Each summer is different; each summer the same. Days at Lanakila are filled with activities and events that are always consistent with the character of camp, but change in personality from summer to summer, as new staff and campers join the ranks of long-timer Lanakilans.

The camp program is built around small-group living in tents and cabins, clustered in units – Brookside, Woodside, Hillside and Lakeside. Campers in each unit enjoy games, cookouts, overnights, stories, outings and general goofiness together.

Each day at meals campers choose to participate in instructional and recreational activities with skilled leaders, including swimming and all kinds of boating; camp crafts and wilderness tripping skills; art, music and drama; and team, court, land and field sports. The whole camp comes together from time to time for league play and special challenge events.

Wilderness trips of one to three days take campers in to the backwoods and waters of the White Mountains, Green Mountains, and Adirondacks, the Rangeley Lakes of Maine, the Connecticut, White and Androscoggin Rivers, and many other spectacular natural places in northern New England and New York.

Celebration, ceremony and entertainment are also big parts of the camp experience: the All-Aloha 4th of July carnival and bonfire; the Lanakila Arts Festival; Council Fires, Sunday Gatherings, the Camp Musical on Show Weekend, camp’s closing Banquet to name a few. Each makes for wonderful childhood memories and a deep appreciation for tradition.