Snacks
Who doesn’t like cookies, brownies, chips, popcorn, or even ice cream?! During your week of camp, you will have the pleasure of consuming some of these types of snacks and more. Eating together (even snacks) is a way to bring a group of campers closer together.
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Leather woking is one of the activities included in Creative Arts.
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Tie die is a favorite activity of a lot of different camps. If you really love tie die then you out to consider Creative Arts Thing.
Read MoreIndividual Elements Challenge Course
Jumonville’s individual elements are located on the top of our mountain in the area between the Great Cross near the Low Element Teambuilding Course. Special arrangements need to be made with the Jumonville office staff if you want to include this activity as part of your group’s experience. The goal of utilizing the individual elements…
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Canoeing Canoeing is only included in events that specifically indicate it in their event description. Most of our canoeing is done on a section of the Youghiogheny River from Connellsville to Dawson. We rent our canoes from a professional local outfitter. Use of PFD’s are required in our program regardless of swimming ability.
Read MoreCaving
Caving has been a part of Jumonville’s adventure program since the very beginning (about 40 years ago). We currently use Laurel Caverns Exploratory Section and they provide the caving helmets for the campers. The campers provide their own flashlights and extra clothes that they use for caving. Yes, you will definitely get dirty as you can…
Read MoreBiking
Many of our adventure camps spend some time riding bikes along the beautiful Yough Bike Trail. As you get older, you may have the opportunity to experience some off-trail biking. The area that we use the most is the Youghiogheny River Bike Trail in Ohiopyle.
Read MoreRock Climbing
Rock Climbing Rock climbing has been a vital part of Jumonville’s summer camp adventure programs for over 40 years. Most of the rock climbing is done at a nearby area called Greenbriar which is just several miles from Jumonville. Older adventure campers have used Seneca Rocks as well as the New River Gorge. In past years we…
Read MorePedal Paddle Trip
A favorite trip of some of our adventure camps is the pedal paddle trip. Campers start at Ohiopyle and ride along the beautiful Yough Bike Trail. When they reach Confluence, they pick up duckies and paddle down the Class II whitewater back to Ohiopyle.
Read MoreTeambuilding Course
Most of Jumonville summer camps include the Challenge/Ropes Course Team Building Course as part of their planned events. Our low team building elements are the heart of our excellent challenge/ropes course team building program. The physical site is located on the top of our mountain in the area between the Great Cross and Topside (near the individual…
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