Camp Wawenock

The Wawenock setting inspires many girls with a desire to express their feeling and imagination through various artistic media. The moods of the lake, beauty in a rock, relationship of friends, glory of a sunset and many other finite moments or grand views fuel this inspiration. It’s common to see Wawenock art classes on the pier, lawns, beach, or Image Rocks capturing their vision or experience on a sketch or watercolor pad.

Each year, campers get to explore a different part of Maine and its natural beauty, with activities like sea kayaking, rock climbing, lobster fishing, stand-up paddling, etc.

All Wawenock Campers love and benefit from the beautiful, natural setting here and many show great interest in learning more about it. The primary goal of the Outdoor Living Skills (OLS) program is to help girls connect to the natural world in a meaningful way. This is achieved as they spend time becoming aware of and appreciating what is happening all around them. With time, they grow in comfort and confidence in the outdoor environment. Comfort begins with a familiarity of place and knowledge of surrounding sights and sounds but it also comes from a self-assuredness that is built on skills. (Skills like pitching tents, cooking on campfires, and navigating with or without a compass.) The OLS program at Wawenock offers girls a broad array of experiences which help teach many practical outdoor-related adventure, teamwork and camping skills, as well as introduce them to the wonderful diversity of life that Wawenock’s pristine acreage sustains.