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Before and After Care provides your camper with supervised activities prior to and following the end of the program day.
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Summer 2026
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Summer 2026 camp offerings listed below. Please check back for 2027 camp offerings.
Wee Backpackers
The Wee Backpacker program aims to foster a love and appreciation for the outdoors for our younger campers. Campers sing songs, tell stories, and play games while beginning to experience the variety of activities camp has to offer. Wee Backpackers maintains a low staff-to-child ratio.
Traditional Day Camp
Traditional camp is about exploration and discovery. Campers will explore by hiking, studying the wonder of nature, building connections through teamwork, and conquering many challenges under the leadership of well-trained staff. It exposes participants to various activities, including archery, fort building, tie-dye, gaga ball, swimming, nature studies, paddling, arts and crafts, cookouts, group games, and more. Campers will participate in some, but not all, of these activities, depending on their age and camp locations. Each camper will leave camp with a wide range of memories and experiences!
Extravaganza Camps
Summer Extravaganza is a chance to enjoy the great outdoors, playing all the best games and enjoying some of your favorite camp activities! All available programs are jam-packed into fun session!
Arts and Imagination
Arts and Crafts
Participants discover their artistic side and let their imaginations soar. Projects may include sketching, painting, collage, beadwork, and more. Participants create masterpieces to take home and enjoy!
Dragons, Fairies and Princes(s)
Participants let their imaginations soar in this magical fairytale-themed activity. Adventures will include themed arts and crafts projects, a mystical quest, and a royal celebration!
We Dig Dinos
ROAR! Campers will travel back to explore the Jurassic period with their favorite dinosaurs. We Dig Dinos camp aims to ignite the passion and fuel the enthusiasm of budding paleontologists. Campers dig for fossils, create their dinosaur, and more! Will your kids have a great time at this camp? You bet, Jurassic!
Horse Camp
Our horse camps are a great place for campers to begin or continue their equestrian journey in a fun and supportive environment. Campers learn a variety of horse safety and riding basics, but the horse camp experience is different from our low-ratio, formal riding lessons. Horse camp emphasizes exploration, connection, and safe horse handling; while riding lessons take these skills further and emphasize riding and independent horsemanship.
Lil' Pardners
This program is designed for first-time horse enthusiasts and offers a great introduction for younger campers. It helps them become more comfortable and confident around horses while giving them a strong foundation for future horse camps.
Colts
Colts is a 75-minute-per-day introductory program for campers with little or no experience around horses. This camp offers a welcoming first step into western horseback riding, helping riders gain confidence and become comfortable around horses. Campers are introduced to horse safety, leading, mounting, dismounting, and time in the saddle in a supportive, engaging environment.
Buckaroos
Buckaroos is a camp program designed for campers in grades 4-6. Buckaroos spend one hour each day learning ground skills such as grooming, saddling, and leading; and riding skills such as mounting, steering, and trotting.
Broncos
Broncos is a two-hour-per-day camp designed for campers in grades 6–8. Participants spend time both on the ground and in the saddle as they explore the fundamentals of western riding and horsemanship. Activities may include leading, mounting, ring work, grooming, trotting, and saddling. By week’s end, groups may also have the opportunity to enjoy a scenic trail ride.
Nature and Science
Farm and Garden
Participants discover how plants, animals, soil, and people work together to produce the food we eat daily. Through hands‑on gardening, animal care, and outdoor exploration, campers get to experience the magic of farm‑to‑table living firsthand. Every day brings a new chance to dig in, get messy, and learn where our food truly comes from.
Outdoor Living Skills
Participants discover the finer points of preparing for outdoor adventures while learning various practical camping skills, including building a fire, making camp shelters, knot tying, campfire cooking, and more! Outdoor Living Skills camp does not include an overnight experience.
Wild About Nature
Enjoy the great outdoors as we explore the wonders of nature! Participants will venture on nature hikes to discover camp's natural landscapes and ecosystems. Campers can learn to identify various trees, plants, and animals in this fun nature focused camp.
Outdoor Action
Archers & Anglers
Archers & Anglers camp is your chance to learn the fundamentals of both archery and fishing. Learn more about archery equipment, proper stance and aim, and the science behind target shooting. Dive deeper into fishing skills, catch-and-release fishing, and put what you learn into practice.
Campers may bring their own pole & tackle or use equipment provided by the YMCA of the North. The YMCA is not responsible for lost or broken items.
Climbing
Learn about basic climbing skills and safety with low and high ropes challenges. Under the supervision of specially trained climbing staff, campers will get to test their strengths, strategy, and skills on our high ropes courses and elements!
Outdoor Adventure
Outdoor Adventure camp participants will get to try out different challenging camp activities. These activities might include advancing skills in climbing, archery, paddling, outdoor survival, and more! Outdoor Adventure is your chance to sample many different outdoor adventures at our camps.
Target Sports
Participants learn the fundamentals of target sports, examine equipment close-up, and learn the science behind target shooting. Instructors teach proper grip, stance, and aim alignment. YMCA of the North provides equipment.
Water Action
Water Adventure
Participants spend the whole week enjoying an incredible array of water activities, including boating, canoeing, kayaking, or swimming, along with other fun water games and adventures.
Teen and Leadership
Leaders-In-Training
Discover your leadership qualities by learning to lead campers in activities and assist in planning the week for your group! The second week allows you to put those new skills to the test while you shadow a counselor and assist staff in camp activities.
Junior Counselor
Do you love working with kids in an outdoor camp setting? Here's your chance to take a leadership role as a volunteer at camp! Junior Counselors are assigned to a group and/or program area where they assist Counselors in leading and carrying out various Day Camp programs.
Ages 14–15
Previous experience in a LIT program or leadership experience working with children is preferred. Candidates will be selected through an application and interview process while gaining career readiness experience.
Contact Eric Fallon for more information: eric.fallon@ymcamn.org or 763-230-9308.
A day camp lead staff member will reach out for an interview around mid-March to talk over details and information about the program. We ask for a minimum of a 3-week commitment. Hope to see you this summer!
Please check back for 2027 information and application.
Campers attending specialty camps will enjoy other traditional camp activities throughout the week.
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