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Established in 1901 as one of the nation's first summer camps, Frost Valley YMCA now provides four seasons of outdoor, experiential and educational opportunities. Frost Valley YMCA is a 6,000 acre residential camping, environmental education, and conference center.

Programs include:

  • Resident Summer Camp
  • Teen Adventure Camp
  • Farm Summer Camp
  • After School Program
  • Day Camp
  • Environmental Education
  • Family and Group Retreats
  • Elderhostel and Adult Education
  • Cross Country Skiing
  • Three Season Horseback Riding
  • Environmental Science Research Partnerships
  • Programs with the Tokyo YMCA.

Frost Valley YMCA Visitors Include:

  • 15,000 students through the residential environmental education programs from schools in NY and NJ.
  • 14,000 overnight families and groups guests including scout troops, individual families, YMCA, not-for-profit, and church groups.
  • 1,600 children in summer resident camp programs from throughout the United States , with most residing in the tri-state region .

Program partnerships Include:

  • Frost Valley YMCA/Community Agencies Corporation (CAC) Newark Family Partnership.
  • Tokyo/Frost Valley YMCA Partnership
  • Mainstreaming at Camp Program, a partnership with the Young Adult Institute/National Institute for People with Developmental Disabilities
  • Dialysis Center at Frost Valley, a partnership with the Ruth Carol Gottscho Kidney Foundation and Montefiore Children's Hospital

Scientific Research Partnerships

  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
  • NYC Department of Environmental Protection
  • SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Watershed Agricultural Council
  • Catskill Forest Association
  • Catskill Center for Conservation and Development

With a budget of close to $8 million a year, Frost Valley YMCA is an independent association operated by more than 100 year-round employees with an additional 200 seasonal employees.

More at the Frost Valley YMCA web site.