Saltash Mountain Mixed gender, ages 11-14
Skits, music and backcountry adventures
Saltash Mountain Outdoor Explorations
Saltash Mountain is a small camp where teens and campers explore backpacking, canoeing, rock climbing or service trips. Campers learn to accept each other, celebrate themselves, and work cooperatively. Living together in open-sided cabins, they play guitar and piano. Carpentry, creative writing, gardening and other activities round out the summer.
SAM Camp Dates
| Full Session | June 26-August 11 | |
| July Session | June 26-July 19 | |
| August Session | July 21-August 11 |
Saltash Mountain Activities
Interested in wilderness travel? Saltash Mountain is the camp for you. While building confidence in backcountry skills, teens and campers progress from 3-day to 6-day trips in each session.
"We form a really tight and bonded community. We have lots of really fun and cool activities. We go on really fun hiking trips. Everyone is really accepting and kind."
—-Saltash Mountain Camper
Posts from Saltash Mountain
The Weather is a Gift
Earlier this year, I was cleaning out a file drawer and came up a stack of Interims from the 1990s. It was super fun to be reminded of old pranks, projects and people. Among the gems I found was this article I had written in January 1996, when I was Saltash Mountain Camp director, about […]
The Secret of Saltash Mountain Camp
We hear it all the time: “Saltash Mountain Camp changed my life” “It’s unexplainable how much my kids love this place” “What’s your secret?” Our secret sauce is not a secret (nor a sauce) and it’s not just great times playing games, skill-building, or even an awesome sunrise from a New England peak. The greatest […]
How to Encourage your Child to Write Home
The age-old saying that “no news is good news” is often true about not getting letters home. But there are a few things you can do to encourage those precious letters home. 1. Pack some stamped, self-addressed “peel and seal” envelopes. The regular ones tend to weld shut in summer humidity. Include some blank envelopes […]
