Pilgrim Day Camp

I went to PDC in the 70s and now my 2 kids go – I really recommend this camp if you are looking for a traditional camp that is focused on being outdoors, and not a camp run by a private school that is mostly indoors. The campus is huge, and gives the kids a sense that they are part of nature — the counselors are like a little family, and the level of supervision is appropriate — more hands on/​teacher level counselors for the little ones, for instance. My daughter has learned to swim and is confident in the water, and comes home exhausted! They have a great range of activities, there is something for everyone. This will be our 4^th summer — I wonder if 2011 was just an off year based on the review below.

Very disappointing experience for my son when he attended summer 2011 at age ten. His lead counselor was very nice but the program was unorganized and I would go so far as to call the swimming program sub-​par. The swim instructors were too hands off. His friends has attended summer 2010 and had a good experience but they too were disappointed in 2011 and none of us returned.