Single-Gender Camps
YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha
Approximate Start Date
Start: 28 May 2025
Approximate End Date
End: 25 Aug 2025
Camp Type
Privately Owned
Location
919 N. East Torch Lake Drive; Central Lake, MI 49622
Staff
Total: 80 (40 international staff) aged 18+
Campers
Total: 175 (all-boys camp)
Camp Overview
With 120 years of camping history, YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha offers a dynamic combination of wilderness adventure experiences and traditional camp activities for boys on beautiful Torch Lake in Northern Michigan. Sessions are 2 and 4 weeks long where campers will experience adventure and fun in beautiful, unplugged surroundings while developing lifelong friendships and memories. Staff will lead the campers on challenging, off site, wilderness adventure trips appropriate for each age level such as hiking, canoeing, and sailing in beautiful locations in Northern Michigan and Southern Canada. Traditional on-site activities include sailing, archery, crafts, canoeing, swimming, climbing, ropes course as well as sports, campfires, skits and singing.
Do you have the skills they're looking for?
We asked the camp what positions they are looking to fill at the recruitment fair. Look out for the big thumbs up! (coming soon)
Are you looking to hire counselors with Outdoor Adventure & Nature Skills at the fair?
Are you looking to hire Waterfront staff and Lifeguards at the fair?
Are you looking to hire General Counsellors at the fair?
Are you looking to hire Support staff (campower) at the fair?
Counsellor Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Canoeing
Climbing/Wall Tower
General Counsellors
High/Low Ropes Course
Hiking
Kayaking
Lifeguarding
Outdoor Adventure
Outdoor Cooking
Overnight Camping
Sailing
Scouting
Scuba Diving
Swimming
Campower Roles:
Here's a list of all the positions this camp commonly hires for!
Assistant Cook/Food Prep
Dining Hall Service
Dishwashing/Kitchen Cleaning
General Maintenance
Groundskeeping
Head Cook
Housekeeping
Hmm... What's your role?
Staff Time Off
Each staff member has a 24 hour period off each week with an additional day off between sessions. Additional downtime is scheduled around programming most evenings.
Staff Qualities
We emphasize and follow the four core values of the YMCA being Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility in all our programs. Counselors must have a demonstrated experience working with youth. Potential staff must show maturity, have an adventurous spirit while having a commitment to safety. Because we are a wilderness adventure program, preference will be given to those candidates with outdoor skills, and experience backpacking, canoeing, sailing, and SCUBA diving. Kitchen staff must have recent experience working in a deli or restaurant.