[1] Camp Airy was founded in 1924 by Aaron and Lilly Straus, philanthropists from Baltimore.

[3] A large fire destroyed the "White House" dining hall on June 29, 2022, as camp was in session.

Shabbat is observed at camp with short services on Friday night and Saturday morning.

While some of these "Lifers" are no longer a part of the daily running of Camp Airy, most can be found "on the hill" each and every season.

Campers play baseball, basketball, football, lacrosse, soccer, floor hockey, tennis, and volleyball.

In the fine arts department, campers are offered activities in ceramics, painting, silk-screening, copper enamel, hemp and beads, photography, and wood working among others.

Recently the camp has begun to add non-traditional features such as a skateboard park, Scuba diving, paintballing, go-carts and dune buggies.

Down-hill camp includes the large Chernak gym, complete with basketball courts and a wrestling area.

[9] At the top of the hill, there's a 550-seat dining hall (which was destroyed in a June 29, 2022, fire), where campers eat each of their meals.

All of the sleeping cabins are also up-hill, and on the far western side is the outdoor theater which is used for performing arts, shabbat services, and various events during Olympics (Game show, Human Anagrams, etc.).