We offer bus transportation from the NY Metro area and Boston Metro area.  We also facilitate pick up and drop off at Portland’s International Jetport (PWM).  And some campers get dropped off and picked up at camp!  Details regarding transportation are shared with enrolled families in the winter.

Campers are asked to write letters home at least three times during their stay. Parents may use our online system to send one-way emails that are printed and delivered to campers daily.  We also encourage parents to send good old fashioned snail mail.  There’s simply no replacement for getting a letter at camp!  Our photographers post daily photos during the summer so parents can keep up with all the fun their daughter is experiencing.  You can also expect a daily newsletter update from camp!

We know that sending your daughter away to camp is a big step!  As the parent of a first year camper, you can expect to hear from us by phone about her transition to camp within 48 hours of her arrival.  After that, we like to say “no news is good news!”  So while we will always be in touch with you if need be, and you are always welcome to contact us for an update, we spend as much time as possible out in camp being with the girls. 

We do not allow packages at camp. Any package received without previous permission from the director will be held until the end of the session and either returned to parents or donated. Please make sure friends and family members are aware of this policy. Camp is an incredible gift to give your child – there’s no need to send anything else! 

Our focus at Kippewa Point is the nurturing of authentic relationships.  We know that spending time engaged in activities and talking face to face with friends and counselors, girls develop lasting and meaningful friendships. Therefore, our policy is to only allow basic music players, or in other words those that are “screen free”.  Cell phones, tablets, ereaders and electronic games (Gameboys, PSPs, etc) are not permitted at camp. Basic MP3 players (such as iPod Shuffles) are allowed in the cabins. To assist with this we provide each bunk with an iPod and speaker, counselors are then able to add the campers song requests using camp music accounts!

Additionally,  do not allow hair dryers or flat irons. We want the focus to be on making friends, having fun, and just being yourself without worrying about what your hair looks like! Girls are so busy having fun they don’t miss them one bit.

Camp Kippewa is our 3 1/2 week camp for girls ages 7 – 15.  Camp Kippewa and Camp Kippewa Point run separately from each other, so whether you are attending camp for 3 1/2 weeks or for 2 weeks you are together with other campers staying for the same amount of time. Kippewa Point and Kippewa are sister camps, located right next door to each other in our beautiful natural setting on Lake Cobbosseecontee. We are able to coordinate opportunities to say hi to a sibling or friend but the campers are in separate activities and cabins. Both camps offer the same warm and accepting environment, a wide variety of activities, and complete camp experience!