Sleepaway camp is a great summer activity, if you can afford it.
Groups like YMCA and Girl Scouts offer inexpensive camping options. But on the other end of the spectrum are private, eight-week camps that offer top-notch food, living accommodations, and activities from waterskiing to horseback riding.
Many are located in the mountains of the northeast, and cost more than $1,000 every week. To put it in perspective: The cost of these camps is equivalent to a semester at a state college.
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Camp Winaukee in Moultonboro, NH costs $10,550 for the summer.
Camp Winaukee, an all-boys camp that sits on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire, prides itself in being one of the premier sports and adventure camps in the country.
For $10,550, you can send your rugrats away for seven weeks.
There are about 200 campers between the ages of 7-12, and a 150 campers between the ages of 13-15.
Activities at camp include: sports, canoeing, kayaking, outdoor adventure, ropes, arts & crafts, and theater.
Lake Bryn Mawr Camp in Honesdale, Penn. costs $10,700 for the summer.
Lake Bryn Mawr Camp is an all-girls camp that offers an eight week program for $10,700.
The typical day starts at 7:30 a.m. and goes until 9:15 p.m.
Some of the special events at camp include: Miss Firecracker Contest, Olympics, Top-Secret Chocolate Banana Night, special surprise snacks, and the culminating event of the summer: the weeklong Color War.
Camp Mataponi in Naples, ME costs $10,750 for the summer.
Camp Mataponi for Girls takes campers ages 7-15 years old.
For lunch, there's a 30-item salad bar. And there are weekly BBQs with themes such as Under the Sea, Funky Princess Super Hero, and Western night.
The camp costs $10,750 for the summer.
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