summer Camp 2026
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As a parent, are you struggling to find summer child-care? Or, is your camper not ready for an overnight experience yet? Our Day Camp is a perfect solution offering outdoor classroom style programming on our beautiful Seneca Lake property, with swimming and basic water safety offered each week. Day Campers will be divided into age appropriate Family Groups and lead by caring, qualified staff. Our program will run M-F, June 29th through Aug 14th, from 8:30AM-5PM. Lunch and healthy snacks will be provided each day!
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Our “Trailblazers” are our school-aged campers and each age group is represented by a different unit:.
TB - Pioneers (ages 6-8 or grades 1-3)
TB - Adventurers (ages 8-10 or grades 3-5)
TB - Explorers (ages 11-13 or grades 6-8)
TB - Voyagers (ages 14-17 or grades 9-11)
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For more than 40 years Camp Whitman has been providing overnight camp or “vacation” weeks for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
1 Week overnight camp sessions for youth and adults 18 to 55 years old, with a 5:1 or 3:1 (camper to counselor) supervision ratio depending on the level of support required.
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The CIT program is a two-week training to prepare our next generation of camp leaders. Accepted participants will learn and practice the skills needed to work at camp with both our traditional school aged campers and our adult campers with developmental disabilities.
NEW!! DAY CAMP — jUNE 29-aUG 14 — 8:30-5pm
Lil’ Scouts: Ages 3-5
Pioneers: Ages 6-8
Adventurers: Ages 8-10
Explorers: Ages 11-13
Voyagers: Ages 14-15
As a parent, are you struggling to find summer child-care? Or, is your camper not ready for an overnight experience yet? Our Day Camp is a perfect solution offering outdoor classroom style programming on our beautiful Seneca Lake property, with swimming and basic water safety offered each week. Day Campers will be divided into age appropriate Family Groups and lead by caring, qualified staff. Our program will run M-F, June 29th through Aug 14th, from 8:30AM-5PM. Lunch and healthy snacks will be provided each day!
Trailblazers Mini-Camp
3 Night June 28 - July 1 ($375)
2 Night July 1 - July 3 ($300)
Full week June 28 - July 3 ($675)
Pioneers: Ages 6-8
Adventurers: Ages 8-10
NEW in 2026 - come for a full week!! Or, if your camper is not ready for that, come and enjoy all of the fun of one-week of camp packed into 2 or 3 nights! Our mini-camp is the perfect way to ease into sleep-away camp for younger campers.
Campers can expect to try out many of the classic camp activities like swimming, canoeing, arts & crafts, Gaga ball and making s’mores around the campfire.
Trailblazer 1 Camp (July 5-10)
Trailblazer 2 Camp (July 12-17)
Adventurers: Ages 8-10 ($675)
Explorers: Ages 11-13 ($675)
Voyagers: Ages 14-17 ($675)
Join us for a week (or 2!) of games, crafts, wacky relays, fun music, canoe and kayak races and more. Each day we will engage in camp-wide activities - Camp Whitman style.
Campers will have the ability to choose their activities! There will be passive activities like crafts or a pontoon boat ride along with more physically active games and outdoor fun. While we encourage campers to try new things and challenge themselves, we also encourage campers to make the best decision for them! Each camper will have an opportunity to customize their week to their interests.
Family Get away weekends
Did you attend camp in your younger years? Were you on staff at one point? Have you always wondered what camp is like but have never been able to attend? Do you have kids of your own who like the idea of camp but just can’t seem to be away from home that long? These weekends are for you! Whomever your “family” consists of, you are welcome to join us for these all ages weekends. This will also be a great opportunity to introduce your kids to the fun of Camp Whitman!! Choose one of the Summer Holiday weekends, or any weekend in-between, to explore the Finger Lakes region and all it has to offer! Bring your family, bring your friends, bring your neighbors…make it your own little reunion weekend…come out to camp for some fun and relaxation!!
New!! adult camp — Aug 2-7
This new camp is for ADULTS ONLY! Did you attend camp or work at camp when you were younger? Did you miss out on going to camp as a kid because work and sports got in the way? Whether you miss camp or have always been curious about the summer camp experience, this week is for you! We will run this camp week just like we do for the kids with all the games and fun activities all day long, and of course, amazing food! But, we will give you free time to get out and enjoy everything the Finger Lakes Region has to offer. Round up your friends, call your former co-workers from summer staff and get together to relive the camp experience in all its glory!!
Trailblazer trip camp adirondack adventure (august 16-21)
Voyagers: Ages 14-17 ($875)
Level 1 - Beginner Trip
Level 2 - Intermediate Trip with min of 3 nights on the trail!
Level 1 will be a beginner trip. Teens, join us for a week sampling a variety of different adventure activities in the Adirondack Park! We will be canoeing, hiking, camping at an outpost, climbing a high ropes adventure course and outdoor climbing tower.
Level 2 will be an intermediate trip with a min of 3 nights on the water trail. We will be canoeing and sleeping in tents at remote sites along a designated canoe route. We will be doing a lot of fishing, practicing camp crafts and learning about proper backcountry safety and ethics on this trip.
Both Level 1 & 2 are out of camp trips. We will be traveling together and staying on Beaver Lake, three hours north of Camp Whitman in the Adirondack Park. Campers will be sleeping in pup tents, platform tents or Adirondack style lean-tos.
This is a very physically active program, and campers should be prepared to be active for 6 - 8 hours per day.
counselor in training (CIT) program
Ages 16-17 ($950)
Voyagers: July 19- 31 with campers going home on the weekend.
The Counselor-In-Training program is a two-week leadership program for campers entering their Junior or Senior year of high school. The first week of the program is focused on leadership development, learning to serve and making the transition from camper to leader. The second week of the program, CIT’s will be working directly with our Pathfinder campers, assisting the camp counselors.
Pathfinder Camps! Ages 18-29 & ages 30-55
Pathfinder 1: June 14-19 ($800) Pathfinder 2: June 21-26 ($800) Pathfinder 3: July 19-24 ($800) Pathfinder 4: July 26- 31 ($800)
These sessions will feature classic camp activity options including arts & crafts, games, archery, nature activities, evening programs and worship. Enjoy all of the best that Camp Whitman has to offer during our “vacation” weeks for campers with developmental disabilities. Each day will offer opportunities for our campers to do as much (or as little) as they would like at their own pace. New this year, campers may choose any week and we will house them with campers of similar age.