Aqua Adventure

Grades Offered:
4-6 & 7-10

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (July 14 – 19 for grades 4-6 | July 21 – 26 for grades 7-10)

Program Description:
This program is designed for campers who just can’t get enough water time! Campers will have extra time on the Speers waterfront, travel off camp to visit a local waterfall, take a canoe trip down the Delaware, and challenge themselves with whitewater rafting. This group will also have time for water balloon fights, slip and sliding, beach luaus, and the other traditional camp activities.

Art Attack

Grades Offered:
1-3

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (July 7 – 12)

Program Description:
If you love spending time at camp and in the art room, this program is a perfect fit! This group will spend extra time in the art room learning mediums like water colors, pastels, paints, clay, jewelry, and of course tie dying! You will also spend time doing traditional camp activities.

Kayak, Cave and Climb – NEW!

Grades Offered:
7-10

Programs Offered:
2 Week Program (July 14 – 26)

Program Description:
These two weeks will be packed with a variety of outdoor opportunities! You will spend time high off the ground while practicing your climbing skills to prepare for an out of camp climbing trip. When you’re not climbing around, spend time of the lake practicing your skills which will lead up to a boating adventure on the Delaware River. The final leg of the journey will be getting to explore a cave to learn more about life underground. When you’re not adventuring, there’ll plenty of fun camp activities to do!

LGBTQIA+

Grades Offered:
7-9 & 10-12

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (June 30 – July 5)

Program Description:
This program is offered for campers who identify as LGBTQIA+, their allies, or kids whose parents identify with this community. This session is designed to create a safe, fun, inclusive environment for all campers. LGBTQIA+ program campers enjoy camp activities together while focusing on the YMCA four core values, confidence, and building a lifelong network of friends.**We apologize that in our initial registration form there are only two gender options. We are working with our registration system developers to have more gender-inclusive options. Please bear with us as we work to make our system as inclusive as we are.**

Midnight Madness

Grades Offered:
4-6 & 7-10

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program  (June 24 – 28 and July 28 – August 4 for grades 4-6 | August 4 – 9 for grades 7-10)

Program Description:
Do you prefer staying up late and sleeping in? Then this is the perfect program for you! Midnight Madness campers will explore the evening with night hikes, late night snacks around the campfire, glow in the dark archery and capture the flag, and of course playful night havoc. This cabin will have a later wakeup call and sleep-in breakfast daily so they can prepare for more evening adventures.

Outdoors & S’mores

Grades Offered:
1-3

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (July 21 – 26)

Program Description:
If you did Try-It Camp last summer and want a little more, here’s your chance! Outdoors & S’mores is a program designed to try camp for a week but still stay in cabins with bathrooms and showers right inside. Campers will get more opportunities to swim and boat on the lake, rock climb, perfect their sports’ skills, and cook out over a fire.

**It is not required that campers attend Try-It Camp before registering for this program.**

Top Chef

Grades Offered:
4-6

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (June 30 – July 5)

Program Description:
It’s time to bring the heat to the camp kitchen! In this program, campers try new recipes as they whip up snacks, fun appetizers, tasty main courses, and yummy desserts. Campers will have an opportunity to learn about the camp kitchen as well as various outdoor cooking methods. Work with your fellow campers to create your own Top Chef cookbook to take home and continue your love of cooking.

Try-It

Grades Offered:
1-3

Programs Offered:
3 Day, 2 Night Program (June 23 – 25 | June 26 – 28)

Program Description:
This is for the camper who wants a short trial of everything camp has to offer! Begin your lifelong love of overnight camp by staying in our duplex cabins and dabbling in rock climbing, swimming, paddling, tie-dying, arts and crafts, and sports – then gather ‘round the campfire with other younger campers to enjoy a s’more snack. (This is a 3-day, 2-night experience. Campers will live in cabins with bathrooms and showers.)

Ultimate Survivor – NEW!

Grades Offered:
7-10

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (July 28 – August 2)

Program Description:
We’re excited to offer this new program where campers can learn more about the outdoors and see how well they can survive in the wild. Campers will learn about backpacking, purifying water, building shelters and fires, edible plants, animals to avoid, practice fishing, and even do an overnight cookout/sleepout! There will be challenges against the opposing team intermixed with the survival skills. The question is…Do you have what it takes to survive!?

Cowgirls Roundup

Grades Offered:
4-6 & 7-10

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (June 23 – 28)
2 Week Program (June 30 – July 12 | July 14 – 26)

Program Description:
Join other girls for a traditional overnight camp experience with an equestrian focus. This program provides the best of both worlds. Campers are grouped according to skill level and will spend part of each day at the equestrian center learning stable management skills as well as improving their riding skills. Campers will also have the opportunity to bring in and feed horses in the morning and enjoy an evening trail ride. When not at the barn, campers will be able to try their hand at traditional activities such stand-up paddle boarding, climbing tower, archery, arts and crafts. No experience necessary for this program, just a love of horses.

Riders Roundup

Grades Offered:
4-6 & 7-10

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (July 28 – August 2)

Program Description:
A traditional overnight camp experience with an equestrian focus. This program provides the best of both worlds. Campers are grouped according to skill level and will spend part of each day at the equestrian center learning stable management skills as well as improving their riding skills. Campers will also have the opportunity to bring in and feed horses in the morning and enjoy an evening trail ride. When not at the barn, campers will be able to try their hand at traditional activities such stand-up paddle boarding, climbing tower, archery, arts and crafts. No experience necessary for this program, just a love of horses. This program is available for all genders, though campers will spend time at the Equestrian Center together, they will live in single gender housing.

Junior Equestrian

Grades Offered:
2-5

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (August 4 – 9)

Program Description:
A traditional overnight camp experience with an equestrian focus for our youngest riders. This program provides the best of both worlds. Campers are grouped according to skill level and will spend part of each day at the equestrian center learning stable management skills as well as improving their riding skills. When not at the barn, campers will be able to try their hand at traditional activities such as stand-up paddle boarding, climbing tower, archery, arts and crafts. No experience necessary for this program, just a love of horses.

Farm Camp

Grades Offered:
1-4

Programs Offered:
1 Week Program (July 14 – 19)

Program Description:
These free-range campers will learn about life on the farm as they spend their day tending our farm animals like horses, goats, and chickens, harvesting vegetables and collecting chicken eggs to cook yummy, new meals, and learning to care for the land around them. When not frolicking around the farm, these campers will enjoy other fun camp experiences like crafts, swimming, boating, and sports.

Leader In Training

Grades Offered:
9-10

Programs Offered:
July 28 – August 9

Program Description:
Leader In Training (LIT) program serves as the foundation of leadership training. Our focuses are on improving communication skills, building relationships, and learning to be a camp role model. Campers participate in traditional camp activities during the first week. In week two, LITs hike through the wilderness of the Adirondack Mountains and visit the Lake Placid Olympic Center. Campers must be in good physical condition and have broken in hiking boots, however no prior backpacking experience is necessary. Bring your own pack or use one from camp.

Counselor In Training

Grades Offered:
11-12

Programs Offered:
June 30 – July 26

Program Description:
Counselors In Training spend two weeks learning the ins and outs of what it’s like to be a camp counselor, then put their skills into practice by interning with Traditional, Dragonfly, or Day Campers. They will gain hands-on experience that will set them apart when they eventually apply to join our staff team. The 4-week program includes team building, learning leadership skills, a service project, a backpacking and canoe trip, and shadowing cabin counselors. This program is perfect for campers who have demonstrated the YMCA’s four core values and are ready to take the next step in their camp journey. We recommend the completion of the LIT program first to be prepared for the CIT program.

**Both registration and a CIT Application is required for acceptance into the CIT Program. Once your registration is submitted, you can upload your completed application on your “View My Registration” page. The application can be downloaded from our website or the Upload section on your “View My Registration” page.

*****Backpacking and canoe trip is weather dependent***

Service and Leadership Training – NEW!

Grades Offered:
9-12

Programs Offered:
August 18 – 23

Program Description:
S.A.L.T. campers will enjoy traditional camp activities in addition to venturing off-site to serve the surrounding community. Volunteer-based projects – like working at a food pantry, spending time with senior citizens, and cleaning/beautifying our camp – form the core of this service-oriented camp program. Campers will have fun while learning the value of serving others and their community. This new camp program is a great opportunity for young people who have a servant heart or want to foster servant leadership in themselves. High schoolers can also use this experience to gain volunteer hours for school/honors programs.