BYM Camps

BYM Camps offers summer camp programs at four sites, with camps for ages 9-14 and a Teen Adventure program for ages 15-17. The program includes Catoctin, Opequon, and Shiloh sessions, plus Kindling Sessions at Catoctin and Shiloh for 9- and 10-year-old campers. OATS Weeks at Opequon include one-week or two-week sessions with workshops and arts, and no required trips.

Programs

• Catoctin — Ages 9-14
• Opequon — Ages 9-14
• Shiloh — Ages 9-14
• Teen Adventure — Ages 15-17
• Kindling Sessions at Catoctin and Shiloh — 9 or 10 year old campers; campers 11 years or older are not eligible · Very much still full blown overnight camp programs, geared toward letting your family see if the programs are the right fit for your camper.
• OATS Weeks at Opequon — Campers of any age (9-14) · One-week or two-week session option during Third Session; focus on workshops and arts at Opequon; no required trips during OATS sessions.

At a glance

• Ages: 9–17 years old
• Current session: Catoctin Session One (Jun 26–Jul 10, 2027); Catoctin Session Two (Jul 11–Jul 24, 2027); Catoctin Session Three (Jul 25–Aug 8, 2027); Catoctin Kindling Session A (Jul 25–Aug 1, 2027); Catoctin Kindling Session B (Aug 2–Aug 8, 2027); Shiloh Session One (Jun 26–Jul 10, 2027); Shiloh Session Two (Jul 11–Jul 24, 2027); Shiloh Session Three (Jul 25–Aug 8, 2027)
• General schedule: Summer camp programs at four sites; some sessions are one week and some are two weeks; at most camps and most sessions there is a significant camping and wilderness trip component.

About the provider

BYM Camps is operated and stewarded by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The camps are gender-inclusive and values-based, and the program states that it incorporates Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Its mission is to build a vibrant, diverse, and youth-centered community, welcome all with open arms, nurture campers’ ability to find and be themselves, create opportunities for leadership, and cultivate life-long connections to wild spaces and to each other.

• Catoctin Quaker Camp camping rentals
• The Studio at Catoctin — Available from mid-August through the first week of June.
• Opequon Quaker Camp rentals

• Priority Registration for Summer 2027
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Operated and stewarded by the Baltimore Yearly Meeting Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). The camps are gender-inclusive and explicitly values-based, incorporating Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. BYM Camps is a family of four summer camp programs spread along the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia and Maryland.

What families say

“My daughter glows when she talks about her time at camp. She confirms what we’ve heard from a number of others, that the camp provides a very special place for growth, learning, self expression, and friendships.” — Camp Parent

Last updated October 29, 2026.