Pine Tree Camp open house, May 17
In 2024, Pine Tree Camper Cassie Oakes (Alexander, ME) spent a barrier-free week of fully accessible summer camp on the shores of North Pond making new friends and spending time with counselors from Maine and abroad, including: Brandi Place (Morrill, ME), Daniela Ochoa-Diaz (Rionegro, Colombia), Lauren Grant (Gardiner, ME) and Marina Rodriguez (Andalusia, Spain). On Saturday, May 17, parents, families and caregivers are invited to meet the team and experience Pine Tree Camp first hand. More information at www.pinetreesociety.org. (Photo courtesy Pine Tree Camp)
Pine Tree Camp’s fully accessible campus on the shores of North Pond in Rome, ME provides barrier-free access for Maine kids and adults with disabilities. (Photo courtesy Pine Tree Camp)
In 2024, Pine Tree Camper Cassie Oakes (Alexander, ME) spent a barrier-free week of fully accessible summer camp on the shores of North Pond making new friends and spending time with counselors from Maine and abroad, including: Brandi Place (Morrill, ME), Daniela Ochoa-Diaz (Rionegro, Colombia), Lauren Grant (Gardiner, ME) and Marina Rodriguez (Andalusia, Spain). On Saturday, May 17, parents, families and caregivers are invited to meet the team and experience Pine Tree Camp first hand. More information at www.pinetreesociety.org. (Photo courtesy Pine Tree Camp)
Pine Tree Camp’s fully accessible campus on the shores of North Pond in Rome, ME provides barrier-free access for Maine kids and adults with disabilities. (Photo courtesy Pine Tree Camp)
ROME — Pine Tree Camp’s summer sessions return this June for the 80th year; bringing Maine kids and adults with disabilities together to experience barrier-free access to the outdoors filled with friendship, fun and freedom to explore.
On Saturday, May 17, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., parents, families and caregivers are invited to Pine Tree Camp (114 Pine Tree Camp Road, Rome, Maine) to meet the team and experience Pine Tree Camp first hand. Tours will be offered throughout the day and visitors will have the chance to check out cabins, see the dining hall, explore campus and experience fully accessible activities, including: biking, archery, hiking and a special scavenger hunt.
Some families will be seeing Pine Tree Camp for the first time and some will be seasoned camp families available to share their personal experience.
Open house activities include:
-Adaptive biking
-Hiking
-Archery
-Eagle spotting
-Farm animals
-Outdoor fire stations with s’mores
-Indoor crafts
-Yard games
Register at this link: https://pinetreesociety.wufoo.com/forms/z1oqytt70tomnot/
Pine Tree Camp celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025 and, since 1945, no camper has ever been turned away due to their ability to pay.
More About Pine Tree Camp: Pine Tree Camp, which celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2025, is a program of Pine Tree Society and an American Camp Association-accredited camp for people with disabilities. Every year, hundreds of Maine children and adults with disabilities arrive at Pine Tree Camp in Rome and their lives are transformed. Year-round, campers experience freedom and independence by actively participating in outdoor activities like kayaking, boating, swimming, fishing, hiking, biking, archery, snowshoeing and cross country skiing thanks to Pine Tree Camp’s 285-acre, fully accessible campus on North Pond. Full tuition assistance is available. Since 1945, no camper has ever been turned away due to their ability to pay. https://pinetreesociety.org/camp-home/
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Pine Tree Camp
114 Pine Tree Camp Road
Rome, ME 04963
United States
