $11,000
2027-07-25 – 2027-08-15
3 weeks · $8,950
2027-06-27 – 2027-07-24
4 weeks · $7,650
2027-07-25 – 2027-08-15
3 weeks · $6,125
Deposit: $1300. Additional fees and cancellation terms apply. Check current dates and rates with the camp ↗
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