About our beautiful corner of the world

Cabins & Facilities

Hidden Valley owns all of its camp facilities.
Year-round skilled maintenance crew makes sure that HVC is ready for camper arrival in June.
70 buildings include modern cabin facilities designed to support group development and camper comfort.

Modern dining hall supports state-of-the-art menu for all dietary needs, and amazing food choices.
- HVC's classic red restored farmhouse and attached barn, animal corrals and unique modern building, all create a welcoming, home-like atmosphere.
- Over 15 Arts and Crafts facilities provide the basis for a range of artistic pursuits. Our Rec Hall, along with a recording studio and three dance studios, provides a range of creative and performing arts opportunities.
- All the land around the spring-fed lake is privately owned, so there are no motor boats or public access. At the lake is our sparkling new pavilion, sauna, and waterslide. Trained staff provide supervision and instruction from floating docks attached to the shore.
  HVC's heated pool is over 75 feet long and provides the setting for recreational swims and lessons.
- A trail through the woods leads to the top of Ledge Mountain - a grass and pine tree-covered hill which provides a spectacular view of the lake and surrounding area - and the inspirational log cabin, built by campers in 1973, overlooking the lake.
- Hidden Valley's Ropes Course, one of the first of it's kind, was re-built in 2007, providing new challenges for campers.
Camp Directors, Program Directors and Staff all live right in the center of camp; they all keep an eye on all aspects of the facility.
We're committed to minimizing our impact on the natural setting we steward. Hidden Valley Camp is a participant in the Maine Youth Camp Sustainability Initiative. Many summer camps in Maine are striving to reduce their carbon imprints and use aspects of the camp experience to teach children about the many ways in which individuals and groups can conserve and recycle resources.

Cabin Life at HVC

Our campers attend daily instructional activities based on their own interest, often with similarly inclined cabin mates. Cabin groups gather up for meals, spend rest period together, and will often enjoy a Cabin Night or similar bonding evening time.

Directors and counselors work prior to camper arrival and throughout the session to create a warm, welcoming and inclusive cabin environment.

Cabin activities may include a swim at rest period, campfires and s’mores, crafts, games, and more on Cabin Night, puddle-jumping when the weather and mood are just right, or mellow “downtime” in the cabin.

HVC’s cabins are open, airy and fun.
Campers sleep in custom bunk beds. (Let us know if you like a top or bottom.)
Each cabin has full bathroom facilities (shower, toilet, sink, etc.) electricity and ample space for groups to gather.
Cabins are continuously refreshed, maintained and upgraded, while still keeping their HVC feel.
Camp Directors meet regularly with counselors (3-4 staff per cabin) to monitor the progress of their cabin groups.

Cabins

Hidden Valley's cabins are not dorms but rather open, airy, fun places designed for our unique camper groups. Campers are grouped by age or grade in any of these 24 modern structures. Every cabin has hot and cold water and all plumbing facilities.

Avalon

Built in: 1998 | Official initials: AV
Named after: A legendary island from the tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur was taken to Avalon to recover from wounds. It is also the place where King Arthur's sword, Excalibur was forged.
Bermuda Triangle

Built in: 1978 | Official initials: BT
Named after: The place all the lost socks go after laundry day. Sometimes we combine adjoining Atlantis and Treasure Island to form a larger "Bermuda" group.
Blue Moon

Built in: 1996 | Official initials: BM
Named after: Its beautiful front porch reminded Peter and Meg of an old country cabin. It's the closest cabin to both the lake and the ropes course. Lucky, lucky.
The Burrow

Built in: 1983 | Official Initials: BUR
Named After: The Burrow came into existence in 2010 when Peter issued a formal permit for a name change to the campers in the cabin formally known as Ritz Down. After signing the documents a new sign was made and the cabin officially became The Burrow.
Camelot

Built in: 1984 | Official initials: C
Named after: Built during the camp's Utopian phase. Camelot was the castle from the tales of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
Chateau Fiasco

Built in: Unknown | Official initials: CF
Named after: A lovely place in Big Sur. Originally called Riverside and home to HVC's "pillow-fight" stained glass window..
Down Under

Built in: 1983-1997 | Official initials: DU
Named after: Inspired by our Aussie and Kiwi counselors and the fact it is below our dance studio. Right by the stream, perfect for cool afternoon creek walks.
Fiddler's Green

Built in: 1983 | Official initials: FG
Named after: An old Irish legend of a village of paradise that sailors searched for if their ship sank.
Forbidden Planet

Built in: 1982 | Official initials: FP
Named after: The eponymous film. Beware! Formerly the old Riding Cabin because it once housed our horse program participants.
French Quarter

Built in: 1984 | Official initials: F/4
Named after: In honor of a group of campers from New Orleans. It’s also the second largest cabin (Taj Mahal is the largest, of course) at HVC.
Gimme Shelter

Built in: 1986 | Official Initials: GS
Named after: Peter’s favorite Rolling Stones song. Has a great addition on the side which is the home of many an exciting poker game.
Haley's Comet

Built in: 1984 | Official Initials: HC
Named after: For years this cabin was called “Brumby” in honor of the wild horses of Australia and in fact this building is sometimes the home of our Brumby campers, with a new name inspired by the many stars visible from the top of Brumby Hill and for Comet, a famous race horse.
Lower Carriage House

Built in: 18?? | Official Initials: LCH
Named after: It really is a carriage house from Hidden Valley's days as a farm. If you go into the Upper Carriage House, you can see the mechanism used to raise and lower carriages.
Loons

Built in: 1958 | Official initials: L
Named after: Officially "The Loons" after the Maine State bird, not the crazy cabin inhabitants! Peter's favorite cabin because it's so roomy.
Paquatahnee

Built in: 1990 | Official initials: PAQ
Named after: (pronounced paq-wat-tan-ee), Paquatahnee means "off the beaten path" in local Native American dialect. Has a beautiful stained glass window of a waterfall.
Ritz Up

Built in: 1983 | Official initials: RU
Named after: The famous hotel; just don't expect room service in this one. Can be used as a winter dwelling, and has a dance studio next door!
Shangri-La

Built in: 1987 | Official initials: SL
Named after: Shangri-La is an imaginary utopia in Far Eastern China, a place of permanent happiness. Used to be named “Utopia” but a real utopia is better than a generic one, right?
Taj Mahal

Built in: 1982 | Official initials: TM
Named after: As the camp's largest cabin, why not a grand namesake?! The only cabin without an identifying sign.
Valhalla

Built in: 1983 | Official initials: VA
Named after: A Norwegian Legend where Valhalla is a big and majestic hall that soldiers travel to in the glorious afterlife to join fellow soldiers and past kings.
Muskingum

Built in: 2000 | Official initials: MU
Named after: Muskingum was the word used by local indigenous people to describe a nearby hunting ground. It means "deer eyes."
Wombles

Built in: 2019 | Official initials: W
Named after: "Underground, Overground, Wombling free. The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we. Making good use of the things that we find. Things that the everyday folks leave behind."