Camp Programs

Location: Longville, Minnesota

• ACA Accredited
• Overnight Camp open to 8-17 year olds
• Day Camp open to 5-17 year olds
• Minimum of 2 RNs on site in addition to a nursing assistant and an EMT all summer. Approximately 75% of staff are trained in Lifeguarding, CPR, and First Aid. All staff undergo training in Health and Wellness and are directed on our health and safety policies and procedures during staff training.
• Lake swimming. Each camper needs to have a buddy while swimming and buddy checks are completed at least every 15 minutes. Lifeguards and staff lookouts are required for any swimming to occur. Swim tests are completed when campers arrive (deep end, middle end or shallow end, life jackets are allowed in certain restricted areas).  

Contact: info@campolson.org   |   Website: https://campolson.org/

Location: Babbitt, Minnesota

• ACA Accredited
• Open to families of all ages. Program Staff-led Age Group activity periods in the morning and afternoon are open to 0-18-year-olds.
• All program staff members are lifeguard and waterfront safety trained (First Aid/CPR/AED/Oxygen) and all other camp staff are FA/CPR/AED/Oxygen trained. Northern Lights’ health lead is also a Wilderness First Responder.
• During staff-led water programs, 2 lifeguards are on duty and each camper is swim tested (shallow or deep) to swim in the lake. At all other times, the waterfront is un-lifeguarded and parents are in charge of safety.
• Contact: isaac.patterson@ymcamn.org, 651-747-0951   |   Website: https://www.ymcanorth.org/camps/camp_northern_lights

Location: Loretto, Minnesota

• ACA Accredited
• Overnight Camp open to 7-17 year olds
• Day Camp open to 4-14 year olds
• Typically has an RN on-site each week, although sometimes they are off-site, but nearby. If they are off-site, then the highest level of trained staff is Wilderness First Responder. The majority of camp staff have Basic First Aid and CPR training.
• A dedicated Waterfront Director manages safety at the waterfront. This involves doing a waterfront emergency drill each week of the summer and running in-service trainings for all of the lifeguards throughout the summer. On the first day of each session, each camper takes the swim test in order to determine their swimming level. This indicates if they are allowed to swim, where they can swim, and when they must wear a PFD. During swimming activity, campers are paired with a buddy, and buddy checks occur every 5 minutes.
• Contact: jana.graczyk@ymcamn.org 
• Website: campihduhapi.org

Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota

• Serving 5-13 Year Olds
• Each staff is First Aid/CPR certified 
• Each camper is swim tested during their first time in the pool. Red (lifejackets allowed), orange or green levels. Staff members are in the water with the campers and lifeguards are on the pool deck. Only swim in pools.
• Contact:  carolyne.anderson@scymca.org   |   Website: https://scymca.org/summer-day-camp/

Location: Virginia, Minnesota

• Serving those entering 1st-6th grades
• Each staff is First Aid/CPR certified. Camp is run at a school location so school nurse is occasionally present. Medications administered by camp leads with a medication authorization form from parents. 
• Anyone can swim. YMCA has lifejackets and in order to swim in the deep end without a lifejacket, campers must pass a swim test. Lifeguards are present and staff are in the pool with swimmers.
• Contact: amathson@mesabiymca.org, 218-749-8020    |    Website: https://mesabiymca.org/programs/summer-day-camp

Location: Worthington, Minnesota

• Serves 5-10 Year Olds (potentially some spots for older kids if there is space)
• Two Day a Week Preschool Day Camp open to 3-5 year olds
• All staff are First Aid/CPR/AED trained.
• Only swim in pools. Counselors are in the water with kids, lifeguards on the pool deck. Every kid is swim tested (Green for all areas, lifejackets for those who don’t pass). Swimming 3-4 times a week.
• Contact: Jordan.Balster@YMCAWorthington.org, 507-376-6197

Location: Albert Lea, Minnesota

• Serves 5-12 year olds (entering Kindergarten – finished 5th grade)
• All staff are required to be CPR certified.
• Only swims in pools and a lifeguard always needs to be on duty to be able to swim. Additional program staff sit on the pool deck observing.
• Contact: whitneys@ymcaal.org

Location: Fargo, North Dakota

• Open to 6-11 year olds
• All staff are CPR and First Aid certified
• Never swims without a lifeguard on duty. All staff must be in swimsuits in the swim area. Swim tests and checks are used to identify non-swimmers (use life jackets).
• Contact: haley.pederson@sanfordhealth.org, 701-936-2596
• Website: https://www.familywellnessfargo.org/youth-family/camps/

Location: Monticello, MN

• Open to Preschool-5th Grade
• Staff are First Aid/CPR and Concussion trained. The program follows State guidelines and undergoes Medicine Administration Training. Parents fill out a Health Form when registering.
• Parents indicate swimming ability when registering (Red for depths below armpit, Green for all depths) and kids are wristbanded accordingly when swimming. They only swim in pools with lifeguards and they staff at a higher ratio on swim days to have more adults in and around the pool. Lifejackets are NOT allowed due to pool rules.
• Website: https://www.monticello.k12.mn.us/Page/978

Location: Big Lake, Minnesota

• Hive Time open to 3-5 Year Olds
• Summer Kids Club open to 5-12 year olds
• All staff are CPR/FA/AED trained. Most staff are district paras so they have additional training in providing one-on-one services, medicine administration and working with various development delays.
• Will NOT be swimming this summer. In a typical summer, parents select their child’s swim ability while registering (Shallow end or deep end).
• Contact: t.fowler@biglakeschools.org, 763-262-7169    |   Website: https://biglake.ce.eleyo.com/

Location: Bemidji and Cass Lake, MN

• ACA Accredited
• Residential Family camp (all ages) and Residential Youth camp (ages vary by program)
• Health staff (nurses and assistants) live on-site 24/7 for both sites. Additionally, CPR/First Aid and Wilderness First Aid training is offered to all staff, but it is mandatory for all lifeguards or staff participating in any off site programming.
• Certified lifeguards are on duty for all waterfronts and any participant (villager or staff) who uses the waterfront must first pass a swim test. Lifejackets are provided and required for any watercraft activity.
• Contact: CLV@cord.edu   |   Website: http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/

Locations: Ridgedale, New Hope, Downtown YMCA, Maplewood YMCA Community Center, Midway, Blaisdell, Southdale, River Valley, Red Oak and Jackson

• Summer Power Kindergarten open to kids entering or just completing kindergarten

• Summer Power open to kids entering 2nd-5th grades

• Summer Uproar open to kids entering 6th-8th grades (available at Ridgedale, New Hope, Southdale, Blaisdell and Red Oak)

• All staff are First Aid/CPR/AED certified. Parents fill out health forms when registering and medication administration forms when attending.
• Only swim in pools. Each kid is swim tested and wristbands accordingly (red, yellow or green). Staff are in the water with the kids and lifeguards are on the pool deck.
• Website:  ttps://www.ymcanorth.org/child_care__preschool/summer_programs/summer_power