Summer Jobs at YMCA Camp Duncan

Camp Counselors - Crazy enough to live with bugs, caring enough to work with children.

YMCA Camp Duncan is a coed summer resident camp. Located near Fox Lake, Illinois, on 278 acres of land, Camp Duncan is a special place for campers and staff. Our theme is, "One Step at a Time," and Camp Duncan is the place for everyone to realize that big steps in life are taken one step at a time!!

Summer Camp Jobs at YMCA Camp Duncan

YMCA Camp Duncan is an EXCITING camp serving a diverse socioeconomic mix of 5-18 year old campers. Day Camp is offered to the local community. Specialty camps for teens are offered in CIT and LIT camps. Sessions for burn survivors, tourette youth, asthmatic youth, youth with kidney disease, and diabetic youth are also held. Traditional activities are offered in a non-competitive atmosphere. With strong leadership and innovative programming, YMCA Camp Duncan inspires campers to become exemplary citizens and leaders, develop independence, appreciate others, and have fun! Close interaction between staff and campers occurs with all three programs representing approximately 80-100 staff and 350-400 campers. International staff add a special cultural dimension to the staff team and camping program.

Recreation

Camp Duncan is situated on semi-private Fish Lake. Rolling prairie, large mowed sports field, dense woods for camp outs, and marshlands for Nature study, blend to form an ideal camp setting. Spacious cabins, well maintained all purpose buildings, and a beautiful dining lodge complete with hardwood floors, beamed ceiling, and stone fireplaces are just a part of our well-planned facilities. An indoor Olympic sized swimming pool allows swimming in all types of summer weather. Four open air pavilions at our day camp site offer our day camp program shelter from the sun and rain. New to day camp this summer are four brand-new open air pavilions. A seven station high ropes course, a 16 station low ropes course, and a 48-foot climbing tower provides adventure programming that youth need! A well equipped health center is available "just in case" a camper is ill.