Events & Conferences
Resident Camp Tours and Conference
September 9-11th, 2025
Central Maine
The Resident Camp Tours and Conference, which takes place every fall, offers attendees a chance to tour overnight camps in a particular region to experience how other organizations manage their programs and facilities. This year's conference will bring us to Maine to tour camps Takajo, Manitou, Somerset, Laurel, Fernwood, and Laurel South.
These tours offer attendees a chance to visit overnight camps in just a few days. This is a great opportunity to see a variety of camp properties, experience how other organizations run their programs and facilities, re-energize by networking with peers, discuss lessons learned and hot topics from the past summer, and gain new ideas as your off-season planning begins.
The registration fee includes two lunches, two dinners & bus travel between camps. Breakfast, travel, and lodging are not included.
Registration Cost:
Early Bird $199/member; $225/non-member.
After June 13th $225/member, $249/non-member
Camp Tours:
Day 1: Camp Takajo
Day 2: Camps Manitou, Somerset and Laurel
Day 3: Camps Fernwood and Laurel South
Travel
Travel x plane: If you plan to travel to Maine via air & want to travel by bus (included in price) please plan to arrive at the airport by 2:30pm EST on September 9th & depart no earlier than 3:15pm on September 11th.
If you are coming from the Tri-State area we recommend one of these three flights:
JetBlue 508 12:00 pm John F Kennedy Intl (JFK) arrive 1:16 pm Portland (PWM)
Delta 5346 · 12:55 pm LaGuardia (LGA) arrive 2:24 pm Portland (PWM)
United Airlines 3512 12:28 pm Newark (EWR) arrive 1:49 pm Portland (PWM)
And one of these two flights home:
Delta 5346 3:15 pm Portland (PWM) to 4:45 pm New York LaGuardia (LGA)
United Airlines 3620 3:15 pm Portland (PWM) to 5:00 pm Newark (EWR)
Hotel Information
We have booked a block of rooms at two hotels; the Hampton by Hilton Lewiston-Auburn & the Residence Inn Auburn.
Hampton by Hilton Lewiston-Auburn
To book a room via the website please click here. To book via phone call 207.344.1000 and hit zero, when you reach the front desk say you are booking as part of the American Camp Association room block to receive the negotiated rate.
Residence Inn Auburn
To book a room via the website please click here. To book via phone call 207.777.3400 and reference the Mini Hotel Code: ACA to receive the negotiated rate.
Please note the rate WILL expire while camp is in session so we suggest booking ASAP.