Each summer campers and trippers travel to Chewonki from as close as Wiscasset, Maine, and from as far away as Tokyo, Japan. Chewonki staff meet flights and accompany groups from New York, Boston, and Portland (many campers travel by car). All participants of Camp Chewonki for Girls who plan on flying will be asked to make their flight arrangements for the day prior to their opening day of camp. In this case, arrangements may be made for early pick-up at the airport, or for campers to be hosted by a camp family. This early arrival will ensure their full participation on opening day of Camp Chewonki for Girls.  

2008 Camp and Trip Travel

Information about travel to and from camp will be sent out in our Pre-Camp mailing. 

Please visit the Forms section for the 2008 Trip & Camp Travel form included in the Pre-Camp mailing to families. Please fill out this form and return to us by June 1st so our leadership staff know how you will be arriving at Chewonki for your summer program, whether you will be arriving by train, plane, bus or car!

All girls should arrive at Chewonki’s Wiscasset campus, our staff then will transport everyone together up to our Girls Camp on Fourth Debsconeag in Chewonki vans.
 
The following are our tips for your child's safe travel to Chewonki this summer, if they are traveling by Chewonki van or bus:

• Parents should wait with their camper at the drop-off point for chartered vans and buses until the vehicle has arrived and the chaperones account for all participants.
• All passengers must wear seatbelts while the vehicle is in motion. A seatbelt check will be done before the trip begins and periodically throughout the trip.
• Passengers should remain seated and keep arms, hands, and head inside the vehicle at all times.
• Along the roadside, passengers should enter and exit from vehicles onto the shoulder and never into traffic.
• During refueling or rest stops, participants will be well supervised according to Chewonki's usual procedures and staffing ratios.
• All passengers on rented buses will follow the instructions of the driver. All of Chewonki's vehicle safety policies apply.