Activities
Paddle. Sail. Climb. Sing. Repeat.
A full summer's worth of adventure from one beautiful lakeside campus.
What campers do
Every camper builds a personalized activity schedule with their counselor on day one.
Sailing
Sunfish, Lasers, and 420s. Beginner through advanced. Race team meets weekly.
Kayaking
Flatwater technique, group day trips, and stand-up paddleboard for older campers.
Swimming
Stroke clinics, water polo, diving, and free swim every afternoon on our guarded beach.
Fishing
Catch-and-release on the lake and the back ponds. Freshwater ecology on the shore.
Ropes course
High elements, low elements, and the 40-foot climbing tower.
Archery
Recurve and compound bows on a regulation range with certified instructors.
Arts and crafts
Ceramics, painting, printmaking, and woodworking in our fully equipped studio barn.
Music and theater
Camp band, vocal ensemble, improv workshops, and a short one-act each session.
Three periods on the water every morning
Waterfront is the core of the Camp Chodikee day. Every camper rotates through three instructional periods before lunch. Beginners start in our protected cove with certified instructors who specialize in teaching kids who have never been in a boat. Intermediate and advanced campers move to the open lake, working toward American Canoe Association or US Sailing certifications. No camper is placed in a level above their skill, and no camper is held back from advancing.
Evenings that feel like camp
After dinner, the whole camp comes together. Evening programs rotate through a set of traditions every session: cabin vs. cabin capture the flag across the whole property, talent night in the dining hall, the all-camp cookout on the beach, and the weekly campfire where the oldest cabin group leads songs for the youngest. On clear nights, counselors take their cabin groups to the dock to name stars. These are the things campers remember twenty years later.