"[4] It is noted for its award-winning charitable program, Main Idea, which enables underprivileged boys to attend the camp.
Since David Mason's retirement, it has been managed by Agawam Council, a non-profit organization, whose board is composed of former campers.
"[6] He describes traditions such as bugle calls for reveille and retreat, when the camp's flag is lowered, candle-lit processions, and former campers being remembered with flat stones and totem poles dating back to 1934.
"[4] As of 2014, the program is offered to over one hundred boys aged 9–15 years annually a free week's camp attendance in June.
[15] Camp Agawam is mentioned in two novels set in Maine by Stephen King, Pet Sematary and Dreamcatcher.