Summer Camp
Camp Sentinel is a Christian Camp nestled in the foothills of the Ossipee Mountain range in Tuftonboro, New Hampshire.
Established in 1949, Camp Sentinel offers quality Christian overnight summer camp and year round retreat experiences. The camp provides solitude on its 645 acres and over a mile of water frontage on crystal clear Dan Hole Pond.
Since 1949 we have offered a safe, fun, Christian summer camp experience for youth 5-15 years old. Our camp staff experience a weeklong training each summer, learning the best practices of camper supervision and Bible-based program service.
Our ministry motto is "Where Relationships Are Built and Lives Are Changed." These relationships are built through the programs we offer. Activities include swimming, archery, canoeing, paddle boating, arts and crafts, traditional camp fire, soccer, volleyball, basketball, Bible study and other activities to have fun and build relationships. We also offer a specialty camps like Urban Adventure, where youth experience the Soul Feast music concert, Senior Ventures for adults over 50 years old, Leaders in Training, and Girls Only Camp.
We follow the guidelines set by the American Camping Association and have membership with the Christian Camps and Conference Association.
Typical summer camp weeks begins on Sunday at 2:30 p.m and continues until Saturday at 10 a.m.
Check out a cartoon site map of Sentinel
Daily Camp Schedule:
7:00 Rise & Shine
7:45 Daily Watch
8:00 Breakfast
8:45 Cabin Clean-Up
9:15 Options 1
10:45 Free Time
11:15 Bible Study
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Options 2
2:00 Change
2:15 Store
3:00 Free Swim
4:30 Rest Time/ Staff Meeting
5:45 Dinner
6:45 Evening Program
7:45 Vespers
Email your camper
While at Sentinel, you can email your camper at camper@ghsm.org Emails are printed by 10am and distributed during store time each day. (Please be sure to write your child's name in the subject line of the email.)
Labels for Camper belongings. We encourage campers to label all belongings. We have partnered with Mabel's Labels, a company with all types of labels that are colorful and fun! With a special 'Camp Pack' available and also a larger ‘Big Combo’, your camper can label their belongings. Go to http://camps.mabel.ca and select "Camp Sentinel" in the dropdown, so Gove Hill and Camp Sentinel receive a portion of the proceeds. We look forward to sending campers home with their belongings this summer!
Program Registration and Cancellation Policy:
To register for a camp program, a $30 per family household fee is required along with a $70 deposit per program registered for. When you register for a program, you are responsible for full payment, unless we recieve a doctor's note. Special cases are also reviewed. Full payment for June and July programs are due June 1st. Payment for August programs are due July 1st. If requested 45 days before the first day of the program, full refunds are provided (less $30 registration fee). Cancellation requests should be made in writing and sent to the main office
Retreat & Events
Groups (40-180 people) sleep in our rustic heated year-round lodge or seasonal cabins. Cooking facilities are available for your use. Please call (603) 539-4839 to check availability or book a retreat.
Group Retreats & Family Cabin Retreats:
Come enjoy a rustic retreat in our year round lodge. The lodge has 7 guest rooms, sleeping up to 40 people in bunks and twin beds. Sentinel also offers a "mini-lodge" to accommodate a small group or family. These accommodations are available for your fall, winter or spring getaway. Enjoy our mountaintop view of New Hampshire's fall foliage, ski one of our nearby mountains, enjoy onsite snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and sledding, or simply lift your spirits during a spring retreat. Camp Sentinel provides a great escape to uplift and renew your body, mind and spirit.
Pines Family Campground
Open May - Columbus Day
Sentinel Pines Family Campground offers tenting and RV sites. Camping sites are located among pines and birch trees with picnic tables and fire rings. Sites are close to water taps, flush toilets and hot showers. Electric and water hookups available for an additional cost. Please call (603) 539-4839 to make a reservation.
Click here for a Campground Brochure: Rates and Reservations
Click here for a Campground Site Map: Map of the campsites
Directions to Sentinel
Via Seacoast
Off Route 16 onto Route 171 for about 8 miles to Camp Sentinel sign, turn right on Cannan Road. Turn right at the top of the hill into the camp.
Via Wolfeboro
Bear left off Route 28 onto Route 109A to Tuftonboro School (8 miles), then right on Ledgehill Road for 3 miles to Route 171. Turn left on Route 171 for 1/4 mile. Look for the Camp Sentinel sign and turn right on Cannan Road. Turn right at the top of the hill into the camp.
Via I-93 to Meredith
Go East on Route 104 to Route 3. Left on Route 3 to stop lights in Meredith Center. Right on Route 25 to Route 109. Right on Route 109 to Route 171 (Left at fork). After 6-7 miles look for the Camp Sentinel sign, turn left on Cannan Road. Turn right at the top of the hill into the camp.
Click here for a Map of Camp Sentinel, Tuftonboro New Hampshire
