Mountainside Camp

Bar-T Mountainside, located in Frederick County just minutes from I-270, is a 115 acre farm which was built from the ground up as a summer camp. At Mountainside, your camper will have the opportunity to build their self esteem on our adventure course, embrace their curiosity by searching for crayfish and salamanders in our stream, expand their creativity at arts & crafts or music and dance, challenge their peers in sports and games, and most importantly make new friends with the other Mountainside campers and staff.

Mountainside features a 700ft zip line, 50ft climbing wall, expansive pool with slide, manicured ball fields, playground, basketball court, street hockey rink, outdoor amphitheater, fishing pond, and over a mile of hiking trails. There are nearly limitless possibilities for what your child could experience in a given day.

The rate for one week at Mountainside is $540. For campers who are signed up for 5 or more weeks at any Bar-T Ranch or Mountainside camp, the weekly rate (for all weeks at Mountainside) will drop to $460. Please note that rates vary for Specialty Camps, so refer to the individual camp page for pricing information.

*4-day weeks: Please note that we have a few weeks this summer that will be 4-day weeks due to federal holidays. We will automatically discount 4-day weeks and take off $75 from your total for the week. These weeks include June 16th – June 20th (camp will be closed on Thursday, June 19th) and June 30th – July 4th (camp will be closed Friday, July 4th). 

While our outstanding counselors ensure that there is no limit to the fun with a continuously evolving list of activities, we know that it can be helpful to see the types of activities that make up our camper’s days. These activities include, but are not limited to:

In addition to our traditional day camp, Mountainside offers week-long specialty camps that allow campers to focus on specific areas of interest. Our 2025 specialty camps include:

Adventure Camps: Excursion Camp, LARP – Live Action Role Play

Sports Camps: Baseball, Basketball, Flag Football, Soccer, Street Hockey

STEM Camps: Harvest & Cooking, Science Superheros, LIGHTS, CAMERA, SCIENCE, Coding Creators, Engineers in the Air, Bar-T Builders (Architecture), Lego Block Party, Weather the STEM, and Brainwaves!

Arts Camps: Wood Creations, Photography, Stained Glass, Mosaics, Sculptures, Oil Pastels, and Collages

Bar-T Mountainside, located in Frederick County just minutes from I-270, is a 115-acre farm which was built from the ground up as a summer camp. At Mountainside, your camper will have the opportunity to build their self esteem on our adventure course, embrace their curiosity on our nature trail, expand their creativity with arts & crafts, and most importantly make new friends with the other Mountainside campers and staff.

Address: 2914 Roderick Rd, Frederick, MD 21704

Bar-T provides bus transportation to and from camp each day for an additional cost of $50/week. A Bar-T staff member meets our families at each of our transportation sites and rides the bus to and from camp to help ensure our camper’s safety. Bar-T staff will arrive 10 minutes prior to the scheduled bus departure to check our campers in and answer any questions parents may have. We ask that our parents remain on site until after the bus has departed to help ensure everyone’s safety. Our staff will help make sure that our campers reach their group with a smile on their face each morning and will remain at the transportation site each afternoon until all campers have been picked up. Check out our map to find the bus stop that is most convenient for your family.

For families that need coverage beyond the camp day, we offer extended care options at Ranch, Mountainside, Kids Camps, and select sites that allow campers to arrive as early as 7am and stay as late as 6:30pm. This extended care option is offered on a weekly basis and families can choose morning extended care ($70) and/or afternoon extended care ($90). Campers who attend extended care will not be charged a transportation fee.

Every year we create an online camp guide that has everything you need to know about attending camp at Mountainside. Our 2025 Camp Guide will be released during the Spring of 2025 and will get sent to all enrolled families, but please feel free to check out last year’s guide as much of the information remains the same. Inside our guide you will find FAQs, health forms, previous theme weeks, what to bring to camp, and so much more. 

Click here to find the Bar-T Mountainside Summer Camp Guide.