Kids explore nature, make friends and have the time of their lives!
Our Day Camp programs offer kids age-progressive programming and weekly themes so campers can return week to week or year to year and always experience unique programs!
Day Camps
Day Camp
Entering Grades 1-7
It’s amazing how much fun you can pack into a day. At YMCA Camp Copneconic, our Day Camps are filled with great activities, great friends, and great fun – all in the great outdoors! Campers build friendships, learn valuable life lessons, and make memories through a variety of fun and engaging programs offered daily during each of our 9 one-week sessions. Day Camp runs Monday through Friday, 8AM – 5PM. Extended Care is available before and after typical camp hours.
Campers will be put into groups with other kids their age, and will participate in age-progressive activities. Campers can return week after week and experience new themes and activities each week.
SNOOPERS
Ages 4-Entering Kindergarten
Snoopers enjoy a full day of fun and exploration! It is the perfect introduction to summer camp with activities such as canoeing, pony rides, frog hunting, and so much more. Low camper-to-staff ratios and positive role models create a safe and magical outdoor camp experience for our youngest campers.
Fish, Frogs & Forts
Entering 1st – 4th Grades
Younger campers will love exploring nature, building secret forts, hunting for frogs and interacting with reptiles and amphibians. Kids will love learning to fish and attempt to catch the mysterious Big Charlie!
Aquamania
Entering 1st – 4th Grades
Aquamaniacs love our aquatic inflatable playground, creek hikes, canoeing, corcling, sailboat rides, swimming, tubing rides and a chance to play on all the exciting water toys!
Ooey Gooey
Entering 1st – 4th Grades
From oobleck and slime to silly putties and more, campers will learn the science behind these famous reactions while getting to make an ooey gooey mess. Prepare for a week of fun and a week of getting messy!
Copneconic Survivor
Entering Grades 5th – 8th
Earning team points along their journey, campers learn survival skills in the rugged Copneconic wilderness. Shelter building, orienteering, fire building, fishing and outdoor cooking are needed to succeed in this game of survival.
Watersports
Entering Grades 5th – 8th
Watersports Day Camp offers endless ways for kids to discover all that Lake Copneconic has to offer. Jet-ski tubing, paddle boarding, sailing, kayaking, canoeing and aqua toy obstacles will make a real splash with friends.
Rod and Reels
Entering Grades 5th – 8th
Anglers learn fundamental fishing skills such as baiting, casting, habitat, and setting the hook. Boats fully rigged with trolling motors and fish finders allow campers to learn advanced skills and try to catch the famous, Big Charlie!
Expedition Seekers
Entering Grades 7th & 8th
This program appeals to our oldest day campers who enjoy expanding their horizons and experiencing new adventures. Campers will paddle around the lake in Corcls, play sports, hang out in hammocks, and enjoy some of the most exciting activities Day Camp has to offer!
High Five Sports
Entering Grades 5th– 8th
Sport fanatic campers will play a unique mix of camp games and sports. Ultimate Frisbee, capture the flag as well as soccer, basketball, flag football, street hockey and don’t forget the famous GaGa tournament!
Adventure Challenge
Entering Grades 5th – 8th
Thrill seekers will love our double-decker high ropes course, 55 foot climbing tower, Creek Freak zip line, mountain biking and giant swing. Campers also learn about teambuilding on our challenging low ropes course.
