The Future of Camp!

Camp DREAM will be growing a lot over the next ten years. Several imaginative structures and spaces will expand Camp’s year-round programming and make our fifty acres on Metcalf Pond the most exciting spot in all of Vermont. Through the development process, Camp will build capacity to strengthen, connect, and broaden the DREAM community.

In 2005, Camp completed an extensive trail system, low ropes course, boating area, swimming area, program shed, Playground Palace, and DREAM Garden tool shed.
Future improvements, as outlined in the Camp Development Plan, will build upon these spaces while incorporating each in Camp’s long-term design.

The development plan centers on a program complex and three thematic campsites. Camp DREAM’s hub, the program complex, includes a lodge, bathhouse, garden, and orchard. Each campsite will inhabit a unique woodsy area a ten-minute walk from the program complex. Skycamp will feature a series of connected treehouses. Wintergreen Basecamp will include three lean-tos along the trail up Wintergreen Mountain. The Hobbit Hole will consist of an underground earthworks dwelling. Additional facilities will include a nature hut, playing field, improved swimming and boating areas, and a high ropes course.

Camp is designed and built by DREAMers, for DREAMers. Facilities from the garden to the treehouse will inspire creativity, encourage teamwork, and strengthen relationships among mentors, partners, and DREAM staff. Not to mention, sliding down a fire pole or zipline from your home in the trees is just wicked fun. New buildings and activities areas will maintain Camp’s rustic atmosphere while facilitating creative exploration.

In short, once you come to Camp, you’ll never want to leave.

Have fun out there, it’s yours to explore.