Unit and Cabin Life
Building Lifelong Friendships
Units
Wyonegonic is composed of three camps: Junior, Intermediate, and Senior.
These units are designed to fit the needs and interests of each age group. Each unit is a close-knit community that’s small enough to kindle deep friendships and personalized attention. Campers eat meals, spend free time, and participate in evening programs and special events with the campers and staff in their unit.
Unit Directors oversee the campers and staff and act as a communication link with the Camp Directors.
Cabin Life
Campers live with a camp counselor in a cabin group of three to six girls of similar age. Cabin group assignments are intentional in creating geographic diversity and forging new friendships.
Cabin counselors are carefully selected as positive role models and make the needs of their campers a top priority. Counselors have completed a minimum of one year of college with the exception of a few high school graduates who have completed our two-year Leadership Training program. Many counselors have been campers in the past and are eager to share the magic of Wyonegonic with the campers.
Guidance in teamwork, making friends, setting goals, selecting activities, and adjusting to life away from home are ways our counselors provide leadership for their cabin group.
Life in Our Lakeside Cabins
The campers spend the summer in rustic lakeside cabins.
Screened windows allow fresh breezes to come off the water and shutters close at night or during inclement weather. Camp life is simple and void of electronics, phones, and video games. Instead, campers spend time with friends and appreciate the beautiful outdoor surroundings.
- Campers bring a footlocker to camp for storage of personal belongings at the foot of their bed. They also have a shelf available in the cabin.
- Campers and staff use flashlights, headlamps, or battery-powered lanterns at night as the sleeping cabins do not have electricity.
- Toilet and shower facilities are conveniently centralized and a short walk from the cabins.
Cabin Night
Cabin Night occurs once each week.
Counselors and cabin mates get a chance to plan a meaningful group activity and spend time together. Scavenger hunts, waterfront activities, team-building games, and craft projects are all examples. Campers also spend time with their cabin mates during free time, rest hour, and before bed each night. A cabin group becomes family and friendships formed often last a lifetime.
Once each session, campers have the opportunity to go on an overnight camping trip with their peer group. During this experience, the group paddles or hikes to one of our on-property campsites, cooks dinner over the fire, sings songs, and roasts marshmallows. The night ends by going to sleep in tents. What a memorable adventure!