What are the benefits?

Your child will have the opportunity to develop a core sense of values, social skills, confidence-building tools that s/he can draw from throughout a lifetime. These skills are taught and enforced in a positive social environment. Frost Valley YMCA’s summer camp unites traditional camping with innovative programs, focusing on building and maintaining healthy lifestyles and reflects the interests and needs of a dynamic camp community. The Frost Valley YMCA camp community is an exciting mix of cultures, backgrounds, and abilities.

Why Frost Valley?

With over a century of leadership and camping experience to its name, Frost Valley YMCA remains one of the largest camps in the country, yet a special connectedness exists which celebrates the importance of each and every one of our campers. This is evidenced not only by the high ratio of camp returnees, but also by the very supportive alumni network that has developed over the years.

Frost Valley’s location is phenomenal. With 6,000 acres of natural beauty at its finest, surrounded by 250,000 acres of State Forest Preserve, Frost Valley YMCA is home to miles of hiking trails, pristine waterfronts, lakes, and streams. All programs encourage campers to develop an appreciation of the world’s natural resources and a commitment to stewardship of Earth’s finite resources.

Frost Valley distinctive programs include: Mainstreaming-At-Camp, a program that acclimates children who have physical challenges; The Ruth Carole Gottscho Dialysis Program, which serves children who have renal ailments; and the Frost Valley Campership Program which serves children of diverse cultures and ethnicities from throughout the Tri-State region.