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Click here to download the 2009 Adventure Camp brochure and pre-registration form. To have one mailed to you, please send a request to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call our office nearest you: Brattleboro 246-1036; Bellows Falls 463-4769 or Springfield 885-8131.

Our Adventure Camps offer an opportunity for older youth and teens to further develop their leadership and group skills in an environment that is challenging, supportive, and safe. The choice and design of all activities is based on the YMCA's 150+ years of leadership in providing age-appropriate activities. Our Adventure Camps are designed to challenge and inspire 10 to 15 year-olds.

We're offering two Adventure Camps this summer:

Project Exploration: Campers will explore the outdoors through hands-on activities. This adventure camp is designed to increase campers’ awareness of their natural world. Activities will include a hike, a canoe trip, and development of a NatureQuest activity guide to be used by our Lewis Day Camp.  Dates: 7/13-7/17.   Ages: 10-13.  Tuition: $200. Forms & payment due June 29.

Adventure Sampler: Five days, five different adventure activities! Campers will experience the low Adventure Challenge Course at Lewis Day Camp, canoe down the CT River, hike Mount Ascutney, kayak on the Black River and Hoyt’s Landing cove, and go rock climbing in Marlow. The cost of all equipment, expert leadership, and transportation is included in the program fee. Parents provide lunch and two snacks daily. Enrollment is limited to first 15 campers. Program meets each morning at Lewis Day Camp. Campers are welcome to ride the YMCA bus to and from camp each day. Details and camp itineraries will be sent upon pre-registration or upon request. Dates: 7/20-7/24. Ages: 12-15. Tuition: $250. Forms & payment due July 6th.

In addition to providing fun, educational programming and caring supervision, we provide bus transportation to our Adventure Camps from Alstead, Bellows Falls, Brattleboro, Charlestown, Chester, Drewsville, Dummerston, Langdon, Putney, Saxtons River, Springfield, Walpole, and Westminster.

Facilities: Our Adventure Camps take advantage of our region's amazing natural resources. Please read the descriptions below for specific site locations. Each program begins and ends its day at our Lewis Day Camp facility so that Adventure Campers can take advantage our bussing service.

Bus Schedule for 2009 (pick-up time/drop-off time)
Northern Route: Westminster (8:00/4:50); Chester (8:25/4:30); Springfield (8:40/4:15)
Central Route: Saxtons River (7:45/5:10); Bellows Falls (8:00/4:55) ; Walpole (8:15/4:40) ; Drewsville (8:20/4:35); Alstead (8:30/4:25) ; Langdon (8:35/4:20) ; Charlestown (8:45/4:10)
Southern Route: Southern: Brattleboro (8:00/5:00); Dummerston (8:20/4:40); Putney (8:30/4:30)

Camp Staff: MWYMCA's Adventure Camps are organized by our Camp Director, Sue Fortier and Executive Director Steve Fortier. Staff members are hired based on their training and experience in the camp's theme. All senior staff members have current CPR and First-Aid certification. Each Adventure Camp is led by a team of two staff members.

Groups and Ratios: Adventure Camp enrollment is limited to 15 participants. This keeps the camper-to-staff ratio at no more than 7.5:1.

Note: The Meeting Waters YMCA reserves the right to cancel any Adventure Camp that does not have enrollment of at least eight youth one month prior to the camp's start. If a program for which you've registered is canceled, all payments are refunded.

Directions to Lewis Day Camp:

  • From the South: Take I-91 to Exit 7. Stay right at end of off-ramp, pass under I-91 and get into left lane. Turn left onto Route 5 between Blue Canoe and a closed gas station. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.
  • From the North: Take I-91 to Exit 7. Stay right at end of ramp. Immediately cross over to left lane. Turn left onto Route 5 between Blue Canoe and a closed gas station. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.
  • From downtown Springfield: Take Route 11 East toward NH. Just before I-91, take a right onto Route 5 South, between a closed gas station and Blue Canoe. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.
  • From Charlestown: From downtown, stay on Route 12 North until the left turn that will take you across the old Toll Bridge. On the VT side, pass under Route 91 and get into left lane. Turn left onto Route 5 between Blue Canoe and a closed gas station. Lewis Day Camp is less than 1/2 mile up on the right, just after crossing over the bridge over the Black River.