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You will meet second, third, and even fourth generation campers at Camp Androscoggin, located in Wayne, Augusta. Every summer, they welcome 275 boys, aged 8-15, and have been doing so for the last 111 years. The camp’s staff claims their secret for success and reputation is hidden in 4 Ps: Place, People, Planning and Program. The camp boasts of its individualized support which starts before the first day in the camp when each boy is contacted by his mentor – the Big Brother, and a welcoming committee of counselors, group leaders and directors who meet campers on the very first day. Campers live in cabins - each of them housing six boys and a counselor (two counselors in case of 8-9-year old boys.) Newcomers and experienced campers are always mixed. The administration also makes sure boys living in the same cabin come from different parts of the country. Each camper has the freedom for a personalized schedule so that he receives extra assistance in areas his parents have requested.
Every day the camp offers seven different activities– all of them tailored to each campers’ age, ability, and experience. Individualized support is in its place – campers can choose to participate in multiple activities or specialize in just a few. Land and water sports include baseball, basketball, soccer, golf, waterskiing, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, kayaking, etc. Excitement is added with arts like ceramics, woodworking, photography, music, dramatics, and more. Activity program is enhanced by trips and hiking, lasting for 2-7 days, to foster the sense of self-reliance, teamwork and appreciation of nature. In addition, excursions throughout the state take place weekly.
Camp season
Jun 27 to Aug 13, 2027
Program profile
2 sessions · Overnight camp
Rates & stays
Planning estimatePer-day tuition
N/A
Per-night tuition
From $389 / USD
Program-specific tuition options
This camp may offer session-specific tuition structures, including variations by length of stay, enrolment timing, or payment schedule. Families should confirm details directly with the provider.
From the Maine guide
Maine runs a short, mild summer rather than a hot one. The core camp weeks are comfortably warm by day and cool by night, with the chill deepening inland and up north, so an evening campfire earns its place even in high summer. Inland lake water warms enough for real swimming by the later weeks; the Atlantic stays cold all season, which is why a coastal swim is quick and bracing. Expect black flies and mosquitoes in the early woods, fog along the shore, and long northern daylight that keeps the day going late.
Average at camp time
June
74°high
55°low
July
80°high
61°low
August
79°high
60°low
Temperature figures are drawn from NOAA/NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Conditions vary within a state by region, elevation, and distance from the coast, so interior and higher areas generally run cooler than coastal or low-lying ones. Treat these as a general guide, not a forecast for any specific camp.
Most families reach Maine camp country through Portland International Jetport (PWM), the state's main airport, down in the south. For central lake country and the gateway to the north woods, Bangor International (BGR) can sit closer to the destination, and plenty of out-of-region families instead fly into Boston (BOS) and drive up the interstate and turnpike that run the length of the state.
From any of these, camp is a drive out of the city, sometimes an easy one and sometimes long, and the pattern holds: highway gives way to secondary roads, and for the wilderness forms the secondary roads give way to gravel and then to no road at all, where contact ends by design. Coastal and day camps invert this, sitting close to where families already are. Specific pickups, shuttles, and timing are things to settle directly with the camp.