We are an Adirondacks summer camp for boys and girls ages 8-14, located in the mountains outside Lake Placid, NY.
Here children experience the natural world and an array of creative and challenging activities in a simple, unhurried, child-centered environment.
The emotional independence the girls have gained has been fantastic, thanks to the amazing adventures they have had and skills they have learned. The loving way that self-sufficiency and responsibility are taught. [My son] gets to go barefoot and get dirty. The huge number of activities to choose from. Terrific adult role models with so much energy and enthusiasm. Being outside and experiencing the weather firsthand and realizing that the weather isn’t “bad”.
At its heart, a Treetops summer gives children time. Time to discover a newfound passion. Time to take a leap and trust that you will land. Time to consider and reflect; time to fall in love with the natural world and understand your responsibility to it; time to make friends for a lifetime; time […]
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Early every morning, while dew still clings to the grass, a group of campers on the Garden Harvest farm chore help the farmers to gather all of the produce that is needed for the day. They pull beets from the soil, cut lettuce, and pluck green beans that hide among leaves and vines. Everything gets […]
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