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Swift Nature Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin on a 1500 acre lake, this small coed summer camp offers an opportunity for children to PLAY OUTSIDE . . . catch frogs, care for furry friends and study the stars! Make friends around a campfire in a noncompetitive, nurturing environment.
Traditional camp activities include Horses, Swimming, Scuba, Archery, Arts & Crafts, Challenge Course, Sailing, Skiing, Canoe Trips and much more. Above all else we have fun.
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Camp Chippewa for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
Limited enrollment, unlimited possibilities. A wide variety of activities challenge and delight boys of all ages. Adventure in the Chippewa National Forest develop skills and create memories and friendships that last a lifetime. Traditional in-camp program and Canadian canoe expeditions. Fun and adventure since 1935.
Boys of all ages choose from a wide-range of in-camp activities and look forward to canoeing, sailing and fishing trips within the Chippewa National Forest or the northern reaches of Canada. Two-, four- and eight-week sessions available. Ages 8 to 17.
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Camp Birchwood for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
Located on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) and within the Superior National Forest, Camp Birchwood for Boys rests amongst one of the nations most sought after areas to canoe, kayak, rock climb, backpack and fish.
With the perfect balance of outdoor adventure trips and traditional in-camp activities, boys ages 7 through 17 will gain valuable outdoor and interpersonal skills they will use throughout their lives. Since 1969, campers from all over the world have been listening to the call of the loons, watching the northern lights and breathing the fresh clean air at Birchwood for Boys. Click on the website address to explore our site and discover the experience that brings so many people back each summer for another adventure.
Camp Towering Pines
Residential boys' summer camp
Towering Pines is a fun-filled summer camp for boys located near Eagle River, Wisconsin in the heart of the American Legion State Forest. Together with Woodland for girls, the Jordan family of educators has been providing kids with one great summer after another for more than 65 years.
Camp occupies an 450+ acre site with over 7,000 feet of shore line between two spring fed lakes. Crystal clear water with sandy beaches is ideal for our outstanding aquatics programs.
Towering Pines features a multi-activity, individual choice, and skill-building program. The limited number of campers enrolled in our camps assures daily access to favorite activities. Each camper also participates and is a welcome member of a team where restrictive competition is avoided without losing the spirit of the game. Tutoring in academics is available. Canoe and Lake Superior sailing trips complement the in-camp skills programs.
Camp Birchwood for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
Located on a perfect lake in Minnesota, Camp Birchwood offers campers ages 7 to 17 with a tremendous variety of water sports as well as all kinds of fun things to do on land. With caring, dedicated, and insightful college-age women as instructors, girls have the amazing opportunity to not just "do" activities, but to become very accomplished in many different areas. Girls go home with lots of confidence.
Every day, girls choose four activities they want to do the next day. These include: sailing, windsurfing, waterskiing, tubing, knee-boarding, wake-boarding, swimming, kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, tennis, horseback riding (Western, English & trail riding), archery, riflery, pottery, arts & crafts, dance, drama, and more!
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Camp Woodland
Residential girls' summer camp
An active traditional program to develop confidence. The separate brother camp, Towering Pines, is ideal for boys in the same family. Together they contribute to the overall quality of the camps.
Camp occupies an 84 acre site on the shores of Sand Lake in the heart of the American Legion State Forest. Our waterfront, framed with birch trees, has 1500 feet of sand beach ideal for our outstanding aquatics programs. Our facilities have been developed to provide complete recreation and camping opportunities for 70 girls ages 7 to 14 and a leadership training program for girls ages 15 and 16.
Activities include: aquatics, sailing, horseback riding, tennis, athletics, dramatics and trips. Tutoring in computer skills and academics is available.
With lots of variety, freedom to make your own choices and terrific counselors to teach you how to do it, Woodland is "simply the best" place to spend your summers!
Lake of the Woods Camp for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
Lake of the Woods for Girls is ideally situated in southwest Michigan's water wonderland and offers 2, 4 or 8 week sessions. Campers design their own program from over 40 land and water activities. Our outstanding staff provides a safe environment where campers grow in skills, make friends, increase confidence and most of all just have fun! Campers live in spacious, airy, modern cabins with electricity, hot water, and bathrooms. The 80 acres of grounds include extensive lake frontage, a riding stables, golf course, recreational lodges, athletic fields, tennis courts, archery ranges, craft shops and more!
Activities include water skiing, horseback riding, windsurfing, gymnastics, sailing, lacrosse, go-carting, drama and more!
We also offer The Glen at Lake of the Woods - a two week session for girls!
YMCA Camp Pinewood
Residential coed summer camp
Since 1925 children from across the Midwest have come to Camp Pinewood and found their home away from home. Camp Pinewood serves campers from ages 5-17 with a wide variety of summer programs, ranging from canoeing and climbing, to digital photography and model rocketry.
We've made having a great summer as easy as possible with one and two week sessions available to meet your schedule, bus transportation from Chicago, Detroit, and Northern Indiana, and affordable pricing so that everyone can come to camp.
Our staff are well trained and caring individuals, most of whom have grown up coming to Camp Pinewood themselves!
Please check out our website, where we have posted upcoming camper information nights and on-site tour information for your convenience. We hope to see you soon at Camp Pinewood!
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Camp Foley
Residential coed summer camp
The mission of Camp Foley is to partner with parents to develop confident, responsible and respectful youth who gain skills and have fun through a quality camp experience in a youth centered community. Over 30 activities such as sailing, waterskiing, paintball, riflery, and climbing that promote healthy, safe risks and are taught with quality instruction.
Foley Quick Facts!
Who: Boys & Girls, ages 8 to 16. We have space for 165 campers and 45-50 staff (a 4:1) ratio. Last summer we had campers and/or staff from 36 states and 8 foreign countries.
What: Established in 1924, family owned and operated (since 1949).
Where: The beautiful shores of Lower Whitefish Lake in North-Central, MN.
When: 1, 2 or 4 week sessions starting in June.
Why: Develop skills, build supportive relationships, grow in character, enjoy the out of doors and learn independence in a safe environment. ACA Accredited.
Camp Voyageur
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp Voyageur is a small private camp for boys 10-17 located next to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. We lead wilderness trips canoeing, hiking and sea kayaking; 3-16 days. 1 counselor to 4 campers.
In camp activities include waterskiing, soccer, basketball, volleyball, sailing, arts/crafts, and much more.
Camp Warren
Residential camp with separate sessions for boys and girls
YMCA Camp Warren is located in the northern woods near Eveleth, Minnesota on Half Moon Lake. Warren is a perfect setting for boys or girls to experience traditional camp activities in a one, two three, four, five or six week session in a single-gender environment.
Camp activities include sailing, horseback riding, & archery, canoeing, overnights, fishing, drama, swimming, photography, arts and crafts and field games. Emphasis programs are for campers who want a more intense experience in a specific program area. They include horse camp, sailing camp, a Short Border canoe trip and a Long Border canoe trip.
YMCA Camp Warren seeks to:
-Develop character, self-reliance and leadership skills in a single-gender environment
-Provide opportunities to develop lifelong friendships
-Develop the spirit, mind and body through challenging and fun camp activities
-Instill an appreciation of our naturals world
-Create a sense of community by placing boys and girls in age-appropriate small groups with trained staff
Camp Olson YMCA
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp Sessions
For more than 55 years, Camp Olson has been providing unforgettable and life changing experiences for youth and young leaders through quality camp programs. The Spirit of the Northwoods is the legacy of superior staff and facilities including over 1250 acres of pristine forests lakes and fields. Traditional Summer Camp is available as well as specialty programs in Sailing, Horseback Riding, and Nature Study.
A range of Leadership Development Programs are available to teens both on site and in outbound trips to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Isle Royale National Park. Our skilled leaders nurture teen-aged campers through intense curricula that challenge the mind, body, and spirit of all participants.
Everyone deserves Camp! Scholarship Assistance applications are easy to complete and are available upon request. Contact us for more information.
YMCA Camp Cullen
Residential Coed Camp
YMCA Camp Cullen - Residing on beautiful Lake Livingston in Trinity, this camp is built on tradition with lots of fun twists! Campers age 8-16 build friendships & self-confidence while choosing from a variety of activities including water skiing, leadership training, water sliding, canoeing, archery, refles, candle-making, pottery, horseback riding, wake boarding, tubing, banana boating, swimming, alpine tower, ropes, pipeline sledding, crazy songs and skits! 6 nights. E-mail: Executive Director Len Masengale at lenm@ymcahouston.org.
Greenwoods Camp for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
2, 4, or 8 weeks. Fully Elective Program
Considered one of the finest camps in America, Greenwoods Camp is known for providing a superior camp experience where meaningful friendships are formed, unique traditions are embraced and each boy is valued for his individuality. The real magic of Greenwoods lies in its people - the campers, staff, alumni and directors.
Greenwoods offers the opportunity for boys to explore a variety of interests. Our exceptional instruction combined with a fully elective program is designed to meet the needs and interests of each camper. Choose from 40 activities - from the athletics fields to the waterfront and from the great outdoors to the arts, the experience is customized for each of our campers.
Activities include water skiing, wind surfing, golf, tennis, archery, go-carting, sailing, lacrosse and more! Campers live in spacious, airy, modern cabins with electricity, hot water, and bathrooms. The 80 acres of grounds include extensive lake frontage, a riding stables, golf course, recreational lodges, athletic fields, tennis courts, archery ranges, craft shops and more!
Our camps have been featured in USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Chicago Business, Family Life Magazine, National Public Radio and numerous other publications and media outlets.
A perfect environment for first time campers!
Camp Kawaga for Boys
Residential boys' summer camp
Camp Kawaga offers a balanced, well-rounded program. Boys who are skilled athletes and those who are not both love Kawaga and find their own niche here. With endless opportunities, Kawaga offers an exciting array of more than 100 athletic and non-athletic activities! Established in 1915, Kawaga in one of the 25 oldest camps in North America. With an 85% camper return rate & a 90% staff return rate, Kawaga is like no other camp.
The following is a partial list of clubs that are offered at Kawaga: Archery, Baseball, Basketball, Bicycling, Boating & Canoeing, Boxing, Drama, Fishing, Fitness, Football, Frisbee, Golf, Journalism, Lacrosse, Music, Outdoor Adventure, Riflery, Roller-hockey, Rugby, Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Waterskiing, Wood Shop. Every camper has the opportunity to go on a 2-4 night camping trip. Camp sessions are 4 or 8 weeks.
Windward Bound Tall Ship Voyages
Coed Program with Residential & Day Camp SessionsSail to some of the most beautiful places on the Great Lakes; explore remote, uninhabited islands; and learn about the unique environment of the largest body of freshwater in the world.
Sailing aboard the 85 ft schooner Appledore IV or the 65ft schooner Appledore V, Windward Bound is a highly unique voyaging program on the beautiful Great Lakes. Two types of voyages are offered: Seamanship and Freshwater Science. Sessions: 4 - 12 days. Ages 12 - 18.
YMCA Camp Ihduhapi
Residential Coed Camp
Join us at Camp Ihduhapi for daily adventures, learning lots of new skills, and building lasting relationships! Campers will participate in several planned activity options each day by registering for a Specialty Camp or Traditional Camp.
In addition, Wednesdays are Theme Days that add zany and unique activities to the week and every Camper participates in an overnight tenting excursion to a campsite on Camp Ihduhapi property.
Falcon Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Small and private, Falcon offers a wide variety of activities, excellent staff and great fun. Program is separate for boys and girls with planned coed events. Falcon creates learning opportunities and experiences in an atmosphere of warmth and understanding. Great staff, great food, great fun!
Falcon Camp accepts boys and girls ages 6 to 16 and groups them appropriately by age. Campers may register for two, four, six, or eight weeks. In addition to our traditional camp, we also have a Falcon Horse Lover Camp. For more information click the link on our website. For 6 and 7 year olds we also have a one-week introductory to camping program, for more information visit our website.
Camp WeHaKee for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
A welcoming camp community where girls discover their greatest gift - themselves! Fun and Friends - At the Heart of WeHaKee is Relationship. With girls from around the world, they'll have the chance to meet amazing girls and learn to appreciate what everyone has to offer.
As a traditional summer resident camp for girls, WeHaKee offers nearly 40 activities. Girls choose what they want to explore and design their own WeHaKee program, selecting from wake boarding, water-skiing, horseback riding, tennis, pottery, mountain biking, music, dance, drama, gymnastics, photography, soccer, volleyball, sailing, kayaking, canoeing and so much more!
Camp WeHaKee's facility is exceptional. Each cabin has been completely renovated and and offers ample space for 8 girls and 2 counselors. Our shower houses are all new and feature private individual showers and changing areas. Our pool, riding facilities, pottery, dance/gymnastics and other facilities are in top shape. They are meticulously maintained for safety and comfort.
Red Pine Camp for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
If you are seeking a camp which will contribute to your daughter's character and development, protect her welfare and safety, augment her happiness, and increase her self-esteem, Red Pine is it. Red Pine is a traditional girls residential camp that prides itself on professional staff, excellent maintenance & individual attention.
Individual activity programming is determined by abilities and interests, allowing campers to meet and interact with campers outside of their cabin group. Campers are encouraged in a safe and supportive environment to enter wholeheartedly into the fun and spirit of daily life and adventure. Activity choices include sailing/windsurfing, canoeing, camp crafts & nature, horseback riding, water skiing, archery, tennis, arts & crafts (ceramics & pottery), theatre, mountain biking, swimming and much more. Four and eight week sessions are available for girls ages 7-16.
YMCA Storer Camps
Residential coed summer camp
YMCA Storer Camps is redefining camping: combining nearly 100 years of experience with 21st Century facilities and programs. Challenges like the high ropes course and climbing tower provide campers with a rare combination of fun, self-discovery, self-confidence, and safety. Add to that the unspoiled beauty of Stony Lake, the serenity of the surrounding forests, fields and marshes, horseback riding, sailing, toasting marshmallows and sing-a-longs, and you have all the ingredients for a unique and memorable camping experience.
Children can experience swimming, sailing, canoeing, archery, riflery, arts and crafts, climbing towers, challenge courses, & more!
Phantom Lake YMCA Camp
Residential & day camp with sessions for boys, for girls and coed
Phantom Lake YMCA Camp, established in 1896, provides youth ages 7-17 traditional summer camp experiences in a Resident and Day Camp setting. Parents call it "A genuine 'camp' experience." Nestled on 72 acres of rolling hills on Phantom Lake in southeastern Wisconsin, campers have many activities to choose from in a safe and nurturing environment and are encouraged to grow physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. Some of the activities include sailing, swimming, crafts, paddle sports, small trips, theater, dance, disc golf, nature, target sports and the zip line!
Other specialty programs are golf, soccer and skateboard specialty. Children will live in a cabin with canvas and screen sides with children from the same age group, with a counselor and an assistant counselor. Children stay for a week and leave with new friendships and a renewed sense of the outdoors and beliefs. Traditional camps like these are a healthy part of a children's life. Call (262) 363-4FUN. Traditional camp activities as well as many adventure camp experiences. Camp season opens in June and ends in August. Sessions: one and two weeks. Ages 7 to 17.
Camp Nicolet for Girls
Residential girls' summer camp
At Camp Nicolet, every camper is number one! Individual achievement, respect and support of one another, and the joy and enthusiasm of giving one's best effort are at the heart of Nicolet's traditional programs. Established in 1944, Nicolet is family owned and operated offering girls 8-15 a fun and safe adventure in Wisconsin's beautiful Northwoods. Our campers and staff join us from more than 20 states and internationally and enrollment is limited to 120 campers per session to provide individual attention and high-quality instruction. Leadership training and exciting tripping opportunities for all ages complete our American Camp Association accredited program. Join us and catch the Camp Nicolet spirit!
Exciting activities include: water skiing, wakeboarding, horseback riding, tennis, trampball, archery, soccer and most all team sports, sailing, boardsailing, crafts, yoga, in-line skating, theater arts, mountain biking, and backpacking, sea kayaking, and canoe tripping adventures! 2,4,6, & 8 week sessions, June - August.
-Courage Center Camps
Coed Camp with Residential & Day Camp SessionsCourage Center Camps offer safe, accessible, natural environments where children and adults with physical disabilities, sensory and language impairments, and other disabilities or illnesses discover abilities they never knew they had or they thought they had lost.
Campers make new friends, and are often introduced to sports or hobbies they develop further at home or at school. Their self confidence grows and their attitudes improve. Speech/language services are available at Camp Courage for campers on the active caseload of a school Speech/Language Pathologist.
Swift Nature Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Located in the Northwoods of Wisconsin on a 1500 acre lake, this small coed summer camp offers an opportunity for children to PLAY OUTSIDE . . . catch frogs, care for furry friends and study the stars! Make friends around a campfire in a noncompetitive, nurturing environment.
Traditional camp activities include Horses, Swimming, Scuba, Archery, Arts & Crafts, Challenge Course, Sailing, Skiing, Canoe Trips and much more. Above all else we have fun.
