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Casowasco Camps & Programs

We are excited to share our 2022 summer camp and retreat programs with you! To view all 5 awesome sites with over 200 programs click here or you can quickly browse Casowasco Camps & Programs below to pinpoint the perfect fit. Feel free to contact us with any questions.

Casowasco

You Can’t Do That At Camp: Tweekers

June 30 - July 12

Tweeker?: Noun: Two-weeker, a camper you just absolutely cannot get enough camp so they have to stay for two full weeks. Tweekers enjoy not one, but TWO FULL WEEKS of You Can’t fun. No need to wonder if you’ll get to enjoy your favorite special You Can’t event, you can get to be a part of them all! As a Tweeker, you also get the opportunity to stay for the one, the only, Tweekend!

Tagged: Classic Camp, High Ropes, Ice Cream for Breakfast, Two Weeks, You Can't

  • Ages 12-17
  • $1445
  • $1345
  • $1300
  • ?
Casowasco

You Can’t Do That at Camp Week 1

June 30 - July 6

You Can’t Do That at Camp and You just Can’t get enough! You get the choice of what YOU want to do! Sports, Arts and Crafts, or spend all your time in the water, the choice is yours at You Can’t Do That At Camp! Be a part of the You Can’t Talent Show starring YOU! Enjoy some of the You Can’t classics such as Ice Cream for Breakfast, and a special morning of sleeping in!?! You really can’t do that at camp!!

Tagged: Classic Camp, High Ropes, Ice Cream for Breakfast, You Can't

  • Ages 10-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

L.E.A.D. (Leadership. Experience. Action. Discipleship.)

June 30 - July 12

We are looking for campers we believe will benefit most from the program; campers that will think of others before themselves and are ready to continue their journey of discipleship with Jesus Christ. You will complete an application and references as part of the registration process, plus an interview. At LEAD, your time will include training sessions, bonding as a team, and good ole’ camp fun. You will be provided an opportunity to try out what you have learned under the guiding hands of experienced Casowasco role models. If you are not chosen for the program, any fees already paid on your behalf are fully refundable. Applications for LEAD are due no later than March 31.

Click here for the LEAD 2024 Application

This program is not visible in the registration portal. Upon submitting an application to adamparish@unyumc.org, your camper will have an interview, and if selected, will receive information on registering for this program.

Tagged: Leadership, Older Teens

  • Ages 15-17
  • $1445
  • $1345
  • $1300
  • ?
Casowasco

S.A.L.T. (Servant And Leadership Training)

June 30 - July 12

This program is by invitation only and campers must have completed at least one year of LEAD (or LIT). Campers invited to participate will receive invitations by February 15 along with application requirements.

Registration for this program is not available in the registration portal. If invited, camper families will receive registration materials by mail.

Tagged: Leadership

  • Ages 16-18
  • $960
Casowasco

You Can’t Do That at Camp Week 2

July 7 - July 12

You Can’t Do That at Camp and You just Can’t get enough! You get the choice of what YOU want to do! Sports, Arts and Crafts, or spend all your time in the water, the choice is yours at You Can’t Do That At Camp! Be a part of the You Can’t Talent Show starring YOU! Enjoy some of the You Can’t classics such as Ice Cream for Breakfast, and a special morning of sleeping in!?! You really can’t do that at camp!!

Tagged: Classic Camp, High Ropes, Ice Cream for Breakfast, You Can't

  • Ages 10-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Campolodeon

July 7 - July 12

Looking for a little taste of everything, Ice Cream for Breakfast, the rainbow, or an Ooey-Gooey S’more? Then look no further Campolodeon is the week for you! Awesome activities await you such as swimming, kayaking, and sling shots. Jump in feet first get slimed, make new friends, and even solve a mystery.

Tagged: Classic Camp, Ice Cream for Breakfast, Slime

  • Ages 7-9
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Little Leaves NEW!

July 14 - July 17

This program is specifically created for first time campers looking to give overnights at Casowasco a try! Little Leaves runs from Sunday to Wednesday and includes swimming, kayaking, games, crafts and more! Make new friends around a campfire, join in the fun of Chapel, and see what Casowasco has to offer.

This program runs Sunday to Wednesday.

Tagged: Classic Camp, Half Week

  • Ages 7-9
  • $475
  • $415
  • $390
  • ?
Casowasco

JAM

July 14 - July 19

JAM: Just Arts and Music. That’s what this week is all about! Pack your favorite instrument or art medium and get ready to JAM on the shores of Owasco Lake. This week is JAM PACKED with music, art, and classic Casowasco fun like swimming, kayaking, GaGa and more. Be sure to bring your best dressed to enjoy a Night at the Tony’s!

Tagged: Acting, Arts, Crafts, Music, Performing, skits

  • Ages 10-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

JAM: Ukulele NEW!

July 14 - July 19

Looking to have a JAM session focusing your craft on the ukulele? This week at Casowasco is for you! Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned player this week will give you time to perfect your skill on the ukulele. Don’t have a ukulele to bring with you? No problem we got ‘em here and ready to play!

Casowasco has been blessed by a donation of a classroom set of ukuleles in memory of Capt. John Spooner that make this program possible.

Tagged: art, Creative Arts, Music, Performing, Ukuleles

  • Ages 10-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Casowasco Olympics

July 21 - July 26

Get your game on, go play! Gear up for this Olympic Season by challenging your teammates and yourself in a variety of sports! Sign up for individual events like sling shots, archery, or the tricycle relay. This week will be a score!

 

Satellite Option: Casowasco Olympics: Highlands

Is a week of competition not enough for you? Take the competition out to the wilderness and test your outdoor skills! Spend your nights at Mount Tabor and your days in the Highlands cooking over the fire, relaxing in a shelter you built yourself, and honing your survival skills!

To register for this satellite: select “Casowasco Olympics” in the registration portal, then select the “Casowasco Olympics – Highlands” option. Satellites have no extra charge!

Back by popular demand!

Tagged: Archery, basketball, Competition, High Ropes, Highlands, Outdoor living, soccer, Sports

  • Ages 10-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Time Jumpers

July 28 - August 2

Jump in the TARDIS and join The Doctor for a spin or get your seatbelt on with Marty and Doc Brown in a time machine made from a modified DeLorean DMC-12… however you do it, get here! Experience Gold Rush excitement in the Wild West, try your hand at archery or sword fighting during Medieval mayhem, or darst ye search for buried treasure with pirates? The perfect opportunity to race through time, so get your chain mail, cowboy hat, peg leg, or toga on for this mad dash through the decades!

Tagged: Classic Camp, Theme Days, Time Travel, Wacky Games

  • Ages 9-12
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Club Casowasco

July 28 - August 2

Enjoy your own resort hideaway on Owasco Lake! Choose your activities while enjoying camp-wide special events and theme days. Special events include the Casowasco Regatta, Amazing Race, and Open Mic/Improv Night. Pack your bag for our theme days including Pirates Day, C5 (Cosmic Casowasco Cartoon Comic Con), Wacky Wednesday (what will happen next?), Tropical Thursday, and Casowasco Spirit Day! Get your costumes ready and be ready to rock the dock at the Club!

Tagged: Camper Choice, Classic Camp, improv, Open Mic, Theme Days

  • Ages 13-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Summer’s Last Blast

August 4 - August 9

Our last youth camp program session is loaded with all the incredible stuff that makes camp rock! We only have six days to celebrate so expect a schedule that is packed with the best activities and special events of 2024. You’ll have to make hard choices about your schedule to do it all, but at least you’ll have plenty of fun trying! Celebrate a Special SLB party… and experience the end of summer at your home away from home, Casowasco!

Tagged: Classic Camp

  • Ages 7-17
  • $795
  • $695
  • $650
  • ?
Casowasco

Summershine

August 11 - August 14

Let your light shine at Casowasco this summer! Do crafts, go swimming, eat s’mores around the campfire, go on a wagon ride, sing songs, and more. Spend time with friends, old and new, by the lake while learning more about our awesome God.

Summershine is designed for persons with mild-to-moderate developmental disabilities needing minimal to no assistance with daily living skills and hygiene routines. A 2:1 camper-counselor ratio is maintained. Campers are cared for, nurtured, and supervised by adult staff and volunteers who are passionate about making sure everyone has a fun, safe experience.

We can’t wait to welcome Summershine home to Casowasco!

Tagged: Special Needs

  • Ages 16-17
  • $350
Casowasco

Family Camp

August 11 - August 14

For families of all sorts…aunts, uncles, moms, dads, teens, grandparents, kids, cousins, siblings…to relax, reconnect, and recharge. Relax with our low intensity schedule designed for family fellowship. Reconnect with family fun, activities, and meaningful interaction with God’s Word. Recharge at the beautiful Casowasco facility on Owasco Lake in New York State’s Finger Lakes. Introduce children and teens to our summer camp at Casowasco. Access to fields, woods, the lake, great food, and comfortable family housing are provided as a part of this program.

Note: We strongly recommend children coming with grandparents be at least five (5) years old. Also, some activities (for example archery, SUP, or High Ropes) are limited to older age groups and not available to younger children. We appreciate your understanding as we seek to keep all participants safe.

Tagged: Family

  • This program is for all ages
  • 13+: $195, 5-12:$110, 0-4: Free