South Mountain YMCA

Keep The Fires Burning

  • Camps
    • Parent Resources
    • Camp Conrad Weiser Overnight
      • Bring Your Friends to Camp! – Get Rewards
      • Overnight Mini Camp
      • Literary Theme Camps
      • Pride Camp
      • Teen Trips and International Travel
      • Progressive Teen Leadership Programs
      • Camp Photos and Videos
      • Camp Conrad Weiser FAQs
    • Bynden Wood Day Camp
    • Horseback Riding Camps
    • Family Camps
    • Camp Tours and Open House Dates
  • Retreats and School Trips
    • Adventure
      Activities
      • Weekend Camping: Sites and Lodging
      • Professional Trainings
      • Team Building Activities
      • Climbing & Zip Line
      • Equestrian/Horseback Riding Lessons
        • Horseback Riding Camps
        • Community Riding Lessons & Programs
        • Our Horseback Riding Facilities
        • Equestrian Staff
      • Peak Pass Program
    • School Field Trips
      • Camp Tours and Open House Dates
      • School Trip Programs & Activities
      • Food Service – School Trips
      • Lodging – School Trips
    • Scouting Programs
      • Food Service – Scouts & Guides
      • Lodging – Scouts & Guides
    • Women’s Retreats
    • Plan Your Retreat
    • Parent Resources
    • Professional Trainings
  • Facility Rentals
    • Camp Tours and Open House Dates
    • Weekend Camping: Sites and Lodging
    • Corporate Picnic
    • Weddings
    • Birthday Parties
    • Virtual Tour
    • Parent Resources
  • Events
    • Calendar
  • Donate
    • Donate Today
    • Fundraising Campaigns
    • Special Events
      • 27th Annual Golf Classic
    • Volunteer
  • Alumni
    • Register as an Alumni
    • Share Your Story
    • Arrowhead Newsletter
    • Officer of the Day Records
  • Camp Store
  • About Us
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team
    • Our History
    • Our Camping Facilities
    • Our YMCA Partners
    • Our Corporate Community
    • Our Camp Stories
    • Our Location & Directions
    • Annual Reports
    • Contact SMYMCA
      • SMYMCA Reporting
    • Employment
/ Camp from Home

Camp from Home

A season full of learning adventures from our mountain to your living room.  Join our camp counselors, campers, directors and alumni as we “Keep the Fires of Friendship Burning” through online classes, stories, sing-a-longs, crafts and more!  Bring the whole family and explore the wonders of camp from the safety of your desktop.  We’ll see you on the mountain!

We offer these “Camp From Home” segments free of charge so we may promote the spirit of camping and youth development. Please consider donating to support camp and help cover the cost of creating this content.

Donate Now


ECOLOGY

Fur Bearing Animals

Snakes

Turtles

Turtles 2

 Animal Tracks

Habitat Basics

Birding with Ally

Grooming a Horse with Ally

Horses with Sophie


Salamander Hunt!

MUSIC

Ukulele



Links for Ukulele:

Uke Worksheet

Drumming 1

Vocals


Guitar I


Links for Guitar:

Guitar Worksheet

LIFE SKILLS

Budgeting

Advanced Budgeting

Links for Advanced Budgeting:

Lemonade Stand Budget – Excel Template with Formulas. You can open this and play with the formulas and numbers to learn more about creating a budget with excel. You can even create your won budget.
Perfect Lemonade Recipe _ SimplyRecipes.com

Cooking with Tony and Cory



Life Saving

Water Safety

Sewing

Links for Sewing:

Survival Sewing

Coding using SCRATCH

Zombie Apocalypse Skills


CRAFTS

Friendship Bracelets

Up-cycling Bird Feeders

Simple Camp Craft – God’s Eyes

Simple Camp Craft – Tissue Paper Flowers

Nature Craft – Tic Tac Toe Board

Nail (or String) Art

Tissue Paper Jar Lanterns

OUTDOOR AND SURVIVAL SKILLS

Knots and Lashing

Knots and Lashing 2

Shelter Building

Fire Building with Tony

Outdoor Cooking – Tin Foil Dinners

Make a Compass and Learn How to Orient a Map

Links for Making a Compass:

Making a Compass

WELLNESS

Nutrition

Zumba 1

Zumba 2

Yoga

Links for Yoga:

Yoga to Start the Day

Yoga to End the Day

CAMP CONRAD WEISER ACTIVITY ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM

Conrad Weiser Activity Achievements

In the document above, you will find the complete guide and curriculum for the CCW Activity Achievement (pin Program). Below you will find videos, pictures, and illustrations of a few of our activities.

Climbing

Knots and Hardware Links:

Figure 8 knot
Figure 8 with a follow through
8 on a bite
Super 8 knot
Figure 8 with stopper knot
Hardware/Software Descriptions and Uses

Archery

Archery Links:

Recurve Bow Diagram
Bow Parts
Arrow Parts

Sailing


CAMPTIVITIES

Campfire Stories

Campfire Songs with Nathan and Cory

Campfire and Cedar Chip Ceremony

MISCELLANEOUS

Board Games with Tony





Team-building and Never-tells with Cory

Cryptography and Cyphers


 

Camp Registration
Refer A Friend
Parent Resources
Donate Now
Work At Camp
Child Safety
Events Calendar
Contact Us

Address

South Mountain YMCA Camps

Camp & Mailing Address
201 Cushion Peak Road
Reinholds, PA 17569

GPS Coordinates
40.302203, -76.084387
N40⁰ 18.1322’, W076⁰ 5.0632’

  • 610-670-2267
  • 610-670-5010
  • ycamps@smymca.org

Follow Us on Social

Facebook Youtube Instagram Tiktok
American Camp Associated Accredited Summer Camp in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Summer Camps for Kids Accredited by Praesidium
Best of Berks – Best Overnight Summer Camp and Kids Day Camps in Berks County PA

Weather

  • Camp Registration
  • Parent Resources
  • Donate Now
  • Work At Camp
  • Child Safety Resources
  • Contact Us
  • Events Calendar

Copyright © 2025 · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy · Designed and Developed by DaBrian Marketing Group, LLC.

Scroll Up