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.
My children come home from camp literally and figuratively taller because of their sense of accomplishment with familiar and new activities.
A sense of connectedness naturally emerges as children settle into the routines and rhythms of Camp. This week, senior campers worked together to weed the annual flower garden and mulch the rhubarb patch with our own fresh compost. To ensure that Treetops’ beloved horses can frolic safely, junior campers spent a morning picking rocks from […]
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Beneath a layer of rich soil, garlic bulbs are showing signs of life after a long winter lying dormant. Thin, green scapes are growing from the bulbs, pushing upwards towards the surface. Soon some of them will poke their heads out into the fresh mountain air for the first time. These garlic scapes will be […]
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