All About Mohawk

YMCA Camp Mohawk is a traditional summer camp for girls ages 7-15 in Litchfield, Connecticut. The traditional camp experience is available at Mohawk in one- and two-week sessions.

Join us for our Open House!

Visit Mohawk on Sunday May 20th from 11am-2pm to take a look around camp and meet some of our awesome staff! Need directions?

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Seniors Cape Cod Sessions are Full.
There is still room in Traditional Seniors, but sign up soon!

Our Mission

The primary purpose of Camp Mohawk is to provide rich and diverse group outdoor living experiences for girls and young women in pursuit of developing character, leadership, and values in accordance with traditional YMCA principles.

The Mohawk Spirit

The Mohawk Spirit is a blend of singing, joy, adventure, love, and concern for others. Girls grow at Camp Mohawk. They grow in self-esteem and self-confidence. They grow in understanding of their relationships with others. They grow in their appreciation of nature.

Girls learn new skills, make new friends, and enhance existing abilities while at Camp Mohawk. Through a wide variety of activities, a girl can choose activities to suit her personal likes or explore new opportunities. Mohawk is a great place to develop new interests, to risk new experiences, and enjoy being with other girls in a relaxed fun atmosphere. "The Mohawk Spirit" lasts a lifetime.

Purpose & Philosophy

Camp Mohawk provides individuals with a sustained, creative, educational experience in democratic group living in an outdoor setting. Through the use of our beautiful, diverse natural setting and under the leadership of trained, committed leaders, Mohawk seeks to help campers achieve their highest potential in mind, spirit, and body.

History of Mohawk

Mohawk was founded in 1919 by the directors (then called Secretaries) of the New Haven, Litchfield, and Fairfield County Connecticut YMCAs. Its original purpose was to provide an outdoor camping experience for the young boys and girls of cities within their counties. For 47 years, Mohawk operated a month for boys and a month for girls each summer. In 1967, Mohawk became an all-girls operation.

Camp Mohawk is an independent YMCA with no affiliation to any other YMCA other than the National YMCA of the USA. It is operated by a volunteer Board of Trustees, who hires the Executive Director to implement the program.

YMCA Camp Mohawk now serves girls from Connecticut, primarily Litchfield and Fairfield Counties especially Stamford, Darien, and New Canaan; New York, primarily Westchester, Nassau, Suffolk Counties, and New York City; and several other states and countries. Located on the south side of Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall, Connecticut, and surrounded by 1,500 acres of state forest, the camp is ideally suited for environmental exploration as including hiking and camping.

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