I went to Timber Tops as a nine year old and really enjoyed the activities. They kept us very busy!…read moreThe counsellors were warm and caring. Highly recommend.

I go to CTT and I LOVE IT. I have made a family there and I recommend it to any girl. If you are…read morescared of going to sleep away camp don't be. The staff is SO NICE and will help 10000000000000/10 recommend!

I had sent my son to lake greeley for the first time last year, the summer of 2022, and he had a…read moregreat time. I had seen some postings and some information about 2021 and thought that while there were some drawbacks, it was important to get my son out of the house and doing something for the summer. He has been sitting around too long and I want him doing more. When looking around, there were numerous other camps in the area and other kinds of programs, but when I had seen what greeley offered to what the price would be especially compared to the other programs, I thought that it would have been a steal. I jumped on the offer for a 2 week session and luckily everything worked out. Greeley was great, the people were very welcoming and worked with the kids very well and my son made a number of new friends which is the bonus to him being up and moving.

My son participated in this camp during 2021. There were 14 young boys in one cabin with only one…read moreadult (we were told there would be only 8 kids in the cabin)! The kids were mean and cursed during the week and the camp did not address it. When I reported it to the camp directors (Mat and Rose), they never responded to my email. The many activities that were shown on the video were not available (the ropes course for example) due to being understaffed. My son actively disliked his experience. I will also say that this director responded to my review on google within 12 hours of my posting but as a parent I emailed and didn't hear anything for more than two weeks. This Director clearly cares more about image than actual responsiveness to parents or the camper experience. In fact, I am still waiting on a response to my email. We were not told in advance about activities being closed, and we were assured that although there were Covid staffing issues there would be enough staff to run a great camp. This was not my son's experience. There are many awesome camps out there and parents should know that the directors are unresponsive except to reviews.

Love this summer camp would recommend for any parents who have kids that love sports. We sent our…read moretwo sons there for years and they had the time of their life! Jeff Freedman does an excellent job at keeping the kids entertained and his camp counselors are the best!

From the owner: What makes an all-boys summer camp so special? Experience…read moreadventure. Take a risk. Be yourself. Lake Owego Camp provides each camper the opportunity to learn new skills, improve, compete and grow in a nurturing, supportive environment. Meet a new friend! Hit a game winning shot! Canoe through Delaware River rapids! Lead a campfire! Lake Owego Camp is a summer adventure with your best friends, your brothers.

Gorgeous grounds. Retreat center and youth camps owned and well-maintained by non-profit…read morefaith-based youth development organization Young Life. The drive from NYC is perfect in October. So blazing beautiful. No cell service aside from AT&T but theres wifi.

I joined this trip as a first time volunteer. I did not know what to expect as I had never been to…read morethis place. I was greatly surprised as the level of order, care and love for the youth! The staff was amazing in how they diligently worked together to make it carefree fun for the youth. Preparing every meal with precision, attractively and love three times a day for 5 days! perfectly. The top notch menu catered to the youth, the endless activities and the absolute beauty of this place was amazing. The acres of grounds kept perfectly! The concern for our comfort. What a place for the youth to feel absolutely free and not be concerned about anything. To keep the youth focused on non stop activities and relating to each other, no phones were allowed! Good thing! I saw a deer or two. No bears : ) . I strongly suggest you take your teen there to renew, refresh and know what it is like to just feel free.

Fabulous camp. Caring staff and management. Looking forward to next year when life gets back to…read morenormal.

A very special place. It's so cool to see kids spending their summer outside, with hundreds of…read moreother kids, without cell phones! When the focus is making sure the campers have an awesome experience, it's hard to have a bad time yourself. There's a genuine camaraderie with the staff as we all live and work and spend time off together. Everyone really pitches in to help each other out and boost each other up! Leadership is approachable, the grounds are beautiful, and it really feels like a home away from home.

A great summer camp to send your children so they can experience it all. The camp offers amazing…read moreactivities for the campers such as trapeze, lake front activities and ropes course. You can customize your own session and come for as little as five days or as long as the entire summer, 8 weeks. The camp offers the opportunity for children to learn responsibility and build lifelong friendships. The cost is comparative to other camps in the area at $1,000 a week. The family feel offers amazing and for campers to move away from screens and reconnect with nature.

This is my son's 5th year going to Camp Lohikan, he has so much fun every year! I truly feel it has…read morehelped him gain maturity, and they have so much fun while they're at camp! There are so many activities available!

This camp is amazing! I took my child to this camp last summer and he had a blast. I even took a…read moretour through the camp and there is so much amazing activities to do! there is archer, rock climbing, swimming, arts and crafts, and so much more! My child said the staff were pretty nice as well. If your looking for a place to put your child at summer camp, this is the spot!

What a special place! Our son (13) attended for the first time this summer, and it was a wonderful…read moreexperience for him. Inclusion is tricky to get right, but Camp Round Lake seems to have cracked the code. The staff was well-trained and exceptionally kind to our homesick kiddo. He made connections with other campers, which is not easy for him, and came home joyful and with newfound independence and confidence.

My son is spending his second summer at Round Lake and we are so happy that we found this camp! He…read morehas developmental delays and we never thought that we would be able to find a sleep away camp for him. Having grown up going to camps every summer - I was devastated thinking my son wouldn't get that opportunity. I looked at special needs camp but they didn't seem a fit, and I knew mainstream camps weren't an option as there wasn't enough support. Round Lake has been perfect. The camp provides the support he needs but in a integrated setting. He loves camp and has made such great friends. And when he got back after his first summer, I could immediately see the positive impact sleep away camp had on him- he came back more independent, more confident and so, so happy! For anyone looking for a camp that provides extra support but in a mainstream environment - you should be looking at Round Lake!

This camp used to be great and I had recommended it to friends for years. Now I realize this was a…read moremistake! ILC used to be a great place for the "weird" kids who didn't like to play team sports and didn't care about social status, purports to be accepting of all. But as the camp has become more expensive, the campers are different and not for the better - a camp full of those who can afford close to $8,000 (by the time you factor in what you must bring there yourself) for only 3 weeks (!!!) is naturally going to contain more kids who don't understand how much money that is and ridicule kids whose parents still send them because the kids love it even if this is a financial strain. So imagine how disappointing it is to spend a summer around this clientele, which has evolved to include plenty of mean girls who pick on others who don't bring fancy clothes to camp (because why? It's camp!), make rude comments about others' bodies, and allude to other campers' lower socioeconomic status, etc. Unfortunately it's not about the beloved activities anymore. It's about pleasing the richest clientele by throwing "parties" and being a wild display of frivolously spent dollars, minimal supervision (especially of the social situation), and scapegoating those who are bullied. Also, the printed manual discouraging bringing expensive clothing to camp means absolutely nothing. It used to be a camp for nerds by nerds. Now it's a place where the cool, ultra-rich kids always win. So if you have a kid who loves arts activities, send them to French Woods or Buck's Rock. This place is becoming just a lesser version of certain camps most well-known for being attended by spoiled brats.

I've read articles from other people that there are issues with Independent Lake Camp (ILC). Some…read morepeople have excessively high expectations that are impossible to meet. However, if you have realistic expectations, then you'll find ILC is a fantastic experience for your kids. I have and will continue to recommended ILC to my friends and clients. When my younger son went there, he was introverted and uncomfortable meeting new people. After just a summer (2 sessions), he came back out going and totally a new kid. I was so happy to see the transformation that he achieved at ILC. The camp gave him the opportunity try things never he had done before in a safe and encouraging environment. It is so much better than the typical school where our kids attend that do not encourage them to go beyond the comfort zones. My son experienced circus tricks, illusion, unicycle, and even rocketry. All activities he'd never tried before and came back excited and wanting to do more. To me, this outcome indicates the sign of a great camp. If your kid only wants to do sports, then Independent Lake Camp is not the right camp for them. If your child on the other hand wants to explore new things and challenge him or herself (and maybe a little bit nerdy on the inside), then they will find ILC an amazing experience.