EXPLORER CAMP

Young

Campers

Entering 1st - 3rd Grade

EXPLORER Camp is a 4-day, 3-night camping experience designed to introduce our youngest campers to the overnight camping experience. Explorer campers travel together and sample camp activities in shorter, age-appropriate activity periods. Our Explorer Camp counselors are dedicated to creating a supportive environment where our youngest campers can become more independent and build new friendships.

ADVENTURE CAMP

Most

Popular

Entering 3rd - 8th Grade

Adventure Camp is a week-long overnight camp for boys and girls focused on achievement, belonging and independence. During this week of camp campers will overcome challenges, develop self reliance, become more confident and make lifelong friends. Here, campers learn to cooperate, empathize and communicate with others in the outdoors.

MEGA CAMP

Specialty

Camp

Entering 3rd - 8th Grade

MEGA Camp is a 10 day overnight camp that allows our campers to more fully immerse themselves in the YMCA Camp Benson experience. Campers get the chance to try more activities, participate in the special weekend stay over and get to know their counselors and fellow MEGA campers much better. MEGA campers will leave with a greater sense of independence, belonging and accomplishment.

Registration is now OPEN.

MINI CAMP

Specialty

Camp

Entering 1st - 8th Grade

MINI Camp is a condensed version of our most popular session, Adventure Camp. During this action packed 4-day camp our campers will participate in a wide range of traditional camp activities focused on skill building. This is camp session is perfect for both returning and first-time campers. Fun and memory making are maximized in MINI Camp.

TEEN CAMP

Specialty

Camp

Entering 7th - 12th Grade

Smack dab in the middle of the summer is a week of camp just for teenagers. This week of camp is specifically designed to meet the needs and interests of teens. TEEN Week is all about forging friendships and helping teenagers discover who they really are while giving them more freedom to choose what they actually want to do at camp.

Financial Assistance is available for ALL sessions.

* For Campers finishing these grade levels

At YMCA Camp Bensons your child will

• Learn character-shaping values 

• Build strong self-esteem 

• Make lifelong friends  

• Feel safe and secure surrounded by positive role models  

• Unplug from technology and connect with the natural world around them 

• Come home full of stories of fun, adventures, and memories 

• Count the days until he or she can come to Camp Benson again 

• ...and so much more