Terrapin Adventures Ultimate Adventure Camp
For kids seeking experience in outdoor leadership, Terrapin Adventures offers hiking, swimming, kayaking, sailing, horseback riding and more. Every day is a new adventure from at least 9 am to 4 pm (extended hours are available for a fee). Terrapin is open to boys and girls, ages 12 to 15 years. For $350 a week, your kids will come home exhausted from a wild day of exploration.
Terrapin Adventures
Savage Mill
8600 Foundry Street
Savage, MD 20763
(301) 725-1313
www.terrapinadventures.com/
Summer Friends Day Camps
Summer Friends Day Camp offers a variety of camp curricula for kids ages 4 to 17. Anything from dancing to cooking to what they call "DayVentures"--which are day-long adventures in kayaking, rock climbing and even circus trapeze classes. The hours are from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, with the option for extended hours. Depending on which camp your child chooses, Summer Friends can cost anywhere from $365 a week to $450 a week. All that plus convenient bus transportation means your kids will have a busy, activity-packed summer at your convenience.
Summer Friends Day Camps
16923 Norwood Road
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(301) 774-7455 x167
www.ssfs.org
The Barrie Camp
Located on the 45-acre estate of The Barrie School, the regular day camp offers activities such as swimming, horse-back riding, sports, arts and crafts, dance, music, dramatics, canoeing, archery and karate, to name a few. They also offer several specialty camps, including Riding Camp and The Naturalists, a program that explores the botany, zoology and chemistry of the Earth. This camp is offered to children ages 4 to 14 years, and it costs anywhere from $300 to nearly $500 for Riding Camp.
The Barrie Camp
13500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
(301) 576-2800
www.barrie.org/camp/
