About
Camp Seneca Lake is an overnight summer camp. Campers live in cabins grouped by grade and gender and follow a sample daily schedule that includes flag, breakfast, cabin cleanup, four program periods, general swim and snack, dinner, and an evening program.
Programs
- Camp Seneca Lake — serves children entering grades 3 through 12 · Overnight summer camp with cabins grouped by grade and gender.
- CSL in Israel — entering 11th & 12th grades · month-long · Immersive Israel experience for rising high school seniors.
- Staff-in-Training (SIT) — entering 12th grade · Leadership program for rising 12th graders, designed to train camp’s future staff.
- Family Camp
At a glance
- Ages: 8–17 years old
- General schedule: Sample daily schedule (Sunday - Thursday): Wake Up 7:30 AM; Flag 8:15 AM; Breakfast 8:30 AM; Cabin Cleanup 9:15 AM; Period 1 10:20 - 11:05 AM; Period 2 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM; Flag 12:10 PM; Lunch 12:15 PM; Rest Hour 1:00 PM; Period 3 2:15 - 3:00 PM; Period 4 3:10 - 3:55 PM; General Swim and Snack 4:05 - 5:05 PM; Shower Hour 5:15 PM; Flag 6:15 PM; Dinner 6:30 PM; Evening Program 7:15 PM; SMEDS (Snack and Meds) 8:30 PM; Return to Villages 8:45 PM. Activities vary, with cabin activities, hobby periods a few times a week, and most evening programs done by unit.
About the provider
Camp Seneca Lake says that in summer 1928, Aaron Rose brought 30 campers from Rochester, NY, to a campground in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. The property became Camp Seneca Lake in 1939. The camp says it builds Jewish community on the shores of Seneca Lake and welcomes people of all backgrounds. It also states that it supports campers with special needs and has onsite camp mental health professionals.
Cabins are grouped by grade and gender. Campers live in villages by age and gender. CSL welcomes everyone to participate in Jewish rituals in the way that feels comfortable to them. The camp affirms full inclusion, acceptance and equity of people of all gender expressions and identities.
Last updated August 27, 2026.
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