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.
Posts from Saltash Mountain
What’s In A Scrape?
To someone who has never been to Saltash Mountain Camp, the word scraper is meaningless. But here at SAM Camp, “scraper” is commonplace in our vocabulary. While the literal definition of the word refers to a rubber spatula, “scraper” is used here when we speak about our cleaning systems, to bid a group of young […]
Pick-up, Drop-off & Visiting Day Details!
Hard to believe we are just about at our half-way mark! Many of you will be coming to camp this weekend to pick-up, drop-off, or visit – follow the link below for details! Drop-off, Pick-up & Visiting Day Details!
SAM Skit at Interdependence Day
From Colleen Bumford, SAM Assistant Director The preparation for our Interdependence Day skit was a whirlwind of activity here at SAM. We began the skit-writing process with a brainstorming meeting between campers and staff over lunch. In a matter of just 3 days were “on stage” at the base of the hill performing in front […]
