"There is a camp along Kanawauke shore, and Camp Ma-He-Tu is its name"

About Camp Ma-He-Tu

Camp Ma-He-Tu is a not-for-profit organization sponsored by the Lutheran Girls' Camp Association and affiliated with the Metro NY Synod of the ELCA.

ACA-accredited camps meet up to 300 standards for health, safety, and program quality. We are very proud of our long-standing accreditation.

Camp Ma-He-Tu is also the recipient of Distinguished Safety 1st designation from Markel Insurance Company.

Campers

Our campers are girls ages 7-15. We have many first time campers each summer, as well as many who return year after year. For the most part, our campers come from the NY/NJ metropolitan area. Our girls come from diverse backgrounds, but form a close-knit community of approximately 100 campers for each two week session.  

Staff

Each summer our staff is carefully chosen for their enthusiasm, talent, and dedication. They are experts at making camp life exciting. Many of our counselors are former Ma-He-Tu campers.

Board of Directors

Camp Ma-He-Tu is organized by a volunteer board of directors. The board consists of about 30 members who work year-round to improve the camp facility and program. Many board members were once campers and staff members at Ma-He-Tu, and many are current camper parents or guardians.

Location

Our location within the Harriman State Park System, in Bear Mountain, New York, provides us with many advantages. In a beautiful natural setting, with only other camps for neighbors, our site on Lake Kanawauke is isolated from commercial and private land use. Yet, we have easy access to all the park amenities. Campers enjoy taking trips to the Bear Mountain Zoo, hiking on the network of trails maintained by the park, canoeing through our adjacent lakes, and camping out at park sites. We may even venture a little further and take a trip to West Point or spend a day canoeing or rafting on the Delaware. As part of the park system, we also have the added security of the very diligent Park Police Force.