Our Mission
The YMCA is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all.
Clinics
Campers choose up to four clinics during a one-week stay. Each clinic runs for about an hour a day, four days a week. Some activities count as two clinics.
Through these activities, we coach sportsmanship, courage, healthy risk-taking, independence, goal setting, flexibility, responsibility, and self-discovery.
We aim to nurture the potential of every camper. Some activities are restricted by age, height or swimming ability. Mini-Camp campers will have a more limited number of choices.
Click here to view clinic activity pictures.
aerobics
archery
arts & crafts
basketball
canoeing
ceramics (additional fee)
cheerleading
cricket
dance
digital photography
drama
drawing
fishing
flag football
floor hockey
frisbee
golf
high adventure
kayaking
nature center
nature/ecology
outdoor living skills
riflery
samba
drumming
soccer
snorkeling
softball
spelunking
swimming
tennis
volleyball
windsurfing ______________________________________________
Cabin Activities
Outside of meals, siesta, general swim, and evening cabin chats, the cabin gathers every day to play, learn, and bond together.
The group decides what they would like to do in a conversation facilitated by the counselors. Occasionally, the cabin decides to do three or more of these activities in a single day, but most cabins choose a more relaxed pace.
Many of these options are unavailable during the normal course of the day.
arts & crafts
astronomy
campouts
climbing towers
cowboy
campfire
dam building
evening embers
fishing
frisbee
golf
games from around the world
gardening
high & low ropes
hiking
mini-golf
nature/ecology
night hike
scavenger hunt
overnights/cookout
parachute games
swimming
team building
tie-dying
trail rides
zip lines
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Evening Programs
After dinner, the camp is ready to gather as a larger group and find adventure, silliness, tests of skill, or just the kind of fun that is only found at camp!
These programs vary from summer to summer, but we have listed some examples.
blind man and the elephant
braveheart
capture the flag
closing campfire
conquer the world
counselor hunt
dance
dutch auction
field games
flashlight tag
giants, wizards, and elves
guinness book of records
opening campfire
ugly counselor contest
unit cookout and street party
world service carnival ______________________________________________
ACTIVITIES BY AGE
Ages 8-9
Archery
Arts & Crafts
Basketball
Canoeing*
Cricket
Dance
Drama
Drawing
Fishing
Floor Hockey
Friendship Bracelets
Frisbee
GaGa
Nature
Outdoor Living Skills
Singing
Soccer
Swimming
Volleyball
Zumba
Ages 10-12
All activities listed for ages 8-9 plus:
Drumming
Guitar
Flag Football
Kayaking*
Riflery
Rugby
Snorkeling*
Tennis
Yoga
Ages 13 & Up
All previously listed activities plus:
Climbing
Digital Photography
Golf
Windsurfing*
*Denotes swim band requirements. Canoeing requires the Yellow Band. Kayaking, Snorkeling and Windsurfing require the Blue Band.
Events
YMCA Trout Lodge is also a provider of Road Scholar (formerly Elderhostel), and we host numerous programs...
