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Camp Puh'tok offers summer camp programs, school field trips, retreats, and weddings. The camp serves children from all socio-economic backgrounds through outdoor education and has offered children and families the chance to connect with nature and enjoy meaningful programs since 1942. Camp Puh'tok spans over 60 acres of woodlands and is bordered by the Gunpowder Falls River and State Park.
• Schedule: Summer camp, school field trips, retreats, and weddings
Camp Puh'tok was founded in 1942 by Brigadier Douglas G. Eldredge as a non-profit summer camp. In the 1950s–1960s, Chief Sunrise (Rubin Jacobs), the great-grandson of Sitting Bull, mentored campers and helped shape the camp’s Native American programs. In the mid-1980s, Camp Puh'tok transitioned from a boys-only camp to a co-ed camp. The land is permanently protected under the Gunpowder Falls Conservancy through a public-private partnership, and the camp came under private ownership in 2007. A partnership with the Y in Central Maryland began in April 2018, expanding Camp Puh'tok’s reach to more families in the Baltimore area.
Camp Puh'tok’s mission is to unite youth and adults from diverse backgrounds and provide outdoor learning experiences that focus on appreciation for the natural environment, history, and one another. The mission also focuses on youth development through program activities and staff support, with specific objectives that include teaching positive decision-making, teamwork, self-discipline, self-confidence, problem-solving, appreciation and understanding of natural resources, leadership abilities, character, and responsible citizenship.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
• Schedule: Summer camp, school field trips, retreats, and weddings
Camp Puh'tok was founded in 1942 by Brigadier Douglas G. Eldredge as a non-profit summer camp. In the 1950s–1960s, Chief Sunrise (Rubin Jacobs), the great-grandson of Sitting Bull, mentored campers and helped shape the camp’s Native American programs. In the mid-1980s, Camp Puh'tok transitioned from a boys-only camp to a co-ed camp. The land is permanently protected under the Gunpowder Falls Conservancy through a public-private partnership, and the camp came under private ownership in 2007. A partnership with the Y in Central Maryland began in April 2018, expanding Camp Puh'tok’s reach to more families in the Baltimore area.
Camp Puh'tok’s mission is to unite youth and adults from diverse backgrounds and provide outdoor learning experiences that focus on appreciation for the natural environment, history, and one another. The mission also focuses on youth development through program activities and staff support, with specific objectives that include teaching positive decision-making, teamwork, self-discipline, self-confidence, problem-solving, appreciation and understanding of natural resources, leadership abilities, character, and responsible citizenship.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
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