• Playing a game of darts while at summer camp.darts game image by Galyna Andrushko from Fotolia.com
  
  Maryland sits approximately 30 miles from the nation’s capital, Washington, D.C., so millions of people pass through the state a year. This state offers a rich history, ocean views and major attractions. People enjoy exploring the Six Flags, Ocean City Boardwalk and the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. Locals and guests, looking to stay the summer, can also enroll children in the various summer camp programs. Communities in Maryland with summer camps include Annapolis, Westminster, Hagerstown and Baltimore.
  
  

Summer at Sandy Spring

• Summer at Sandy Spring offers an array of summer camp programs for pre-kindergarteners to 12th graders. Summer camp programs include the “Friends Camp,” “Summer at Springwood Adventures,” “Skills & Thrills” and “Sports Academy.” The “Friends Camp” provides daily activities, including music computers, arts, basketball, cooking and field trips for children in the 5th grade and lower. Campers in 6th to 12th grade participate in kayaking, rappelling, hiking and go on overnight trips at the “Summer at Springwood Adventures” camp. Campers registered in other programs may learn about culinary arts, digital photography, flag football, soccer and robotics. The fee ranges from $240 to $500, as of 2010.
  
  Summer at Sandy Spring
  
  16923 Norwood Road
  
  Sandy Spring, MD 20860
  
  301-774-7455
  
  ssfs.org
  
  

Camp Hashawha Overnight Camp

• Camp Hashawha Overnight camp is situation in Westminster, Maryland. Campers age eight to 13 years old may attend. The camp offers four-day sessions from June to the end of July. Facilities include cabins, showers, restroom, a dining hall and pavilions. Campers have access to the sports field, outdoor pool, lake and hiking trails. Activities include campfires, canoeing, fishing, swimming and archery. Breakfast, lunch and dinner may consist of pancakes, fruit, French toast, meatballs and chicken. The camp fee ranges from $255 to 305 per week, as of 2010.
  
  Camp Hashawha Overnight Camp
  
  300 John Owings Road
  
  Westminster, MD 21158
  
  410-848-3660
  
  ymaryland.org
  
  

ESF Summer Camps at Gilman School

• ESF Summer Camps at Gilman School provides a day camp, senior camp and a sports camp from June to August. Michael and Bill Rouse, the co-founders of ESF, boast that the camp “is a place where campers feel at home their very first year” and where campers try new experiences and “old skills improved.” The day camp and senior camp offers two- to nine-week registration options. The sports camp offers two- to eight-week registration options. Facilities include a cafeteria, indoor pool, walking trail, science room, nine athletic fields and a 400-seat theater. Senior camp accepts ages nine to 15 years old, and explores nature, provides a leadership-training program and recreational activities. Day camps accept ages four to eight years old. Activities in day camp include tennis, archery, fencing and martial arts. The sports camps accept ages seven to 14 years old and weekly activities include leadership development and tournament in sports camps. Camp fee ranges $297 to $357 per week, as of 2010.
  
  ESF Summer Camps at Gilman School
  
  5407 Roland Ave.
  
  Baltimore, MD 21210
  
  410-532-2300
  
  esfcamps.com