We are not a sports camp, yet we offer beginning and advanced instruction by collegiate athletes and coaches in nearly every imaginable sport. We are not an arts camp, yet we offer a ceramics, woodworking and craft studio as well as drama and music programs taught by career artists and teachers. We are not an adventure camp, yet we offer ropes courses, weekly hikes, whitewater rafting and overnight camping trips led by certified professionals.
300-acre camp on crystal-clear Lake Armington, Piermont, NH, surrounded by the White Mountains; end of a dirt road, private lake with no other camps on its shores
Enrollment
Coed
Accreditations stated by camp
American Camp Association
Activities
Waterfront
Swimming
Canoeing
Kayaking
Sailing
Fishing
Waterskiing
Land Sports
Soccer
Tennis
Basketball
Archery
Baseball
Softball
Hockey
Lacrosse
Gymnastics
Arts & Creative
Ceramics
Photography
Music
Woodworking
Outdoor Adventure
Hiking
Zip line
Camping
Clues to fit
Community & belonging — what makes CWW special
Kids can feel that they're part of something special at Camp Walt Whitman. We feel fortunate to attract particularly nice kids and down-to-earth families. We attribute this to the fact that we share a common goal to raise great kids who value community, giving back to others, being a good person and being a good friend.
In early June, you will get a call from your Big Sister or Big Brother, a 13-year-old Walt Whitman camper who will answer any questions you might still have and tell you about all the fun you're going to have this summer. When you arrive at camp, your Big Sister or Brother will come to your cabin the very first day to meet you. For the rest of the summer, your Big Brother or Sister will be there for you to talk to, to introduce you to older campers and to hang out with.
Daily schedule — scheduled activities, electives, and SIGs
Campers have three scheduled activity periods with their cabin, two elective periods, and free swim each day. The 9:00 elective is selected weekly — called a Special Interest Group (SIG) — and includes offerings not found in the usual daily schedule, including cooking, photography, technology, model rocketry and Legos. The 4:00 elective is selected daily and allows campers to return to any regularly scheduled activity or choose among special offerings available that day.
Adventure — older camper expeditions to Acadia, Montreal
Our older campers have the opportunity to participate in three- and five-day backpacking adventures, biking trips and canoeing expeditions. Weeklong trips to the Maine seacoast and Acadia National Park, Montreal and Quebec City are also part of their adventurous summer at Camp Walt Whitman.
Adventure program — climbing wall, Aerial Adventure, Kennebec River, backpacking
Within our awe-inspiring setting, campers get a true break from their online lives and develop an affinity and sense of responsibility for the majestic forests and historic White Mountains surrounding our 300-acre campus. Whether attempting the 45-foot-high climbing wall, exploring the brand-new Aerial Adventure Course, working together on the Low or High Ropes Courses, pitching a tent on an overnight camping trip, challenging the whitewater rapids of the Kennebec River or exploring mountain trails, campers learn to set goals for themselves with the help of our certified professional staff.
Whether they are sitting around the glow of a campfire or gathered together in our wooded amphitheater, our campers and staff love to belt out their favorite summer camp songs, some of which we have been singing for decades. When all of our campers know the same summer camping songs, they feel connected to each other and know they are a part of something bigger than themselves.
At Camp Walt Whitman we are particularly fortunate to have a large leadership team composed of adults in their 30s, 40s, 50s, and 60s who are teachers and professors who return to camp summer after summer. The continuity of our experienced leadership staff — six of whom have been at the camp for over 30 summers — ensures that CWW can achieve the highest levels of quality every summer.
Setting — 300 acres, Lake Armington, White Mountains
At the end of a dirt road, on a crystal-clear lake called Lake Armington, one of the quietest and most beautiful in New Hampshire. Surrounded by the majestic White Mountains on all sides, within a forest of birch, maple and pine. On our 300 acres you'll find a heated pool, an indoor sports pavilion, a ropes course, a gymnastics building, three art studios, a technology tent and our rustic modern cabins.
Tennis — 11 courts, 11 college pros, Intensive Tennis Program
Tennis is a lifetime sport, and Camp Walt Whitman's comprehensive tennis instruction makes it easy for every camper to learn to play or improve their game. Our Tennis Director and staff of 11 college tennis pros offer all of our campers excellent, regularly scheduled instruction for all levels on our 11 tennis courts. Passionate junior players can choose tennis for both their daily elective and their weeklong specialty. If advancement in tennis is a priority, campers may also choose to participate in our Intensive Tennis Program, which provides them with two additional private lessons each week.
