Transportation

“What are you talking about!? I love the bus! It’s like a magic portal to the best place on earth!”

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. 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 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 in time for the March payment date. 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.

get ready for the ride of your life…to camp!

Arrival Days: June 25 and July 20, 2025

By Bus

Arrival to the Boston bus drop-off location is 25-40 minutes prior to departure, and includes waiting in your car while our staff load your campers’ luggage onto our luggage truck before you park and sign-in.

Arrival to Portland and New York bus drop-off locations is 15-30 minutes prior to bus departure.

Boston	Portland	New York
(2.5-3 hours from camp) The buses will pull out at 10am promptly.	(1 hour from camp) The buses will pull out at 12pm promptly.	(5.5-6 hours from camp) The buses will pull out at 7am promptly.
Location Jewish Community Day School 57 Stanley Avenue Watertown, MA 02472	Location Congregation Bet Ha’am 81 Westbrook Street South Portland, ME 04106	Location Showcase Cinema de lux Cross County 2 South Drive Yonkers, NY 10704

By Plane

Please do not book any plane tickets outside of the time windows provided without speaking with us first. We’re happy to help figure out the logistics of getting to and from camp. If a camper’s flight is booked without consultation and requires a ride to an airport at a different time, the family will be responsible for the expense.

Portland

Campers flying into Portland should land close to but no later than 12 pm at the Portland International Jetport (PWM – please make sure not to book to Portland, Oregon!). Our staff will greet campers as they come off their flights, help them with luggage, and take them to camp directly.

Boston

Campers flying into Boston should land close to but no later than 10:30 am. Unaccompanied campers will be greeted by camp staff at their gates, and everyone will gather at a designated meeting spot, selected based on the flights and terminals of the campers flying.

Florida

Campers flying from the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area have the option of joining a chaperoned flight to camp.

To join the group flying together, please book a ticket for your camper on the following flights:

On both June 25 and July 20, 2025

JetBlue flight B6 690 FLL at 6:30am, arrive to BOS at 9:46am