YMCA/APYC CAMP KEKOKA Details
Resident Camp Overview
 While at Camp Kekoka campers enjoy living in rustic cabins with 9 other campers grouped by age. Each cabin has 2 highly-trained adult counselors. During the daylight hours campers enjoy a well-rounded camp experience which includes traditional activities like swimming, arts and crafts, and archery as well as some unique activities like crabbing, fishing, tubing, kayaking, windsurfing and sailing.
Children today face a barrage of information which can be difficult to understand and deal with. YMCA Camp Kek oka helps to prepare young people for their future by engaging them in developing life skills. They learn to become leaders for the causes they believe in, to live sustainably, to care for our shared environment, and to live cooperatively in a culturally diverse community.
Resident Camp - 6 fun-filled weeks in 2013
Attend one or attend them all!
Cost: $500 per camper
For boys and girls ages 9-15
- Session 1: June 30 - July 5, 2013
- Session 2: July 7 - 12, 2013
- Session 3: July 14 - 19, 2013
- Session 4: July 21 - 26, 2013
- Session 5: July 28 - August 2, 2013
- Session 6: August 4 - 9, 2013
Rite of Passage camp
July 3-5, 2013
Cost is $200 per camper
This camp is for 8 year-olds who want to test-out resident camp. For 3 days and 2 nights, campers experience the same activities offered during regular resident camp. The only difference is the amount of time they are away from home.
To Register for Session(s) or Rite of Passage Camp, follow the registration steps below.
Apply And Register for Camp in 3 easy steps:
- Complete the Camper Application one of 2 ways:
- Click here to fill out an online application that will be emailed to us.
- Click here to download an application that you will mail to us (you will need Adobe Acrobat to download the PDF). Fill it out completely and take it with you to your nearest branch of the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA or call (804) 435-3616 and pay by phone with VISA or MasterCard.
- Make Payment one of 4 ways:
- Register your payment ONLINE for Camp Kekoka! Click here, then click on the words "Select branches/sites" and choose Camp Kekoka. If you have never registered for a YMCA program online you will be asked to create a log-in. Follow the instructions; if you have any problems, please contact the Northern Neck Family YMCA (804) 435-0223.
- Mail your check or credit card information to YMCA Camp Kekoka, P.O. Box 580, Kilmarnock, VA 22482.
- Fax your camper application with credit card information completed to (804) 435-2227.
- Take it with you to your nearest branch of the Peninsula Metropolitan YMCA (see Branches tab for a list of locations).
- Please also download a health form. Fill it out completely and mail or fax with your application not later than June 1.
Click here to download a parent guide for detailed information about packing for camp, camp communications, opening day, closing day, etc.
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Kekoka Yoga Retreat - May 17-19, 2013
Cost: $100 per person
 Are you looking for a place to rest, relax, and renew your spirit? There's no better place than our Kekoka Yoga Retreat. The cost covers lodging, all yoga classes, 4 meals and water activities.
Thank you to everyone--presenters, donors, participants and staff--who helped make our 2012 Kekoka Yoga Retreat such an amazing experience; we hope you will join us again this year!
Check out our slideshow from the 2012 retreat!
Yoga Retreat registration begins February 11, 2013.
Register in 2 easy steps:
- Download the registration form, fill it out and fax, mail, or email back to us with payment.
- Payment:
- Go online now and register
- Call (804) 435-0223 to pay by phone, we accept Visa and MasterCard
- Mail in a check
- Go to your local Peninsula YMCA location
"The retreat was a complete joy from beginning to end. Getting to know people from all over the Northern Neck whom I would have never met, kayaking, boat rides, learning about 'bliss-ology' was wonderful. This was a weekend that brought me back to that kind of fun you really don't get to have very much once you're supposed to be all grown up. The fact that now two kids will be able to go to Camp Kekoka this summer because of the generous donations of time, wonderful food, and all the fun delivered by the YMCA staff is just unbelievably fantastic." - Maloy
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Music Festival - June 7-9, 2013
Cost: $25 per person
 Let the sweet sounds of live music soothe your lyrical soul while you help give a kid the summer of a lifetime. Proceeds from the music festival help fund scholarships for kids to attend Camp Kekoka.
Tents, food vendors and merchandise kiosks enhanced the sun-kissed festival atmosphere. Families and kids played volleyball, soccer, cornhole and tossed beach balls 
and Frisbees as more and more festival-goers arrived
by sea and land.
This is definitely an event you want to put on your calendar for 2013! For more detailed information please visit our music festival web site www.kekokamusicfestival.org.
See you in the Fall!
Family camp - August 2-4, 2013
Cost $200.00 for family of four
 Are you looking for a place to spend quality time with your family? Look no more! Join us for family camp at YMCA Camp Kekoka this summer! Families can either stay in one of our cabins or pitch their own tent.
Your family enjoys a weekend full of awesome activities like tubing, wind surfing, kayaking, sailing, fishing, crabbing, kickball, pool time, and much more!
All of this for only $200! This price includes 2 nights lodging, 4 meals (Saturday breakfast through Sunday breakfast) and all activities for a family of 4. There is a $25 extra charge for each additional family member.
So what are you waiting for – sign up today! Please see the family guide to get specific information about lodging, camp rules, etc. Click here for instructions to apply and register for Family Camp.
Register in 2 easy steps:
- Download the registration form, Fill it out and fax, mail or email back to us with payment; registration opens January 3, 2013.
- Payment:
- Go online now and register
- Call (804) 435-0223 to pay by phone, we accept Visa and MasterCard
- Mail in a check
- Go to your local Peninsula YMCA location
Mother/Daughter Retreat - September 20-22, 2013
Cost $100.00 for one mother & daughter; $25 each additional daughter
Give yourself and your daughter the gift of quality time 
with each other; you'll make memories that will live
with you forever.
Please see the Retreat Guide to get specific information about lodging, camp rules, etc.
Register in 2 easy steps:
- Download the registration form, Fill it out and fax, mail or email back to us with payment; registration opens January 3, 2013.
- Payment:
- Go online now and register
- Call (804) 435-0223 to pay by phone, we accept Visa and MasterCard
- Mail in a check
- Go to your local Peninsula YMCA location
Couples Enrichment Retreat - October 4-6, 2013
Cost $100.00 per couple
Whether you are newlyweds, in a
committed 
relationship, or embarking on your 30th wedding
anniversary, it's never too soon - or too late - to strengthen your relationship.
Please see the Retreat Guide to get specific information about lodging, camp rules, etc.
Register in 2 easy steps:
- Download the registration form, fill it out and fax, mail or email back to us with payment; registration opens January 3, 2013.
- Payment:
- Go online now and register
- Call (804) 435-0223 to pay by phone, we accept Visa and MasterCard
- Mail in a check
- Go to your local Peninsula YMCA location
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