Fairview Lake YMCA - Traditional Camp Life

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Fairview Lake YMCA Camp - Sample Daily Schedule

8:10                   Line up & Flag Raising
8:15                   Breakfast
9:15                   Cabin Clean Up
9:45-10:20       Morning Activity
10:30-11:20     Activity Period 1
11:30-12:20     Activity Period 2
12:30                 Lunch
1:30-2:50          Siesta/ Trading Post
3:00-3:50          Activity Period 3
4:00-4:50          Activity Period 4
5:00-5:40          Free Swim / Free Sports
6:00                   Line Up
6:15                   Dinner
7:30                   Evening Activity
8:30                   Goodnight Minisink
9:00                   Goodnight Laurel Ridge & Kittatinny

Throughout the summer there will be special theme days, including unit pride days, carnivals and plays.

Activity Selection
Campers have the option to select their activities to ensure that they participate in programs that they enjoy and are motivated to
participate in. Fariview Lake is a fully programmed camp and participation in programs is expected of all campers.

Througout the summer there are opportunities for campers to sign up and go on trips.

Trip Descriptions

(Trips require prior registration)

Deep Sea Fishing
Join our ETC campers for a day of deep sea fishing. We will leave bright and
early and enjoy a day of fluke/flounder fishing off the Jersey Shore on a chartered
fishing boat. Fee includes gear, meals, and transportation.
Space is limited register early.

Camelbeach Waterpark
If you want more aquatic activities than we have at Camp, Camelbeach is the place to go. Twenty-two water slides, a wave pool, a 1000 foot long river adventure, an interactive play zone, and bumper boats ensure that everyone will have a great time! Limited to forty-five campers. Check them out at www.camelbeach.com.

Baseball Game

White Water Rafting
Enjoy a fun-filled day of white water rafting on the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. The Lehigh is a wilderness gem; flowing through a striking scenic river gorge and offers an enormous range of rafting experiences, for everyone from young beginners to high water adventure seekers. Professional guides will lead us on a great adventure. Trip includes a buffet breakfast just before starting down the river, a bag lunch, and transportation. Limited to forty-five campers.
Campers must be blue swimmers (highest level).
Campers are swim tested on the first day of camp.

Sussex County Skyhawks Baseball Game
The Skyhawks are a minor league team in the Canadian-American Baseball League who replaced the New Jersey Cardinals when they moved to Pennsylvania. Games are played at Skylands Park in Augusta – a very small rural community in Sussex County approximately 30 minutes from camp. Dinner is served in camp prior to the trip.