Netimus provides a small (140 campers), supportive environment where girls can feel safe, secure and confident with a 2.5: 1 camper to counselor ration. In our 10 day, pre-camp session, staff are trained to encourage friendship and peer acceptance. Exclusive behavior is quickly identified, strongly discouraged and not tolerated.
Our method of activity scheduling allows campers to make their own schedules. This degree of customization is second to none in the industry. Many camps require campers to go to activities as a cabin group or allow campers to choose only a part of their schedule. Some camps allow full choice of activities every day, giving plenty of choice but very little consistent instruction. We think we offer the best of both worlds in program design.
We offer a strong instructional program in English horseback riding, an extensive ropes course, a complete arts department and a new green program offering classes in animal care, environmental stewardship and more. Please consult the activity list for other creative programs.
Camp Netimus is located on 400 acres in the Pocono Mountains of northeast Pennsylvania. It is approximately 90 miles from New York City, 120 miles from Philadelphia, 235 miles north of Baltimore, and 270 miles north of Washington, DC.
The average daytime temperature during the camp season reaches about 80 degrees. It gets cool at night (in the 50's) and blankets are often needed for sleeping.
Yes. Camp Netimus is an accredited member of the American Camp Association (ACA) which inspects safety, cleanliness, and programs on a regular basis. We are also inspected and licensed annually by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for drinking water, public bathing facilities and food service.
Our brother camp, Camp Shohola for Boys, is located in Greeley. It is located 13 miles from Netimus and events such as horse shows, canoe trips and water skiing tournaments are scheduled throughout the summer. Brother/sister visits take place each Sunday and dances are held bi-weekly. Participation is completely optional.
There's something for everyone at Netimus! All activities are elective so campers may choose from competitive or noncompetitive classes. Tournaments with other camps are held often and are optional. Green and White is an ongoing competition which includes day and evening activities involving sports, board games, marathons, puzzle solving, clue nights, etc.
There are different activities every night. These include cabin nights, option nights, dances/socials with Camp Shohola (our brother camp), Green and White activities (color war), campfires, skits and shows, as well as counselor-planned activities like "Flea Market", "Casino Night", Halloween, etc.
Each camper chooses ten instructional activities for the session. With the exception of swimming which is mandatory, campers may pick from more than 45 selections. These activities meet three times a week, five activity periods per day. It is our hope that campers will select a varied program from watersports, landsports,the arts, and specialty areas, so that they will return home with new skills as well as expanded former interests.
Yes. Weekly inter-camp tournaments are held in activities such as land sports, water sports, and riding with other local camps. Tournaments are age grouped and are optional.
Water-skiing and/or banana boating at Lake Wallenpaupack, canoeing down the Delaware River, camping, hiking, mountain biking, overnight camp-outs, daytime hiking trips, a minor league baseball game (in July), local county fair (in August) and field trips (theater, arts & crafts related, etc. depending on weather and interest).
Please note: a swimming test must be passed before a camper can participate in any out-of-camp water activity.
Olympic Day, Marathon Day, 4th of July celebration, the NJ State Fair/Sussex County Farm and Horse Show, a Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees baseball game (N.Y. Yankees farm team), movie trips, etc.
No. Camp Netimus is a non-sectarian camp. Historically campers have been taken to Catholic church based on parent requests, but no religious services are held on camp property.
There are two counselors living in each cabin with 8 campers. Younger campers have three counselors in the cabin.
Campers are assigned by considering 6 things: age, grade level, length of stay at camp, maturity, returning or new camper, and requests.
We have 145 girls at camp and about 60 counselors; this does not include the Admin Team (Senior Staff) or support staff. So, we have a ratio of 2.4 campers per counselor.
Cabins are wood-framed buildings with screens and sliding windows, bunk beds, electrical lights and outlets. All cabins have bathrooms (toilets and sinks). There is a centrally located shower house (with individual stall showers and a bathroom) as well as a centrally located bathroom facility (with toilets and sinks) which is called the "Main Bingee". The younger cabin groups have a shower in their cabin.
Unfortunately not. Suitcases do not fare well in cabins. Besides, trunks can also be used for seating or as a step stool for top bunks. They are very hearty and can be used forever. They can be passed on to siblings, and a lot of campers even take them to college.
Camp Netimus is for girls from age 7 to 16, completing first through tenth grade.
We average 145 campers and 80 staff members. Up to eight campers and two or three counselors live in each cabin.
Most of our campers are from the mid-Atlantic states, although campers come from across the United States and many European, Latin American and Asian countries.
Yes. Each camper is expected to help serve a table about four meals per week. She also is expected to participate daily in a general clean-up around camp, as well as make her bed and keep her personal property and cabin in order. We stress conservation of natural resources and have an active recycling and energy conservation program in which all campers are encouraged to participate.
The food is served family style. Eight campers and two counselors sit at a table. Table assignments are changed weekly so that campers have the opportunity to meet other campers and counselors. Singing and silliness are also a mealtime tradition.
Our Health Center consists of a six-bed ward, an isolation room, and a treatment room as well as a full bathroom. The Center is staffed 24 hours a day.
Call us at 1-866-NETIMUS or 570-296-6131. Email us at info@netimus.com Attend one of our Open house/slide presentations. Tour our camp in the off-season or during the summer. Talk to references which we will gladly provide. Review our Netimus website and watch our camp video.