Summer Camp at Manito-wish provides an outstanding and fun experience for your camper and results in:

• making friends and building relationships.
• increased independence and decision-making
• increased understanding of responsibility and accountability
• willingness to try new things

Time spent at Manito-wish is what summer dreams are made of. Riding horseback through the forest, sailing under the blue sky, making a new friend, singing by the campfire, jumping into the refreshing lake, learning how to set up a campsite, paddling a canoe... each day is full of new adventures. All campers participate in a wilderness trip during their Manito-wish stay.

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Two-week Summer Camp:
(entering 5th - 10th grade)

The two-week session allows both new and returning campers
ample time to experience and develop skills in our wide variety
of in-camp program areas and on trail. During the two-weeks,
campers build friendships, develop collaborative leadership

skills, learn more about themselves and have fun!

BOYS: June 20 – July 3      GIRLS: July 21 – Aug. 3
             July 5 – July 18                  Aug. 5 – Aug. 18

Four-week Summer Camp:
(entering 8th - 10th grade)

This session allows campers to fully immerse themselves in all
Manito-wish has to offer. In addition to program area skill
development and a six- to eight-day trail experience, this
session includes advanced collaborative leadership development
through work on both our high and low challenge courses.
Campers in this session will also participate in a service project
which will benefit the Camp Manito-wish YMCA community or
the greater Lakeland area.

BOYS: June 20 – July 18     GIRLS: July 21– Aug. 18

One-week LumberJack/LumberJill canoe trip:
(entering 5th - 8th grade)

LumberJack and LumberJill campers will build friendships,
enjoy the wilderness, and learn outdoor skills. During the session,
campers will spend two nights at Manito-wish and the rest will
be on “trail” as they enjoy a five-day canoe trip learning how
to paddle, work together, and interact with nature.

LUMBERJILL FOR GIRLS: July 5 – July 11

LUMBERJACK FOR BOYS: July 21 – July 27