Eagle Island Camp
An Island. An Adventure. A Community.
At Eagle Island, campers explore, create, and grow through classic Adirondack adventures that build confidence, courage, and connection.
My daughter is still talking about her time at Eagle Island weeks later—that shows how unforgettable it was!" — 2025 Camper Parent
Chat with A Camp Director!
Questions? Our Camp Directors, Hanna Sue and Katrina, are here to help! Whether it’s about adventures on the water, life in the tents, or what makes Eagle Island so special, they’ve got answers. Reach out today at campdirector@eagleisland.org or 518-323-9422—your camper’s best summer starts here!
In everything we do, we believe in inspiring and empowering girls and young women to be confident, collaborative, and courageous.
ACTIVITIES
Every Sunday, campers pick their adventure tracks for the week—2–3 fun activities to dive into daily! From sailing and paddling to nature exploration, creative crafts, and even running our camper newspaper, there’s something for everyone. Plus, every day includes swim lessons and plenty of splashy, waterfront fun!
Swim Lessons and Waterfront
After a swim check campers are grouped with others of similar ability for their daily swim lessons. Campers work on developing confidence in the water and progress in stroke development. Campers also have the opportunity to free swim, or take out a kayak or corcl.
Sailing
Campers set sail on beautiful Upper Saranac Lake, learning to rig and steer our Mercury sailboats! By the end of the week, everyone gets a turn at the jib, mainsail, and tiller—feeling the thrill of harnessing the wind and gliding across the water.
Paddling
Campers in our Paddling tracks will learn different strokes and how to maneuver in sit-on-top kayaks, sit-in kayaks, and canoes while navigating Upper Saranac Lake.
Arts and Crafts
Our Arts and Crafts interest tracks include a variety of projects depending on the week. Crafts may include painting, wood carving, jewelry making and more!
Nature
Nature education tracks can include learning to identify plants and fungi on the island, paddling to one of our smaller islands to compare their ecosystem with the main island, and basic survival skills.
Eagle’s Eye
In our camper-run newspaper, campers conduct interviews, develop creative writing skills, draft comics, create ads, make puzzles, and learn editing skills. Hard copy editions are distributed each Friday. You can read past editions at eagleisland.org/news.
Music and Drama
Campers have the opportunity to collaborate with other campers and write their own songs and skits to perform. Campers can also create their own instruments or costumes in these interest tracks.
Health and Wellness
There are so many ways to take care of our bodies. This interest track showcases some options to help our campers stay healthy. Yoga, meditation, creating their own sports, learning nutrition, or crafting their own healthy snacks.
Games
Each week new interest tracks are offered. Some weeks this includes chess, board games, all the versions of tag that can be played in a week, puzzles, nature hide and seek, or even rubber chicken baseball.