Lantern Light Camps is a place where adventure, discovery, and personal growth come together in the heart of nature. Nestled on Northwood Lake in New Hampshire, our camp offers an immersive outdoor experience that fosters confidence, curiosity, and lifelong friendships. With a focus on exploration, skill-building, and community, we create a supportive environment where campers can challenge themselves, embrace new opportunities, and develop a deep appreciation for the natural world.
Inclusion Statement:
Lantern Light Camps strives to be a model of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We recognize that every individual’s journey is unique, and we value and celebrate the experiences, characteristics, and perspectives that make each person who they are. We believe the only way to effectively address the issues that face our communities is to bring diverse individuals together to work collectively in a positive and supportive environment. Together we work to ensure that people of all walks of life, regardless of ability, age, cultural background, ethnicity, faith, sex, gender identity, ideology, income, national origin, race or sexual orientation, has the opportunity to reach their full potential with dignity. All members of the Lantern Light Camps community and those we interact with have a right to be treated with respect, caring, and honesty.
Lantern Light Camps programs are designed to be inclusive so that all campers can participate in all program areas. There are a variety of activities in each area that are designed to be age and skill appropriate. These will build on each other throughout the week and from year to year.
Camper Goals and Outcomes
The primary expected outcomes of the Lantern Light Camps program are for campers to:
- Gain self-confidence and self-reliance
- Campers will be exposed to new activities and situations.
- They will be encouraged to step out of their physical and mental comfort zones in a positive, “challenge by choice” environment.
- Increase interpersonal skills
- The camp environment fosters relationship-building and social interaction.
- Free play and group activities provide opportunities for peer connection not available in other settings.
- Gain an appreciation for the outdoors
- Campers will develop a sense of responsibility and appreciationfor nature.
- This will be achieved through specific programming and immersion in the natural environment.
- Foster a sense of curiosity and discovery
- Camp provides an opportunity to explore personal interests beyond highly structured daily routines.
- Campers will be encouraged to “eagerly search for what is over there,” fostering curiosity and exploration.
Education Service Provider
We are proud to be an approved Education Service Provider through the New Hampshire Education Freedom Account (EFA) Program. This allows eligible families to use their EFA funds to help cover the cost of attending our summer camp. We believe every child deserves access to enriching, life-changing camp experiences — and we’re here to help make that possible.
For more information about how to enroll using EFA funds, please contact Nick Wood at nick@lanternlightcamps.org.
Health Management Philosophy
Our goal is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all campers. By utilizing previous experience, evidence-based medicine, and best healthcare practices, we ensure that every camper can have a successful summer camp experience.
Recognizing that each person’s journey is unique, special care is taken to address all healthcare needs fully and completely. Lantern Light Camps supports the rights and dignity of every individual, with a particular commitment to ensuring these values are upheld in the healthcare setting.