New York, roughly two hours from New York City and three hours from Philadelphia. The camp is situated in the western Catskill Mountains near the convergence of that region and New York’s Southern Tier. The Delaware River (and thus, the New York-Pennsylvania border) is about 6 miles south and west of French Woods. The camp’s name is derived from the hamlet of French Woods where it resides. It is approximately 170 acres (68 hectares). French Woods is home to five theaters, two circus pavilions, two music centers, two visual arts complexes, a costumes building, dance center, culinary shed, and a collection of fitness facilities including eleven outdoor tennis courts, an indoor skatepark, hilltop challenge course, equestrian stables, sports complex consisting of a gymnasium and sport-specific fields/courts, fitness center, and pool. The property also has two administrative buildings, a dining hall, wellness center, camp store, and a canteen. Notable alumni Steve Augeri, former lead vocalist, Journey Doug Besterman, Tony Award-winning orchestrator Jason Robert Brown, Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist Andréa Burns, actress Jesse Carmichael, keyboardist, Maroon 5 Aiden Curtiss, model Daniel Delaney, restaurateur Zooey Deschanel, actress Max Ehrich, actor Melissa Errico, actress Jon Favreau, actor Barrett Foa, actor Gideon Glick, actor Ilan Hall, restauranteur David Javerbaum, Executive Producer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Adam Kantor, actor and singer Cameron Kasky, activist Adam Levine, lead singer, Maroon 5 Natasha Lyonne, actress Tito Muñoz, Music Director, The Phoenix Symphony Benj Pasek, Tony-Award winning composer and lyricist David Pogue, contributor, The New York Times Zac Posen, fashion designer Elena Satine, actress Dan Schneider, Emmy-winning television producer Max Schneider, singer-songwriter and actor David Sheinkopf, actor Iliza Shlesinger, stand-up comedian Howard Stelzer, composer and owner of Intransitive Recordings David Stone, musical theater producer Jed Whedon, screenwriter and musician Nat Wolff, singer-songwriter Jason Wise, choreographer Harris Wulfson, composer and violinist Remy Zaken, actress In popular culture Camp'd Out: I'm Going to Performing Arts Camp is a documentary television movie in the MTV True Life series that was filmed in summer 2008 and first shown on April 25, 2009. Filmed in summer 2008, the film follows three aspiring Broadway stars through nine weeks of competitive drama at French Woods. References Arts festivals in the United States Performing arts education in New York (state) Summer camps in New York (state) 1970 establishments in New York (state) Festivals in New York (state) Buildings and structures in Delaware County, New