Kingswood is Unique
July 20, 2026
Look, every camp is unique in its own particular fashion. God bless all of them. Any family that has the wherewithal to send children to sleepaway summer camp is making an enormous positive investment in their child’s growth. In my estimation, they would be foolish not to do it.
Alice, Sara and I are away until tomorrow evening. My plan is to do some quick interviewing and crank out a late-day newsletter.
I organized the photo album of today’s date before we left the grounds. It makes many points that need to be stated whether I am here or not:
In order from the album, things that make our camp stand out among all the rest:
We are located on a lake surrounded by national forest land. After dark, from the Kingswood shoreline, you cannot see a lightbulb.
The camp ownership takes photos and publishes newsletters every day of the summer. The photographer takes professional quality pictures and the newsletter guy is a grizzled old goat – me!
We have four sets of intramural jerseys, each of which is reversible, thus allowing for eight teams to play at once.
Kingswood’s July 4 extravaganza is 100% homespun. It starts with a candy store and concludes with fireworks set off by the counselors.
Daily inspection is a game of sorts and the chief inspector sponsors a weekly ice cream party.
Kingwood is a camp of 100 games. We have invented most of them. J-ball is baseball with tennis ball and racket. Every pitch results in a ball put into play and some crazy baserunning.
Crosbee is Frisbee lacrosse, played on the short-side soccer pitch.
Grassketball is a favorite of the younger set because they get to dunk the ball.
No one has ever jumped off the tower, caught a tennis ball mid-air, and tossed is through the ring buoy. In fact, it has been hit only twice in 10 years!
No such thing as first come, first served at Kingswood. Boys draw numbers in a lottery to establish a tube and waterski order at general swim.
The only special club we have is the Varsity Club, that honors accomplished hikers.
Hilarious bits are common in the dining room.
Every day you can find boys receiving one-on-one instruction.
Campcraft clinics not only stress fire-building but also celebrate success with s’mores.
Who else stores their windsurfs on an old swing set?
The Roost is a fabulous woodworking and crafts location.
Our Little League baseball field has a backstop painted with Fenway green, to honor New England’s Boston Red Sox. On our scoreboard Ted Williams advertises Moxie, the worst tasting soda of them all!
We have loads of trees but are planting news ones for future shade.
Kingswood’s stage is named “The Theater in the Pines,” for obvious reasons.
Lastly, when we say to drive very very slow on campus we mean it.
4-Week Session
June 28 thru July 25 $9,250
3-Week Session
July 26 thru August 15 $7,500
5-Week Session
July 12 thru August 15 $10,800
7-Week Session
June 28 thru August 15 $13,125
2-Week Session (1st time campers only)
June 28 thru July 11 $5,100
