Camp Address

3788 North Arm Road
Ely, MN 55731

218-288-9912 | Phone

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YMCA Camp Administrative Office

651 Nicollet Mall, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402

651-645-6605 | Phone

612-465-0559 | Fax

 

YMCA Customer Service Center

651 Nicollet Mall, Suite 500
Minneapolis, MN 55402

612-822-2267 EXT #6 | Phone

612-223-6322 | Fax

 

Staff

Matt Poppleton | Executive Director 
612-465-0484 | Email

Audrey Jerome | Summer Program Director
612-465-0483 | Email

Brent Saxton | Wilderness Program Director 
612-465-0582 | Email

Henry Hark | Outdoor Learning Program Director
612-465-0566 | Email

Joe Smith | Property Manager 
218-288-9912 | Email

Ryan Elson | Canoe Master
218-288-9912 | Email

Maureen Martin | Administrative Coordinator 
763-230-6558 | Email

 

Driving Directions to Camp Widjiwagan

To Ely from Twin Cities 
Take I-35 north to Cloquet exit. Take Highway 33 north through Cloquet to Highway 53. Take Highway 53 north past Virginia to Highway 169. Go east on Highway 169 to Ely.

To Widjiwagan from Ely

Travel east out of Ely 1.5 miles. Just past the entrance to the International Wolf Center, turn left onto 88. Go 2.3 miles to 116, which is the Echo Trail. Turn right on the Echo Trail and go 9.1 miles to the North Arm Road (less than 1 mile past Fenske Lake Campground). Turn left onto 644, which is the North Arm Road. Follow North Arm Road for 1.5 miles to the camp entrance, which will be on your left. Turn left into camp and proceed to the office in the Sigurd Olson Center.