Camp Kerr
Camp Kerr is packed with activities, games and fun. Campers spend the day swimming, creating crafts, playing kickball, pickup basketball and soccer and enjoying games like gaga ball and capture the flag.
Camp Kerr Sessions
There will be 10 weeks of Camp Kerr this summer. July 3 is a holiday, and camp will be closed.
Calling all aliens, astronauts, time travelers, and wizards! Your camper will blast out of this world and into summer at the YMCA! Campers will fuel up their spaceships, time-traveling cars, and brooms this week. Campers bring their magic, stars, and amazing costumes to a week so fun, it’s out of this world!
This high-energy week brings campers together through teamwork, character building, and vibrant activities. Each day, a YMCA character trait and color are highlighted with games, crafts, and challenges. The week ends with a Color Run, a fun race where campers celebrate community and spirit with a burst of bright colors.
It’s America’s birthday—and camp is throwing the party! Campers celebrate with red, white and blue games, challenges, crafts, and celebrations as camp honors 250 years of history, community, and summer fun the YMCA way.
It’s a week full of games, laughter, and classic carnival fun. Campers step right up to creative activities, silly challenges, and festive surprises that bring the magic of the midway to life.
Camp hits rewind and campers learn what made yesterday so awesome! Campers step into different time periods, learning how people lived, played, created, and imagined the world. With themed crafts, outdoor adventures, dress-up days, and classic games, every era becomes a brand-new adventure.
Campers explore the excitement of various holidays, including the 4th of July, Christmas, Halloween, and more, through games, crafts, and festive challenges. Each day immerses kids in a new celebration, sparking imagination and cultural curiosity. The week wraps up with a special YMCA Birthday Party, where all campers come together for a joyful celebration of the Y.
Campers dance at a beach party, play wet and wild water games, do seaside inspired crafts, and splash around with new friends. Summer might be hot, but at the YMCA, it's nothing but fun in the summer sun!
Campers are the stars during this week filled with excitement and imagination. Through arts and crafts, active games, and tons of other fun activities, campers will experience what it’s like to live the Hollywood life.
Campers will step into their own superhero stories through teamwork challenges, creative missions, and character-building fun. This week celebrates courage, kindness, and the unique strengths of every hero.
Campers saddle up for a rootin’-tootin’ good time with the spirit of the Wild West. This week is filled with exciting games, creative activities, team challenges, and plenty of chances to grow in confidence and character.
Registration
All YMCA Day Camps require a $20 deposit per session. If you do not have a YMCA account, you can create one at the time of registration.
YMCA Day Camp Experience
From preparation to programming, these are the essentials that shape each camp day.
Counselors & Staff
YMCA Day Camp operates with a 10:1 camper-to-staff ratio. We hire high schoolers, college students and teachers to lead activities, drive buses and facilitate summer camp. Each staff member undergoes extensive training - from CPR and First Aid to leading assemblies. Many staff are former campers and return summer after summer.
Swimming at Day Camp
Almost all YMCA Day Camps offer free swim times or water play (for younger campers). Each camper is assessed for their swim ability on the first swim day of the session. Campers are issued swim bands that identify their swim levels. Swim bands also help lifeguards and counselors identify which areas of the pool are appropriate for each camper.
Weather Management
From outdoor games to water play, day camp is designed to keep kids moving, learning and connecting. But when the heat index rises, so does our responsibility to make smart, timely adjustments that protect campers and staff.
Huddles
Huddles are small groups of campers of similar age and grade who are grouped together at day camp. Typically, huddles move together throughout the day to difference activities. Each huddle is accompanied by two or more counselors.
Character Traits
Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Honesty, and Faith are the character traits the YMCA uses to reinforce positive behavior. Campers can earn beads by demonstrating these traits. Each camper (ages 5 and older) receives a necklace on the first day camp for their beads.
Camp Kerr FAQs
Where is the drop-off ("Rides In") and pick-up ("Rides Out")?
- Behind the Kerr Family YMCA in the rear carpool loop.
How does Rides In work?
- 7 – 8:45 a.m. During this time, we offer curbside drop-off while campers play in mixed groups.
- 8:45 – 9:15 a.m. During this time, we will continue to offer curbside drop-off. However, campers will be in their huddle groups for snack and assembly.
How does Rides Out work?
- 4 – 4:20 p.m. You must select this option at drop off. Campers will be pulled from their groups at 3:45 p.m. and dismissed from the upstairs multipurpose room side door beginning at 4 p.m. If campers are not picked up by 4:20 p.m., they will be taken to the mixed groups and must be picked up in Rides Out.
- 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. Office Closed for Transitions; No Additional drop-off or pick-up
- 4:30 – 6 p.m. Rides Out during this time, we offer curbside pick-up while campers play in mixed groups.
How are children divided into groups?
- We separate groups (that we call huddles) by grade level. Each huddle is staffed at a 1:12 ratio to ensure campers supervision and safety.
What will my child do on a typical day?
- We offer a wide range of activities to engage our campers. Daily activities include assemblies, PE style active games, swimming archery, crafts, huddle team building etc. You will receive a newsletter each week detailing all of the special events that are happening that week.
Campers are asked to bring a change of clothes, a swimsuit, a towel, lunch, two snacks, and a refillable water bottle. Most campers pack everything in a backpack. You can find a specific packing list here.
We are able to administer both daily and emergency medications. Please bring all medications in their original containers to us on the first day of camp. We will supply you with a medication form.
Yes! We swim in our indoor pool 5-days a week. Swim band assessments are optional and only offered on Mondays. Campers that do not have a swim band will be provided with a YMCA life jacket. Campers must have a swim band or life jacket to swim in our pool. Campers in the splash pool do not need either to participate in swim time.
Our weekly parent newsletter will go out every Friday prior to the week campers are registered for. Within the newsletter we will have huddle highlight information and updates. Within this email we will have a link to our private Facebook group. Our Facebook group will have daily photos from around camp and staff interviews. We highly suggest parents join this group.
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