Iowa Summer Camps

YMCA Camp St. Croix has been providing exceptional outdoor program experiences since 1909. A day at camp is filled with fun activities that challenge you to reach new levels. Just 20 minutes east of the Twin Cities, St. Croix provides a convenient location for kids to enjoy quality programs in a beautiful, natural setting.

Camp Widjiwagan offers programs for teens, ages 11–18. Canoeing and backpacking trips are available for a variety of skill levels. Wilderness trips progress in difficulty, giving campers an opportunity to build on their wilderness and leadership skills with new challenges year after year. Our Outdoor Leadership Development program is a weeklong session in northern Minnesota that teaches leadership skills to teenagers.

At YMCA Camp Icaghowan the activities help kids and teens to build integrity, self-reliance and leadership skills. Fun-filled days filled with amazing camp experiences focused on traditional camp favorites like climbing, archery, fishing, swimming, canoeing, campfires and much more. Campers can also choose from our unique specialty camps such as River Canoe Trips, Teen Extreme, Horse Camp, Skateboarding, or Leadership Training Programs.

At Camp Invention, we invite children to explore, understand, and solve real world problems. Students team up to experiment, play, create, construct and deconstruct, while every activity prepares them for a successful and captivating curiosity-fueled future!

Founded in 1927, Camp Warren is a single-gender Y camp located just three hours north of the Twin Cities on the crystal clear Half Moon Lake. Our activities, like canoeing, archery and horseback riding, help boys and girls (ages 7 to 16) of all backgrounds and abilities to build integrity, self-reliance, and leadership. By living with other campers, they learn to work together and exhibit the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.