We are an Adirondacks summer camp for children 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.
Treetops is a place where they learn to feel good about themselves – what they can do and who they are. They learn that life is not about how well you do vs. someone else, but rather how well you do for yourself. They learn to appreciate moments of beauty, joy, and work well done – not that they beat someone else.
As Helen Haskell, former Camp Director, wrote many decades ago, “ We all want the good life for our children. We wish youngsters to progress steadily towards independence, maturity, and confident responsibility with a chance for unhurried individual growth, good health, and happiness along the way.” Amongst the unrest, uncertainty, and instability of the last […]
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Dear Friends and Families: We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to Camp Treetops Director Karen Culpepper as she begins her transition toward retirement at the end of summer 2022. For over three decades, Karen has worked tirelessly both as a stalwart of Camp, as well as on behalf of the institution as a […]
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