Na-Sho-Pa reviews

NSP was honestly the BEST and most formative summers of my life- nothing can or will ever compare. I went for almost a decade, and I can say that my best friends of my life are from NSP. My camp friends will be my bridesmaids and my roommates after college, and my lifelong friends. Camp NSP is not the ritz, but if that's what you look for in a camp, then you shouldn't be going to camp anyway. WIth that said it is not "ghetto." There were never mouse droppings or safety hazards any of the 8 bunks I lived in, and compared to other camps inthe area (which we toured extensively during all of our bathroom breaks at camp intramural soccer games, NASHOPA was nicer.) Camp was about the people, your first kiss, getting dressed up for canteen (even if that meant scrunching your hair and wearing blue eyeliner),raids, aspiring to be the cool older girls, the 4th of July, trying to get in the vid yearbook, tea with Charlotte. If you're a true Nashopians, you know what I'm talking about.1042

I'm seriously thinking of calling the Board of Health for a surprise inspection - I have never seen such filthy cabins in my life. Mouse droppings in the cabins, dirts everywhere. To be clear: my kid is not with the 'regular' campers - he's there for a specific sport, and I'm not sure if the athletes have been given "worse" cabins than the other kids. But . . . the food is only partially cooked (for goodness sake, how hard is it to thaw frozen vegetables?!), and more than once there has not been enough to go around (my kid is pretty thin, and should be able to have dinner)!!!! Of the owners read this, I'm putting you on notice, bc my kid's still at camp (one left early, it was so disgusting): we're a family of lawyers - you better clean up your act - soon!!!!

My daughter has been a camper at NaShoPa for the past 5 summers. There is no where else on earth that gives the warm welcome and close friendships that truly ARE camp. If you are looking for the Four Seasons - keep searching. What you'll find at this camp are counselors that encourage kids to become involved in all activities, kids that greet each other with love and kindness, and owners that try to keep kids coming back year after year. They also have a fabulous circus program at the end of the summer which is incredible. Give this camp a look.

Are you kidding me with some of these reviews?? some people are clearly using this site to bad mouth NSP which is totally unjustified. You would need to visit camp for just ONE DAY to see how great a place it is. It may not be as big as some other camps but the close atmosphere shared between campers and counselors makes up one big family atmosphere. If a camper is struggling in any way, the staff are always on hand to help them. NSP provides children with a safe, fun and close knit community for the summer with a program that encourages them to get involved and meet up with lots of friends both old and new. The negative reports written on here are clearly from bored ex campers with nothing better to do. NSP is a special place and you will find that it stays with those who have attended forever.

I totally disagree with that review. My 4th grade daughter had her 1st summer last year, and loved it! She needed a little extra attention and got it 10x over. What a warm loving staff! She met so many new friends, and loved the activities. She still has not stopped talking about the adventure course and horseback. I was a nervous new mom sending her to camp, but Doug and Laura made all of us feel like family. Na Sho Pa is EXACTLY what camp should be, filled with safe nurturing fun. She can not wait to go back, and her little brother can't wait to join her!

CAMP NA-SHO-PA IS THE BEST PLACE IN THE WORLD! this will be 10th summer and i've made the best friends of my lives at nashopa. it's been my second home since i was 5 and i dont plan on changing that any time soon. the atmosphere is great, the activities are fun, the counselors are AMAZING, and you will make friendships for a lifetime

FUN FUN FUN!!!!!!!!! I LOVED IT HAD SO MUCHO FUN!! tAKE YOUR CHILDERN HERE IT IS LIKE HAVEN ON ERATH1!!! AND THEY GOT A SPA NOW!!!

Camp Nashopa is not fun. If any of the parents on this site have soft kids, please do not send them there. The kids there are mad disrespectful, and the counselors to. There was one kid in our bunk that everyone hated, and instead of sticking up for him, the counselors would join in the tortures that most kids (other than me and my close friends) participated in. Don't get me wrong, I loved my councellors like bros... and most kids in my bunk, but the kids older than us were straight up mean. They did somethings to me and my friends that I would love to share, but cannot do so cause of the rules of this website. Instead of getting mad at these kids, the councelors of the kids in the older bunk thought it was funny and did not really care. One night, all the counsellors left to go to a soccer game or some nonsense, and the older kids violated one of the kids in our bunk. What they did brought this guy and me, and we're both from THE HOOD, to tears. We cried because we wanted OUT.

LOVE THIS CAMP SOOO MUCH IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR A GREAT CAMP YOU FOUND IT!!! SOOO MANY THINGS TO DO!!! FRIST YEAR HAD A BALL!!! i WENT AND THE PEOPLE WERE SOO NICE AND THE FOOD WAS GOOD TOO!!! LOVED MY COUNLERS THEY WERE THE BEST TRACY,SAM,AND VAL!!! LOVE U

My son just returned from the first session. He loved the camp, staff and other children.

My two children had the best first year at Camp Na Sho Pa! They had the best experiences, met a lot of nice friends, tried most of the many activities offered and most of all, they want to go back next year! Granted no camp is perfect but based on what I saw and heard, I would highly recommend this camp to anyone! AAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++++

I just got back from Na Sho Pa and I had the best time! The people were really nice and there were tons of fun activities. If you go there, you should try the zip line--it rocks! Can't wait to go back next year!!

NSP is a fantastic family orientated camp that has a great staff and always puts the campers needs first. What it lacks in size it makes up in its fun and happy atmosphere. There is a wide variety of activities for campers to get involved with alongside their counselors. I will never forget my experience at NSP and the friends that I made I will keep for life. Do not be put off by some of the bad things you hear about NSP..... They are not true, come mid August, nobody wants to leave.

This will be my 3rd year at Na-Sho-Pa and we totally love it... it's the best camp on earth. I tell everyone to go there because it's the best people and the best friends you could ever have. My favorite activities are Fun with Foods, the shows and all the trips...I miss it so much!!!!!!!

It was my third summer at NaShoPa and it was awesome!!!!! We love Doug and Laura AND WE LOVE OUR COUNSELORS ESPECAILLY CHRIS!!!! The activities are great and we have the best friends at NaShoPa. We have a lot of special events which are fun to not have to do the regualar stuff everyday. And my sister and I really like the food, especially the Meatballs and Spagetti....Laura and Doug care what we think and they are bringing back the Canteen Tickets...YEAH!!!!! and adding more electives to which are the best. We did a lot of cool stuff at outdoor adventure last year, my favorite was the mineral mining, it was very cool. OK, that's it for now, but we love NaShoPa soooooo much and we want to say hello to all our friends and counslors, WE CANT WAIT FOR 2008 it's totally the best!!!!!!!!!!!!

This camp is a dump....They havent updated a thing in years...Oh except for a giant blow up toy in the middle of a swamp they call a lake.

I've been going to Nashopa for the past 13 years I was a camper and now a counselor, and it is really the most amazing place ever. Honestly I'v seen the camp when it was owned by the krolls and yeah it was crazy and insane and a ton of fun, but how long could that have really lasted, If doug had not taken over the camp would have really been shut down. Doug Katz is doing his best to bring camp nashopa up to the standards of most camps. The owner of the camp doesn't define your experience there. I've had the most amazing times there and I love that place with my life. Seeing familiar faces year after year is what makes it amazing and there are always amazing new people that come that you grow to love also. This place is the****. Everyone should get to experience what a great place camp nashopa is.

Boy, this camp has gone down the drain in the last 3 years. I don't know where all of the money is going. This camp used to be run great until Doug took over. There's so little amount of kids that there were 4 bunks empty this summer. Someone has to do something if they want this camp to survive another summer. I wouldn't recomend this camp to you if you're looking for a top class camp, but if u don't mind mis-behaved counselors, mean upper staff and dirty bunks this camp is for you. On egood thing about this camp is that the memories last a lifetime and so do the friends that u make.

As the parent of campers we love Na-Sho-Pa. It has a great program and it is clear that the senior staff and counselor staff truly love the children. We think camp is 99% about the staff you have and Na-Sho-Pa has a great staff. They have great adults who head up the major activities and a great counselor staff who supervise the kids all the time. Our children had a great time for many years. They made good friends and loved the program. Doug and Laura have been wonderful and are always available to us with any concerns or issues or just to let us know everything is going great. Our campers love the horseback the best, but also love that they can pick activities each day as well. I'm always confortable that they are safe, happy and having fun. We highly recommend this camp.

ive been going to this camp for seven years, and wow. every since doug katz took over, theres legit 100 kids, most of them are related to upper stafff. it's really sad how he's ruining this camp. he's a patho, he makes promises to the campers, and never follows through. he always says yes just to shut everyone up, but it never works. we didnt go on any extra trips like the kroll's used to take us on; no bowling, no skating, no blueberry mountain. this past summer, noone got what they paid for. he's changed everything at this camp and its definitely not positive, canteen, activies, EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED. so doug, when you wonder whyyy theres 10 kids at the camp, thank yourself.. because it is your fault. the kroll's ran this camp and they did such an amazing job. they actually cared about their campers, and not just their $$$$$$$$.thats the difference between doug and the kroll's. love you krolls. ive made the best friends there, but camp has changed.. for the worse.

This summer was my daughters first time going to sleep away camp and she absolutley loved it. The campus was clean and beautiful, the staff were caring and attentitive and there was a wide range of exciting activities for my daughter to participate in. My daughter can't wait to return to Nashopa next summer, I reccomend this camp to all!

the previous year was my 6th year, as you can tell everyone liked camp better when the krolls directed the camp, they still own it though, billy the acting instructer quit and everyone knows why, i didnt have my best years with the katz, doug this year deleted all pictures on my digital camera because of something that happend during camp, but there was only 1 picture he needed to delete. the rest were from trips the camp took, talking about trips the 4 weekers at the end didnt get to go to the mall or water skiing atleast 2 times for the water skiing but we should have been able to go to the mall once.the councelors their were great but upper staff wasnt so nice, the facilities were clean and fine, i got no attention what so ever, i just wanted to say that i am addicted to this camp and WILL come bake next year I LUVE U ALL CuNeXtYear

i have gone to this camp for 5 year 2 of which under the krolls and the rest under doug katz. the camp used to be a great place for kids to not do anyhting and hang out, but after doug came in he pushed for more form to the schedule and every1 that has gone to this camp in the past loved it as a place to meet new people and play sports if u wanted to but he has just pushed out all of the old campers but the younger campers luv it probably because they never knew it before doug took over. this year only 200 kids came my first year there was well over 500 so they need to fix this problem

the camp will never be as good as when the Krolls owned it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The food is terrible...You are not allowed to seconds in the dinning room or the chef will yell at you.The program director Jamie is a real B*@%$.Camp was much better when the Kroll's ran it.

The smiles from my kids says it all.They are having the time of their lives.In the three years that the Katz's have been running NaShoPa, this is their best summer yet!The camp looks great,there are a wide range of fun activities,and everyone loves the food!My daughters have the most loving and caring counselors that I have ever seen.They never fail to make sure that all of their campers feel good in whatever they are doing.The specialty counselors(arts and crafts, jewelery making,outdoor adventure,cooking) all come up with creative and interesting projects for the kids to do.The camp is clean,there is alot of spirit and cheering from the campers,and the kids are all working together as one camp unit. I am looking forward to seeing what fun lies ahead for NaShoPa in this,its 70th summer! Keep up the good work Doug and Laura!!!

Honestly, how could anyone rate this camp above mediocre? Obviously, this camp WAS superb... Now that the Katz's run the camp it's become an actual hell hole. Not only is the upper staff full of hypocrits but the directors are clueless. The Katz's should get their mind off of making their counselors and staff mesirable and focus on what's really the issue at this camp...and that is the fact that the directors don't know the key ingredients are for a fun summer for everyone. The Katz's believe that harsh rumors about Na-Sho-Pa cause people to shy away from it but they're wrong. It's the horrible directors and upper staff that causes people to never want Na-Sho-Pa to enter into their mind ever again. There is so much negative energy coming from this camp that it's a miracle that it's even still running. They're lucky if there are 200 campers this summer. But, that won't be a shock to them considering they lost 300 campers within one year. Take this into consideration. It's truthful.

In recenty years the camp has switched hands and I believe it to now be heading for greater success. There are activities to saticfy all intrests and each camper is able to have a strong friendship with other campers as well as his/her counselor. I try to keep in mind the meaning of the word "camping" when i think of the facilities. True, not ever bunk has an air conditioner, a heater, a stove, and a fridge. That isnt what camp is about hence why the facilities the camp does have are ideal for the camping expirience. Most importantly, the whole expirience provide campers and counselors of all ages with a memorable expirience that has changed lives from day 1.

yea iv been there for 3 years and ever since Doug Katz became director the camp declined and nobody cared about anything and the experience was bad. Many of the activities were gone and it was just horrible ever since he took over

I have been going to this camp for 10 years and it has not let me down yet. For anyon looking for a good camp, this is it!!! BP

I had an aweful time there, and cried every day!! But, I had one counselor who I loved, and actually cared about her campers. We love you Megan!! Everything else sucked. My sister has been going there for 5 years, and she is convinced that it is the best thing ever.

This was my 10 year old's first experience at overnight camp (not counting girl scout camp on Long Island which she did not care for-accomodations too spartan). She thoroughly enjoyed her four week stay and made friends. I agree with many of the comments, the staff all seem really interested in the children, but the facilities could use an updating. However, I think it is more important that the kids have a nice nurturing environment versus state of the art equipment. You have all of that stuff in your home anyway. Give them a break from that stuff!

I had some of the greatest times of my life let alone summers at camp nashopa. I have seen both ends of it all as a camper and as a counselor. The camp is clearly on its demise however the ineptitude of the ownership has in no way hindered (execot in quantity)the quality of counselors and campers that make NSP what it is. Other camos have far superior er facilities at other camps, better food and more to do but the relatiosnhips you make are long and the expereinces that any kid will have there were will be second to none in there lifetime if they go here. Time of my life no question.

My kids love Camp Na-Sho-Pa. Their friends do also. I do not understand why anyone would give them a poor rating. It's wonderful in all areas. Something's fishy!

This camp has seen better days. It is definitely getting worse each year. The new directors have no idea how to run a camp. As one of the head counselors put it: "In a structured camp you have soccer at 10 AM and everyone plays soccer. Here you have a soccer elective and four kids show up." They have bad kids who return each year and ruin the experience for other campers. My son was teased by other kids when he tried to take part in sports and encouraged to "hang out" with them instead. He came home with terrible habits. Never again!

The camp was great when the Krolls ran it. But now, the Katz's run it and it is anything but great. This camp always has a great staff but, they get treated poorly. The Katz's bit more off than they can chew. Camp will never be the same because of them.

The rater for 5/31/06 was right. I had one of the worst times here. The staff I knew were not nice to newcomers. The go-karts (or should I say kart)was the main reason I went here and I was disappointed. Everything is second rate. On a side note, there were also a lot of files.

I LOOOOOOOVE NA-SHO-PA!! I HAVE MY BEST SUMMERS THERE!!

THIS CAMP IS AMAZING!!!!! LOVE YOU NASHOPA!! BFF

I am shocked by the previous comment b/c I was a counselor there for 2 years and had the best summers of my life there! I thought everyone was super nice and thought it was very well run.

My kids hated the staff and it is way to expensive for it's price. The Go Carts break all the time.