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Adventure Camps
ADVENTURE VILLAGE (GRADES 5-9)
Adventure Village is organized into two minivillages, Woodwise (Grades 5-7) and Sequoia (Grades 8 & 9), both with the same mission: to help campers become lifetime lovers of the outdoors! Combining the best of Overnight Camp and Adventure Trips, campers choose their adventure from activities like climbing, day-long hikes exploring trails and creek beds, orienteering, ropes courses, and outdoor skills. Campers in the village will also experience a four to five day mini trip to either the Adirondacks for canoeing and backpacking, the Catskills for backpacking, the Shawangunks for climbing, or a backpacking trip across our 5,500-acre camp.
-Parent of Adventure Campers
Adventure Village’s home base is tucked in the woods between two converging mountain creeks with a communal Mongolian Yurt in the center. Campers sleep in bunks in canvas platform tents where they drift off to the soothing sounds of frogs chirping in the cool mountain air beneath the brilliant starlight.
MINI VILLAGES
WOODWISE (girls/boys, grades 5-7)
SEQUOIA (girls/boys, grades 8-9)
AVAILABLE SESSIONS 1: JUNE 27 - JULY 9 2: JULY 11 - 23 3: JULY 25 - AUG 6 4: AUG 8 - 20
For more information on any of our adventure programs, or to find out which program is the best fit for your child please call (845) 985-2291 or email adventure@frostvalley.org today!
ADVENTURE SURVIVAL CAMP (ASC)
If your camper is up for a thrilling challenge and wants to learn how to camp primitively, our Adventure Survival Camp is a great option for them. They will focus on how to camp and hike as people did hundreds of years ago, with a deep knowledge and appreciation for the environment around them and without modern gear and equipment. Under careful supervision, your camper will gain valuable outdoor survival skills, as they’re encouraged to grow in scenarios such as:
Creating shelters from resources found in nature
Foraging for food and learning to set traps
Building fire to cook over and stay warm
Start fires without much material
Navigating waterways and rough terrain
Employing various methods of self-rescue and rope techniques
This is the only Frost Valley program where campers rappel down a 50-foot waterfall! To register for this or any of our summer programs, please follow the instructions on page 10.
ASC 1-WEEK (boys & girls, grades 5-7) SESSION 1B: 7/4-7 SESSION 4A: 8/8-13 SESSION 4B: 8/15-20
Start your Adventure Survival experience off with a one-week course in teambuilding, stargazing, water crossing, shelterbuilding, and more. By the end of the week, you’ll be calling the Catskill woods your natural home! ASC 1-WEEK (boys & girls, grades 8-10) SESSION 1A: 6/27-7/2 SESSION 2A: 7/11-16 SESSION 3B: 8/1-6
For our older kids starting their adventure survival experience, this is your program! Start your Adventure Survival experience off with a one-week course in team-building, stargazing, water crossing, shelter-building, and more. By the end of the week, you’ll be calling the Catskill ASC RETURNERS (boys & girls, grades 7-10) SESSION 2B-3A: 7/18-30
If you have done one of our oneweek ASC programs, or a similar program, and are ready to take woods your natural home!
it to the next level, come join us for a two-week ASC camp! You will review and build upon navigation and technical skills learned in the one-week program while you lead your group (under counselor supervision) across and through some of the Catskills most beloved peaks.
YOUNG WOMEN’S CONFIDENCE TRIPS
“The trip took all of my daughter’s natural attributes and amplified them. She came home elated! She had this glow on her face like I’ve never seen before.” - Adventure Trip Parent
Building off our successful Young Women’s Leadership Trips, this set of trips is designed to build a camper’s self-confidence through wilderness challenges, growth experiences, and empowering interpersonal relationships with same-gender* peers. We will also facilitate and engage in intentional conversations about gender roles in the leadership and the outdoors. *These trips are led by same-gender counselors and are open to any female identifying camper.
ADIRONDACK PADDLER (girls only, grades 7-8) SESSION 3: 7/25-8/6
The Adirondack Paddler is for the waterloving adventurer looking to develop their paddling skills and their confidence as a team member. From paddling small streams to large lakes to whitewater this trip offers opportunities to empower young women in addition to mastering paddling skills. Come join us for the experience of a lifetime making lasting memories and connections while calling some of the clearest waters in the country your home for two weeks. **Participants must be comfortable in water and know how to swim** ADIRONDACK HIKE & CLIMB (girls only, grades 9-10) SESSION 2: 7/11-23
The Adirondack Hike and Climb trip is an entry-level trip for the adventurer at heart. Campers will learn backcountry camping skills like orienteering, fire building and backcountry cooking. Campers will also test their limits and find the value of teamwork. They will spend half their time backpacking in the remote wilderness of the Adirondacks, summiting high peaks and camping by pristine lakes, and the other half of their time will be spent learning to rock climb on some of the Adirondacks’ most celebrated crags.
LEADERSHIP TRIPS
In our Leadership Track, participants will gain experience and confidence in the technical skills of backcountry camping while developing their leadership skill. From cooking a meal over a stove, reading a map and compass, or managing a campsite, participants will gain a deeper comfort and appreciation for nature and the outdoors. With guidance from our Trip Leaders, campers will begin taking on different roles amongst their trip mates and become decision makers of the trip. These trips are for campers who have had experience with wilderness camping or have a strong desire to participate in it.
ENTRY LEVEL TRIPS:
ADIRONDACK HIKE & CLIMB (boys & girls) For Grades 7-8: For Grades 9-10: SESSION 2: 7/11-23 SESSION 1: 6/27-7/9 SESSION 4: 8/8-20 SESSION 3: 7/25-8/6
The Adirondack Hike and Climb trip is an entry-level trip for the adventurer at heart. Campers will learn backcountry camping skills like orienteering, fire building and backcountry cooking. Campers will also test their limits and find the value of teamwork. summiting high peaks and camping by pristine lakes, and the other half of their time will be spent learning to rock climb on some of the Adirondacks’ most celebrated crags.
ADIRONDACK PADDLER (boys & girls) For Grades 7-8: For Grades 9-10: SESSION 1: 6/27-7/9 SESSION 2: 7/11-23 SESSION 3: 7/25-8/6 SESSION 4: 8/8-20
The Adirondack Paddler is for the water-loving adventurer looking to develop their paddling skills and their leadership. From paddling small streams to large lakes to whitewater this trip offers opportunities to build confidence and teamwork in addition to mastering paddling skills. Campers will get to experience rafting, canoeing, and kayaking. Come join us for the experience of a lifetime making lasting memories and connections while calling some of the clearest waters in the country your home for two weeks. **Participants must be comfortable in water and know how to swim** ADVANCED TRIP: This trip requires a willingness and
They will spend half their time backpacking in the remote wilderness of the Adirondacks, interest by the participant to be immersed in nature and the camping lifestyle. Camping experience at Frost Valley YMCA or similar experience with other programs required. Please reach out to the Adventure Director at adventure@frostvalley.org if you are unsure or interested.
ADIRONDACK CLASSIC (boys & girls, grades 9-12) SESSION 2-3: 7/11-8/6 (4 WEEKS)
This trip, for the adventure camper ready to take on real leadership responsibilities, has it all; backpacking, climbing, and paddling in New York’s biggest state park. As a camper who has built up their leadership skills across other trips or programs, you will have the opportunity to make some of your own route, gear, cooking, and group management decisions while you bond with a small group of campers who will be life-long friends. This trip sets you up well for an AiT experience.
SERVICE TRIPS
Our service trips are for campers who want to make a difference and see the amazing impact that service can have on the world and on themselves. We offer four very different service trips so campers can connect to a type of service that is meaningful to them. Campers who participate in our service trips will receive a signed letter recognizing them for at least 35 hours of service per trip.
ADIRONDACK TRAIL BUILDERS (boys & girls, grades 9-12) SESSION 4: 8/8-20 Join us on an adventure that gives back to a place that we visit frequently: the Adirondacks. Last summer, over 60 participants went on this journey for 100+ days all throughout the Adirondacks so this is an amazing opportunity to help maintain the trails we use so often. This trip will entail different projects such as clearing brush, building bridges, and digging water dams. Campers will receive 35 hours of community service for their volunteer work. CATSKILL TRAIL BUILDERS (boys & girls, grades 9-12) SESSION 1: 6/27-7/9 | SESSION 3: 7/25-8/6 Join us in the Forever Wild Catskill Mountains as we help maintain our trails and complete service work for our local community. Campers will learn all about trail building and gain knowledge and skill in digging water trenches, clearing overgrown brush, creating vista points and doing other projects on the nearby trails. Campers will earn up to 35 hours of community service. On days off, they’ll explore the best vista points in the area and visit the local fire towers.
