YMCA Camp Greenville sits on 1400 acres. We are lucky to have forests full of hiking trails, two waterfalls, a fishing lake, a swimming/canoeing lake, and an incredible mountain view. We are spoiled with our geography and take advantage of our surroundings to run great programs and activities.

Our goal at Camp Greenville is to provide intentional experiences that create connection, confidence, and character. This is achieved through offering activities that challenge campers within a safe and regulated environment; placing campers in community living spaces where they must work with others to achieve common goals; teaching campers new skills to build confidence and develop sense of self; encouraging campers and staff to care for their nature environment and local community, and so much more.

Our first summer was in 1912 and we are honored to uphold an incredible legacy. There have been many impactful changes over the years, but one thing has stayed constant: creating the "Magic on the Mountain". We hope we have the chance to show your camper exactly what that means this summer!

Camp Greenville offers a wide variety of programs including swimming in Lake Sudie, canoeing and kayaking and stand up paddleboarding, lots of arts and crafts, rock climbing, target sports, a high ropes course, a zipline, sports and games, teambuilding activities, and hiking/outdoor skills practice, just to name a few! Some activities are restricted to certain division levels for safety and progression reasons.

We have four main programs at camp: Base Camp, Adventure Camp, Leadership Development Program, & Parent + Me Camp.

In Base Camp (available for Divisions 1-4), campers rotate through activities as a cabin and as truddies (a group of three campers) each day. These activities may be pre-scheduled, group-chosen, & self-chosen.

In Adventure Camp (available for Divisions 2-4), campers participate in many of our camp traditions, while also exploring away from main camp or around camp property. Their activities during the week are dependent on a camper’s chosen trip, but each experience is filled with fun adventures.

In our Leadership Develop Program (available to Division 4), teens have the opportunity to develop their leadership style & skills and provide service to our camp community. Through our three-tiered LDP expereince, participants will get a chance to learn to how to lead others, facilitate camp activities, and be positive role models at camp and in life.

In Parent + Me Camp (available to Kindergarten through 1st grade campers & parents), our youngest campers will attend a half-week at camp with their parent and have their first ever camp experience! Campers will enjoy many of the iconic camp activities at Camp Greenville and learn if camp is right for them.

Divisions are what we call our different levels of programming at Camp Greenville! Each camper falls into a different division depending on their rising grade in the fall of the year they are attending camp:

• Division 1 - 2nd-4th grade

• Division 2 - 5th-6th grade

• Division 3 - 7th-9th grade

• Division 4 - 10th-12th grade

Divisions determine many things, including what activities your camper can participate in, what cabin their are placed in, what their schedule looks like, what programs are available for them to enroll, and more! Note that while campers in different divisions will often have the opportunity to connect during activities like truddy time, meals, and all-camp or multi-division activities, campers of one division may not share a cabin with campers of another division, nor can campers of a lower/high division be moved into a different division to be with another camper (no exceptions).

Every summer camp has unique traditions and special ceremonies that are special to their individual camp. Check out our camp culture and traditions and to learn more about how we celebrate each day at Camp Greenville!

We love summer nights, lightning bugs, and evening program at camp! Depending on the day & program, evening programming looks a bit different. At camp, Sunday (cookout & opening campfire), Monday (Chapel), & Friday (camper show & closing campfire) are all-camp activities.

Tuesday through Thursday on-site feature evening program activities with a camper’s entire division, and pack-out one day each week.

At the end of each evening, campers and staff come together with their cabin to wind down for the evening with songs and vespers, get ready for bed, and then it’s lights out until the next amazing day!

Each division has an evening outdoor experience at one of our packout sites. Division 1 campers cook s’mores over an open campfire; Division 2 campers enjoy s’mores and an optional overnight sleep-out; and Division 3 & 4 campers cook dinner and s’mores AND sleep out overnight!

If your camper is enrolled in two back-to-back individual one-week sessions, you can sign up for the stayover weekend available in between sessions for an additional fee so that yourcamper can stay overnight Saturday into Sunday (and you don’t need to pick them up and drop them back off!)

Check out more information about Stayover Weekends in our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures.

During your stay at camp, you’ll set up your stuff and sleep in cabins alongside your fellow cabinmates and cabin leaders.

We have three different “villages” of cabins: the Ridgetops, the Lakesides, and the Adventure Cabins. Base Camp campers are typically housed in the Ridgetop and Lakeside cabins, which have electricity, heat, hot water, toilets, and private, individual showers. Adventure Trips are usually house in our Adventure cabins, which have running water, toilets, showers, and electricity.

Our Leadership Development Program campers utilize our Mulligan Center cabin, and other available cabin spaces on-site.

Some cabins have air-conditioning – it is typically not needed due to the cooler weather up on the mountain, but accommodations are made based on weather.

Check out videos of each cabin type here: https://www.campgreenville.org/mountainviewnews/cabins

Campers are assigned to cabins the week before their session; this information will be relayed to parents in the week before your camper attends camp via a check-in information email.

Campers are assigned to cabins based on various criteria:

1. Session - the week your camper is attending camp.

2. Program - Base Camp, particular Adventure Trip, particular Leadership Development Program level, Parent + Me, etc.

3. Gender - girls cabin or boys cabin, according to gender assigned in registration by the parent

4. Division - grade based

5. Cabinmate requests - see Summer Camp Policies & Procedures for more information about Cabinmate requests.

A desired outcome for campers at Camp Greenville is to make new friends. We also want all campers to feel comfortable in their cabin groups, whether or not they’re attending camp with a friend. For this reason, our cabinmate request procedure has been updated for 2027.

Each meal includes lots of yummy and wholesome options, specially prepared to remind you of home!

Breakfasts might include eggs, breakfast meats, pancakes, french toast, or waffles. We also always have a breakfast bar available with various cereals, milk, juice, fruit, yogurt, and more!

Lunch is great stuff like sandwiches, chicken tenders & fries, tacos, and more, plus a complete salad bar with all kinds of toppings!

For dinner, we offer things like Mexican bowls, pasta bar, and even pizza, along with various sides and vegetables and that amazing salad bar! Every dinner is topped off with a sweet dessert!

In our dining hall, we are also able to accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free, vegan, dairy-free, and no red meat/pork diets. Camper dietary needs can be added via your camper’s Health Form in the registration portal. If your camper’s dietary needs extend beyond those listed, you can contact us to discuss what we can do to accomodate!

Our camp store also offers various candies, snacks, ice creams, and slushies during the day for campers to grab a quick bite using their camp store funds.

Camp is an active place where your camper is constantly outside having fun while also moving through the various weather that passes through the mountain. You should thus pack accordingly, including both warm and cooler weather clothing. A water bottle, flashlight, and daybag are musts, and your camper can also bring fun things like books, board games, cards, digital or polaroid cameras, etc.

There are certain things you should definitely bring to camp, and certain thing you definitely SHOULD NOT bring. Our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures will help you determine those no-no items, while our latest packing list with help with the do’s!

Check out our 2026 packing list to start preparing for camp now, and watch our for our latest updating packing list in 2027!

Every Friday night we have a themed dinner in the Dining Hall to celebrate at the end of session. We encourage campers and staff to dress-up for this special occasion. Don’t feel you have to buy anything. You probably already have stuff at home that you can be creative with!

Themes will be released in 2027 and linked here!

Leaving home is a universal developmental milestone; consequently, homesickness is a near-universal experience, too. A study cited by the American Camp Association reported that nearly 96% of all boys and girls spending two weeks or more at overnight camps reported feeling “some homesickness” on at least one day at camp.

At Camp Greenville, we look at homesickness an opportunity for growth, through providing a safe and controlled environment to continue building upon child’s experience of healthy independence. All our seasonal staff members are trained on how to assist campers going through homesickness, and how to help them move through this process. But you can help, too!

Pre-Camp Prep:

And important part of preparing your camper for the possibility of homesickness is to talk with them before camp about these feelings and how they can best move through them, whether that’s writing a letter, talking with their counselor, or another coping mechanism that helps them to reset. We also encourage our camper parents to share prepatory information with our Cabin Leaders through our registration forms so that we can best prepare to serve your camper. Time away from home (“practice runs”) at trusted friend’s or family member’s house can also help to build up those experience and prepare your camper for a week away.

Please do not promise your camper they can simply be picked up from camp is they are homesick. This “bargain” just sets your camper up to not have their mind of camp, but rather the promise of returning home — and we want them to be full present here during their time with us.

While at Camp:

Homesickness can sometimes slip through back to you when campers write letters home. Your first action step should you receive a letter like this is to remember that your camper has long moved past this particular moment. These strong emotions hit them at a particularly difficult moment, and they used the medium of letter writing to help themselves through it.

You can respond by writing your camper a Letter through our Campminder app letting them know you are so proud of them for their growth at camp and that you know they can continue to move through this week. You can also give us a call, or send us a message to inquire more into the situation. We are most likely already aware of the situation, but our mutual parent-camp partnership can help us to further understand and assist with the situation, and provide you with more information.

Our Goal is for your Camper to Experience Camp to the Fullest.

We know receiving a sad letter in the mail or seeing your camper looking down in a picture can be hard, as can the idea of your camper being away from home, familiar surroundings, and you, their parent — but please remember always: you sent your child to camp for a reason, and we want them to have the fullest experience they can. Help us to create an amazing camp week by alongside us to prepare and guide your camper through this period of growth.

The health and safety of our campers is our top priority here at YMCA Camp Greenville. As such, our procedures are ever-evolving to help us to better serve our campers.

You can review our lastest healthcare and medication information and procedures on our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures Page.

All camper behavior management is implemented with care and respect by our staff. There are times when an individual camper’s behavior may detract from the overall experience of the cabin group. As a commitment to the success and enjoyment of camp by each camper, we have developed policies and procedures for handling behavioral issue when they do arise.

We have dedicated an entire section of our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures to these kinds of questions. Please review the information here FIRST, then reach out to camper_services@ymcagreenville.org if you have additional questions.

Parents can add funds to their camper’s camp store account (by logging in to your Parent Portal) before (prior to check-in) and during their time at camp. Once logged into the Parent Portal, you’ll click “View Camp Store” under the “Your Family” header, and then hit “Fund”. If you want to use a different payment method than what appears there, you will have to update your default payment method viathe Parent Portal: Your Family > Financial Management > Add a debit/credit card OR Add an eCheck account.

Campers will not be allowed to use cash or cards while at camp, so please do not send these with them. Store items range from $1-3 for snack item, and up to $65 for clothing items. Camp Store funds are non-refundable and non-transferable.

If your camper is in Base Camp, they will have the opportunity to visit the camp store snack window throughout the week for snacks, ice cream, candy, and slushies. Base Camp campers will also get to visit the main store (to purchase clothing items, souvenirs, and other branded merchandise) at least once during their week at camp.

Adventure Trip campers will have the opportunity to visit the camp store on both Monday and Friday. Cash (please no credit cards) may be sent with adventure campers for use on their trip, but this is not required, and any cash sent is the sole responsibility of the camper.

Parents may also visit the store and utilize cards or cash on check-in and check-out days or additional items.

Full instructions for check-in & check-out are available here. You will also receive additional information for check-in in the week leading up to your camper’s session.

Additional policy & procedural information is available in our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures page.

We do not allow early or late check-in or early or late check-out.

At camp, communication between parents & campers is one-way — by dropping off mail & packages at check-in, sending mail, or sending a Letter (email) through the Campanion app. Cell phones are prohibited at camp.

Should an emergency situation arise, camper-parent communication is handled on a case-by-case basis.

You can review our full policy on camper-parent communication in our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures page.

For parents who would like to book a nearby hotel room before or after check-in /check-out, please view our hotel booking portal by clicking here.

We recommend reviewing our Summer Camp Policies & Procedures; if your questions still aren’t answered, please reach to camper_services@ymcagreenville.org.