Camp Hilltop
- Hancock, NY
- Camp Type: Overnight
- Age of Campers: 6 - 16
- Gender of Campers: Coed
- Year Established: 1924
- Accreditations: 2
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Camp Hilltop, Everything a camp should be! Campers feel comfortable and excel in a non-competitive, structured and nurturing environment.
Camp Hilltop is a traditional overnight camp located in the Catskill Region of New York State. Family values are the foundation from which Hilltop is built. Hilltop is designed to provide campers with new and memorable experiences that will last a life-time.
The daily program consists of 50+ activities and the flexible schedule allows campers to explore new avenues of interest or develop skills in already familiar areas.
We pride ourselves in providing quality instruction in horseback riding, water-skiing, all land sports, a variety of arts & crafts, tennis, go-karts, climbing tower, high and low ropes and much more...
Hilltop offers 2 through 8 week sessions at reasonable rates. Activities High Ropes Challenge, Low Ropes Course, Zip-line, Climbing Tower, Vertical Playpen, Tree Climbing, Giant Swing, Leap of Faith, Hiking, Water-skiing, Swimming (instruction), Lake Trampoline, Canoeing, Sailing, Windsurfing, Fishing, Horseback Riding, Archery , Basketball, Batting Cage, Field Hockey, Flag Football, Go Karts, Gymnastics, Lacrosse, Mountain Bikes, Soccer, Street Hockey, Softball, Tennis, Rugby, Volleyball, Golf, Computers, Dance, Drama, Alpacas, Music, Nature, Newspaper, Tutoring, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Jewelry Making, Leather Craft, Magic, Painting, Photography, Rocketry, Stain Glass, Tie-Dying, Woodworking, Exciting Off-Camp Trips, Horse Overnights, Hiking Overnight, Bike Overnights and Raft Trips Facilities 17 Cabins with indoor bathroom facilities, Dining Hall, Roller Hockey Pavilion, Athletic Fields, Gymnasium, Dance Studio, Camper Lounge, Computer Studio, 30-acre Private Lake, Swimming Pool, High Ropes Course, Low Ropes Course, Zip-Line, Climbing Tower, Vertical Playpen, Giant Swing, Horse Stables and 2 Riding Rings, Archery Range, Batting Cage, Go-Kart Track, Volleyball Court, Lighted Tennis Courts, Nature Cabin, Basketball Court, Camp Store, Arts & Crafts, Pottery, Photography & Stain Glass Studios and miles of Horse, Hiking and Biking Trails.
Staff One of the keys to Hilltop's success is our staff. We take pride in the people we hire. They are the most important people to us, our families and our campers. We recruit counselors who are college age and above, as well as graduate students and teachers for our Senior Staff positions. The average age of the Hilltop staff is 23. Our mature and caring staff provides superior supervision with a 4 to 1 Camper to Counselor ratio. Everyone at Hilltop is unique in their own way and being able to tie all of the differences together is what makes Hilltop such a magical place.
Come and see what sets Camp Hilltop apart and how you can find……a heap of friends and a mountain of fun.
Accreditations
- ACA
- NYSCDA
Camp Focus
Academic and Pre-College Camps: Leadership
Adventure Camps: Assorted Adventures
Sports Camps: Equestrian and Horseback Riding
All Activities
- Acting
- Arts and Crafts
- Ceramics
- Circus
- Dance
- Drawing and Painting
- Music
- Other Arts
- Performing Arts
- Pottery
- Sculpture
- General Sports
- Aerobics
- Archery
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball
- Chess
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian and Horseback Riding
- Field Hockey
- Fishing
- Football
- Go Carts
- Golf
- Gymnastic
- Lacrosse
- Rugby
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Volleyball
- Wakeboarding
- Waterskiing
- Water Sports
- Windsurfing
- Yoga
- Assorted Adventures
- Canoeing
- Farming
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Mountain Boarding
- Ropes Course
- Sailing
- Computers
- Leadership
- Model Rocketry
- Talent Show
- Team Building
- Travel-Trips
- Wood Working