Connected by bridges and walkways that foster a sense of community, Pasquaney’s dorms are where boys rest and spend their leisure time.
Our Location
Pasquaney's campus is set on a half mile of Newfound Lake shoreline a mere 20 minutes from the southern border of the White Mountain National Forest. The New Hampshire wilderness plays an important role in the Pasquaney experience. Explore the interactive map below to learn more about our campus and surroundings.
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During their free time campers can hang out, read a book, or play games like tetherball, basketball, quoits, chess, Pasquaney’s traditional game of wallball, and more! Learn more about dorm life here.
First built in 1895, and then rebuilt after it burned down in the early 1900s, Headquarters now houses the campers’ mailboxes and the Camp Store, where you can buy necessities like a toothbrush or water bottle.
The Watson Theater is where the camp gathers for performances like skit nights, talent shows, music nights, and end-of-summer plays.
Resurfaced in 2023, the Pasquaney basketball court is the perfect spot to shoot hoops, play knock-out, or organize a game of pick-up.
During the duty period, campers build practical skills and take responsibility for their living space. Duties include sweeping, setting tables, taking out the trash, cleaning facilities, preparing activity spaces, and more.
In the woodshop, campers can construct something to remember the summer by, like a pen, a chest, a cutting board, or even a chair or table.
The Nature Center is stuffed with curiosities like rock, animal, and artifact collections. It also houses equipment that helps us learn more about the natural world like microscopes, cameras, terraria, binoculars, bug nets, and a water quality meter.
Baird Hall is a multipurpose space for meetings, campfire singing, play rehearsals, and of course, readings with Mr. Michael. It also houses our trip room, where expedition gear like tents, packs, and trail work tools are stored.
Containing a rich collection of books and periodicals, the library is a peaceful spot to read, write, or play a boardgame with friends.
Tree Talk Ridge’s gorgeous view of Lake Newfound makes it an excellent spot for contemplation and weekly Tree Talks from counsellors. Learn more about them here.
Rebuilt in 2021, the Infirmary is where campers go to take daily medication or check in with the Camp Doctor. It houses several cozy beds and rooms for campers to rest in if they are sick or injured.
Dedicated to Pasquaney alumni who served in World War I, Memorial or ‘Mem’ Hall hosts family-style meals where campers eat among counsellors and other boys of various ages.
Once a week the camp dresses its Sunday best and attends Chapel in a cathedral of pine trees. Pasquaney’s service is based on an Episcopal format, prayers and hymns come from a variety of traditions, and the chapel talk focuses on topics like honesty, kindness, resilience, and integrity, values espoused by all major religions.
Pasquaney's beloved baseball field has seen continuous play since 1895, making it older than Fenway Park! In addition to baseball games and instruction, Hobbs Field hosts daily pick-up games of soccer, football, ultimate frisbee, and more.
Pasquaney’s five clay tennis courts see plenty of use as campers participate in singles and doubles tournaments, rallies, one-on-one instructional sessions, and wacky games and drills throughout the summer.
Through competition, we bring out the best in each other. Campers are taught to win and lose gracefully, and each team or competitor gives a railroad, Pasquaney’s traditional cheer, for the other at the end of a contest.
The Pasquaney spirit is often felt best when the whole camp is united for announcements in Mem Hall, soak at the waterfront, or a performance in the theater. Camp is one of the few places where boys can build friendships across age groups and backgrounds, and because they are essential to building our community anew each year, each camper is valued and made to feel known.
The Bathhouse serves as the base of operations for waterfront activities like diving, swimming, sailing, and watersports competitions. The whole camp also gathers daily for soak, a free swim at the Bathhouse after activities.
In crew, four rowers and a coxswain work together to keep the boat’s motion smooth, fast, and straight. Pasquaney's program is an excellent introduction to the sport for young campers.
Sailing lets campers enjoy the waters of Lake Newfound at a faster pace with Pasquaney’s fleet of six Vanguard 420 and two Laser sailboats.
At Pasquaney diving, campers can have a blast sending cannon balls and pencil dives or receive extensive one-on-one instruction to master basic and advanced techniques. The diving raft has a springboard as well as a high dive.
Campers participate in a wide variety of exciting watersports competitions, including swimming, dinghy, war canoe, obstacle races, and the fabled canoe tilt.
On most Wednesdays, the entire camp heads out to hike some of the most beautiful mountains in the New Hampshire wilderness, such as Cardigan, the Franconias, and Moosilauke. Campers hike among their age group, and itineraries grow more challenging as they build their endurance throughout the summer.
Almost every year, the Long Walk hikes sections, if not all, of the Presidential Traverse, a nine-peak ridge walk featuring Mt. Washington, the most topographically prominent mountain east of the Mississippi River.
Special half- or whole-day canoe trips are staples of the canoeing program with destinations such as the Cockermouth, Pemigewasset, Baker, and Winnipesaukee Rivers, and Squam Lake.
On behalf of the White Mountain National Forest, Pasquaney maintains a loop of trails traversing the Nancy Cascades, Norcross Pond, and Mt. Carrigan in Crawford Notch. Trail work consists primarily of clearing drainage and trimming overgrowth.
With its iconic granite dome and fire tower, Mt. Cardigan has been a staple of Pasquaney hiking since 1895, when it was summited by the Long Walk.
During the second week, boys leave for five days on wilderness trips throughout New Hampshire. Backpacking options include the Pemigewasset Wilderness, the Kinsman Mtns. and Mt. Moosilauke, the Kilkenny Range, and the Sandwich Wilderness.
Pasquaney's youngest boys backpack the Baldfaces, a mountain range on the border of Maine which offers a rare combination of accessible paths and rocky ridges with gorgeous alpine views—an excellent introduction for newcomers.
Two canoeing expeditions, one to Lake Umbagog for beginning paddlers and one to the rivers and lakes of the upper Androscoggin watershed for more experienced boys, provide a fresh mode of outdoor exploration while building endurance and whitewater skills.