YMCA Camp Independence

Camp Overview

Camp Independence was established in 2010 and is like a second home to campers age 7-young adult and their families. Situated on 300 acres, and a 90 acre semi-private lake, Camp Independence is a state of the art facility with two dormitory-style sleeping rooms, several fully-accessible bathrooms, kitchen, and multiple activity rooms. A five-station accessible high ropes course (with Zip Line!), indoor Olympic sized pool, large sports fields, kayaks, basketball courts, climbing tower, and blob round out our camp facilities.

Campers have a 1:1 or 1:2 staff ratio based on needs. Although you will be 1-2 direct counselors for campers with Spina Bifida, we integrate most of our programming, meals, and all facilities, with Camp Duncan. During the morning campers have the opportunity to choose activities such as archery, sports, crafts, cooking, and blobbing (yes we get our kids to blob!). Afternoons are spent boating, or swimming, and after dinner we play all camp games such as Cocoa Chaos, Mission Impossible, or have a camp dance.

With our camp integration you will get to work with campers on a 1:1 basis, but still work as a team to benefit all Camp Independence and Camp Duncan campers. The program at Camp Independence is an opportunity for campers to develop meaningful friendships, explore creativity, laugh, learn, get wet and dirty, gain confidence, gain independence, and make life-long memories.

Our goal is for parents to tell us their campers came home with new skills, while campers told us they had a blast!