Summer Camps for Girls in PA

Come April, it is the time of the year when parents have to finalize their choice of a summer camp and decide where to send their kids and teens. Summer camps provide an opportunity for children to develop culturally, emotionally and intellectually and explore new friendships and interests.

It is important to pick a summer camp to suit your child's mental makeup and tastes. The expenses must also meet your budget and the duration of the camp
must be just right so your child is neither homesick nor longing to stay back. If you have a daughter and are looking for a summer camp in and around Pennsylvania, you must check out the following options. If you would like to register, look up their websites (hyperlinks are provided) for online forms.

Camp Cayuga is a coed residential camp for children between 5-15 years of age. The camp is in the scenic Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania and offers 60 activities including horseback riding, trapeze & circus, performing arts, ceramics, rock climbing, zip line, ATVs, scuba diving, etc. and fun trips to Busch Gardens, Niagara Falls, Hershey Amusement Park, etc. They have 2,4,6 week sessions and a full season session between June end and early August. In 2008, their tuition starts at $1,675 for a 2 week session and goes to $6,800 for a full session.

I have a 9 year old niece who attended this camp in 2007 and was delighted with her experience. She liked the the art and sports activities and is very fond of her instructors. She has again registered to attend this year's summer camp with Camp Cayuga.

Contact:
Camp Cayuga
PO Box 151- Suite INT,
Peapack, New Jersey 07977.
Telephone: 908-470-1224,
Fax: 908-470-1228.

Grier Summer Camp for Girls is located in Tyrone Pennsylvania and offers several programs for girls aged 7-17 - the Alleghany riding camp for horseback riding (3 week sessions for $3,450), an art portfolio program (3 week session for $3,000), dance program (3 week session for $3,000), creative and performing arts program (3 week sessions for $3,000) and a mother-daughter weekend rookie sessions (for $400) for first-timers. Their programs run between the 3rd week of June and early August.

Contact:
Allegheny Riding Camp
P.O. Box 308
Tyrone, PA 16686
Telephone: 814-684-2177 ext. 113

Camp Rim Rock for girls is located in West Virginia and runs 2,4,6 and 8 week summer camp sessions for girls aged 6-17 between late June and early August. Their 2008 rates are $2000 and $3800 for 2 and 4 week sessions. They offer programs in sports, horseback riding, aquatics, arts and crafts, etc.

Contact:
Camp Rim Rock
P.O. Box 69
Capon River Road
Yellow Spring, WV 26865
Toll Free: 800-662-4650
Phone: 304-856-2869
Fax: 304-856-3201

Camp Louise has a Jewish affiliation and runs girls summer camps at Cascade, MD located an hour away from Washington DC and Baltimore. They have 2,4,6,8 week and rookie sessions that cost between $1,500 and $6,800 in 2008. They offer programs in athletics, fine arts and Jewish programs.

Contact:
Camp Louise
24959 Pen Mar Road
Cascade, MD 21719
301-241-3661
airlou@airylouise.org

Digital Media Summer Computer Summer Camp offers computer training for kids and teens in one/multi-week sessions beginning at $900 in University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. It is a coed program and well tailored for your computer-savvy kids wishing to learn robotics, web-design, digital film-making, 3D video creation etc.

Contact:
Digital Media AcademyTM
1925 Winchester Blvd., Ste. 109
Campbell, CA 95008
Toll free: 1-866-656-3342

Science explorer is a day camp for kids aged 4-17. Their prices vary between $140 and $295. They teach science and provide hands-on experience to children in experiments on physics, chemistry, geology, archeology, biology, etc.

Contact:
Science Explorers, Inc.
P.O. Box 245
Blue Ball, PA 17506

Susquehannock Camps offers summer activities (in Brackney, PA) including land and water sports, riding, games, etc. to girls aged 7-18 in late June and early August. They have 2,3,4 and 7 week sessions priced between $2,500 and $6,350 in 2008.

Contact:
The Susquehannock Camps,
Tripp Lake Road, RR1 Box 1375,
Brackney, PA 18812
Telephone: 570-967-2323

Lake Greeley Camp is a coed summer camp for 6-15 year olds. It is located in the Poconos Mountains in PA. They have 2 week and full season sessions ranging between $1,650 and $6,500 in price. They offer activities like athletics, aquatics, performing arts, horseback riding, adventure, etc.

Contact:
Lake Greeley Camp
222 Greeley Lake Road
Telephone: 570-685-7196
Fax: 570-685-2660

Independent Lake Camp is a coed summer camp for 6-17 year olds. Located in Orson, PA, it offers 2,3,4,5,7,9 week sessions between late June and late August. The camp is priced between $2,175 and $8,800. Their activities include sports, adventure, academics and arts.

Contact:
Independent Lake Camp
PO Box 38
Orson, PA 18449
Telephone: 570-727-4160
Fax: 570-727-4176