B.R. Ryall YMCA Summer Camp

B.R. Ryall YMCA Summer Camp offers Traditional Summer Camp, Specialty Camps, Sports Camp, and Camp Fusion that include outdoor games, sports, crafts, songs, enrichment activities, swimming, outings and walks to local parks, and field trips. Campers take part in outdoor water activities, weekly swimming, weekly service projects, and end each week with “Fun Fridays.”

• Ages: 5–13 years old
• Schedule: Traditional full-day camps run Monday–Friday, with options from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., from June 1 to August 14

All camp sites have access to indoor and outdoor camp space, a full playground, basketball hoops, a gaga pit, and a large open field for play. Traditional full-day camps are age-specific, with Kinder Ridge campers based in kindergarten classrooms at the YMCA, and Camp Voyagers for 6th–8th grades located in the Teen Center at the B.R. Ryall YMCA. Counselors complete trainings in CPR, First Aid, bloodborne pathogens, bullying, abuse prevention, pool safety, emergency procedures, customer service, and implementation of age-appropriate games and activities.

Founded in 1919, the B.R. Ryall YMCA of Northwestern DuPage County has been serving the communities of Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Glendale Heights, Winfield, Warrenville, West Chicago and Carol Stream for more than a century. The mission of the B.R. Ryall YMCA is to put Christian principles into practice through programs that build healthy spirit, mind and body for all. The summer camp leadership team includes Raquel Despe for kindergarten at the B.R. Ryall YMCA, Cindy Goss for grades 1–5 at Westfield Elementary, and Jim Powers for grades 1–5 and 6–8/Specialty and Varsity Camp at Abe Lincoln, Ben Franklin Elementary, and the B.R. Ryall YMCA.

Last updated May 24, 2026.