A meaningful
summer adventure!
Camp Turner is located within the 65,000 acre Allegany State Park, south of Buffalo, N.Y. Our Summer Camp program serves children ages 7-16... of all religious affiliations.
Activities include horseback riding, horse care, archery, hiking, orienteering, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, court hockey, nature study, low ropes course, arts and crafts, campfires, creek-walking, dodgeball, ping-pong, 9-Square-in-the-Air, GaGa ball, darts, disc golf, "human foosball," beach trips, dances and much more. Other special activities offered most sessions include fishing, drama, Zumba, table games, and digital photography.
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Special programs for older campers include a high ropes course adventure, backpacking trips, outings, and leadership training workshops.
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Our programming encourages the development of:
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Community Living Skills: cooperation, sharing, compromise, communication and conflict resolution.
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Self-Care Skills: time management, decision making, housekeeping and hygiene.
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Interpersonal Skills: independence, responsibility and, most importantly, making friends.
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Values: teamwork, sharing, compassion, forgiveness, and respect of self, others, and nature.
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Spirituality: reverence for the presence of God in every person, place and thing.
WHY CAMP TURNER?
It is our goal to ensure the safety and health of all participants by providing:​
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Caring, well-trained, professional staff members
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Nutritious, kid-friendly food
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On-site registered nurse (NP, PA, or MD)
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Adult supervision at all times
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Structured physical, mental and social activity
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Quality educational and recreational programming
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A friendly, safe culture in which campers feels welcomed and accepted
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Opportunities for campers to experience new things
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Horseback riding at no extra cost
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Financial assistance for those with demonstrated financial need. To apply visit: www.FriendsOfCampTurner.org
A Typical Day at Camp:
7:45 Morning Prayer, Pledge, Flag Raising
8:00 Breakfast
9:15 Activity periods 1 & 2
12:30 Lunch
1:30 3rd Activity
2:45 Siesta
4:00 4th Activity
5:30 Flag Lowering
5:45 Supper
Canteen
7:15 Evening Activity
8:45 Vespers
9:00 Prepare for bed
Program Information
The 9 Main Activity Areas of Camp Turner
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Horses
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Archery
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Arts and Crafts
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Games-in-the-Woods
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Nature
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Foxfire / Outdoor Living Skills
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UP! (Low Ropes Course)
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Sports / Fitness / Court Games
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Indoor Games
Each “main area” includes many different options. For example: There are over 50 crafts in the Arts & Crafts lodge and some change every year. We offer more than a dozen different sporting options. The low ropes course has 9 elements and numerous ground level initiatives. The horse corral offers ring riding, trail riding, grooming and care along with the progressive horsemanship awards.
Awards Programs
Wrangler / Horsemanship
Archery / Marksman
Woodsman / OWLS (Outdoor Living Skills)
NEWTS / Naturalist (Nature Study)
Awards programs are optional. Many campers return year after year and learn progressive skills in different awards programs. Those who achieve the highest level in an area are recognized with a substantial, custom-made wooden plaque, and their names are recorded on the large wall plaque in the Dining Hall for posterity.
Also offered each week
Beach trips, campfires, drama club, dances, water games, canteen (camp store), daily prayer times, weekly mass, horse grooming and care, creek walks, hikes, large and small group games, all camp games, out of camp trips to places like Sky High Adventure Park, Bear Caves, Quaker Beach, etc.
Other Activities
Every week also includes a wide variety of other activities not listed above. These are based on the interest and skills of each summer’s staff.
2024 Registration opens January 12th at 7 am.
CIT, ages 16 – 17, Counselor in Training Program for potential staff
Sunday 6/30 1:00 PM – Thursday 7/11/24 at 12:00 PM
Ages 16, with at least 2 years camp experience.
Age 17 with no camp experience
$250.00
CIT registration is not open to the public.
Please complete a CIT application and send to CampTurner@olvcharities.org
Session A: Younger and New Campers
Sunday 7/7 2:00 PM – Thursday 7/11 12:00 PM
Ages 7 - 13
$510.00
Explorer Session, 13 days, includes 3-night wilderness backpacking trip
Recommended for future CITs
Sunday 7/14 2:00 PM – Friday 7/26 6:05 PM
Opens to age 13 after March 1st
$1,059.00
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85
Session B, ages 8-13
Sunday 7/14 2:00 PM – Friday 7/19 6:05 PM
Ages 8 - 13
$625.00
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85
Session C, ages 8- 13
Sunday 7/21 2:00 PM – Friday 7/26 6:05 PM
Ages 8 - 13
$625.00
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85
Pathfinders 1 (ages 14-15, age 13 after March 1st)
Sunday 7/28 2:00 PM – Friday 8/2 6:05 PM
Ages 14 – 15
Opens to age 13 after March 1
$655.00
Optional trip to Cattaraugus County Fair, $45
Session D, ages 8 - 13
Sunday 7/28 2:00 PM – Friday 8/2 6:05 PM
Ages 8 - 13
$625.00
Optional trip to Cattaraugus County Fair, $45
Pathfinders 2 (ages 14-15, age 13 after March 1st)
Sunday 8/4 2:00 PM – Friday 8/9 6:05 PM
Ages 14 - 15
Opens to age 13 after March 1
$655.00
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85
Session E, ages 8 - 13
Sunday 8/4 2:00 PM – Friday 8/9 6:05 PM
Ages 8 - 13
$625.00
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85
Pathfinders 3 (ages 14-15, age 13 after March 1st)
Sunday 8/11 2:00 PM – Friday 8/16 6:05 PM
Ages 14 – 15
Opens to age 13 after March 1
$655.00
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85
Session F, ages 8 – 13
Sunday 8/11 2:00 PM – Friday 8/16 6:05 PM
Ages 8 – 13
$625
Optional trip to High Ropes course, $85