Silent Campers are welcome to arrive Friday evening to socialize and set up tents. Staff are not available to support with setting up tents, due to our Friday evening staff meeting. All campers are asked to stay in the camping field, but can leave if needed. No dinner will be provided.
Silent Camp will officially start on Saturday morning with registration/check in about 8-9 am.
Times and events are subject to change depending on how things go throughout the weekend.
Friday July 31, 2026
Evening
- 6:00 to 9:00 – Campers arrive and set up tents
- 6:00 to 10:00 – Games/ table games (camp field building)
- 10 pm – Lights Off and Quiet Time in Camp Field
Saturday August 1, 2026
Morning
- YMCA Board will be visiting Silent Camp
- 7:00 to 9:00 am – Light breakfast
- 7:00 to 9:00 – Campers arrive, set up tents, and check in at lodge
- 9:00 to 9:45 – Welcome, introductions, and countdown to voice off (lodge)
- 9:45 to 10:45 – Icebreakers (behind lodge)
- 11:00 to 12:00 – Activities (Picnic area)
- People Sorting Communication Game (line up by age, height, first name, etc…)
- Handshape Game
- Gopher
- 11:00 to 12:00 – Quilling (art house)
- 12:00 to 1:00 pm – Lunch (lodge)
- YMCA Board will lead
Afternoon
- 12:00 to 4:00 – Waterfront open (tentative)
- 1:00 to 2:00 – Chainmaile bracelets (art house)
- 2:45 to 4:00 – Activities
- Water games (waterfront)
- Handshape game (picnic area)
- 2:45 to 4:45 – DeafBlind culture presentation, activities, and immersion walk (meet in lodge)
- 4:30 to 5:00 – Mirror game (behind lodge)
- 5:00 – Group pictures (beach)
Evening
- 5:30 to 6:30 pm – Dinner (served under lodge deck and outdoor picnic tables)
- 6:30 to 9:30 –Fire and s’mores
- 6:30 to 7:30 – Continuing quilling and chainmail projects (art house)
- 7:30 to 9:00 – Protactile/DeafBlind games and stories (inside lodge and/or on deck)
- 8:30 to 10:00 – CODA Movie (by fire)
- 9:00 to 10:00 – Quiet games/ table games (camp field building)
- 10 pm – Lights Off and Quiet Time in Camp Field
Sunday August 2, 2026
Morning
- 6:30 to 8:00 am – Breakfast (lodge)
- 7:15 to 8:00 – Self-Guided Silent Group Yoga (lodge deck – bring yoga mat!)
- 8:00 to 9:00 – Activities (location TBD)
- Animal game
- Flyswatter game
- 9:00 – Water Gun Firing Squad (under deck)
- 9:30 to 11:00 – Low ropes (meet at camp field building)
- 9:30 to 11:00 – Communication games (Camp Field building)
- 11:00 to 12:00 – Activities (picnic area)
- ASL Telephone
- Bingo
- Pipes Communication Games
- 12:00 to 1:00 pm – Lunch (under deck)
Afternoon
- 12:30 to 1:30 pm – Voice on and Discussion (picnic area)
- 1:30 to 2:30 – Tents packed and cleanup
- 2:30 – All campers depart