Camp Chinqueka boasts a beautiful lakeside setting on Mt. Tom Pond in the rolling hills of Connecticut's Litchfield County. Campers stay in one of 14 cabins on the premises. Campers that attend Chinqueka get to know the caring and experienced staff. 2 counselors live in each cabin with the campers. All of our cabins are wood sided and have toilets and sinks. Campers shower in one of the central shower houses. Our activity areas are scattered about the campus from our waterfront with our fleet of boats, canoes and sailboats to "Sunnyfield" where our Mini-Bikes and Go-Kart tracks are located. In between, we have several activity areas including a Climbing Tower and Zip Line, indoor sport facility, indoor activity areas for Gymnastics, Computers, Fencing, Photography, Video, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Dance and Drama. At the center of it all are our many sport courts & fields, including Basketball, Softball, Soccer and Volleyball.

Kid-friendly and nutritious meals are served family style in Chinqueka's spacious dining hall. Counselors dine with and supervise the campers at each meal. In addition, we have special theme buffet dinners throughout the summer, many with our brother camp, Awositng.

Life at Chinqueka is informal and friendly. We believe it is a good thing to have some experience in all camp activities. Therefore, every camper is introduced to every activity during the morning program. In the afternoon elective periods, the girls choose the activities they prefer. On Sundays, we rise a half hour later, breakfast is often served buffet style from 8:30am to 9:30am and campers and staff may attend in pajamas and robe if they wish. The weekday program is suspended, and a somewhat more leisurely but none the less interesting program of activities is enjoyed. The afternoon is usually devoted to a swim meet or field meet.

While this program varies from day to day, the following is a general schedule of a typical day:

 7:25  First call
 7:30  Reveille
 8:00  Flag Raising and Breakfast
 8:45  Squads - Keeping Camp Clean
 9:00  Cabin duties and inspection
 9:30  3 Morning activity and swim instruction periods
12:10 Free Time
12:30 Dinner
 1:15  Elective activity sign-up and cabin hour
 2:30  Camp Store open for snacks & supplies
 3:00  First elective activity period
 4:00  Second elective activity period
 5:00  Free Time
 6:00  Retreat and Supper
 6:45  Optional Activities: boating, fishing, ping	pong, games, rehearsals, camp newspaper, etc.
 7:00  Campfire, videos, social with boys of Camp Awosting, Saturday night show, Senior Social, or evening electives
 9:00  Taps
         The upper cabins are permitted "late privileges" on certain nights, determined by the day's activities and 
         the discretion of the cabin counselor.

Tutoring in any elementary or high school subject is available at standard professional rates, and may be arranged upon request. In addition, tutoring in ESL (English as a Second Language) is available for our many international campers.