Member Testimonials
Another great trip with our group to Camp Grady Spruce which has always been one of our favorites. Sad that our team in Adventure guides is slowly reaching its end. My third daughter has one campout left in the spring before it wraps and we have enjoyed it so much. Both the relationships we have made and the memories we have shared with each of my daughters. The camp was short staffed this week but they still pulled it off and we had a great weekend.
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YMCA has been very supportive of the children and the coaches are amazing!!
The staff and all the activities that were available
Great job with the adventure guides! We loved our weekend and can’t believe the beautiful land on Grady Spruce. Never sell it and never change it!
Love spending time with my daughter, Grady Spruce is well-maintained and staffed. We always have an amazing time
The confidence it gives my daughter, a chance for daddy-daughter experiences and life-long memories, and the opportunity for my husband to experience our children with their friends while strengthening family connections.
Grady spruce is in great shape and Marley was awesome!
Fun, safe, well organized. Thank you!
Great for kiddos and parents alike
Beautiful location and we were lucky enough to get one of the new cabins. I think the check-in process and Leader meeting were very efficient, although a site map and printed itinerary would go a long way.
The zip line and rock climbing were impressive. Archery and BB guns could use some new equipment.
All in all, it was a great experience and we'll be back!
Thank you!
I love the opportunity to be outdoors with my daughter and network and connect with other dads in a Christian environment.
Great activities for the kids. Nice facilities
It is great to have the opportunity to do activities outside and let my daughter "just be a kid." There aren't screens, there aren't distractions and they can run around doing a lot of fun activities and have some independence. My daughter now loves fishing, which she never would have known without Adventure Guides.
It is a great way to connect kids with their fathers and the community. Also, AG stafff is super helpful and friendly! Specially Isabella Hess. Now, the staff at the actual camp sites varies from super friendly to not friendly at all!!! Horses staff is on the great side!
Great activities and location! Cabins are solid as well.
Pretty great experience. We had a leaking ac drain in the cabin and a couple toilets didn’t work well. Other than that it was fantastic! Definitely coming again!
YMCA Adventure Guides is such a wonderful experience with your kids and fellow parents. I understand there may be logistical limitations preventing this as your camp transitions week to week from visitors - however if Friday check-in could be 12p instead of 4p - this might allow for campers to have the opportunity to work in all activities. Saturday comes at you so fast; it can be hard to squeeze in everything (horse riding, archery, shooting, canoeing, fishing, oh my?!)
Beyond that - love what they make accessible and available. This is our 3rd campout experience and will be back for the remaining 2 (before he ages out :-(...). Although I do have a disappointed 8yr old this time around because dad managed to leave without getting his Spring 2026 camping badge for his new vest.
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Friendly and helpful staff. It does seem like more effort early on needs to be made to gather ALL of the awards ceremony awards from each school. Someone came by our camp on day of however NONE of our girls were given and award and what seemed like EVERY Lamplighter boy did.
It is extremely important to spend time with the children in a wilderness setting. The kids and dads have so much fun working and playing together.
The bond that grows between you and your child
A great time. Allowed bonding with all our participants.
Very organized. Great fun and activities
Sky Ranch was an incredible venue and the kids had a tremendous time.
Sky Ranch was excellent! All activities are close together, so it made it easy on Saturday to bounce around from activity to activity. The Sky Ranch counselors were all very attentive and friendly. They made my Kindergartener feel safe and confident on each activity. The lake was stocked with plenty of fish, which also made it fun for everyone.
Marley did an amazing job. The new ropes course is great and everything was perfectly run and clean!
It was a beautiful camp ground and the facilities were better than I thought and activities were really cool. The zip line was so fun and really the horse back riding made it a very special memory!
I love the concept, the places, and the people. Highly recommend for any Dad that wants to get closer with their child.
It allows my kids to participate in sports and learn to be confident, discipline and be respectful to others and learn sportsmanship and competitiveness. Also as a parent and a volunteer able to participate in community activities such as coaching Kindergarteners soccer
Great soccer facility, fair referees