U.S. OLDEST CAMPS 1999 |
Camp |
First Year |
Gender |
Program |
Avg. Daily Enrolment |
Sponsor |
Former Names |
Camp Dudley, NY |
1885 |
B |
M |
320 |
YMCA of the USA |
YMCA Boys' Camp, Boys' Camping Society, Boys' Camp of Wawayanda |
1885 | C | M | 600 | YMCA of the USA | Camp Dudley, YMCA Boys' Camp, Boys' Camping Society, Boys' Camp of Wawayanda | |
1886 |
C |
M |
350 |
27 Episcopalian churches |
Incarnation Camp | |
1887 |
C |
M |
120 |
Independent nonprofit |
Life Camps, Outdoor Education Association | |
YMCA Camp Fuller, RI |
1887 |
C |
MS |
265 |
YMCA of Greater Providence |
Camp Turner |
1890 | C | R | 185 |
Christian & Missionary Alliance |
New York State Convention | |
YMCA Camp Cory, NY |
1892 | C | MS | 220 | YMCA of Greater Rochester | Rochester YMCA Camping Party, Rochester YMCA Camp, Camp Iola |
Camp Courant, CT |
1894 | C | MD | 818 | Independent nonprofit | |
Keewaydin Camp, VT |
1894 | B | MT | 218 | Keewaydin Foundation | Kamp Kah Kou Notes |
Camp Pasquaney, NH |
1895 | B | M | 96 | Independent nonprofit | |
1896 | B, G | M | 286 |
YMCA of the USA |
Camp Hope on Phantom Lake | |
Hiram House Camp, OH |
1897 | C | M | 300 | Independent nonprofit | |
1898 | B | M | 135 | Athens YMCA | ||
1898 | B | M | 125 | Independent nonprofit | ||
1898 | C | M | 125 | Wyman Center, Inc. (nonprofit) | Children's Industrial Farm Association, Eureka Outing Farm for Children | |
YMCA Camp Miller, MN |
1898 | C | M | 100 | Duluth Area Family YMCA | |
1898 |
C |
M |
120 |
Jamestown Family YMCA |
Jamestown YMCA Boys Camp, Camp Mason | |
YMCA Camp Weona, NY |
1898 | C | M | 175 | YMCA of Greater Buffalo | |
1899 | C | M | 100 | Presbytery of Chicago | Camp Gray | |
Noteworthy |
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1877 | C | M | 150 | Independent nonprofit | Paradise Farms, Children's Country Week Association Notes | |
1887 |
G |
M |
192 | Private | Camp Gulick | |
1888 |
C |
M |
97 |
Lake Geneva Fresh Air Association |
Notes | |
Mont Lawn Camp, PA |
1894 | C | M | 181 | Christian Herald Association | Christian Herald Children's Home |
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Key |
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First Year |
The first year of camper enrolment. | |||||||||||||||
Gender (1999) |
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Program (1999) |
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Enrolment |
1999 season. | |||||||||||||||
Sponsor |
The 1999 sponsoring organization or affiliation of the camp. Private camps are privately-held by individuals through share ownership. |
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