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2026 Sessions

Session 1:
June 24 – July 5
Grades 9 – 12 (Central Camp)
Grades 7 – 8 (Camp Bernstein)

Session 2:
July 8 – July 19
Grades 9 – 12 (Central Camp)
Grades 7 – 8 (Camp Bernstein)

Session 3:
July 22 – August 2
Grades 7 – 9 (Central Camp)
Grades 5 – 7 (Camp Bernstein)

Session 4:
August 5 – August 16
Grades 7 – 9 (Central Camp)
Grades 5 – 7 (Camp Bernstein)

Mail

We encourage family and friends to send letters or care packages to campers. Receiving mail while at camp is a great morale booster, and dozens of parcels arrive daily throughout the summer. Blue Lake recommends that you allow at least four working days for mail to reach your camper. Mail is delivered the same day that it arrives.

Emails to Campers

Through your account, you can purchase email credits to email your camper. Emails are printed and delivered once per day. Only emails sent through this portal will be delivered to campers. Emails are one-way, and campers may reply via mailed letter. This is a great way to get a quick message to your camper!

Phones

A part of Blue Lake’s philosophy centers on allowing a camper to focus — without outside distraction — on their own growth and self-improvement, whether artistic or personal. In fact, this is a long-standing tradition within many American residential youth camps. Independence cannot flourish, but homesickness certainly will, with constant communication from home. Therefore, Blue Lake does not permit students to use landlines or personal cell phones while at camp. Campers should plan to leave their phones and other cellular devices with parents or guardians upon check-in, and families are expected to fully support this camp policy.