Day Camp

Adventure for the younger camper

Day Camp at YMCA Camp Hayo-Went-Ha on Torch Lake is the perfect introduction to the adventure of our overnight programs! At Hayo-Went-Ha Camps, campers find growth through challenge, practice the skills of building relationships, and discover themselves and the world around them.

Day campers experience all these things, reworked for campers 5-10 years old.

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Summer 2025 Dates & rates

Families can sign up for multiple dates. The Day camp program runs from 9:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday.

Week 1

June 16-20

Week 2

June 23-27

Week 3

June 30-July 4

Week 4

July 7-11

Week 5

July 14-18

Week 6

July 21-25

Week 7

July 28-August 1

Week 8

August 4-8

Week 9

August 11-15

Tiered Pricing

Tier A

$295

Represents the full cost of a week of day camp.

Tier B

$265

The cost of camp subsidized by donations

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Staffing

We intentionally keep our staff-to-camper ratios at a maximum of eight campers to one staff. The staff works diligently to ensure that camper safety and success are ensured. Our staff enjoys working with young children. As a result, many day campers return for two, three, and even four years!
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PHILOSOPHY

In all our activities at Day Camp, we follow the YMCA core values of Caring, Honesty, Respect, Inclusion, Environmental Stewardship, Teamwork, and Responsibility. We teach campers the virtues of honesty in one’s dealings with all people, respect for others, and an understanding of oneself within the framework of a world that is greater than us all.
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PROGRAM

Campers (ages 5-10) will utilize many areas of Hayo-Went-Ha’s 640 acres of virtually undisturbed forest and 1.5 miles of shoreline on beautiful Torch Lake. The Dow Building serves as Day Camp’s home base, with playing fields and trails accessible right outside. Campers will be busy playing group games, hiking, exploring nature, singing, and doing crafts.

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Sample Daily Schedule

This schedule is an example of what a day at Day Camp may look like:

9:00 Day Camp Drop off
9:20 Opening Ceremonies
9:30 Morning Activities - Rotate between Game, Craft, Nature Hike, & STEM
11:00 Lunch
11:30 Finish Morning Rotation Activity
12:15 Swim Prep: Change, Sunscreen
12:45 Swim Time on Torch Lake
1:45 Head Back to Dow Building
2:00 Change out of wet clothes, afternoon prep
2:15 Rest Period Begins
2:45 Group Game with all of Day Camp
4:00 Free Time/Pack up Belongings/Lost and Found
4:15 Closing Ceremonies
4:30 Parent Pick Up and Head Home

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