Hayo-Went-Ha Camps

TREKKER PROGRAM

As Trekkers, campers have the opportunity to backpack around beautiful North Manitou Island in Lake Michigan. The journey begins with a ferry ride from Leland before the girls take off hiking and camping out around the island for four days. This introduction to backcountry camping includes easy days of hiking on flat, sandy trails and beautiful beach scenery at campsites on Lake Michigan. The Trekker program is the ultimate introduction to the wilderness adventure experience and the trip provides ample time for cabin bonding experiences. While in camp, the girls will get to participate in all of the fun on-site challenges and activities offered.

TRIP LOCATION
North Manitou is part of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. For more information about the location of this trip, check out the North Manitou Island website.

Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha

YMCA Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha Camps is an all girls YMCA overnight camp that offers a dynamic combination of wilderness experiences and traditional in-camp activities. Located on 120 acres on the shores of beautiful Arbutus Lake, YMCA Camp Arbutus Hayo-Went-Ha has 109 years of tradition and experience to provide incredible adventures campers remember for a lifetime.

Campers learn to work together, to support each other and to respect what each member of the cabin has to offer. The wonderful variety of camp trips reinforce the value of teamwork. Cabin groups of two cabin leaders and eight campers meet the challenge of extended canoeing and hiking trips to Michigan’s north country, the Canadian wilderness or biking along trails across the Upper Peninsula, all the while learning to appreciate the beauty that surrounds you. Trained and experienced staff lead our trip programs.

The morning schedule allows campers to work together as a cabin unit. The time is also used to teach campers about the camping equipment, trip location and safety before their trips. The afternoon allows each camper to individually select any one of the following activities: sailing, swimming, canoeing, paddleboarding, kayaking, arts and crafts, archery, nature studies, soccer, pickleball, gaga, tennis, basketball, and newspaper.

Our camp motto, Each for All...All for Each is evident in all we do. The cabin group is the essence of the camping experience. We emphasize and follow the seven core values of our YMCA of Caring, Honesty, Respect, Inclusion, Teamwork, Environmental Stewardship and Responsibility in all that we do.

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