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Our Location and Facilities - Learn More About our Camp
"This is heaven... and if it's not, then it's in the same zip code"
- HVC Parent
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The
camp is secluded in a 300-acre wooded
glen with a private lake one mile
long.
| | Hidden Valley Camp - secluded in a
300-acre wooded glen with a private lake one mile long- lies
just inland from the cozy coastal villages of Belfast and Camden on
Maine's
famous Penobscot Bay. The meadows, pine trees, animal corrals and
sprawling red
farmhouse with attached barn all create a friendly, home-like
atmosphere.
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| "The
combination of topography at HVC is quite unusual, at least from the
camps I've seen in ME and NH. The combination of open fields, meadow
hills, water and deep woods is just fantastic. I love all the creative
and artistic touches, plus the whimsy of your signs and building names. I
smiled and laughed a lot as I walked around, encountering that
creativity at every turn."
-New England Camp Association
Director
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you should know about our unique and beautiful corner of the world:
• Hidden Valley owns all of
its camp facilities. We
do not lease the site.
• Peter and Meg’s home is right in the center of camp; they keep an eye
on all
aspects of the facility.
• A year-round skilled maintenance crew makes sure that HVC is ready for
camper
arrival in June.
• 70 buildings include modern cabin facilities
designed
to support group development and camper comfort.
• New modern dining hall supports state-of-the-art menu for all diet
needs.
• Go to our green
page to see how we do al this and
minimize our impact on the natural setting we steward.
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All the land around the spring-fed
lake is privately
owned, so there are no motor boats or public access. At the lake is our sparkling new pavilion ,
sauna, waterslide, and diving rafts. Trained staff provide supervision
and instruction from floating docks attached to the shore. Hidden
Valleys Ropes Course, one of the first of it's kind, was re-built
in 2007, providing new challenges for campers.  10 crafts facilities
provide the
basis
for a range of artistic pursuits.
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Inside the Dining Hall
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Dining Hall in Winter
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"Having had the chance to immerse
ourselves in the camp, we discovered a peacefulness there, a calm and
contentment that shows itself in the way the campers walk and speak...
Erica greeted us with an easy-going, gentle pace which echoed in her
voice. There was a richness in her... I think a huge part of the
feeling emanating from her was [a result of] the environment and
facilities at Hidden Valley; it is clearly one of the most beautiful
and well-kept properties I have ever seen."
- HVC Parent
Cabin Life - Hidden Valley's cabins are not dorms but rather open, airy, fun places designed for our unique camper groups. Campers are grouped by age or grade in any of these 24 mordern structures. Every cabin has hot and cold water and all plumbing facilties.
Cabin activities may include a swim at rest period, campfires, crafts or sports on Cabin Night, or mellow "downtime" in the cabin.
During the first few days of camp, counselors work to create a small community in the cabin and are always available to provide individual attention to all campers.
Peter and Meg meet regularly with counselors (3-4 staff per cabin) to monitor the progress of their cabin groups.
"I just wish other "first time parents" could know in advance just how caring and responsible you folks are."
- HVC Parent
"Summertime, oh, summertime, pattern of life indelible, the fade-proof lake, the woods unshatterable, the pasture with the sweet fern and the juniper forever and ever…" ~ E.B. White
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About Our Camp
