Mini S’More
Younger and first-time campers can experience the excitement of summer at Jumonville with lots of games and activities packed into a three-and-a-half-day program! Mini campers will make new friends, enjoy the playground, and get a great taste of all the excitement that a week at Jumonville can offer! Test your skills at archery, compete with…
Read MoreSenior High Challenge
Senior High Challenge Join us for our most advanced adventure program of the summer! Led by experienced and passionate climbers, the week combines rock climbing, white water rafting, and more! The highlight of the week is our climbing trip to Seneca Rocks, WV! Previous climbing experience is preferred but not required. Space is limited so sign…
Read MoreMini Adventure
Younger and first-time campers can experience the excitement of summer at Jumonville with lots of games and activities packed into a three-and-a-half-day program! Mini campers will make new friends, enjoy the playground, and get a great taste of all the excitement that a week at Jumonville can offer! Test your skills at archery, compete with…
Read MoreJr. High Challenge
Jr. High Challenge This adventure camp allows you to challenge yourself with both on and off site activities at Jumonville. On-site activities include low & high ropes courses, the Adventure center, King Swing, and mountainboards. Off-site activities includes a camping trip to nearby Ohiopyle, white water rafting the Lower Yough, and rock climbing. Join us…
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Our playground gets good use in the summer camping program and is also available for your retreat group, weather permitting. It is popular with “Kids of all ages.” The playground was rebuilt several years ago after raising funds to replace the old wooden playground with a newer, safer, and more accessible playground.
Read MoreFit Trail
Jumonville received a very generous grant in 2015 from the Fayette County Tourism Grant Program to install a 10 station fit trail on the hiking trails in the Green Cathedral area of our campus. We are very grateful for their support and anxious to get more guests out and about exploring our trails and getting fit…
Read MoreMountain Boards
Mountain boarding has been a part of Jumonville’s summer camp program for over 10 years. A mountainboard is kind of like a cross between a skateboard and a snowboard that is designed to ride on grass. Helmets, wrist pads, knee pads, elbow pads, and even butt pads are all part of the required gear. It…
Read MoreRescue Basket Teambuilding Course
The Rescue Basket Teambuilding course is one of the newest additions to Jumonville’s extensive Challenge Ropes Course. It utilizes a “rescue basket” that would be used to transfer an injured person from a cave, rock climbing area, or other rough terrain where a vehicle would not be able to be used. The rescue basket is used…
Read MoreFlatwater Rafting
Some of our younger campers have the opportunity to go rafting on some milder sections of the river. We call this flatwater rafting (as compared to whitewater rafting). We use either Hazelbakers Outfitters for our flatwater rafting trips or we use Whitewater Adventures depending on the event and the age level.
Read MoreDuckies
Duckies (or inflatable kayaks) are used on the Middle Youghiogheny River as part of the peddle paddle trips. We start at Ohiopyle State Park and bike along the bike trail for about 10 miles.
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