Ponkapoag CampThe best of both worlds! Spread along the banks of a 230-acre Ponkapoag Pond in the 8,500-acre DCR Blue Hills Reservation, the camp offers a wilderness experience just 15 minutes from Boston. Here you'll enjoy a rustic environment, be able to help preserve this critical area, and have the chance to volunteer to keep the Ponkapoag spirit alive!

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Season Dates
Open year-round.

Basics

  • 20 cabins (sleep four to six).
  • Bunks with mattresses (bring sleeping bag).
  • Wood stove.
  • No electricity.
  • No running water off-season.
  • Outhouses.
  • Limited tentsites in summer.
  • Activities: Hiking, paddling, swimming, skiing, camping.
Rates
Summer
Off-season*
Cabins
$160-$225 per week Please inquire; weekend cabin rentals range from $50-$70
Tentsites
$35 per weekend (minimum rental period)


$16 per additional day $65 per week
*Off season begins Labor Day weekend and ends the 3rd week of June.

Nominal fee for day use.

Reservations & Policies

  • Registration form (PDF)
  • Reservations taken by mail only.
  • Call 781-961-7007 for availability or for general inquiries (Note: reservations will not be taken over the phone.)
  • Summer reservations (last week of June through Labor Day) get highest priority if postmarked before April 20; mail to "Attn: Summer Reservations."
  • Deposit of $50 per week, no weekend rentals in summer.
  • Weekend rentals off-season require payment in full.
  • Checks payable to AMC Ponkapoag Camp.
  • Call for cancellations.
  • A liability waiver form may be required. Check with the registrar for more information.

For more information, contact Paul and Trisha Minton (caretakers) at 781-961-7007, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., or write Trisha Minton, AMC Ponkapoag Camp, P.O. Box 582, Randolph, MA 02368.

Photo: Marny Ashburne