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About Camp Westwood Day Camp

YMCA Camp Westwood is a Y without walls, consisting of over 80-acres of preserved woodlands and the pristine 300 acre fresh water Quidnick Reservoir. It is Rhode Island’s premiere outdoor recreation center. 

YMCA Camp Westwood operates a premier day camp known for a variety of activities that give children the chance to learn new skills, make friends and increase their self-esteem and confidence. For children 5-16 there is no better place to spend their summer. 

Traditional Day Camp Schedule

Look into what happens during each block of the day to learn more about our daily camp schedule. 

Camp begins at 7:00am. Campers enjoy recreational time on the basketball court for the first 30 minutes. This recreation time includes pickleball, floor hockey, small crafts, and more. These change from day to day. At 7:30 am counselors offer an organized game or activity based off mind, body and spirit. 

All Campers coming to camp should be dropped off during this time. We do an out of car drop off. Parents park and walk their camper to check in. Here we can make sure they are ready for the day and relay any necessary information. Bus schedule can be found on our website but all buses should arrive by 8:45.

Morning Assembly is a time that we all of camp gathers to start the day. We start each day with a value lesson reflecting our Y values of Respect, Responsibility, Honesty and Caring. We sing camp songs, perform skits, make announcements or issue challenges for the day. This is a fun way to bring our camp community together and get ready for the camp day. 

It is time for the fun to start. Campers make their way to their first activity. Youngest Campers swim at the start of the day and should come to camp in their bathing suits. We do this to limit changing times and extend program time.

Each activity block is 65 minutes long. These are designed to give campers enough time to enjoy each activity without feeling rushed. It also allots for campers to perform set up and cleaning teaching respect of the activity and the responsibility in caring for the equipment.  

Lunch is provided by Camp! No need to pack something in the morning. Our menu is emailed to parents ahead of the camp week. We also account for dietary restrictions which are input at registration. We eat family style to promote community and conversation. Campers can bring their own snack but it must not require heating or preperation. 

Campers have over 70 activities offered at camp. There is no shortage on experience. In fact parents should know that even if a camper comes all summer they may not et to every set activity. This is because we also input  themed or specialized weekly programs to always keep up the fun!

We encourage every camper to give activities a try. We operate under challenge by choice. This means campers can choose the challenge they are taking on at each activity. Sometime this mean swinging at the top of our 100ft pendulum giant swing while other campers are just ready to strap in. Everyone tries, and everyone goes a bit further than they thought they could. 

Every camper can purchase snack from our trading post. Typically drinks are ice tea, Gatorade or flavored water. Snacks include chips, goldfish, Welches's fruit snacks and more. Campers can also get a special treat of ice cream. A free snack of fruit or bag snacks are made available to campers. Families can pack snacks for their camper as well. Please know it is against policy for campers to trade snacks. 

Much like Morning Assembly this brings all of our campers back together. Here we review the day, sing more songs and act more skits. We award beads for campers who represented our core values. 

Campers riding the bus make their way to the buses. 

Campers doing pick up on camp head to the basketball court. Here they have free play till their name is called for pick up. Parents meet at the check out tent and must have an ID. Campers will be called and they will meet at the gate. 

Campers will enjoy an activity of their groups choice till call upon by pick up. This can include the playground, the kangaroo jumper, archery, sports, a craft or more. 

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Traditional Day Camp

Campers are in groups based on age. This is meant to ensure campers are with peers at the same developmental stage. As campers return summer after summer their group will progress in activities. These could be unlocking new high ropes elements or more complex crafts.


Pathfinders – Ages 5-6
Frontiers – Ages 6-7
Explorers – Ages 7-9
Adventurers – Ages 9-11
Pioneers – Ages 11-13

Price: $300 per week

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Immersive Camps

Immersive camps are camps that go beyond your average experience. Campers will be fully enveloped in the theme chosen based on a book, movie, or TV show. Each day campers and counselors dress in costume, participate in themed activities, and leave wishing they never had to.

STAR WARS – Attend Jedi training for young Padawans in the ways of the force and lightsaber. These campers will have to join the rebel alliance and bring balance back to the force.
Ages 9-13

PERCY JACKSON – Attend Camp Half-Blood and go on an epic quest with treacherous trials and dangerous monsters. If your camper is the child of a god this may be the only way to keep them safe.
Ages 9-13

HARRY POTTER – Harry, Hermione, and Ron need your help. It’s time to go to Hogwarts and save your fellow classmates and the rest of the wizarding world.
Ages 7-13

SURVIVOR – An immersive camp designed for teens that has them outwit, outplay, and hopefully outlast their fellow survivors. Campers will spend their week competing in challenges for rewards or immunity. Join Survivor Camp and see if you have what it takes to be the sole survivor.
Ages 13-15

Price: $325 per week
 

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Specialty Camp

Specialty camps are for campers interested in a specific activity. Each day will have activities that continue to develop a camper's skill level. They work with staff with a background in the field that can teach them best practices. Campers will still enjoy swimming and some of our general camp activities too.

PIRATE ADVENTURE – Set sail on the Quidnick Lake to find buried treasure. Campers will learn how to hoist the sails to set sail for adventure. But every adventure comes with dangers as they face fellow pirates and treacherous seas.
Ages 7-13

ART EXPLOSION – Participate in our expanded art program. Campers will be working in different mediums and building upon their talent.
Ages 5-12

CULINARY CAMP – Campers will learn Indoor and outdoor cooking. Each day will teach cooking skills and techniques. Campers will also get to compete in their own cooking competitions.
Ages 10-13

ALIEN INVASION – When aliens invade, campers work together to defend their home and their lives! Campers will have to learn to beat a technologically advanced invader to save the world!
Ages 8-11

Price: $325 per week

LITs

Leaders in Training

This program is dedicated to enhancing participants’ understanding of leadership, communication, youth development, and teamwork through specialized programs, experiential training, and lessons that culminate in a strong development in leadership. Campers face difficult challenges that test them and their constitution.

Price: $315 per week

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Race 4 Chase

This six-week triathlon training program is done in memory of Chase Kowalski, a victim of the Sandy Hook shooting. The program encourages youths to swim, run, and bike culminating in an end of the summer marathon. More information can be found at the Race for Chase website or by reaching out to camp. Please call the camp to register and to learn about the program and schedule.

Price: FREE
*Please note that Race 4 Chase is a half-day camp. For full day care, there is an additional fee.

Bus Routes

Camp is never far away when there is a bus stop close by. There are 9 total bus stops leading to and from camp for $50 per week. See if there is a location near you.

Pawtucket Bus Route

AM
7:00am Arrive Pawtucket Family YMCA
7:45am Check in for buses ends
8:00 am Leave Pawtucket Family YMCA 
8:45 am Arrive Westwood YMCA Camp

PM
4:00 pm Leave Westwood YMCA Camp
5:00 pm Arrive Pawtucket Family YMCA
5:15 pm Leave Pawtucket Family YMCA 

Warwick and Coventry Bus Route

AM
7:30 am Warwick Mall/Target parking lot 400 Bald Hill Road
7:55 am Dave’s Marketplace 1000 Division Road
8:20 am BJ’s Wholesale 790 Centre of New England BLVD.
8:45 am Arrive at Westwood Camp

 

PM
4:00 pm Leave Westwood YMCA (2093 Harkney Hill Rd Coventry)
4:15 pm BJ’s Wholesale 790 Centre of New England BLVD.
4:40 pm Dave’s Marketplace 1000 Division Road
5:00 pm Warwick Mall/Target parking lot 400 Bald Hill Road

East Greenwich and West Greenwich Bus Route

AM
7:30 am Stop and Shop 1300 Ten Rod Road
7:50 am Roch’s 10 Arnold Farm Road
8:05 am Dave’s 23 Coventry Shoppers Park
8:30 am Stop and Shop 900 Tiogue Ave
8:45 am Westwood YMCA Camp

 

PM
4:00 pm Leave Westwood YMCA Camp
4:15 pm Dave’s 23 Coventry Shoppers Park
4:30 pm Roch’s 10 Arnold Farm Road
4:45 pm Stop and Shop 1300 Ten Rod Road

Pricing

Traditional Camp$300 per week
Immersive Camp$325 per week
Specialty Camp$325 per week
LITs$315 per week
Race 4 Chase (Half Day)FREE 
BussingAdditional $50 per week
Before CareAdditional $25 per week
After CareAdditional $25 per week

Field Trips

Camp is the perfect getaway for schools looking to start the year off right or end it on a high note.

Group Rental

During the Fall Camp Westwood can host day groups looking to connect and have a great experience. 

Special Events

Are you looking for an outdoor event space? Our lakefront lodge and outdoor amphitheater are perfect places for coming together.