Founded in 1813, Colby College is the 12th-oldest private liberal arts college in the country. Located in central Maine, our 714-acre Mayflower Hill campus overlooks downtown Waterville and the Kennebec River Valley. Conveniently located off I-95, Colby College is the ideal setting for your next program. The beautiful, picture-postcard campus offers guests a safe, retreat-type setting that fosters learning and growth. Each summer, more than 6,000 people from Maine and around the globe come to Colby College to attend medical training courses, conferences, and seminars as well as youth programs and sports camps.
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Recreation
With good reason, Maine is commonly known as Vacationland. It offers many outstanding recreational opportunities year-round. Particularly during the summer, Maine has become a popular destination because of its moderate climate, pristine lakes, rugged coastline, and lush forests. Guests are encouraged to take advantage of their stay and explore the magnificent outdoors, both on campus and in the surrounding community.
While on campus, our guests may take advantage of our fitness center, sauna, indoor pool, squash courts, outdoor tennis courts, and an all-weather eight-lane track. We have miles of walking and cross-country running trails that wind through the wooded areas of our 714-acre campus and the Perkins Arboretum.
For additional hiking and running trails, guests may visit the Quarry Road Trails, located within walking distance to campus and offering more than six miles of trails. Also, near campus are several excellent golf courses, including theBelgrade Lakes Golf Club and Waterville Country Club’s challenging and well-maintained 18-hole course.
Come join us and see why Maine is called Vacationland!
Alfond Commons
In 2018 Colby College opened the Bill & Joan Alfond Main Street Commons living and learning community that offers apartment-style residences in the heart of downtown Waterville. During the summer, the Commons is available to summer guests looking for alternative housing options with additional amenities. These beautiful, air-conditioned apartments feature four or six bedrooms, full kitchens, living rooms, and two bathrooms. All bedrooms have full-sized beds. In addition, the Commons offers various lounges and meeting spaces, laundry facilities, a fitness center, and a wellness center.
Conveniently located on Main Street, the Commons is near many outstanding restaurants, distinctive shops, the Waterville Opera House, and Railroad Square Cinema. A complimentary shuttle is available to transport guests to campus, which is located less than two miles from the Commons. If your group is interested in reserving space in the Commons, please contact the Special Programs Office at 207-859-4730 or [email protected].
Colby College Museum of Art
Founded in 1959, the Colby College Museum of Art is a teaching museum, a destination for American art, and a place for education and engagement with local, national, and global communities. Part of Colby College, the museum is located in Waterville, Maine, and actively contributes to Colby’s curricular and co-curricular programs and to the region’s quality of life. It inspires connections between art and people through distinctive exhibitions, programs, and publications and through an outstanding collection that emphasizes American art and contemporary art within holdings that span cultures and time periods. The Colby Museum actively seeks to increase diversity, equity, inclusion, and access across all of its work and to advocate for the community value of art, artists, and museums in engaging with today’s most vital questions.
