Willson:
Summer Camp

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The 2008 camp season is over.
2009 camp season starts June 21, 2009.
More information coming soon.

1. Summer Camp Offerings

Camp

First Timer’s Camp (Ages: 7-9)

Traditional Camp (Ages: 7-12)

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Horseback Riding

Horseback Riding Lessons (Ages: 8-12)

Junior Wrangler (Ages: 9-12)

Rostofer Ranch (Ages: 12-15)

Trail Rides (Ages: 7-14)

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Specialty Camp

Craft Camp (Ages: 9-13)

Drama Camp (Ages: 10-14)

Fishing Camp (Ages: 10-16)

Garage Band (Ages: 14-17)

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Sports Camp

Sports Camp (Ages: 11-15)

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Teen Opportunities

Adventurers at Frontier (Ages: 12-15)

Counselors-In-Training (CIT) (Ages: 16-17)

Frontier (Ages: 12-15)

Rides and Thrills Trip (Ages: 14-17)

Teen Camp (Ages: 12-15)

Trailblazers (Ages: 12-14)

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2. Why Choose Camp Willson

Character building, quality programs since 1918...serving kids of all ages the YMCA way for 89 years!

Location, location, location-just one hour northwest of Columbus,in Logan County.

Accredited by both the American Camp Association and the Certified Horsemanship Association.

One-week programs with free stay-over weekends between sessions.

Camp out one night a week with S'mores, pie pizzas, and tinfoil dinners around the campfire!

Specialty Camps: the chance to focus on targeted activities and still enjoy lots of camp fun!

Lots of great activities for teens!

Beautiful Lake Mac-O-Chee.

High Ropes Adventure Course, the Giant Swing, and the Water Trampoline!

We love kids!

3. Some Things Parents Want to Know

  • One to two caring, cool, responsible, fun counselors live in each cabin group with up to 8 campers, providing 24 hour supervision. Safety is our #1 priority!
  • Accommodations include newly constructed cabins that are a short distance from up-to-date restrooms, as well as winterized cabins, complete with restrooms.
  • Our staff health supervisor lives on-site and provides for the health care needs of all campers.
  • Camp Willson is a place where kids can be themselves.
  • Campers are assigned to cabins by age.
  • Cabinmate requests must be within one year of age of each other, and a maximum of 3 friends can be in the same cabin.
  • Camps begin each Sunday between 3:00 and 4:30 pm and end each Saturday between 9:30 and 10:30 am.
  • FREE STAYOVER WEEKENDS!
    Campers who register for consecutive weeks have the opportunity to stay from one week to the next at no additional charge. Mark your registration card if you wish to have this free stay-over.

4. Testimonials (2006)

"My son had a fantastic time at Camp Willson. We felt extremely comfortable leaving him there."

"Great Camp."

"My kids had a great time. Thank You!"

"After going to Traditional and Horse camp last year, both kids wanted to come back this year. They are already planning on next year! Congrats on a job well done!"

"He had a great week last year-can't exceed that. Another happy week for my son."

"She has really benefited from her experiences at Rostofer Ranch. I can afford to send her next year."

"Thank you so much for the scholarship that helped Kimberly to go to camp. This was a summer she will never forget. She is telling her friends about Camp Willson and how much she loves it and wants to come back. She is trying to get more kids to come too."

"Thank you for the opportunity!"

"This was my third year at camp and I love it!"

"Camp is my favorite place in the world."

"I hope to be able to return next summer."

"Thank you for letting me come to camp Willson and I look forward to coming back."

"I got to do activities that I don’t usually get to do at home like the water trampoline and horses."

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