Property and Location
Located in Southwestern Maine
Wyonegonic is located one hour west of Portland and three hours north of Boston. Our proximity to the White Mountains of New Hampshire and the Maine lakes and rivers offers incredible hiking and boating opportunities.
The camp property is located in the Southwestern Lakes Region of Maine. We are nestled on over 700 acres of pine forest with extensive lake frontage on Moose Pond. The pond is nine miles long and an exceptional body of water for swimming and boating. Camp faces west with beautiful views of Pleasant Mountain.
See Our Beautiful View of Moose Pond
About Our Facility
- Three self-contained camps for unit living: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior.
- Each unit has cabins, bathroom and shower facilities, and a main assembly lodge building called a “Wiggie.” Wiggies are indoor gathering places for evenings, activities, and rainy days.
- Each unit eats at the Cobb Dining Hall, a beautiful timber frame building constructed in 2001.
- Wyonegonic has two separate waterfront areas and multiple docks for boating activities.
Green Initiatives
Wyonegonic Camps has a 17.5kw grid-tied solar electric system providing electricity for the Camp Dining Hall. The system was installed by ReVision Energy and consists of 80, 230 Watt Canadian Solar panels, which produce DC electricity when exposed to sunshine. This electricity is then converted to AC power, which is either used by the camp or sold to Central Maine Power for a credit.
The system has no moving parts and no batteries, and is expected to provide 110% of the anticipated power usage of this building each year.
In 1969, Red Pine seedlings were planted on 12 acres and designated as American Tree Farm in vacant fields that were a part of the original Freeman farm homestead, which is also the current location of the camp horse riding program.
Additionally, 570 acres of the property are designated as tree growth status and are managed for sustainable forestry practices and healthy forest harvests updated every five years.
Eco-Friendly Practices
We recycle tin, plastic, glass, and cardboard. Wyonegonic purchases from regional food suppliers and when practical, utilizes local farms and vendors. Use of paper products is minimized whenever possible throughout camp. All Wyonegonic wilderness trips practice Leave No Trace ethics.
Manure from our horse stables is turned into compost each fall. We utilize some of this compost in our herb and vegetable gardens, which are located at our Dining Hall and flower gardens throughout camp. The majority of the compost is spread on the hay fields near the Sudduth Farmhouse, where we cultivate the fields into hay for our horses’ feed.