Travel
TRANSPORTATION
Parents/guardians must arrange transportation for campers to and from camp. Camp Atwater will provide, for a fee, service to campers from specific terminal points to the camp. (The Camp does not provide transportation to parents/guardians to or from the transportation center.) The transportation fee must be paid in advance, and we must receive all arrival and departure information at least 14 days prior to departure dates. Fees represent round-trip fares for campers. Transportation for campers is provided by the following. Please call or email the office for rates and details regarding ground transportation for campers from the following transportation hubs:
Boston Logan Airport
Bradley International Airport
Springfield Union Station (Bus/Train)
Worcester Union Station (Bus/Train)
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Take I-90 E (Mass Pike) from Albany toward Worcester/Boston.
Continue on I-90 E for about 90 miles.
Take Exit 10 for MA-67 N toward North Brookfield.
Follow MA-67 N into North Brookfield.
Turn right onto Shore Rd — Camp Atwater will be on your right.
🕐 Approximate drive time: about 2 hours 15 minutes, depending on traffic.
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Take I-90 W (Mass Pike) toward Worcester.
Take Exit 10 for I-290 W / Auburn / Worcester.
Merge onto I-290 W, then follow signs for I-395 S / US-20 W.
Take US-20 W to MA-49 N toward Sturbridge.
Turn right onto MA-9 E, then left onto MA-148 N.
Turn right onto Shore Rd — Camp Atwater will be on your right.
🕐 Approx. drive time: 1 hour 30 minutes.
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ItemStart in Hartford and get onto I-84 E toward Boston.
Continue on I-84 E until it merges/turns into I-90 E (Mass Pike) near Sturbridge, MA.
Stay on I-90 E for a short distance, then take Exit 10 to merge onto MA-67 N toward North Brookfield.
Continue on MA-67 N until you reach Shore Rd; turn right onto Shore Rd.
The camp is 20 Shore Rd, North Brookfield — you should arrive at the destination.
Estimated drive time: about 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes, depending on traffic.description
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Take I-95 N out of New York City toward New Haven, CT.
In New Haven, merge onto I-91 N toward Hartford.
From Hartford, take I-84 E toward Sturbridge, MA.
Merge onto the Mass Pike (I-90 E) for a short distance.
Take Exit 10 for MA-67 N toward North Brookfield.
Continue on MA-67 N, then turn right onto Shore Rd — Camp Atwater will be on the right.
🕐 Estimated drive time:
From New York City: about 3½–4 hours depending on traffic.
From southern points (e.g., New Jersey, Philadelphia, D.C.), add 1–4 hours depending on distance.
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Take I-90 E (Mass Pike) east toward Worcester.
Take Exit 9 for I-84 W / US-20 / Sturbridge.
Follow signs for US-20 E toward Charlton / Worcester.
Turn left onto MA-49 N, then right onto MA-9 E toward Brookfield.
In Brookfield, turn left onto MA-148 N, then right onto Shore Rd in North Brookfield.
Camp Atwater will be at 20 Shore Rd.
🕐 Approximate drive time: 1 hour (about 45 miles).
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Take MA-9 W toward Spencer / Brookfield.
In Brookfield, turn right onto MA-148 N toward North Brookfield.
Turn right onto Shore Rd — Camp Atwater will be on your right.
🕐 Approx. drive time: 45 minutes.
Driving By Car:
Check-in/Departure Times
Between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on scheduled day of arrival or departure.
Additional Directions:
By Train: From New York and points south-Take the train to Worcester.
By Bus: From New York and points south-Take the bus to Worcester,MA.
From Boston- take the bus to Worcester, MA.
If lost, call the camp telephone number: Camp Atwater (508) 867-6916
