YMCA Camp McConnell
The adventure begins the day you arrive....from settling into your cabin and meeting new friends to venturing out together for the opening campfire. There are tons of instructed activities to participate in; arts n’ crafts, aerobics, archery, BB gun, dance, canoeing, basketball, baseball, soccer, trail biking, drama, outdoor skills, kayaking, riflery, tennis, swimming, springboard diving, newspaper, volleyball, weight training, plus optional choice activities like horseback riding or ropes on the camp’s 19 element challenge course.
There’s more! Leisure time and cabin group activities like; fishing, tetherball, 4-square, marshmallow roast, hiking, sports, and more. The camp store is open every night after supper. And there’s still more, those special days and field trips; the McConnell Olympics & Luau Feast, Christmas in July, Old Fashioned 4th of July with field games, tug-o-war, watermelon eating contest, swim races, and burgers on the grill; Field Trips like tubing down the Icheetucknee River, swimming in crystal clear springs, Juniper Springs, or Crescent Beach & St. Augustine, plus optional choice trips like Wild Waters, the one day Silver River Run Canoe Trip, or our Rails to Trails Bike Ride. Summers are never long enough at Camp McConnell!
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Camp Type:
Year Established: 1968 Gender: Coed Age of Campers: 7 to 15 years old Cost/Week: $501.00-$650.00/wk Religious Affiliation: Camp Owner(s): YMCA of the Palm Beaches Camp Director(s): Bill Dover Nearest Large City: Gainesville, FL Off Season Rental: Yes Accreditations ? |
Camp Focus:
Adventure Camps: Ropes Course Traditional Camps Traditional Camps: YMCA Camps |
Acting
Arts and Crafts
Ceramics
Dance
Drawing and Painting
Sports Activities:
General Sports
Archery
Baseball and Softball
Basketball
Cycling
Diving
Equestrian and Horseback Riding
Fishing
Fitness
Football
Riflery
Soccer
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
Waterskiing
Water Sports
Adventure Activities:
Canoeing
Environmental
Hiking
Mountain Biking
Ropes Course
Academic Activities:
Leadership
Miscellaneous Activities:
Talent Show
Team Building
Additional Activities:
Ropes Course and Horseback
Session 1 June 8-14 (1 week)
Session 2 June 15-28 (2 week)
Session 3 June 29- July 12 (2 week)
Session 4 July 13- July 19 (1 week)
Session 5 July 20 - August 2 (2 week)
Session 6 August 3-9 (1 week)
Florida Adventures Week August 10- 16

