YMCA Camp Chingachgook — Attraction in Town of Fort Ann

I went there for nine summers as a camper, spent one summer as a CIT, and two as a counselor. This place is full of fond memories for me, from cheers in the mess hall to singing songs by the lake. The counselors really do try extremely hard with all the kids, after all, they were all kids at camp once too. I think you do a disservice to your children if you don't at least suggest the idea of this camp to them. The people are open and kind and it shows. Now, to comment on the negative reviews: there's no internet because you're meant to unplug enjoy nature, the dishes and utensils are washed as many times as needed for them to be clean, the campers do clean their own tables and messes, kids are always accompanied by a counselor or CIT, the night is dark and not full of critters, all mattresses are washed after every session, the bathrooms can be a little gross, there's plenty of hot water depending on when you shower, there is plenty of diversity in the flags of the mess hall, the food is good, I've never had the iced tea because I prefer water, though I wouldn't think tasty iced tea would be a deal-breaker anyways. I have been to Camp Chingachgook for eleven years and I was there for the bed bugs incident, I haven't even heard of that happening any other time, though that does suck and it's a fair complaint, they do let you use toilet paper and deodorant, if you shower when everyone else has to shower then shorter showers are appreciated, though they're closer to five minute showers then, there is insulation in the junior girls' cabins as they're meant for winter camp events, the other cabins didn't need insulation because they're only used during the summer, though it can get chilly so bring a nice sleeping bag and warm sweater, there is little personal space in the cabins, but I never found it to be a problem when I was a camper. I have never heard of any CITs making anyone run across a bridge yelling “I PEED MY PANTS” but I have seen staff members get let go, the higher ups have a zero tolerance policy for anything of that nature. Anyways, this place will always hold a special place in my heart and I attribute who I am as a man today because of it. Send your...

Last year when I went the camp was great! The senior canins were nice and big free. I’m going next week so hopefully it’s the same! Btw I am petrified of bugs. The junior cabins didn’t look all that great. I don’t really know though I didn’t go inside them. The bathrooms have the same old common house spiders but they weren’t all that big. My huge huge gripes about this camp is the drinking water and the sports fields. The drinking water here is TRASH. DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT DRINK IT. I drank the water once and it gave me a bad sore throat and I didn’t feel well the rest of the day and that was only from one sip. Luckily, one of my cabin mates had bottles of water and I got some but for a price. The sports fields like the baseball and soccer fields are dirt and not really well kept. The baseball field does not have balls and good gloves so you probably should bring your own. I did not take soccer but the grass on the field looked overgrown and dirty. The councelers and CIT’s are nice. I had the best one last year. Overall, the camp was great and I’m going again, gladly. Strongly recommend, just DONT DRINK THE WATER.

Okay, just went for my second time. Spiders: bad Water: worse. Somebody took a big dump and clogged the toilet so we couldnt use the bathroom or drink camp water for a day I made 50 bucks selling my waters.

Overall it was a good time. Same as last time....

YMCA camp Chingachgook is trashhhhhh!!!! , theres dead roaches on the window seal in the dining hall. Lost all my appetite after that.The spoons,forks,knives were all dirty + the dishes. They clean the dishes only by putting it through a dish washer. The cheese was bad & looked blue. Made us clean up the dining tables with dirty water.The cabins are far and they didn’t walk us back to them. No locks on cabin doors and mice tracking on the bed. The bathrooms are nasty. Hot water last 5 seconds. No lights outside it’s pitch black. There’s critchers!!! Low service. No diversity in flags. No seasoning in food. Ice tea was basically water. Just a bad...