With over 50 activities to pick from, you will create a schedule that matches exactly what YOU want to do. Whether you love sports, art, science or watersports, we have it all. Choice is also our motto when it comes to our food too. There are lots of options to make you happy. I love Color Wars because of all the special activities and how it's about having fun and not just about winning.
We're in the press again, explaining how we can make summer camp stress free for you and your child.
We're in the press again, explaining how we can make summer camp stress free for you and your child.
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Camp Emerson is an overnight summer camp for girls and boys, age 7-15. Our campers design their own programs from 50 activities including: athletics, visual arts, performing arts, watersports on 2 lakes, swimming in our heated pool, wilderness and our Step Beyond Program - cooking, science, engineering, rocketry, CO2 race cars, woodworking and more!
We want to know every child and family to be able to do our best work for you. Then we take the details you share and carefully tend to each one. Our hands-on approach makes all the difference in everything from our staff supervision to our support for food allergies. There are many summer camps with great facilities and lots of activities.
If you were to paint the picture of a great Camp Director, you'd undoubtedly end up with James Thompson. James loves camp and knows better than most, the power of the camp experience. He is fanatically kid-centered (and a big kid himself) and admired by staff. James pours his heart and head into everything he does to make camp fun, safe and unforgettable.
At Camp Emerson we pride ourselves on selecting the best of the best to teach and look after your children. We hire a huge staff of talented professionals who embody our philosophy and who are there for the campers. These are individuals who are skilled instructors in their specialty areas as well as caring people who listen to the children.
Can children with Food Allergies, intolerances and special requirements enjoy the full summer camp experience? At Camp Emerson, we are "The Food Allergy Specialist" and are leading the way in setting standards in the camp industry. All of our campers, regardless of their dietary requirements can have amazing meals and be fully immersed in the camp experience whilst eating safely.
Reviews (10)
Deirdre G.
May 13, 2021
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Parents beware if you have a child who takes daily medicine during camp. The nursing staff at Camp Emerson has a history of using their judgement of whether or not your child actually needs their daily medicine or not. Resulting in major withdrawl symptoms and trauma, and in some cases, hospitalization. Any competent health provider knows to wean a patient off of an SSRI- the nursing staff at Camp Emerson did not.
Lesley Pankhurst
Aug 26, 2020
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As a Camp Emerson alum myself, I couldn’t imagine sending my kid to another camp. I knew from first hand experience that the Lein family puts the safety and well-being of their campers above everything else. My daughter signed up for one session and a week in asked to stay for a second session. She talks about camp almost every day. She made lifelong friends and gained independence during her summer at Camp Emerson.
Susan Adriansen
Jun 28, 2020
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What a lovely place ... and so caring. I attended a weekend conference last September and the staff and owner were so kind and understanding of my vegan diet. They approached me whenever I entered the cafeteria to inform me of the food selections for me. The place is clean, friendly, and accommodating. If I love this place, I can imagine how kids and their parents must feel about the place. 5+STARS!
Keith Siegel
Dec 30, 2019
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My son has had an outstanding camp experience at Emerson and has made life long friends. Sue Lein and her staff made us and our son incredibly comfortable with a high level of diligence and care for his food allergies (dairy, tree nuts). As any parent with food allergies knows, concerns are abound and details matter. Sue was wonderful and enabled our child to have 3 outstanding summers of camp. Last year, he even called to say he wanted to stay an additional 2 weeks.
None of the other camps we investigated were capable, willing and ready to ensure that our son wouldn't be without risks. Camp Emerson
None of the other camps we investigated were capable, willing and ready to ensure that our son wouldn't be without risks. Camp Emerson
Sibel Nickerson
Oct 13, 2019
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This is our second year sending our daughters (11 & 9 years old) to Camp Emerson for 6 and 4 weeks and our first year sending our son (7 y/o) for 2 weeks. This Camp is absolutely magical and so very well run. The director, Sue, is an amazing leader. She is nurturing, kind, empathetic, informative and just an overall great person. The camp counselors they have are so invested in making sure each child feels special and is taken care of. They are so much fun and the kids talk about them all year round!
The friends my children have made have become family friends who we see and talk to during the
The friends my children have made have become family friends who we see and talk to during the
Garreth Debiegun
Jun 11, 2019
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Aiyanah Lamarre
Dec 26, 2018
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Mason Wicks-Lim
Sep 15, 2017
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I went to Camp Emerson last summer. It was incredibly amazing. I got to do so many new things, like wake board and tubing and sailing. It was a great experience to not have to worry about my food allergy and the food was so good. The counselors were very nice and I got to learn new tricks for editing photography and the field trip to Ramblewild was one of my favorite things too. I recommend this camp to any kid wanting to go to an amazing overnight camp.
Vlad Mosh
Aug 28, 2017
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Dave Cowing
Jan 21, 2017
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