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Camps Airy & Louise offer a wide range of activities, including basketball, creative arts, stage programs, cooking in the “Culin-Airy” Arts Kitchen, trips, and water slides at the pools. Campers can use an indoor/outdoor gym with basketball courts and a wrestling room, beach volleyball courts, a parkour gym, a skate park, and multiple athletic fields for baseball, softball, football, soccer, and lacrosse. Additional options include tennis, swimming with an aquatic climbing wall, street hockey, archery, weight training and conditioning with free weights and cardio equipment, video production in a multimedia studio, outdoor theater, tent camping and campfires, and ropes and initiative challenge courses featuring a climbing wall, 300' zip line, rope and cable bridges, Pamper Pole, Giant Swing, Dangle Duo, and the 50' Scissors Tower climbing tower.
• Ages: 7–17 years old
Camps Airy & Louise were founded in 1924 and 1922 respectively and are celebrating 100 summers of operation. The camps were founded by Aaron and Lillie Straus with a vision of camp for Jewish children regardless of their families’ ability to pay, and a campership program offers financial aid for campers in need. The mission of Camps Airy & Louise is to provide Jewish children in grades 2 through 12 from all economic backgrounds with self-growth and life skills that enhance their Jewish identity in a single-gender environment, while creating friendships that last a lifetime. Camps Airy & Louise are the only brother-sister Jewish overnight camps in the country and operate as single-gender camps by deliberate choice, located a 20-minute drive apart. The camps describe themselves as Jewish and inclusive, welcoming campers and families of all practices including interfaith families, with a pluralistic Jewish identity focus.
Shabbat at camp includes music, prayer, reflection, Oneg Shabbat, and Havdallah, and campers can have dedicated one-on-one Bar/Bat Mitzvah practice time with a knowledgeable staff member once a week. Through Shabbat celebration, Israel programming, and community service, Camps Airy & Louise state that they extend a warm, welcoming, and inclusive community that is without judgement. Camps Airy & Louise are fully accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and meet or exceed standards set by ACA and the Maryland Youth Camp Safety Act.
Health Centers at the camps have two physicians and up to five registered nurses on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the camps state that they have 24-hour security coverage. Camper bunkhouses house 12–14 children and three counselors, with wooden bunk beds, extra thick mattresses, storage space, and covered wooden porches. Camp Louise bunks have in-bunk bathrooms with shower, toilet, and sink; most Camp Airy bunks have connected bathrooms with sinks, stalls, and two urinals, with separate shower houses shared by four bunks, and older Camp Airy campers use nearby bathroom and shower houses. Each campsite has a multipurpose dining hall with air-conditioning, projectors, a sound system, space for 600+ campers, and a modern kitchen. Campers’ laundry is done for them, and staff can do their laundry at several locations across both camp sites.
Testimonials from former campers and current parents describe Camps Airy & Louise as communities that provide children and teens with outlets for individuality and lifelong friends, and as places where friends become family. Parents and alumni state that camp helps a child gain independence and build confidence, and that they value the impact of summers spent at camp and returning for reunions.
Last updated January 21, 2026.
• Ages: 7–17 years old
Camps Airy & Louise were founded in 1924 and 1922 respectively and are celebrating 100 summers of operation. The camps were founded by Aaron and Lillie Straus with a vision of camp for Jewish children regardless of their families’ ability to pay, and a campership program offers financial aid for campers in need. The mission of Camps Airy & Louise is to provide Jewish children in grades 2 through 12 from all economic backgrounds with self-growth and life skills that enhance their Jewish identity in a single-gender environment, while creating friendships that last a lifetime. Camps Airy & Louise are the only brother-sister Jewish overnight camps in the country and operate as single-gender camps by deliberate choice, located a 20-minute drive apart. The camps describe themselves as Jewish and inclusive, welcoming campers and families of all practices including interfaith families, with a pluralistic Jewish identity focus.
Shabbat at camp includes music, prayer, reflection, Oneg Shabbat, and Havdallah, and campers can have dedicated one-on-one Bar/Bat Mitzvah practice time with a knowledgeable staff member once a week. Through Shabbat celebration, Israel programming, and community service, Camps Airy & Louise state that they extend a warm, welcoming, and inclusive community that is without judgement. Camps Airy & Louise are fully accredited by the American Camp Association (ACA) and meet or exceed standards set by ACA and the Maryland Youth Camp Safety Act.
Health Centers at the camps have two physicians and up to five registered nurses on site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the camps state that they have 24-hour security coverage. Camper bunkhouses house 12–14 children and three counselors, with wooden bunk beds, extra thick mattresses, storage space, and covered wooden porches. Camp Louise bunks have in-bunk bathrooms with shower, toilet, and sink; most Camp Airy bunks have connected bathrooms with sinks, stalls, and two urinals, with separate shower houses shared by four bunks, and older Camp Airy campers use nearby bathroom and shower houses. Each campsite has a multipurpose dining hall with air-conditioning, projectors, a sound system, space for 600+ campers, and a modern kitchen. Campers’ laundry is done for them, and staff can do their laundry at several locations across both camp sites.
Testimonials from former campers and current parents describe Camps Airy & Louise as communities that provide children and teens with outlets for individuality and lifelong friends, and as places where friends become family. Parents and alumni state that camp helps a child gain independence and build confidence, and that they value the impact of summers spent at camp and returning for reunions.
Last updated January 21, 2026.
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