Where Girls Build Confidence, Connection, and Lifelong Skills
Camp Arcadia is a premier girls summer camp in Maine, offering a transformative, confidence-building experience for young girls and teens ages 7 to 17. Campers join us from across the United States and around the world to learn from one another, deepen friendships, and develop life skills that last a lifetime.
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At Camp Arcadia, girls build self-confidence, forge lifelong friendships, and gain the self-assurance needed to navigate the world. Our unplugged environment—free from technology and social media—allows girls to be fully present, build real-world skills, and enjoy the natural beauty of Maine’s lakes and forests.
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Our Mission
Make the world better and more beautiful because you have been
in it.
Our Goals
1. To build confidence and skills so that girls will find their place in the world, contribute to the diverse communities to which they belong, and include others in their adventures.
2. To encourage healthy risk taking through the exploration of new areas of learning and group living so girls will have the confidence to listen with compassion, take initiative with unselfishness, and face new challenges with strength.
3. To heighten their sensitivity to and awareness of the outdoors so girls will respect and care for living things, the environment, and one another.
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4. To develop interpersonal skills, establish lasting friendships, and cultivate understanding and respect for others who may be different from them, including, but not limited to, individuals of varying abilities, cultures, genders, races, and faith traditions.
Every year I go to camp and I feel free.
I don’t worry about how I look and what others think of me. I can be myself. I can be expressive in ways that I could not anywhere else. Camp is my second home. When I leave Arcadia a part of me stays there, and when I come back I am whole again. I love going to camp as I do not think I would complete without it. The people I have to gotten to know there are life-long friends. They are irreplaceable.”