YMCA Camp Roger

YMCA CAMP ROGER PROGRAM OVERVIEW

ADVENTURE IS WAITING

YMCA Camp Roger welcomes kids ages 5 to 17, regardless of ethnic or religious backgrounds. Campers participate in traditional camp activities including arts and crafts, mountain bike riding, archery, teambuilding, hiking and outdoor education. These programs are designed to help campers who attend YMCA Camp Roger to develop into strong, independent individuals.

BUILD SELF-ESTEEM, DEVELOP CORE VALUES, PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH, & HAVE FUN! 
  • Each camper will select their own activity during clinic time.
  • Staff will provide the campers with positive comments and encouragement throughout their stay.
  • Each camper will be awarded a dog tag at the end of the week recognizing the core value the staff saw the camper most emulate during their stay at camp.
  • Each camper is given the opportunity to earn recognition in activity areas for demonstrated growth and skill.
  • Campers will participate in nightly reflection of their daily experiences.
FOSTER AND ENVIRONMENT THAT CELEBRATES CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND THE UNIQUE ABILITES OF EACH PERSON.
  • Campers will participate in getting-to-know you games during the first 24 hours of camp.
  • Camp Staff are recruited from around the world and country.
  • Staff contribute to theme meals and activities throughout the week sharing customs and traditions from their country.
WORK TOWARD BUILDING ONE YMCA FAMILY AS PART OF ONE WORLD, WHILE HONORING THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH PERSON.
  • Campers will share in daily chores such as dish washing, cleaning up the lodge, picking  up around camp, cleaning bathrooms and mucking the corral.
  • Each camper will live in a group with other campers either in cabins. Within these groups, campers will be part of a community-making decisions and keeping the area clean.
  • Campers will participate in meals served family style.
TEACH REVERANCE FOR THE WORLD AND THE ACTION STEPS TO CARE FOR IT. 
  • At the beginning of each session, the campers will discuss as a group the importance of taking care of their camp and the type of things that they need to do such as picking up litter, staying on trails, not picking flowers, respecting property (no  graffiti), and conserving water.
  • Each camper will participate in at least one nature session while at camp.
  • Each camper will have the opportunity to participate in at least one hike.
  • Each camper will have the opportunity to participate in at least one-night hike.
  • Campers and staff will participate in recycling of materials such as aluminum cans, cardboard, and paper.
  • Each unit will be encouraged to perform a service project at camp to help the environment such as picking up litter, recycling, erosion control, exotic species removal, and trail development. 
INSTILL THE VALUES OF CAING, HONESTY, RESPECT & RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEMSELVES, OTHERS, & THE ENVIRONMENT.
  • Each camper will participate in at least two activities during the week that will personally challenge the camper - such as team building, hiking, outdoor living skills, arts and crafts, theater or fire building.
  • Campers will have the opportunity to work in small groups during cookouts while they plan, prepare, and clean up after the meal as a group with each camper taking on different roles.
  • Each camper will sets goals towards a stronger understanding of and the ability to emulate one of the four core values - caring, honesty, respect and responsibility - through out the week.
  • Campers will learn at least one new skill while at camp.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU

For the last 75 years at YMCA Camp Roger kids develop outdoor skills in a structured small group setting. The goal here is for our campers to grow in independence, responsibility, and confidence as they are guided through the camp experience by hand-picked and trained staff.  Each week's theme is designed to captivate youth in new and exciting ways, with a different theme game every week and a story that makes each week unique in its own way! In addition to traditional camps, we offer specialty camps that allow campers to grow in areas such as leadership development and horseback riding!

MEET THE DIRECTOR: JAKE GREEN

Jacob (Jake) Green first started working for the YMCA of Northern Utah in 2015 as the Archery Specialist at YMCA Camp Roger. The campers at the time most likely remember him for his “toe-shoes.” In the years since he first discovered camp he has filled in many roles at YMCA Camp Roger including Wasatch Unit Leader, Program Director/Kitchen Manager (in 2020 what a wild year,) and Assistant Director before becoming the full time Director in the fall of 2022. Although Jake discovered camp a little later in life the impact that it had on him was profound, and he stays actively engaged in the Y Overnight Camping Movement having recently helped with the Camp Inclusion Project’s work on Restorative Practices. Jake lives around the Salt Lake Valley spending time in Layton and Lehi, and spends most of his time listening to audiobooks while driving between those cities. While it has been awhile, he truly enjoys writing in his spare time and one of his life goals is to be a published author, however he can no longer imagine a life without camp in the summer.

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