This isn't a camp for kids

This is a camp
for teens

  • Ages 12–17
  • Hancock, New York
  • 2–10 week sessions

America’s Top Teen-Only Summer Camp

New York Teen Camp is a teen-only summer camp in Hancock, New York, about 2.5 hours from New York City. Campers aged 12 to 17 can stay for 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 weeks and build a schedule around the activities that interest them. Teens come from across the United States and around the world for a supportive, supervised summer filled with choice, friendship, and new experiences.

  • Teen-Only

    Age-appropriate programming specifically designed for campers aged 12-17.

  • Fully Elective

    Campers choose their own schedule from a range of traditional and non-traditional activities.

  • Flexible Dates

    Affordable 2-week sessions can be combined in any way up to 10 weeks.

  • Premier Facilities

    Wi-Fi and air-conditioned/heated facilities all year round.

Three teen campers smiling beside the swimming pool

Since 2015

A Unique Camp Experience

Nearly 56 years ago, our sister camp, French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, pioneered the fully elective model. That freedom of choice has been a cornerstone of New York Teen Camp since the beginning, allowing every camper to build a summer around their interests.

Teen camper singing on stage at New York Teen Camp
Three teen campers smiling together outdoors
Two teen campers performing on the outdoor flying trapeze
Teen camper singing on stage at summer camp

Create Your Own Schedule

Our major and minor option gives campers the ability to mix concentration, experimentation, fun, recreation, and exploration. Each camper is encouraged and supported to realize and surpass their full potential in their chosen activity areas.

My daughter truly enjoyed her time at French Woods Sports and Arts Center this summer. She came home with a new camp vocabulary, wonderful memories and an unforgettable experience. She made new friends, disconnected from her devices, and explored new sports and activities she never would have had the opportunity to do at home. Her time at camp has allowed her to grow, to step outside of her comfort zone, to develop a deeper appreciation for personal connections and to enjoy the simple pleasures that good times and good people bring.

Jasmine Parent

I want to thank you and your amazing team for the wonderful experience our daughter had at camp. Those four weeks have had a huge impact on her and she’s become more confident, organized, caring, respectful, responsible and the list goes on. As she said, she’s had “the time of her life”.

Mónica & Douglas Parents

Thank you for a wonderful experience my kids had during this summer’s session 4. I’m truly amazed how huge influence it had on them. They can’t stop talking about it and for sure they are planning to come back next summer!

Please continue to do all you and your family is doing, to make it possible for teens to grow, learn, explore and meet other kids from all around the world.
Joanna Parent

My first summer as a staff member at French Woods Sports and Arts was, and forever will be, the best experience of my life. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about it- I made lifelong friends from all over the world, met the most amazing kids, and gained so many new skills and confidence; all while doing what I love and being the happiest I’ve ever been. It is truly unmissable.

Eve Staff

Since my daughter stepped off of French Woods Sports and Arts Center property after a month of being a first-year camper there, there has been nothing she holds in higher regard than her time there. She says, “It’s the only place where I really feel comfortable being me!” The worst part of CV-19 for her was not being able to attend camp in Summer 2020. These days you will often hear her in the house remarking, “I miss camp!” French Woods Sports and Arts is where your child can grow, learn, thrive, and just have a great time.

Brian Parent

French Woods is truly one of the most amazing places in the world. As a former camper, CIT, and now staff member, FWC is my second home. Camp is an incredible place to grow, learn, have fun, explore, and be yourself. Being a camper and counselor both brought me the confidence to try new things, helped me step outside my comfort zone, and shaped me into the person I am today.

Cassidy Staff

Best camp ever. People from all around the world are welcomed, you make a lot of friends, there’s Wi-Fi so you can keep in touch with your family and share your experience at any time.

Estelle Camper

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