Established in 1939, Camp Mattatuck sits on 500 acres of land outside Waterbury, CT. Each summer, Camp Mattatuck runs a Scouts, BSA Resident Camp, Cub Scout Resident Camp, Webelos Resident camp and a Cub Scout Day Camp.

Camp Mattatuck also hosts a variety of seasonal events such as fishing derbies, klondike derbies, camporees and a Halloween Haunted Woods.

Camp Mattatuck is available year-round for seasonal camping through our cabins, adirondack shelters and tent sites. We are conveniently located off CT Route 8 in Plymouth, CT, just a few miles north of Waterbury, CT, 90 miles northeast of New York City and 130 miles southwest of Boston, MA.

Camp Mattatuck is part of Connecticut Rivers Council and is supported by the Connecticut Rivers Council through Friends of Scouting donations, solicitation of direct assistance, grants and foundations, Unit Popcorn sales, the Council endowment funds and the Camp Mattatuck Volunteers.

Contact:

  • Director (Jeromy Nelson) year round - (203) 725-1209 or [email protected] 
  • Ranger (Ethan Glenn) year round - (860) 913-2751 or [email protected]
  • ​Summer Camp Main Office (during the summer camp season only) - (860) 283-9577 & (860) 283-4876

For more information about Camp Mattatuck and the programs available contact the following:
  • To make a reservation for Summer Camp, or get more information about our Summer Camp program                                                                             contact the Camp Director (Jeromy Nelson) at (203) 725-1209.
  • To make a reservation for seasonal camping, contact the CT Rivers Council office at (860) 289-6669, or visit our Off Season Camping page for more information. 
  • ​To rent an off season facility please call Michele at the CRC office at  (860) 289-6669 or [email protected] 
  • To find out more about our C.O.P.E and climbing programs for youth groups, adult groups, companies and schools, contact Chris Moon at (203) 217-7871.
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