Transportation

At Camp Kingswood, all campers arrive on buses. We have found this to be the best way for campers to arrive – starting the journey with their peers, having already gone through the emotions of separation from parents. When buses pull into camp, our staff are cheering and jumping up and down with excitement, greeting them together and bringing them as a group to their first Unit Meeting, where they find out their bunk assignments and meet their counselors.There are several options for campers to get to and from camp for 2024. Bus service is provided from the New York, Boston, and Portland areas. Our primary drop-off location is the Jewish Community Day School in Watertown, MA. From there, campers ride on buses by age-group, meeting other kids and counselors from their unit before arriving to camp. From all other airport and city camper departure locations, campers will ride to camp on one bus with campers of mixed grades. Families who live beyond a bus location can choose to fly their campers to camp either with a parent or as an unaccompanied minor, or on a chaperoned flight from Florida (not offered for the end of 2-week sessions). Staff will be at all bus sites and airports to greet campers upon arrival Please note, while we welcome parents to come at the end of a 3.5- or 7-week session to pick up their campers, there is not an option to drop-off campers at the start of the session.

There is a $200 round-trip transportation fee for all campers that will be added to your balance in your CampInTouch account upon completion of the Transportation Form. This transportation fee includes all busing during the camp session, and is the same charge regardless of whether a camper flies, drives, or is picked up at camp. Please complete the Camper Transportation Form available in your CampInTouch account by April 15. At the end of the session, campers can take the bus to one of the designated bus sites in the Boston, Portland or New York areas, or they can take the bus to the airport, where they will be escorted by our staff who will wait with them at their gates. At the end of each 3.5-week session, you also have the option to pick up from camp. Campers will only be released to a parent or guardian with whom camp has had previous contact. If a family requires pick-up by a different adult, the request must be made in advance, in writing. Prior approval with photo ID is required one week before the pick-up date.