Camp Chief Hector YMCA FACILITIES AND ... - YMCA Calgary
Camp Chief Hector YMCA FACILITIES AND ... - YMCA Calgary
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<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong><br />
<strong>FACILITIES</strong> <strong>AND</strong> AMMENITIES<br />
TAKE A LOOK AROUND<br />
After only a single glance, you are sure to fall in love with <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong>. Surrounded by mountains, forests, open<br />
fields and glassy lakes, <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong> is a dream-like get-away from the every day for both youth and adults alike.<br />
Welcome to <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong>!<br />
CAMP ROAD<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong> is located just one-hour<br />
west of <strong>Calgary</strong> on a beautiful 1000-acre site in the<br />
Bow Valley.<br />
This road will take you past the Bowfort end of<br />
camp, past our Outripping Centre and ends at<br />
<strong>Hector</strong> Lodge.<br />
HECTOR LODGE EXTERIOR<br />
Refurbished in 2005, <strong>Hector</strong> Lodge serves as the<br />
dining hall and indoor meeting area for <strong>Hector</strong><br />
Spring School and ROPES programs in the spring,<br />
and camp programming during the summer<br />
months.
HECTOR LODGE LNTERIOR<br />
<strong>Hector</strong> Lodge features a fully staffed kitchen,<br />
indoor washroom facilities and a cozy fireplace. It is<br />
our largest day use facility. <strong>Hector</strong> Lodge can<br />
accommodate meetings, weddings and special<br />
events.<br />
<strong>Hector</strong> Lodge seats up to 450 individuals.<br />
WASH SHACK EXTERIOR<br />
The <strong>Hector</strong>-end Wash Shack is located just to the<br />
North of <strong>Hector</strong> Lodge. The Wash Shack is used<br />
throughout the spring and summer months as a<br />
washroom and shower facility.<br />
WASH SHACK INTERIOR<br />
The Wash Shack contains six bathroom stalls and a<br />
large shower room. The shelving unit is used to<br />
store scented items like shampoo, deodorant,<br />
toothpaste and soap so wildlife cannot access<br />
them.
EAGLE LODGE<br />
This lodge features an old stone fireplace and can<br />
be used as a quaint meeting facility.<br />
Eagle Lodge is used as an indoor campfire facility<br />
for rainy days during outdoor school and summer<br />
seasons.<br />
HECTOR HEALTH CENTRE EXTERIOR<br />
<strong>Hector</strong> Health Centre is where teachers stay during<br />
outdoor school in the spring and where campers go<br />
when they are feeling under the weather in the<br />
summer.<br />
This building can also be rented to private groups<br />
September through June.<br />
HECTOR HEALTH CENTRE INTERIOR<br />
This facility has all the amenities that groups may<br />
need including a full kitchen, laundry facilities, four<br />
bathrooms, seven bedrooms and a meeting<br />
area/family room.
<strong>Hector</strong> Health Centre Interior<br />
Groups can bring food to prepare their own<br />
homemade meals. All dishware and cookware<br />
come included in rentals.<br />
HECTOR HEALTH CENTRE INTERIOR<br />
The bedrooms are a combination of single beds and<br />
bunk beds spread throughout the two stories.<br />
The <strong>Hector</strong> Health Centre sleeps 16. Guests provide<br />
their own bedding.<br />
HECTOR TOWER<br />
This adventure tower was generously donated by<br />
the Alberta Treasury Branch in 2007 and is<br />
primarily used in our summer camp programming.
WATERFRONT<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong> is home to Chilver Lake<br />
and two magnificent waterfront areas that are used<br />
for swimming, canoeing and wildlife viewing.<br />
OUTRIPPING CENTRE<br />
Our Outripping Centre is the starting and ending<br />
point for all of our summer trips. Route and menu<br />
planning, and gear and food packing sessions all<br />
take place at this facility.<br />
The Outripping Centre is also used for the<br />
R.O.P.E.S. program in the spring season.<br />
BOWFORT LODGE EXTERIOR<br />
Open year-round, Bowfort Lodge is the dining hall<br />
and indoor meeting space for outdoor programs,<br />
specialty groups, school programs, and six-day<br />
summer camps, day camps and Family <strong>Camp</strong>s.<br />
Bowfort Lodge seats up to 150 individuals.
BOWFORT LODGE INTERIOR<br />
Bowfort Lodge has a full kitchen, fireplace and<br />
meeting area, and is home to <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong><br />
<strong>YMCA</strong>'s administrative offices.<br />
TIPI EXTERIOR<br />
Our twenty-eight-foot canvas tipis sleep eight<br />
campers and two staff in bunk beds with<br />
mattresses.<br />
Tipis are the primary accommodation for campers<br />
in the spring and summer months.<br />
TIPI INTERIOR<br />
The fire pit in the centre adds to the camp<br />
atmosphere and provides extra warmth on chilly<br />
nights.<br />
All tipis are equipped with a full water bucket, a fire<br />
grate and a fire extinguisher.
WASH ST<strong>AND</strong><br />
Each tipi section has a wash stand for campers to<br />
wash their hands, face and teeth after they wake<br />
up each morning and before they go to bed each<br />
night.<br />
HIGH ROPES<br />
The high ropes course is a chance to take adventure<br />
to new heights!<br />
All elements are designed with team building in<br />
mind and provide a role for anyone in the group<br />
who wishes to participate.<br />
HIGH ROPES<br />
The high elements consist of beams, poles,<br />
platforms, wires and ropes 40 to 70 feet above the<br />
ground.
TEAM SWING <strong>AND</strong> FLYING SQUIRREL<br />
The Team Swing is an exhilarating swing experience<br />
from a height that each participant is comfortable<br />
with - up to 60 feet.<br />
The Flying Squirrel is an element that gives each<br />
participant the opportunity to be lifted into the air<br />
on a static line by the other members of the group.<br />
LOW ROPES<br />
Our low ropes course consists of elements<br />
anywhere from 1 to 4 feet off the ground.<br />
Participants traverse these elements, including<br />
clatter bridges, ropes, swings and tire crossings, in<br />
groups of three.<br />
CHALLENGE COURSE<br />
Teams of campers take on the Challenge Course to<br />
learn about teamwork and trust.<br />
Participants have the opportunity to build upon the<br />
lessons of each experience as they go through the<br />
various Challenge Course elements.
CLIMBING TOWER<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong>'s outdoor climbing tower<br />
allows campers and other visitors to test their<br />
limits, challenge themselves and be amazed by<br />
what they can accomplish.<br />
LONG HOUSE EXTERIOR<br />
The Long House is camp's largest overnight facility<br />
and is used primarily for school programs, weekend<br />
programs and private facility rentals year-round.<br />
LONG HOUSE INTERIOR<br />
The Long House has 13 bedrooms with two<br />
bunkbeds in each. There is also one large room at<br />
the front of the building that sleeps 12.<br />
The Long House has a total sleeping capacity of 64.<br />
Guests provide their own bedding.
LONG HOUSE INTERIOR<br />
The Long House has two washrooms, each with<br />
three toilets, two sinks and two showers.<br />
ARCHERY <strong>AND</strong> ATLATL RANGE<br />
<strong>Camp</strong>ers learn new skills, have fun and develop<br />
hand-eye coordination at the various archery and<br />
atlatl ranges that we have on-site.<br />
CORRALS<br />
The corrals are where groups arrive to learn how to<br />
groom and saddle, learn the basics of<br />
horsemanship and get to know their horses.<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong> keeps around 100 horses<br />
at its main site and at the Outpost site.
HORSES<br />
Depending on their program, campers may ride in<br />
the arena, on trails, or even take part in a camp<br />
rodeo!<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong> also has Farm Friends in<br />
the summer months so campers can interact and<br />
play with goats and sheep.<br />
POOL EXTERIOR<br />
Each tipi group in the summer season can sign up<br />
to go to a session at the pool. The pool is a safe and<br />
fun place to play games and cool off on hot<br />
summer days.<br />
A certified lifeguard is always present while the<br />
pool is in use.<br />
POOL INTERIOR<br />
The enclosed swimming pool is used to test<br />
campers' swimming skills before they head out on<br />
canoe trips.<br />
The pool also has washroom and shower facilities.
FAMILY CABIN<br />
The Family Cabin is used as home base for the<br />
animal game during the outdoor school seasons<br />
and as the Arts and Crafts Centre during the<br />
summer season and Family <strong>Camp</strong>.<br />
BOWFORT HEALTH CENTRE EXTERIOR<br />
Also known as Knowplace, the Bowfort Health<br />
Centre is ideal for small groups. It features seven<br />
rooms, each with a single bunk bed, and two<br />
washrooms with showers.<br />
This building is used primarily as teacher<br />
accommodation during the outdoor school seasons<br />
and as the Health Centre during the summer<br />
season.<br />
BOWFORT HEALTH CENTRE INTERIOR<br />
The Bowfort Health Centre has a small kitchen and<br />
meeting area, equipped with a microwave and<br />
small fridge.<br />
Bowfort Health Centre has a sleeping capacity of<br />
14. Guests provide their own bedding.
DIAMOND CROSS <strong>AND</strong> EY CLUSTERS EXTERIOR<br />
The Clusters are located just to the west of Bowfort<br />
Lodge. These buildings are primarily used for<br />
outdoor school groups, weekend programs and<br />
with younger campers in the summer months.<br />
DIAMOND CROSS <strong>AND</strong> EY CLUSTERS INTERIOR<br />
The Clusters feature three rooms of seven bunk<br />
beds and a large central common area for games<br />
and socializing.<br />
Each building sleeps 42. Guests provide their own<br />
bedding.<br />
DIAMOND CROSS <strong>AND</strong> EY CLUSTERS INTERIOR<br />
Each Cluster has two washrooms, each with two<br />
toilets, two showers and two sinks.
OLD LODGE EXTERIOR<br />
One of the original buildings on our site, this rustic<br />
lodge features an old stone fireplace and is the<br />
perfect location for small meetings and activities.<br />
It is located just north of Bowfort Lodge.<br />
OLD LODGE INTERIOR<br />
The Old Lodge is primarily used as an indoor<br />
programming facility for outdoor school and<br />
summer seasons.<br />
OUTPOST SITE<br />
<strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong>'s Outpost site is located<br />
in the Yaha Tinda region of the Rocky Mountains<br />
200km northwest of <strong>Camp</strong> <strong>Chief</strong> <strong>Hector</strong> <strong>YMCA</strong>. It is<br />
situated along the upper Red Deer River where<br />
grasslands support elk, bighorn sheep, wolves and<br />
grizzly bears.<br />
<strong>Camp</strong>ers stay in tipis and enjoy a variety of<br />
activities in and around this site.