Camp Carpenter
Location
Manchester
Gender
Coed
Camper Ages
2nd to 5th grade
Number of Campers
550+
Camping Affiliations
Scouting America New Hampshire American Camping Association
Director
John Grace
Address
1500 Bodwell Road
Manchester, New Hampshire 03109
Phone
603-625-6431
Session Dates
2026 Camp Dates for Camp Carpenter
Week 1 – July 5 – 9
Week 2 – July 12-16
Week 3 – July 19-23
Week 4 – July 26 – July 30
Week 5 – Aug 2 – 6
Session Lengths
Overnight Camp: Sunday-Thursday for Grades 2 to 4 Sunday-Friday for 5th grade
Day Camp: Monday- Friday for Grades 2 to 5 from 8:30-4:30 with after care to 6pm
Cost
Overnight-
Full Price: $595
Early Bird Price: $575 ($100 deposit paid by 3/13/26)
Two free adult leaders
Additional Adult Fee: $295
*Tiger Cubs are required to have an adult partner. Adult partners don’t count toward the unit adult ratio requirements
Day-
Full Price: $330
W/Aftercare: $390
About Camp Carpenter
Camp Carpenter is 230 acres in the Southeast corner of Manchester with our own private lake modern dining hall and numerous age-appropriate program areas. Carpenter is home to our Summer Day Camp program open to all children ages 7-11 years old. In addition to our Cub Scout (ages 7-11) Overnight Summer Camp program. And numerous scouting and community functions throughout the year. Also home to a National Scout Store and the Lawrence L. Lee Scouting Museum.
Scouting America New Hampshire (Formerly Daniel Webster Council Boy Scouts of America) owns and maintains four camping properties in the State of New Hampshire: Camp Carpenter in Manchester Griswold Scout Reservation in Gilmanton Iron Works Pierre W. Hogue Conservation Base in Walpole and Camp Creager in Merrimack.
At Camp Carpenter and Griswold Scout Reservation you will find our premier summer program offerings and a bulk of our year-round operations occurring.
Website
https://nhscouting.org/camp-carpenter