The camp offers weeklong and day programs for adults and children, with an emphasis on appreciation of nature through the arts and sciences.

Bearnstow occupies 65 acres of mostly wooded landscape between Ithiel Gordon Road and the eastern shore of Parker Pond in westernmost Mount Vernon.

Its facilities include a main lodge and dining hall near one another and the lakeshore, with camp cabins sprinkled through the woods along the shore to the north and south.

A small outdoor performance space is located inland near the main parking area.

The outdoor performance space is an adaptive reuse of a level area that previously served as a tennis court.