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Lake Wenatchee Overnight Camp
An overnight camping experience for children who are currently in grades K-11 through a variety of programs tailored to the appropriate age group. There are several leadership training programs for grades 8-11 and several "specialty camps" including horse, fishing, hiking and stand-up paddle-boarding camps. Summer camp is operated in the month of July and the first week of August.
Our Promise
No child is ever denied participation at the Wenatchee Valley YMCA because of an inability to pay. Thanks to our amazing donors we have a robust scholarship fund that will help send your child to camp.
Registration for Summer 2024 is OPEN Now!!!
Week 1
Color Blaze Week
June 30th - July 5th 2024
The colors fly high during our color blaze week! We are not afraid to let our true COLORS show at Lake Wenatchee! Join us as we celebrate mess and make camp colorful. This is always a fan favorite!
Week 2
Safari Week
July 7th - 12th 2024
Pack your safari hat for this one and you’ll be sure to have a roaringly good time! Let your wild sideshow this week and we go searching and soaring for lions, tigers, and bears! Oh my!
Week 4
Around The World Week
July 21st - 26th 2024
Join us this week as we travel the world “Amazing Race” style without ever leaving camp! From the streets of London to the desserts of Egypt; from the far east to the Australian Outback, this week of camp is one you will not want to miss!
Week 5
Star Wars Week
July 28th - August 2nd 2024
Grab your light sabers and your pod racers as we blast off to a galaxy far far away (or about an hour drive from Wenatchee). Our Jedi Training Academy is run by only the best Jedi Masters. Together we will lead you in an action packed week battling the Galactic Empire and the dreaded Sith Lord - Darth Vader.
Week 6
Pirate Week
August 4th - 9th 2024
AHOY THAR ME MATIES!! This be Cap’n Timbers and I be looking for a few good pirates to join me crew. We be pullin’ up anchor this week and heading where eve’r the wind takes as we seek GOLD...and cookies...ARRRRRRGH!
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This four day program is designed with extra special care for younger campers. Children who are not ready for six days away at camp will enjoy this special four day/three night program. This program gives each child a preview of what camp has to offer in a nurturing and caring environment. Each cabin group of no more than six campers participates in campfires, crafts, waterfront activities, cabin devotions, hikes, evening activities and a whole lot more. This is a great program to introduce first time campers to camp.
$515 YMCA Members | $535 Community
Scholarships Available
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Building on past experience, or for first time camper who is ready for a week away from home, Discovery Camp has something for everyone. Activities will include archery, swimming, canoeing, kayaking, hiking local trails, roasting marshmallows over a campfire, daily chapels, and zany campfire skits and songs. Discovery campers may also spend one day and night out of camp, cook their own dinner and breakfast, and sleep under the stars! This will be a week to remember!
$745 YMCA Members | $765 Community
Scholarships Available
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During their week at camp, campers will head to Lake Wenatchee State Park for two days of horseback riding. Each Horse Camper will get two hours of trail rides and horsemanship instruction. Back at camp each camper will get to take part in all the traditional camp activities like, chapel, archery, swimming, canoeing, and campfires.
$1,030 YMCA Members | $1,060 Community
Scholarships Available
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Teens need a break from the ordinary. They need an experience that provides a time of reflection, fun, and challenge. During each Explorer session, campers will engage in all the traditional camp activities like, chapel, archery, swimming, canoeing and campfires. The highlight of the week is an overnight excursion off camp property. Participants will sleep under the stars or in a tent and learn to cook a meal over a campfire. Other activities may include going on a day hike up Dirty Face mountain, exploring Twin Lakes or camping at the Lake Wenatchee State Park.
$745 YMCA Members | $765 Community
Scholarships Available
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Come spend a week making new friends while fishing for Rainbow Trout, Perch and the elusive German Brown Trout. The week will consist of a three day, two night fishing trip at Fish Lake. Campers will learn basic fishing skills like tying their own lines, baiting hooks, casting, reeling in the "big one" and coming up with their own whopper of a fish story! While in camp, campers will take part in all the traditional camp activities.
$1,030 YMCA Members | $1,060 Community
Scholarships Available
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Come spend a week making new friends as you explore the great outdoors. The week will consist of a three day, two night hiking trip into the Wenatchee National Forest. Once they arrive, campers will learn how cook their own meals, make camp, and explore beautiful Spider Meadow. While in camp, campers will take part in all the traditional camp activities. This program is subsidized by the Don and Thea Fager Camp Fund.
$1,030 YMCA Members | $1,060 Community
Scholarships Available
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Come learn the basics of Stand Up Paddle Boarding (SUP Boarding), while making new friends and experiencing life at camp. Campers will spend their mornings paddling around Lake Wenatchee starting in camp's swim area. As their skill and confidence grow we'll eventually venture out onto the lake exploring Emerald Island and the south shore. Certified Lifeguards will accompany every trip and we'll have canoes and/or kayaks ready in case campers get tired. When in camp, campers will take part in all the fun and exciting traditional camp activities.
$1,030 YMCA Members, $1,060 Community
Scholarships Available
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This is a new program in 2023 that will give campers an in depth introduction to photography with camp as their backdrop! All camera and photography gear will be provided for this camp. Campers will learn basic camera operation, settings, camera setup, composition and processing, a handout on camera operation during camp and a handout on the information covered to take home. Campers will learn about the various types of photography including but not limited to portrait, commercial, photojournalism, sports, still life, editorial, documentary, landscape, wildlife, macro and more. In addition to their photography lessons all campers will take part in all the fun and exciting traditional camp activities.
$1,030 YMCA Members | $1,060 Community
Scholarships Available
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This is a two week camp where our most experienced staff members direct this leadership program. Their role is to guide each participant’s personal development and instill positive leadership values. Program participants receive an evaluation after each practical experience. LDP campers take part in low ropes challenge activities, overnight trips, leadership workshops and a hike to the top of Dirty Face Mountain. They will work with the younger campers, help to organize camp activities, work with camp staff, and complete service projects. Over the course of two weeks, campers will receive training and practical experience in all areas of camp operations and programming. LDP campers will learn new skills and apply them around camp, in the kitchen, dining hall, maintenance area, program areas, and in cabin groups. LDP campers will go home between weeks from Friday evening to Sunday afternoon.
$1,440 YMCA Members | $1,500 Community
Scholarships Available
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CLDP is a three week residential experience designed to provide leadership opportunities that prepare teens to become staff members at camp, as well as productive members of their home community. The CLDP program includes: internship in all aspects of a cabin leader’s job at camp, participation in service projects, training sessions on such topics as basic child development and behavior management, youth development programming and best practices, communication and leadership, environmental stewardship, and community service.
$1,440 YMCA Members | $1,500 Community
Scholarships Available