A sleep away camp is a great way for a child to experience freedom and enjoy independence and at the Pok O Mac's summer camps, which are situated in the picture perfect New York's Adirondack Mountains, children attending the sleep away camp will not only enjoy the fun of camp life, but they will be able to take their pick from over thirty types of activities, which include canoeing, rock climbing, mountain biking, sailing, swimming, creative arts and horseback riding. The sleep away camp offered by Pok O Mac is so diverse, and we are continually improving and adding to our facilities, to ensure that we remain the best sleep away camp in the region. In terms of sporting facilities, we offer tennis courts, basketball courts, a full sized soccer field, volleyball courts and archery and shooting ranges, which are situated on the outskirts of the camp. The Pok O Mac camp has a long and interesting history that dates all the way back to 1905, when the Camp Pok O Moonshine was founded, which was a sleep away camp strictly for boys. The camp offered several educational and recreational activities. The camp has undergone drastic changes since those early Pok O Moonshine days; however, the philosophies have remained the same and the staff of the sleep away camp offers enthusiastic guidance and leadership to the kids of the Pok O Mac camps.

Pok O Mac is able to accept children between the ages of 6 and 16, and previous campers have found that in addition to the Pok O Mac sleep away camp being able to offer them a range of fun-filled and interesting activities, the sleep away camp has allowed them to form lifelong friendships and bonds, and they were encouraged to enjoy the carefree life of camp, away from the hustle of city life. Parents who are anxious about a sleep away camp can go through the frequently asked questions which are posted on our website and here, they will receive information which relates to the camper vs. staff ratio and the rules which are in place during the sleep away camp. Pok O Mac has three full time nurses on staff and they are on hand to tend to any health matters or emergencies which children may experience while at the sleep away camp.

Pok O Mac believes that camps are way more than just having a good time, but we make use of this time with your children to give them guidance and teach them about their community, and the necessity of having a caring and respectful attitude towards others and of themselves, and we use the sleep away camp as a platform to teach children the importance of caring for each other, their surroundings and the environment. During the years, the camps have welcomed a number of foreign kids, from countries as far as Germany, Switzerland, Israel, and Russia. The cost for the sleep away camp is shown on our website and this price will include meals, lodging, and access to the activities which are offered during the sleep away camp. Feel free to visit our website, www.pokomac.com for more about the sleep away camp.