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13 Summer Camps From TV and Movies We Want to Attend

Jessica Derschowitz
By Jessica Derschowitz Updated May 26, 2016 at 05:19 PM EDT
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Camp Firewood ('Wet Hot American Summer')

Camp Firewood ('Wet Hot American Summer')

Whether it’s the last day of camp or the First Day of Camp, everyone wants to spend their summer with this cult classic.

 

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Camp Walden (The Parent Trap)

Camp Walden (The Parent Trap)
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Fencing matches and TWO Lindsay Lohans? Tell us which cabin to drop our bags in.

 

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Camp Anawanna (Salute Your Shorts)

Camp Anawanna (Salute Your Shorts)
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Just imagine waking up and singing this theme song every morning — but, as Ug says, "Get it right or pay the price!"

 

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Camp North Star (Meatballs)

Camp North Star (Meatballs)
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Come for the camp activities, stay for the Bill Murray motivational speeches.

 

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Camp Hope (Heavyweights)

Camp Hope (Heavyweights)

Fat camp or not, any camp owned by Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara (and then Ben Stiller) is one we’d want to go to.

 

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Camp Ivanhoe (Moonrise Kingdom)

Camp Ivanhoe (Moonrise Kingdom)
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For those who want to be one with nature, Wes Anderson-style.

 

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Camp Ovation (Camp)

Camp Ovation (Camp)
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If archery and Capture the Flag aren’t your thing, head to this performing arts camp and have a singalong with Anna Kendrick.

 

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The Camp in The Baby-Sitters Club Movie

The Camp in The Baby-Sitters Club Movie
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Bonus points if you bring some Baby-Sitters Club books in your backpack while attending this day camp run by Kristy, Mary Anne, and the rest of the BSC.

 

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Camp Callaway (It Takes Two)

Camp Callaway (It Takes Two)
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Like Lohan and The Parent Trap, Camp Callaway has double the Olsens, double the fun.

 

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Camp Little Wolf (Little Darlings)

Camp Little Wolf (Little Darlings)
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Where Tatum O'Neal and Kristy McNichol took on a competition just slightly different than Color War.

 

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Camp Crystal Lake (Friday the 13th)

Camp Crystal Lake (Friday the 13th)
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...on second thought, maybe we shouldn't bunk up at this one.

 

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Camp Chippewa (Addams Family Values)

Camp Chippewa (Addams Family Values)

Because who wouldn't want Wednesday and Pugsley Addams as their fellow campers?

 

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The Camp From Camp Nowhere

The Camp From Camp Nowhere
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Christopher Lloyd as a camp counselor = greatest summer of your life.

 

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    1 of 13 Camp Firewood ('Wet Hot American Summer')
    2 of 13 Camp Walden (The Parent Trap)
    3 of 13 Camp Anawanna (Salute Your Shorts)
    4 of 13 Camp North Star (Meatballs)
    5 of 13 Camp Hope (Heavyweights)
    6 of 13 Camp Ivanhoe (Moonrise Kingdom)
    7 of 13 Camp Ovation (Camp)
    8 of 13 The Camp in The Baby-Sitters Club Movie
    9 of 13 Camp Callaway (It Takes Two)
    10 of 13 Camp Little Wolf (Little Darlings)
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