Summer Resident Camp

Located along the scenic Eel River in the town of Redway, California in Southern Humboldt County, Camp Ravencliff offers a unique camping experience for boys and girls. Camp activities include: swimming, crafts, singing, archery, canoeing, drama, games, nature, sports, campfires and much, much more!  Transportation is provided by charter bus from the Hilltop YMCA in Richmond.

Each session is highlighted by an overnight campout at our outdoor campsites, sleeping under the stars and cooking over the campfire, making for an unforgettable experience. Many sessions also feature a fun-filled theme day where the entire camp community is transformed. Most of our program is based on choice, allowing campers to choose from a variety of activities so they are always able to do something they enjoy.

Camp Ravencliff encourages every camper to develop his or her personal values and skills, while building community through relationships within their cabin and the entire camp. Campers come home from Ravencliff with greater self-esteem and a newfound independence, with a store of memories and friendships to last a lifetime. Let your child experience the magic of Ravencliff this summer. 

We offer 4 youth sessions and 1 teen session for summer 2010.  For more information on dates, fees and details, visit www.campravencliff.org .

Ravencliff's Program Goals

As a result of their participation at YMCA Camp Ravencliff, campers will:

• Use more positive, specific words to describe themselves
• Learn to build strong relationships with people they didn't know before they arrived, as well as with those they did
• Increase their creativity with use of their imagination
• Learn life skills, in addition to primary activity skills, in each activity
• Develop an appreciation for their role in a living group
• Learn more about their outdoor world and practice taking care of it
• Increase understanding and appreciation for healthy lifestyle.

Here is what our 2008 campers had to say about their experience at YMCA Camp Ravencliff:

• 97% said staff helped them feel good about themselves
• 93% made new friends
• 97% said they got to play and use their imagination

Parents were just as pleased with their child's experience at Camp Ravencliff in 2008:

• 93% of parents said their child's experience built their self-confidence and independence
• 97% of parents rated the health & safety at Ravencliff Good or Excellent
• 93% of parents said they plan to send their child to Ravencliff next summer
• 93% of parents said they would definitely recommend Ravencliff to other parents