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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.
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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.
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YMCA Day Camp Manitou
Coed Day Camp
YMCA Camp Manitou is a wonderful place for your child to experience fun, outdoor adventures this summer! YMCA Camp Manitou provides a week packed full of exciting and structured activities for the new and returning camper. Located on 1,200 beautiful acres outside Monticello, including Lake Bertram and Long Lake, campers age 4 through 14 participate in small, age-appropriate groups as they build self-esteem, learn new skills, and practice the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. And each year, every child leaves with special beads to mark their accomplishments and treasured experiences.
Special leadership training sessions are also available for ages 11-14. Traditional camp activities include canoeing, nature studies, arts and crafts, songs, storytelling, recreational swimming, games and much more!
Special programs include MINI BIKE CAMP where campers learn from trained instructors, advance to the track, and explore the bike trails on Manitou's 1,200 acres! Water Sports Camp provided one-on-one instruction to create an awesome experience for beginners and advanced skiers alike. And our RAVE water trampoline is as popular as ever!
Camp Helen Brachman
Residential coed summer campSince 1906, the COA Youth and Family Center has provided summer camping programs for children. Today we continue this strong tradition with the special experiences we offer to campers at Camp Helen Brachman. 11 days of learning and fun for girls and boys ages 8 through 13. Also offers Teen Explorer Program designed to meet the needs of more experienced, veteran campers (ages 14 and 15).
The opportunities for growth and adventure are endless at Camp Helen Brachman. Campers will enjoy athletics, arts and crafts, swimming, boating, camp outs, overnight trips, hiking, biking, fishing, drama, music, and campfires, while also building their self-esteem, developing valuable personal and social skills, and creating memories that will last a lifetime!
Wellspring Wisconsin
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Wisconsin combines Wellspring's unparalleled weight loss program with exciting activities on our campus and in the surrounding region. We are located on the beautiful 820-acre campus of University of Wisconsin-Platteville, boys and girls ages 11-18 enjoy state-of-the-art facilities for swimming, fitness, personal training and team sports. Wellspring is a proven, remarkably effective fitness and weight loss program based on decades of scientific research on what actually works for dramatic weight loss and long-term weight control.
Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
Camp Grace Bentley
Residential coed camp for children with physical and/or mental disabilities
A residential camp where children with physical and/or mental disabilities create a lifetime of memories, develop a greater sense of independence, make lifelong friendships and are encouraged to be themselves.
Activities include: Arts & Crafts, Basketball, Hockey, Swimming, Nature, Campfires & Sing-alongs, Movie Nights.
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!
Camp Woodbrooke
Residential coed summer campA small, creative, noncompetitive camp for ages 7-15 located on 120 wooded acres. Campers thrive in a caring, safe community where they are challenged to explore their own talents and skills. We respect the unique worth of each individual, the value of cooperation in our diverse community, and the creative exploration of our natural environment.
Campers choose fun activities each day and learn physical skills like woodworking, cooking, swimming, camping, pottery, canoeing. They also learn life skills like responsibility for one's actions and making decisions. Teens have building/service projects and field trips for biking/canoeing/hiking.
YMCA Day Camp Christmas Tree
Coed Day Camp
YMCA Camp Christmas Tree is a wonderful place for your child to experience fun, outdoor adventures this summer! YMCA Camp Christmas Tree provides a week packed full of exciting and structured activities for the new and returning camper. Located on beautiful Dutch Lake near Mound, campers age 4-14 participate in small, age-appropriate groups as they build self-esteem, learn new skills, and practice the YMCA's values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Traditional camp activities include lake swimming, canoeing, archery, games, environmental education, cookouts, camp crafts and more. For the older campers, our 50-foot climbing tower adds further challenges and excitement. On hot days, campers cool off under our umbrella tree spray mister. And Wee Backpackers will love our low-to-the-ground tree houses.
YMCA Camp Christmas Tree also offers a variety of specialty camps including water skiing, horseback riding, climbing, canoeing/kayaking, arts and crafts, fishing, archery, farm, princess fairies and dragons, and outdoor living skills camp.
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!
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Van Buren Youth Camp, Inc.
Residential coed summer camp
Van Buren Youth Camp- "Building Tomorrow's Leaders"
Van Buren Youth Camp has been building leaders for six decades. Our programs develop leadership abilities by encouraging personal growth, self-confidence, positive relationships, and individual & group responsibility. Leadership skills are fostered as campers become involved in their daily camp program by preparing campfire skits and songs, working together for daily cabin inspections or participating in daily camp ceremonies.
Van Buren Youth Camp offers one-week, residential; coed camping sessions (ages 8-18). Activities include: Swimming, boating, canoeing, crafts, riflery, nature, archery, sports, initiatives, low ropes, folk dancing, drama, and singing. Classes are taught by highly qualified, certified instructors.
We are located in Southwest Michigan on picturesque Great Bear Lake; the facilities are nestled among mature deciduous woodlands. VBYC is an unaffiliated nonprofit organization. We strive to offer a quality program with minimal camper fees.
YMCA Day Camp Heritage
Coed Day Camp
Imagine yourself as a bold explorer charting your course for adventure at Camp Heritage! You'll have opportunities to study the wonders of nature, canoe along lakeshores, and fish for those elusive sunnies! There are also scavenger hunts, swimming, arts and crafts, archery, and tons of group games. Enjoy outdoor cookouts and laugh-out-loud skits performed by day campers and counselors at the end of the week!
Campers, ages 4 through 14, engage in small-group structured activities with others in their age group. They learn new skills and build self-esteem while being guided by the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. To mark their camp accomplishments and treasured experiences, every camper is awarded special beads to display in the camper's unique style.
A special relationship between the YMCA and Wargo Nature Center ensures high quality nature instruction from true naturalists on staff! Experiencing nature doesn’t get much better than this. Choose fun, choose friends, choose day camping and get plenty of memories to last ‘till next year.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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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!
Camp Kupugani at Camp White Eagle
Residential girls' multicultural summer camp
Camp Kupugani promotes diversity and empowerment of young women. About 90 minutes west of Chicago, we emphasize diversity and communication skills in a fun atmosphere... uniting girls of varied backgrounds; girls aged seven to fifteen expand their comfort zones and build self-esteem. They enjoy activities like rock climbing, river walking, canoeing, playing under waterfalls, and night hikes under the stars, plus carefully designed group activities and games so that fun and personal growth coincide.
Our campers' comments bear out our program's positive effect:
"Camp Kupugani helped me see that I am beautiful on the inside and out. Because of my time here, I want to teach girls that they are strong independent women who can change the world."
"I love camp Kupugani, because it gives me challenging opportunities to do better. It gives me more knowledge about life and teaches me to be brave and try new things. It gives me great and fun experiences."
"Camp Kupugani helped me realize everyone is unique and that makes us special, and everyone is alike and that brings us together."
"Going to C.K. really helped me make friends, be happier, more sure of myself, and pretty much a better kid all around!"
St. Francis Camp on the Lake
Coed residential camp for the cognitively impairedSt. Francis Camp is a 19 acre specialty camp for cognitively impaired children and adults. We encourage our campers' use of daily living skills while at camp, and we also follow any special behavior or social plan they may have in place. Most daily activities at St. Francis Camp are camper led and cover one or more of these developmental skill areas: fine motor; gross motor, socialization; and, sensory integration. Examples of these activities are: swimming; boating; fishing; canoeing; paddle boating (all of these are supervised by certified waterfront staff); basketball; volleyball; ice cream socials; hiking; dances; sing-a-longs; arts and crafts; nature study; . . . all the usual summer camp fun plus much, much more!
RECENT ADDITIONS!!! Younger youth weeks and limited day camp. Call the camp office for more details. Camp licensed for children and adults 8 to 80. We accept all cognitively impaired children and adults.
Discovery Day Camp Inc
Coed Day Camp
Discovery is a small nurturing camp where each child receives individualized attention. One of our goals is to create an environment in which campers have fun while growing as individuals and as members of a group through participation in a variety of activities. Campers are placed in small age appropriate groups where they receive individualized attention while participating in: swimming (twice daily), arts & crafts, biking, climbing wall, cooking, dance, drama, gymnastics, tennis, a variety of team sports, lead up games, ropes course events, music and nature. Campers enjoy special events one or more times each week. Older campers have weekly field trips and frequent bike hikes.
The young people are challenged to try new skills that are taught in a non-competitive atmosphere as children form memorable relationships with their group and group leaders.
Seton Montessori Day Camp
Coed summer day campBeautiful setting on 4 wooded acres. Trained and experienced staff combining learning and outdoor fun for ages 15 months - 9 years.
Activities include Academics, Arts and Crafts, Field trips, Language Studies, Leadership Development, Instructional Swimming, Recreational Swimming and Team Building.
YMCA Day Camp Guy Robinson
Coed Day Camp
YMCA Day Camp Guy Robinson is a wonderful place for your child to experience fun, outdoor adventures this summer! In partnership with Anoka County Parks and Recreation, YMCA Camp Guy Robinson provides a week packed full of exciting and structured activities for the new and returning camper. Located at lake George Regional Park near the communities of Oak Grove, St. Francis, and East Bethel, campers age 4 through grade 8 participate in small, age-appropriate groups as they build self-esteem, learn new skills, and practice the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. And each year, every child leaves with special beads to mark their accomplishments and treasured experiences.
YMCA Day Camp Guy Robinson offers lake swimming, canoeing, archery, games, climbing wall, kayaking and more. There's even an archeological dig where campers unearth treasures! Specialty programs include horseback riding, theater, archery and fishing camps.
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!
YMCA Camp du Nord
YMCA Family Camp
Du Nord is the perfect destination to gather your family and spend time together without having to be concerned over preparing meals or wonder how to entertain the variety of ages and interests in any family. Du Nord has it all: meal service, programs, age group activities, and wonderful recreational opportunities.
The mission of Camp du Nord is to strengthen families by providing opportunities for individual and family growth, supporting spiritual development and enhancing environmental awareness in a wilderness setting. Guided by this mission, our program seeks to: Enrich family life and inter-family relationships; Develop new insights and understanding between family members; Encourage awareness of the natural world and strengthen appreciation for wilderness; Encourage spiritual growth and renewal in a wilderness setting.
Wellspring Family Camp
Residential Family Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Family Camp is the world's leading program for family weight loss, designed for parents with children ages 5-15. Located at the five-star Pinehurst Resort families attend Wellspring for a one- or two-week weight loss vacation and transformation.
Taking advantage of all the amenities that Pinehurst has to offer, Wellspring Family Camp activities include personal training, hiking, fitness classes, swimming, and a wide variety of sports, games and other fun and energizing activities designed to motivate parents and children to continue a much higher level of activity after returning home. Parents may participate in Wellspring activities with their children, or enjoy their time on the golf course or in the spa. At the end of the session, all family members will have the skills, knowledge, and support necessary for transforming the home environment into a place where everyone has the motivation and mindset necessary for continued weight loss and a permanent healthy lifestyle.
Wellspring Family Camp is the best option for a fantastic family vacation, and to help start family members on the path to a healthy weight.
YMCA Day Camp Kici Yapi
Coed Day Camp
Your child can have an amazing outdoor experience this summer and sleep at home, too. YMCA Camp Kici Yapi jam packs every week with exciting, structured activities for both new and returning campers. Nature's beauty is all around to explore at Camp Kici Yapi. The camp is spread out over 80 acres of spectacular wooded land located in Prior Lake.
Each day campers, ages 4 through 14, participate in small-group structured activities with other campers in their age group. They learn new skills and build self-esteem while being guided by the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Campers fill their days with traditional camp activities such as swimming, lakefront canoeing, kayaking and row boating, archery, games, environmental learning, cookouts, arts and crafts, hiking and more.
YMCA DayCroix
Coed Day Camp
DayCroix at YMCA Camp St. Croix is a wonderful place for your child to experience fun, outdoor adventures this summer! DayCroix at YMCA Camp St. Croix provides a week packed full of exciting and structured activities for the new and returning camper. Located two miles south of Hudson and 30 miles east of the Twin Cities, campers age 4-15 participate in small, age-appropriate groups as they build self-esteem, learn new skills, and practice the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. And each year, every child leaves with special beads to mark their accomplishments and treasured experiences.
Activities include swimming, boating, archery, games, environmental education, cookouts and more. DayCroix at YMCA Camp St. Croix also offers specialty programs such as horseback riding, creative arts, science and nature, outdoor sports, and teen adventures.
Other DayCroix highlights include Pioneer Village, where campers experience a trip back in time as they explore crafts such as leatherwork, basket weaving, Voyager games, and make candles, butter, and ice cream! In the Oasis Waterplay Area, campers have loads of fun building sandcastles and staying cool splashing in the water. And DayCroix's music program is incorporated into daily activity rotations, and emphasizes rhythm using percussion instruments.
Camp Anokijig
Residential coed summer camp
Camp Anokijig has been recognized for excellence in camping since 1926, with a rich tradition of offering youth an experience that will last a lifetime. Anokijig is synonymous with new friends, personal growth, positive values, great adventures, and outrageous fun! Couple this with our dedication to offer an experience with emphasis on values like caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility and you have a combination that can't be beat!
Weekly sessions are offered to boys and girls ages 7 to 16, for up to nine weeks of summer fun. Anokijig is not just another place to go, it's a community; an experience, a spirit shared among all who visit. It is incredible magic that you will always cherish. Join us. You will love it!
Activities include: horseback riding, sailing, windsurfing, canoeing, archery, fishing, arts & crafts, drama, woodworking, riflery, music, digital photography, Teen Adventure Challenge, Adventure trips with whitewater rafting, rock climbing, and sea kayaking and more!
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.
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.
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.
YMCA Day Camp Sacajawea
Coed Day Camp
YMCA Day Camp Sacajawea is a wonderful place for your child to experience fun, outdoor adventures this summer! YMCA Day Camp Sacajawea provides a week packed full of exciting and structured activities for the new and returning camper. Located at Dakota County's Lebanon Hills Regional Park, just a short bus ride from several communities, campers age 4 through 16 participate in small, age-appropriate groups as they build self-esteem, learn new skills, and practice the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. And each year, every child leaves with special beads to mark their accomplishments and treasured experiences.
Traditional camp activities include swimming, canoeing, archery, games, environmental education, cookouts, arts and crafts, hiking, and more. Specialty camps include arts, fishing, challenge course, outdoor living skills, outdoor cooking and wild about nature. YMCA Day Camp Sacajawea is accredited by the American Camp Association.
Marmon Valley Farm
Residential coed summer camp
Love horse? Spend a week at Ohio's largest horse camp. With 160 horses and almost 50 years of horse camping experience, we know camp and we know horses! Marmon Valley Ministries offer exciting and safe horse camps for boys and girls of all ages and riding abilities. Develop skills in horsemanship as you spend every morning with your own horse for the week. Every day you'll groom and saddle your horse, get western or English lessons, trail ride, and learn more about horses.
The heart of our program is the mature counselors who model a passion for Jesus Christ. They lead campers to a greater understanding of themselves and God right through the very activities the kids love! Horsemanship camps are available for children ages 7-17. Marmon Valley Ministries is a non-denominational Christian camp, in west-central Ohio committed to providing Christ-centered horse camps. www.marmonvalley.com.
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.
YMCA Camp St. Croix
Residential Coed Camp
The rich camp traditions of over 100 years influence current overnight camp programming at Camp St. Croix. Once campers arrive, they realize they are part of a community linked together by common experiences, lifelong friendships, an appreciation for nature and spirit, mind, body and personal growth and enrichment through challenging and fun activities.
YMCA Camp St. Croix offers a wide variety of exciting activities that build confidence, cooperation, and care--making new friends, building on renewed friendships, and having a caring environment where your child can be themselves are high points of the camping experience.
The one and two-week and one month sessions are divided into units for different age levels. Younger campers are guided through a variety of experiences; older campers choose between specialized canoeing, sailing, rock climbing, horseback riding and backpacking units which offer progressive challenges. Each time your child comes back to Camp St. Croix they can achieve a new level of achievement by progressing into a new, longer trail program! All of our activities at Camp St. Croix nurture character development and encourage all campers to step outside their comfort zones to have new experiences, increase self-confidence and care for others.
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!
House In The Wood Summer Camp
Residential coed summer campHouse In The Wood provides an opportunity for inner city youth from Chicago to benefit from the outdoor camp experience. Using traditional camp activities,we have been providing campers with positive alternatives to negative urban lifestyles since 1910. We believe that individuals can only choose from among alternatives that are known to them.
We offer the following activities: swimming, boating, campouts, cookouts, nature exploration, visual arts, performing arts, arts & crafts, games, team sports, cooking,and peer mediation program. We also offer family camp, performing arts camp, and an active Leaders-In-Training program for our teens.
Down on the Farm "Pony and Critter Camp"
Coed summer day campSummer program focusing on farm animals and horses. We will focus on the responsibilities and fun that come along with having farm animals and pets, such as feeding, grooming and correct handling.
Our Camp is unique because it is designed exclusively for young animal lovers aged 5 to 16. Activities include: Riding, Swimming, Animal Care, Crafts.
Pleasant Hill Outdoor Camp
Residential coed summer camp
Our Something Different is Something Special. Let's face it. You can choose from a lot of different camps. So what makes Pleasant Hill so special? It's because our camp is more than canoes and campfires. Don't worry, Pleasant Hill has all the toys. We're even installing a NEW Zip Line this year for you to enjoy and our slip-n-slide will be an even bigger hit with the improvements we are making. Pleasant Hill is a camp where new friendships, great fun and new skills are developed all in the environment of a Christian camp. Here you'll find a place where you can challenge yourself to new experiences and discover a new confidence or just stick with the tried and true. Pleasant Hill is a camp where you can shine from the inside out.
Programs include Adventure Camp, Horselovers Camp, Wilderness Camp and Teen Adventure trips. You can choose from a lot of camps but we don't think you'll find any that are more committed to providing you with a top shelf traditional summer camp experience in an atmosphere that is as encouraging and uplifting as Pleasant Hill. That is our promise.
YMCA Day Camp Streefland
Coed Day Camp
Your child can have an amazing outdoor experience this summer and sleep at home, too. Outdoor fun and adventures abound at YMCA Camp Streefland. Campers' weeks are chock full of exciting, structured activities for both new and returning campers.
Located at beautiful Lake Kingsley in Lakeville, campers, ages 4 through 15 engage in small-group structured activities with other campers in their age group. They learn new skills and build self-esteem while being guided by the YMCA's core values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.
Campers fill their days with traditional camp activities such as swimming, lakefront canoeing, kayaking and row boating, archery, games, environmental learning, cookouts, arts and crafts, hiking and more.
There are many specialty programs for every camper. Camp Streefland's Adventure Island, where older campers try their skill at Target Sports, is a bull's-eye hit! Campers can also choose horse camp, theater camp, arts & crafts camp, climbing camp, junior angler fishing camp, teen quest, leaders-in-training, outdoor living skills, and extreme adventure camp.
Wellspring Texas
Residential Coed Fitness and Weight Loss Camp
Wellspring Texas campers are young males and females with a common goal: to lose weight while having fun. Boys and girls ages 11-18 enjoy an amazing summer of weight loss, fun, and friendships. Rapid and dramatic weight loss is achieved through a proven and comprehensive program provided by a staff of trained professionals. Set against the incredible backdrop of the Big Hill Country, on the sprawling 200-acre campus of San Marcos Baptist Academy outside of Austin, Texas.
Team sports like soccer, football, tennis, and kickball along with swimming, hiking, canoeing, biking, rafting, kayaking, climbing, and aerobics are just some of the activities that campers enjoy in a very supportive environment. Nutrition and culinary classes paired with the delicious food served in the dining hall guarantee knowledge of and love for new foods. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with a "BC" (Behavioral Coach) in group and individual sessions knits these elements together into comprehensive lifestyle change for rapid weight loss and long-term weight control.
Camp Jump Start
Residential coed summer camp
Your success starts here. Camp Jump Start is the FIRST health professional owned and operated weight loss camp in the nation-- we revolutionized the industry in 2003! Come to the camp that others try to copy but cannot. The weight loss is amazing under health professionals who guide campers to weight loss success through fitness activities, behavior modification, and nutritional education along with well-balanced, portion-controlled meals. The gain in self-esteem is incredible: Campers leave feeling empowered to make healthier choices in order to maintain weight loss. We offer lifestyle emphasis and FREE follow-up.
We are open to kids and teens and offer traditional camp activities with non-competitive sports, as well as many adventure experiences in mountain biking and hiking. Pool and lake on property. See our website for session dates and prices.
We’re a weight loss camp, but weight loss is only one part of the awesome benefits you find here. CJS is FUN, and the campers are always part of our family-- even after the summer ends. See what a difference a summer can make!
-Easter Seal Camp Kysoc
Coed special needs camp with residential and day camp optionsCamp KYSOC, located in Carrollton, KY provides a unique camping experience for children and adults who have physical, developmental and multiple disabilities, learning and behavioral disorders, eating disorders, spina bifida and autism.
Offering a wide range of traditional camping activities-hiking, swimming, crafts and campfires, KYSOC has accessible facilities and black-topped paths so everyone can enjoy its rustic setting. Camp KYSOC has both day camp and resident summer camp programs, as well as respite weekends and retreat opportunities throughout the year. Alpenglow Adventures is a fundraising adventure program for Kentucky Easter Seals Camp Kysoc in Carrollton, Kentucky. All net income from each and every trip goes to support children and young adults with disabilities to attend a six-day special needs session during the summertime at Easter Seals Camp Kysoc.
-Camp Tanager
Residential coed summer campEstablished in 1926 as a private, non-profit camp for children with health problems, Camp Tanager now serves over 600 children each summer. "Camperships" on a sliding fee scale permit all children to enjoy Camp Tanager regardless of income.
Children come to Camp Tanager to make friends, have fun, and learn through a camping experience. Campers may participate in the following variety of activities: Archery, Arts and Crafts, Badminton, Campfires, Carnivals, Dance, Educational Speakers, Fishing, Hayrack Rides, Hiking, Movies, Nature Study, Games, Roller-Skating, Skits, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, and Volleyball.
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.
