Some of the best friendships at Long Lake Camp Adventures start with a roll of the dice! Inside Arkham Comics, campers gather around the table for real Dungeons & Dragons campaigns, where a group of kids who just met becomes a party of heroes. One camper might be a sneaky rogue, another a fire-slinging wizard, another a brave paladin, and together they explore dungeons, outsmart dragons and solve mysteries that only teamwork can crack.

No experience? No problem! Our counselors guide brand-new players through making their first character and learning the rules, so everyone from first-timers to seasoned dungeon masters fits right in. There are no screens and no scripts, just imagination, storytelling and a lot of laughing when someone rolls a natural 20 (or a natural 1!).

D&D at camp is about more than the game. Campers practice creative thinking, problem solving and working as a team, and they leave with friends they’ve battled goblins beside. After a day of horseback riding, blacksmithing and the high ropes course, there’s nothing better than getting lost in a fantasy world with your new crew. Your adventure is waiting. Grab your dice!

Walk into Arkham Comics and you’ll find shelves packed with thousands of comic books, courtesy of NYHC Comics! We have classic superheroes like Batman and Spider-Man, spooky series like The Walking Dead, and laugh-out-loud adventures. Whatever a camper is into, there’s a stack waiting for them, and something new to discover every time they visit.

At camp, reading is the real deal. Campers hold an actual comic in their hands, turn the pages, take in the artwork panel by panel and go at their own pace. With no notifications, no scrolling and no screens, kids can slow down, focus and really get into a story. Lots of campers who say they “don’t like reading” end up fighting over the next issue!

Comics spark imagination and build reading skills. They also give campers plenty to talk about: you’ll often hear a group arguing about who would win in a fight or trading favorite series. Some campers get inspired to draw their own comics in our sketching sessions. Grab a comic, find a cozy spot and get lost in the pages.

There’s nothing like the sound of a pinball machine coming to life! In Arkham Comics, campers line up at our Batman & Robin, Walking Dead and Ghostbusters pinball machines to work the flippers, nudge the table (careful, don’t tilt!) and chase the high score. A crowd always gathers behind the player, cheering every multiball, groaning at every lost ball and calling “next!” Pinball is a bit of a lost art these days, and at camp a whole new generation is falling in love with it.

Then there are the arcade machines. When a Street Fighter or Mortal Kombat tournament breaks out, the whole room gets loud. Campers stand shoulder to shoulder, mashing buttons and pulling off special moves while their friends shout from the sidelines. Brackets get drawn up, rivalries are born, and the champion earns bragging rights for the rest of the session. Win or lose, everyone is laughing and asking for a rematch.

This is gaming the way it’s meant to be: side by side with real friends, not alone in a dark room with a tablet or an Xbox and a headset. You see your opponent’s face when you land the winning combo, high-five your buddy after a big score and share the excitement in person. At Long Lake Camp Adventures, game time is social, active and full of energy, and those are the memories campers bring home.