Camp Chingachgook is nestled on the banks of Lake George in Kattskill Bay, New York. The camp offers both one- and two-week-long summer sessions for children ages 7 to 15 and also features adventure trips for 11- to 17-year-olds, which include activities such as backpacking, canoeing, sailing, kayaking and rock-climbing. The camp offers three different payment tiers with lower, subsidized rates. Payment plans are completely confidential.
The Deer Valley Rock Art Center in Pheonix, Arizona, offers two action-packed summer camps sessions for children ages 8 to 11. Campers get to experience hands-on learning and learn about subjects such as American Indian cultural traditions and environmental education through activities including archaeological fieldwork and demonstrations, art projects, nature hikes and special presentations. The cost of a summer session is only $120 for museum members and $140 for nonmembers as of 2011.
Camp Carter in Fort Worth, Texas, is a YMCA-sponsored summer camp that offers one- and two-week summer camp sessions for boys and girls ages 6 to 16. Campers enjoy activities such as sailing, canoeing, swimming, archery, horseback riding, hiking, biking and a variety of team sports. All cabins are air-conditioned with private showers and bathrooms. To help with the cost of camp, YMCA offers a variety of scholarships that pay anywhere from 5 percent of the camp cost up to 50 percent.
Camp Silver Creek is a YMCA-sponsored camp located in Salem, Oregon, and offering a variety of summer camp sessions for children entering grades 1 through 8. The camp also offers special teen camps for children entering grades 7 through 10. Campers can enjoy activities such as archery, hiking, boating, swimming and cooking. Specialty camps are also offered such as drama camp, cheer camp and aquatics camp.
Three different tiers of payments are available to cover camp costs, including subsidized rates, and families can choose the rate that best suits their needs.
