17 outrageously expensive summer camps where kids have the time of their lives

Facebook/Camp SkylemarMaine's Camp Skylemar teaches boys to "win graciously and lose with honor."Well-to-do families in the northeast start thinking about summer camp long before the final school bell rings. And well they should: not only do exclusive sleep-away camps fill up fast, they also cost a pretty penny.

Here, we've put together a list of the most expensive sleep-away camps across New York, Maine, New Hampshire, and Pennsylvania. Most are in Maine, near a lake, and offer everything from waterskiing to polo.

For some perspective, the costs of these camps are roughly equivalent to a semester at a state college. Not a single camp checks in under $11,000.

Meredith Galante contributed to an earlier version of this story.