Health and Safety

Treetops offers a healthy place for children to spend their summers. Campers' safety and well-being are always paramount.

Our Environment

It begins with clean mountain air and water. Our 200-acre campus includes a working organic farm nestled among the High Peaks of the Adirondacks, the largest unspoiled region in the Northeast. With a campus surrounded by six million acres of wilderness and forest preserve, healthy living is a Treetops' staple. 

Our Program

Our counselors are committed to providing a healthy diet and plenty of exercise, and we communicate those values to the children in our charge. Our program is flexible and progressive, helping children gain strength and stamina while having healthy summer fun. At meal and snack times, we eat fresh, wholesome food including produce direct from our gardens. During the summer, our campers gain an appreciation for healthy living.

Rest Hour has also long been an integral part of our program. This after lunch daily period is a safeguard against fatigue.

Medical Care

To care for the occassional illness or injury, two registered nurses staff two separate infirmaries, one each for Senior and Junior Camps. Modern medical facilities at the Adirondack Medical Center are only six miles away in nearby Lake Placid.

The weight and condition of every child are checked regularly. Parents are promptly informed in the event of illness or accident, and alert trained staff assist our nurses in taking early note and prompt care of small blisters, cuts and bruises.

Waterfront

All waterfront instructors are certified in American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and CPR for the Professional Rescuer. Children wear life jackets in boats, and our equipment is maintained by experienced, qualified staff.

Facilities

Plumbing is modern and convenient to the tents and cabins in which children live. All sanitary arrangements are reviewed, approved and certified each season by the New York State Department of Health.

Accreditation

Camp Treetops is accredited by the American Camping Association (ACA). In order to be accredited by the ACA, a camp must meet stringent standards covering all areas of camp life: programs, administration, personnel, site, and health care. At three-year intervals Camp Treetops is visited by a trained team who evaluates the camp in over two hundred different areas. We regularly undergo self-evaluations and update our programs to remain current with changes and innovations in the camping field. Treetops has always received superior marks on the ACA evaluation.