Dates and Rates

2027 Friends Camp Sessions

Please contact our office with any questions about the registration process, session options, or camperships.

Tuition

Tuition Levels

In budgeting and setting our tuition levels, Friends Camp seeks to balance several priorities: quality & safe programming, affordability, and accessibility for children of different financial means.

We have priced our full tuition level at a level to cover the immediate annual operating costs for next year. For families wishing to invest in the future of Friends Camp through projects such as property, program, and staffing improvements, we are also offering a higher level of tuition this year. This level is called the “Investing in Camp” level, and you may sign up for this through the registration platform. If you have extra funds available or think of Friends Camp as a bargain, please consider registering at this level. Doing so will allow us to continue to invest in and improve Friends Camp – you will be promising the next generation of campers a camp just as special as the one your campers have attended.

We remain deeply committed to accessibility; all children should have the opportunity to attend summer camp, regardless of their family’s means. We offer camperships which can be self-applied through the registration process, as well as an application process to receive more aid. About 50% of camp families receive aid through our self-applied levels at registration or through supplemental aid. Families who need assistance to make camp possible are warmly encouraged to self-apply aid through registration (either $400 or $640 for a 2-week session), or to apply for further assistance.

Thank you for being part of our community and making camp possible.

THIS PRICING SYSTEM IS VOLUNTARY AND IN NO WAY INFLUENCES ADMISSION OR THE EXPERIENCE YOUR CHILD WILL RECEIVE AT FRIENDS CAMP.

Deposits

Deposit for a 2-Week Camp Session (per child) is $300.00 ($150 for 1 week sessions)

Deposit for families applying for Campership Funds is $100.00 ($50 for 1 week sessions)

The deposit is refundable, less a $50 service fee, if requested no later than the end of the day April 1.

Full tuition for all camp sessions is due by the end of the day on June 1. If full tuition is not received by that date (less any campership awarded), campers may lose their reserved places unless alternative arrangements have been made with the Camp Director in advance.

Cancellations / Refunds

Camper fees received in excess of the deposit can be refunded if a camper withdraws from a session, but the request must be made no later than thirty days in advance of the start of the session, except in exceptional circumstances as determined by the Camp Director. If a camper withdraws or is sent home from camp after the beginning of the session for any reason, including homesickness, illness, injury, or dismissal, the tuition is not refundable.

Other Fees

Friends Camp tuition includes all meals as well as laundry (for 2-week sessions, only). Our camp store, Magpie, is open only on opening and closing day of camp sessions, and merchandise prices range from $15- $45. There is no camp store open during camper sessions or any reason for campers to need spending money.

Hiking Adventure Trips
Friends Camp offers special 1-overnight hiking and camping trips during teen sessions at additional cost, which you can sign up for through the registration portal.

Transportation to Camp
Nearly all families will drive their campers or arrange carpooling to and from Friends Camp.

For 2027, Friends Camp is able to provide transportation to and from the Augusta Concord Coach Bus Station on the opening and closing days of some of our teen sessions- Rising Leaders, Rustin, and Fell. The address for the bus station is Transportation Ctr, 9 Industrial Dr, Augusta, ME 04330. Please coordinate your travel plans with the camp office as soon as possible. We charge $25 per camper to transport campers to or from the bus station.

Payment Options

To pay your balance, you have the following options:

  • Write a check to Friends Camp and mail it to: Friends Camp, 7 Moore St, Natick, MA 01760 USA. Starting in June, you can mail your check to our summer address: Friends Camp, 729 Lakeview Drive, South China, ME 04358 USA.

  • After logging in to your account, make an online payment to Friends Camp. This will give you the option of having funds transferred to Friends Camp from your bank account with an e-check or with your VISA or MasterCard or American Express card.