YWCA CAMP CAVELL 

General Information

YWCA Camp Cavell at a Glance!

YWCA Camp Cavell is a three season camp...
which has served children in the Metropolitan Detroit Community for over 95 years.  We are located on 55 acres in Lexington, Michigan on Beautiful Lake Huron. 

We work with a unique mix of children and adults...
from very different economic and social backgrounds.  A large number of the children we serve are from economically depressed areas, have a disability or are "at risk" in some way.  We feel these groups of children need to be exposed to new challenges and growth opportunities in the out of doors.

Our YWCA programs include...
Fun Family Weekends, Women’s Getaway Weekends, Children’s Great Summer Camp, and a Summer Day Camp.  Activities include: waterfront, crafts, archery, horseback riding, kayaking, backpacking trips, technical tree climbing, and lots more!

We also serve over 50 community groups and organizations. 
They utilize both our programming and our site each year.  Many of the groups with whom we work serve participants who are "at-risk" or have a disability.  Organizations who utilize our services include the Muscular Dystrophy Association, Champs for Life (Children in foster care due to abuse in home), American Heart Stroke Survivors, Girl Scouts, ARC (Mentally disabled adults), Interim House (our family shelter).

Altogether we serve over 3000 people...
in a year for an average of 48 contact hours each. That is over 192,000 people contact hours a year!   We feel strongly that camp is a special place like no other.  It is a safe place where people can learn about one another and their environment as they try new experiences and grow together.

Please contact us if you have questions, suggestions or would like to help!

Jill Laidlaw, Camp Director
 

More Information!

Mission Statement of the YWCA

Map of Camp
Camp is divided into a north and south property.  On the north property is the Northwood and Southwood cabins and on the south property is the Brookside cabins.  See Facility Details for descriptions of each area.

Map to Camp Google!
Camp Cavell is easy to get to, just 90 miles northeast of Detroit.  Near the town of Lexington Michigan just north of Port Huron.  We are on the knuckle of the thumb.

Facility Details
This is a listing of each building and facility here at camp with notes of which have restrooms, which are accessible and how many beds each has.

Download General Overview of
YWCA Camp Cavell
This PDF file includes Camp Cavell at a Glance, the Community we Serve, the Groups we Serve, Evaluations Comments, Our goals and Objectives.
(or here it is as a Word Document)

Sample Menu
YWCA Camp Cavell has great food, our campers say so!  We are world famous for our Chocolate Chip Cookies and our homemade rolls are scrumptious and there is always plenty to eat.  

Camp Store
Our camp store has hats, t-shirts, stuffed animals and more!

Internet Access Information
Much to our dismay, we are only able to get dial up service at camp and it is very, very slow!  Listed here are local WIFI spots! 

History
The YWCA has a long record of service to it's community!  We began taking girls camping back in 1914.  Camp moved to it's present location in 1927 and has evolved to become a wonderful facility serving over 4000 people a year!

Things to Do & See in the Local Area
Check out our local Chamber of Commerce Website for things to do and see in the area.  There are also wonderful Bed & Breakfast and sweet little hotels in the area.