Activities & Program

Camp St. Charles offers a wide-range of traditional camp activities across sports, arts, adventure, and the waterfront. Our aim is to encourage kids to try new things, uncover new strengths, and step into experiences they may not encounter at home.

Girl tubing on the lake

Waterfront 🌊

  • Canoeing
  • Stand Up Paddleboarding
  • Tubing
  • Speedboat Rides
  • Swimming
Boys soccer team smiling after a game

Sports ⚽

  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Gaga
  • Hockey
  • Kickball
  • Soccer
  • Softball
  • Tetherball
  • Volleyball
Girl riding a horse on a forest trail

Adventure 🎯

  • Animal Care
  • Archery
  • Campouts
  • Environmental Education
  • Giant Swing
  • Horseback Riding
  • Nature
  • Petting Zoo
  • Riflery & BBs
  • Ropes Course
Boy smiling while holding his ceramics project

Arts 🎨

  • Arts & Crafts
  • Ceramics
  • Drawing
  • Painting

Balance of Choice and Structure

Each day blends structured activities with free‑choice periods, giving campers a balance of guidance and independence. Our master schedule ensures every team rotates through all core activities, while free time gives campers room to explore and spend time with siblings, friends, or other campers.

The 2‑Week Advantage

We offer one‑ and two‑week camp sessions. Our one‑week Mini Sessions are ideal introductions for young and first‑time campers, while our two‑week sessions provide the full CSC experience. Two‑week campers enjoy more activities, special events, off‑camp trips, and opportunities to earn challenge patches, giving them more time to grow, explore, and build lasting friendships.

Special Events

In addition to exciting daily on-site instructional activities, campers staying two weeks or longer enjoy a wide-range of special events, trips, and activities:

  • Trip to Terrapin Adventures (ages 12-13 only) - An outdoor adventure park with high-ropes courses, zip lines, and low-ropes courses.

  • Campout on Skull Island - Day trip for Middies and overnight trip for Minors

  • Themed Days (Carnival Day, Wacky Weekend, etc)

  • Evening Programs (Color Party, Cabin Olympics, Soccer Tourney, etc.)

  • Challenge Patches can be earned by completing various activity goals