Entering 6th through 9th grade

Outpost provides campers with the opportunity to discover new adventures in a positive, relaxed and fun environment with sensitive, mature counselors. This is a challenging adventure program designed to provide a more rugged and varied approach to the Tom Sawyer Camp day. Campers ride horses and swim in the traditional Tom Sawyer programs, but the emphasis of Outpost is on rockclimbing, windsurfing and the challenging ropes course taught by our staff at local sites. In each activity, campers progress through beginning skills and safety procedures to meet their own levels of challenge.

Many lasting friendships are started in Outpost, and a number of Tom Sawyer staff members were once Outpost campers. Campers are grouped by age in coed groups of 13 led by a senior counselor and an assistant counselor. Since we have found that a 5 day a week program enhances this experience, Outpost is available only on a 5 day week basis. Outpost operates for 9 weeks with three 3-week sessions. Camp begins each day at 9:10 and ends at 4:00.

During the 10th week of camp we offer a Camper In Leadership Training program. This week is open to any Outpost camper entering eighth or ninth grade that is interested in becoming a Junior Counselor in the future. Information about this program is provided in the late spring.