Best camp ever. I attended for 12 years straight. Wonderful time to get to know other campers…read more Counselors are the best. Bill C.

My daughter had a great time at camp for high schoolers! They had a lot of fun but were also…read morepurposeful about teaching God's Word.

This place changed my life when I started attending over night camp at age 5 (pretty sure you have…read moreto be older now). I am now 41 years old and have not missed one year - camper, counselor, alumni and yearly attendee of Family Camp, and, perhaps best of all, parent of campers. My children are now learning the independence I learned so many years ago, and are meeting life long friends - this last part is not a clique saying but truth.

From the owner: Situated on 200 wooded acres with over a mile of shoreline on Corey Lake, YMCA Camp Eberhart has…read morebeen a treasured destination for children and families for more than 110 years. We provide a lifetime's worth of skills and experience through residential and day summer camps, specialty camps, and camping activities for all. Camp Eberhart boasts one of the largest sailing programs in the country and offers additional activities such as archery, photography, astronomy, equestrian, riflery, canoeing, fishing, high ropes, land sports, outdoor cooking, arts and crafts, music, drama, and more. Resident campers can choose from specialty camps such as Astro Camp, Ranch Camp, Leadership Core, 3-Day Try-It Camp, and Service Crew while staying in facilities ranging from traditional stone cabins to treehouses to temperature-controlled lodges. Our mission is to provide impactful outdoor experiences where campers learn new skills, gain independence, and grow as an individual.

Five Pines is a great place all year round.  In the summer they have camps (which I went to as a…read moreyoung lad) with an abundance of activities including swimming, a rock climbing wall, and a ropes course.  The middle school I went to even took us out here back in the day as a field trip.  My church would take the middle and high schoolers out here in the fall for hay rides which is always a fun treat. As for the winter, they offer tubing and other winter activities on a large hill on property.  They also sell warm beverages during this time to warm up between activities.  Five Pines is simply a great outdoor place with numberous fun things to do.  Let the adventuring begin! Ps.  Something cool: in the lodge there are pictures of campers.  I'm up there a few times :)

Love this place Me and all my sisters have go here 1st grade…read moreal the way up. Three of us worked here too.

This is the favorite activity that my two boys do after school and for camps in the summer! They…read morereally enjoy the class and I love how it is STEM and not just doing Lego free play. They have asked me if the school could try to have the program in the morning as well since they are too excited to wait until the end of the day to do it. They are so proud of their creations at the end of each class and their skills are growing each week. Ms. Antoinette has been amazing - the kids really love her and her energy is contagious! Would highly recommend!

Antoinette does an awesome job at the Bricks 4 Kidz program after school. My daughter loves going…read moreto it and looks forward to it. Please keep up the great work!

Friday Open Studios a worthy adventure as this slice of creative summer camp for the art…read moreinstitute of Chicago offers a glimpse of what's been going on. Usually food and beverage for ssle. Auction offers opportunity to support this fine example of local endeavor. Feed the fish from the dock while the sun sets over the pond. Good looking crowd wows

Spent time this summer with art here. Friday open studios fantastic and free . kids love it...take…read morethe interurban easy in out free. Free? Stop it. ..#summer #surprises

We are YMCA members and have come to this camp for a few different events. The main one is summer…read morecamp for my daughter. She loves her summer camps here. The entire staff is so welcoming and friendly. They are very organized and very communicative front the time you sign up for camp, up until camp, and all the way to check out day. They have a wide variety of things for the kids to do while in camp, always keeping them busy and always making sure they have fun. They take pictures during camp and offer s website for parents to view them daily. They make sure your child is comfortable every year. They are very accommodating. The property is beautiful and well maintained. There aren't any huge potholes in the drive areas and the grass is always green and mowed. The buildings and cabins are also well maintained and clearly marked so you know where you're staying and going. The camp counselors are educated and know how to act appropriately and set an example for the kids. They have a couple years of training before they are actual counselors. I never felt insecure leaving my child for camp. I have taken retreats here and the instructors are on spot and on time. They know what they are teaching and very courteous. I love taking retreats here. I have also had the food here. It's high quality and no skimping. My child loves eating the "camp food". The retreat food is also very delicious. They have a cook and full kitchen staff to prepare the meals and they aren't just peanut butter and jelly sandwich meals. One time we had fried chicken and it was one of the best fried chickens I've eaten. I recommend coming here any time. It's a wonderful experience.

My husband and his family went to this camp for years when they were children. We recently found…read moreout about their family camp and were very excited about attending. While the weather was not especially co-operative, we felt this still could have been an excellent weekend were it not for the complete lack of direction from the staff. The posted schedule was often wrong, or staff simply decided not to do certain activities without giving any forewarning. At one point in time I was waiting quite a while to do one activity that only two people were working, and I ventured to check on my daughter who watching a movie and discovered that 4 of the counselors were "helping" a group of about 10 kids and parents watch a movie. I felt that three of those staff members could probably have been working on making sure the other people at camp weren't standing around for an hour waiting to do one activity. Also, it would have been immensely helpful if the staff had started the weekend with a tour of the grounds. I had never been to this camp, and it would have been nice to have known were to go so I didn't end up walking all over the camp only to find out when I got to the horse arena, that horseback riding had been canceled that morning and the next session was actually just going to be a "pony" ride in a coral. I did give it two stars, because I could see the potential of this being a really great experience. I also did get to climb a rock wall, do a high ropes activity and canoe a bit, also my children had a wonderful time just playing with all of the other kids there. So it was not a wasted weekend, although if the program director is still there next year, I won't be.