Memories, friendships, and experiences that
Last a Lifetime
About us
A ONE-OF-A-KIND camp experience
Daily choice of activities supervised by caring and dedicated staff, a positive, fun and supportive community, and a magical natural setting…all combine to give Deerwood boys a summer camp experience like no other.
Deerwood activities
Choose Your Own Adventure
Deerwood offers a variety of activities which provide campers with challenges and new experiences. Unlike many other camps, the boys are free to choose their activities each day and do not travel from activity to activity with their age-group. This Deerwood philosophy helps foster independence and responsibility in the campers, as well as tremendous pride in their accomplishments.
Land & Woods
90 acres of mature forest overlooking the lake provides ample space for dozens of “Hill” activities and landsports.
Beautiful Squam Lake
Our 6,700-acre “backyard” allows for unlimited fun through numerous waterfront activities and frequent adventures to explore Squam’s islands and coves.
Rivers & Mountains
Deerwood’s location is ideal for our many trips, both day and overnight, to the nearby White Mountain National Forest and rivers and lakes of northern New England.
“Dear Deerwood…”
Testimonials from Deerwood Parents
Thank you for giving [son’s name] the most incredible three and a half weeks of his young life. It is September and my husband and I are still marveling over his growth during and after Deerwood. His experience so far surpassed our hopes for him, and it is not an exaggeration to say that [he] came out of the camp easily an inch taller and with an air of self assurance that we had not seen before. He talks about camp all the time and is so eager for next summer that I am not sure how he is going to survive fifth grade. Thank you so much for taking care of him and letting him grow.
We are so thrilled that [son’s name] has found a place that he calls his “home away from home” and his “second family”. I love that you instill and nurture the best values and I see how he carries them with him throughout the year and hopefully, throughout his life.
When I asked our son who he liked hanging out with the most he said, “Everyone. Anyone. It doesn’t matter. Everyone is nice.” On the first day of school he mentioned he rounded up three new kids and invited them to sit with his friends at lunch. My first thought was “That’s Deerwood in action.” Camp gives him the confidence to do things like this.
What struck us most when we picked [son’s name] up last August was that he radiated a new kind of self-confidence, borne of having made it through three and a half weeks of summer camp on his own and of having experienced so many new things. We went out on the lake together in a canoe and were moved by his exclamations about the beauty of the mountains and lake and his assurance that he could steer around in the canoe. He beamed with pride recounting how he summited a mountain and camped out overnight in the rain.
Deerwood Staff
Character, Enthusiasm & Experience
Deerwood is proud of its excellent camper to staff ratio of 2 : 1. The activities, meals, cabins and trips are well supervised by caring, energetic and qualified staff.
