YMCA Camp Tockwogh
YMCA Camp Tockwogh, 24370 Still Pond Neck Rd, Worton, MD 21678
About
YMCA Camp Tockwogh offers activities such as sailing, swimming, climbing, arts & crafts, and horseback riding. Camp operations include a variety of program spaces that support these activities.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Camp is in full operation from mid-April to mid-November.
YMCA Camp Tockwogh has been connected to camping programs since as early as 1910, when the Board of Directors of the Wilmington YMCA began offering camp for boys, and the YMCA purchased Tockwogh in 1938. Over time, the camp added a family camp week in 1946, weekend groups during the off-season, and a girls’ camp that began with co-sponsorship from the Wilmington Young Women’s Christian Association in 1961, with girls attending for the full summer by 1963. The camp now has over 40 rustic cabins, five winterized cottages, two large group lodges, a dining hall with capacity for up to 400 people, and various meeting and program spaces, and it has expanded to serve groups of up to 95 people throughout the winter, with attendance of some 2,100 campers during the summer season and more than 5,000 attendees during the spring and fall conference seasons. The overall staff-to-camper ratio is 1:4, and cabin staff-to-camper ratios are 1:8–1:10, and staff training covers CPR/First Aid, life guarding, horseback riding, and boat driving.
The mission of YMCA Camp Tockwogh is to foster healthy living and social responsibility through the development of independence, confidence, lifelong learning and character in youth, teens and families, within the broader mission of the YMCA of Delaware to cultivate human potential, self-esteem and dignity of all people and to develop and practice Christian principles of love, caring, inclusiveness, justice and peace. The camp identifies five pillars: caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and inclusion, and it commits to ongoing exploration of programming related to racial inequity and First Nations naming conventions within camp culture, and works to ensure that all people have equitable access to a summer camp experience. One parent from a Summer 2022 camper reported that their son returned from camp as “a more confident kid” and shared that he appreciated being able to enjoy each moment at camp without distractions like his phone.
Last updated January 24, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Camp is in full operation from mid-April to mid-November.
YMCA Camp Tockwogh has been connected to camping programs since as early as 1910, when the Board of Directors of the Wilmington YMCA began offering camp for boys, and the YMCA purchased Tockwogh in 1938. Over time, the camp added a family camp week in 1946, weekend groups during the off-season, and a girls’ camp that began with co-sponsorship from the Wilmington Young Women’s Christian Association in 1961, with girls attending for the full summer by 1963. The camp now has over 40 rustic cabins, five winterized cottages, two large group lodges, a dining hall with capacity for up to 400 people, and various meeting and program spaces, and it has expanded to serve groups of up to 95 people throughout the winter, with attendance of some 2,100 campers during the summer season and more than 5,000 attendees during the spring and fall conference seasons. The overall staff-to-camper ratio is 1:4, and cabin staff-to-camper ratios are 1:8–1:10, and staff training covers CPR/First Aid, life guarding, horseback riding, and boat driving.
The mission of YMCA Camp Tockwogh is to foster healthy living and social responsibility through the development of independence, confidence, lifelong learning and character in youth, teens and families, within the broader mission of the YMCA of Delaware to cultivate human potential, self-esteem and dignity of all people and to develop and practice Christian principles of love, caring, inclusiveness, justice and peace. The camp identifies five pillars: caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and inclusion, and it commits to ongoing exploration of programming related to racial inequity and First Nations naming conventions within camp culture, and works to ensure that all people have equitable access to a summer camp experience. One parent from a Summer 2022 camper reported that their son returned from camp as “a more confident kid” and shared that he appreciated being able to enjoy each moment at camp without distractions like his phone.
Last updated January 24, 2026.
Is this your business? There is no cost, but you will be asked to sign up or log in.