our Dining Hall
The current dining hall was built almost 60 years ago when Camp Belknap had a considerably smaller camper population and staff. Today, we have 25% more people to feed and accommodate—and serve thousands of meals daily. Our new Dining and Kitchen Facility will nearly double in size, better utilize its prime waterfront location, greatly improve efficiency, safety and provide a much more inviting space for campers and camp events. We will continue our commitment to traditional family-style meals, increase the dining hall footprint so that every boy can sit comfortably and enjoy the experience, and build in a way that we can actually hear one another.
Key Enhancements
Larger, modern kitchen and food prep space
Better natural light & Increased traffic flow
Increased elbow room and circulation space
large windows create a connection to the outdoors
New Dining & Kitchen Facility with Adjustment to Camp Road
Expansion of Cadet Beach &Extension of Main Street
our Scollege System
In 2018, the newest scollege was 40 years old and Belknap only had three shower areas to accommodate 400 campers and staff, all in a communal setting with no private stalls. We were overdue for a major infrastructure overhaul and this is a key first step. Now, with the Junior & Middler Division Scolleges complete, we will continue to update our Scollege System to be more reliable, environmentally- and kid-friendly facilities. Every division will get an upgrade, creating a uniform model that will reduce water usage, save energy and reduce Camp’s environmental footprint.
New Features
Upgraded facilities in all five divisions
Localized showers with private stalls
Sliding dividers to create gender-inclusive stalls
Nearly eliminate gray water waste with waterless urinals & composting toilets
Wastewater Treatment
The culmination of over five years of planning and work has been a massive success. Completed in 2019, the new treatment plant provides a vital upgrade to a crucial part of Camp’s infrastructure and provides quality of life improvements for campers and staff alike. Combined with our camp-wide shift to composting toilets and waterless urinals, the new system drastically reduces water consumption and helps Camp and the community conserve our woods and flowers through more ecologically sound treatment practices. Belknap waste will be treated in concrete tanks using a natural filtration process through the oxygenation of ambient air and then released into a traditional leech field at the site of the former lagoon.
Key Enhancements