Camp Brookwoods
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Camp Brookwoods is a summer camp for young people aged 8-16 located in Alton, New Hampshire
, off New Hampshire Route 28
about 2 hours north of Boston. Started in 1944, Camp Brookwoods is a Christian camp serving approximately 300 campers on Lake Winnipesaukee
with a natural sandy beach on a cove known as Chestnut Cove. The camp, which offers both two and four week programs, employs 105, equally split between men and women.
Camp Brookwoods, for boys, is joined by Camp Deer Run for girls, which adjoins it, and the two share many of the same facilities. The Brookwoods mascot is the eagle and the Deer Run mascot is the doe.
Alton, New Hampshire
Alton is a town in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 5,250 at the 2010 census. It is home to Alton Bay State Forest and Mount Major State Forest. Alton includes the village of Alton Bay, a long-time resort located beside Lake Winnipesaukee.The primary settlement in...
, off New Hampshire Route 28
New Hampshire Route 28
New Hampshire Route 28 is an north–south state highway in southeastern New Hampshire. It connects the town of Ossipee in east-central New Hampshire with Salem on the Massachusetts border....
about 2 hours north of Boston. Started in 1944, Camp Brookwoods is a Christian camp serving approximately 300 campers on Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee
Lake Winnipesaukee is the largest lake in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It is approximately long and from wide , covering — when Paugus Bay is included—with a maximum depth of ....
with a natural sandy beach on a cove known as Chestnut Cove. The camp, which offers both two and four week programs, employs 105, equally split between men and women.
Camp Brookwoods, for boys, is joined by Camp Deer Run for girls, which adjoins it, and the two share many of the same facilities. The Brookwoods mascot is the eagle and the Deer Run mascot is the doe.