About Echo Hill Camp
Echo Hill Camp is a sleep-away summer camp for 150 boys and girls, ages 7-16, with a staff to camper ratio of 1:3. Echo Hill is staffed by mature counselors who stress the health, safety, and individual needs of each camper. They are all dedicated to helping children have a happy, exciting, and meaningful experience while they build self-confidence and gain respect for themselves and others in a safe and nurturing environment. Echo Hill fosters an immense amount of love and kindness which leads to lasting friendships and unforgettable memories. It is, above all else, a place where a child may practice the inalienable right of youth … to be free, happy, and safe.
We are beautifully situated upon a bluff sloping down to a long sandy beach on Maryland’s Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The area is rural and sparsely populated, but within easy reach of Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. We are located on a 350 acre farm consisting of sunny fields, woodlands, and marshes. It is a rustic camp with most campers living in large platform tents.
We are beautifully situated upon a bluff sloping down to a long sandy beach on Maryland’s Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. The area is rural and sparsely populated, but within easy reach of Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York City. We are located on a 350 acre farm consisting of sunny fields, woodlands, and marshes. It is a rustic camp with most campers living in large platform tents.
Mission Statement
To provide a fun, safe, and positive camping experience to every child who comes to Echo Hill Camp. To create a community whose goal is to sustain an atmosphere of acceptance without judgement, freedom without danger, and love without fear that will allow every child to explore the depths of their personality and fully embrace their own individuality. To protect Echo Hill's legacy of Quaker values, immersion into and appreciation of the natural environment, and a respite from materialism that teaches children to appreciate others not on the wealth of their possessions, but on the strength of their character. To create a youthful ruckus of adventure and spirit where souls are ripened and freedom is discovered. To give each child the gift of reliable and conscientious role models who are genuinely invested in their welfare. To promote another unique and magical Echo Hill Camp summer.
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We strive to provide an atmosphere conducive to the creative expression of self where a child may seek to acquire new physical and artistic skills. The imagination and creativity of the children and staff are the only limits to the variety of the program. We offer a wide range of traditional activities which are taught based on each child’s health, safety and individual needs.
Daily activities are organized on a free choice basis. Instruction for all activities includes that for beginners through experts and campers of all ages are encouraged to try everything.
Our program is very flexible and is designed to match the natural, free and non-competitive atmosphere at Echo Hill Camp. Our extensive activity choices include, but are not limited to, the following: Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Kneeboarding, Sailing, Tubing, Crabbing, Fishing, Swimming, Canoeing, Ocean kayaks, Bellyboarding, Beach Hikes, Boat Rides, Water Basketball, Swamp Mucking, Dairy Farm, Berry and Fruit Picking, Visiting a local auction, Outpost Camping, Survival Skills and Orienteering, Adventure Course (High and Low Ropes), Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Music, Drama, Land Sports, Archery, Pellet Guns, Slingshot Target Paintball, Nature Hikes, Swamp Canoeing, Gardening, and MUCH MORE!!
Daily activities are organized on a free choice basis. Instruction for all activities includes that for beginners through experts and campers of all ages are encouraged to try everything.
Our program is very flexible and is designed to match the natural, free and non-competitive atmosphere at Echo Hill Camp. Our extensive activity choices include, but are not limited to, the following: Waterskiing, Wakeboarding, Kneeboarding, Sailing, Tubing, Crabbing, Fishing, Swimming, Canoeing, Ocean kayaks, Bellyboarding, Beach Hikes, Boat Rides, Water Basketball, Swamp Mucking, Dairy Farm, Berry and Fruit Picking, Visiting a local auction, Outpost Camping, Survival Skills and Orienteering, Adventure Course (High and Low Ropes), Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Music, Drama, Land Sports, Archery, Pellet Guns, Slingshot Target Paintball, Nature Hikes, Swamp Canoeing, Gardening, and MUCH MORE!!