Camp Chinqueka

Vanessa Hoffman

Both my daughters have been going to camp Chinqueka for the past 5 years. They love it. Warm, inclusive environment. It’s organized and my girls are always busy. Best camp ever

jc

This camp is spectacular. Your daughters or granddaughters will absolutely love it.

Anna Fabrega

We as parents and my daughter had a terrible experience with this camp. We drove 2.5 hours to CT to drop off her off and were just about back home when we got a call from the nurse concerning a swollen eyelid. I explained that she had had conjunctivitis two weeks prior but had been cleared by a doctor. They said that they would not let her join the other campers (this is her first day and first time at sleepaway camp, mind you) until we provided a doctor's note, which we immediately provided even though it was Sunday. The nurse then called us back, stating that she didn't believe the doctor's note (!!) and called the doctor's office, where she spoke to a doctor that has NEVER SEEN MY DAUGHTER and called us back to say that no, they would not be allowing her to stay at camp. We had to drive all the way back to CT to pick her up that evening. My daughter had been looking forward to this experience, so I took her to the doctor again the next day to have the same doctor from before re-examine her and provide another detailed note. Meanwhile, my husband tried to contact the camp, but the director refused to speak to him. He did manage to speak to a nurse who stated that the camp doctor (who had also never seen my daughter) would not allow her back. Even with a second doctor's note. They offered us a credit for next year (like we would ever go back there again). I wrote to the director stating that I would require a full refund if they wouldn't allow her back given that there was no medical reason she couldn't attend. They then reversed course and said that I would need a note from an opthamologist for her to return. So we went to the doctor a third time, and got a note releasing her, at which point they allowed her to return to camp, so yes, we drove the 5 hr round trip back to camp to take her. Fast forward to pick up day 10 days later. We arrive to retrieve her and she has no voice and a 102 fever. She stated that she had gone to the nurse the night before but was sent back to her cabin. Nobody contacted us that she was not feeling well. She also said that there were two other girls in her cabin that were sick. So we had to get three doctor's notes for a swollen eyelid but my daughter's high fever and congestion, in the middle of a pandemic, were allowed in the cabin with everyone else, and we were not contacted. So yes, we had to go back to a doctor with her, go through covid testing, etc… Thankfully, she was negative, but at this point we have incurred over $1000 in doctor's visits for her plus an extra 10 hours of driving, on top of the ~$4000 that we spent to send her to camp in the first place. This experience was terrible for both kids (we sent our son to Awosting) and for us as parents. I would give negative stars if I could.

Stephanie Staszak

Beautiful location in the woods. Amazing variety of activities! Send your kids