Ohana Family Camp

Ohana Family Camp is a week-long family retreat on Lake Fairlee in Vermont, run by the Aloha Foundation. Its name comes from the Hawaiian word for family, community, and a circle of good friends, and the camp brings families and friends of all ages together to reconnect outdoors. The property sits with the foothills of the Green Mountains to the west and Lake Fairlee below, with scenic back roads and hiking trails minutes away. Families stay in simple cabins with fieldstone fireplaces, kitchenettes, and one to four bedrooms, or in one of six platform tents with four twin beds each, electricity, and covered porches. The Main Lodge sits at the center of the upper camp, with a large meeting and dining area, a central fireplace, a spacious porch, and the main kitchen. Meals are served family-style in the camp's classic dining hall, which features a grand stone fireplace and a wide covered porch overlooking the lake. Days at Ohana are built around counselor-led activities including canoeing, kayaking, sailing, swimming, archery, tennis, and disc golf, along with arts and crafts, a high ropes and climbing course, and open time on the waterfront and in the game room and library. Evenings bring campfires, s'mores, and programs such as marionette shows around the Main Lodge.