Our Summer camp registration form and all the information about our camps is available online now. Register Today.

Can’t wait until summer? Neither can we. Join us on our social channels and share your own record album design around our theme verse and we will share your designs online with our camping community. Watch our social channels to learn more.

Spring Retreat

Grades 7-College Level are invited with their leaders to join us for our Spring Retreat May 16-18. Enjoy worship, music, campfires, bible studies and fun. Meals and lodging are included with registration.

Theme and speakers will be announced soon, but it’s not too early to mark your calendar and start planning your group’s trip.

Day Camp at Pathfinder Lodge

Looking for a summer long camping program in the Cooperstown and Otsego County region. We have 8 weeks of fun filled themed programing. Sign up for a week or the whole summer. The best way to spend summer vacation is outside!

Camp Vick

Updates have been completed at Camp Vick and we are happy to announced it will be open for the 2025 camping season. Check back here and our social channels for more updates and learn how to book your group, family camping, or event at Camp Vick.

Now Hiring

Want to be part of our summer team? We are now hiring a variety of positions. Staff will get on the job training, including lifeguard and CPR training. Learn leadership skills and life skills that will help you grow professionally and personally. Our staff develop a lifelong passion for service and ministry.

2024 Summer Camps

Our 2024 Theme is T.E.A.M (Together Everyone Achieves More). Together we will discover all the ways that God loves each of us and has equipped us to live for God’s glory.

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Day Camp
For Ages 5-12

Serving the Otsego region. Day Campers will enjoy swimming, boating, crafts, hiking & nature, and games, along with our overnight campers.

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Annual Youth Spring Retreat
May 17-19

Sign up your youth, youth group, campus club, or family for the annual Youth Retreat. For grades 7 through college level. Grow in faith with worship, small group Bible studies, campfires, and fun.

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New This Year!

Community Camp

This year we are offering two camps for the whole family. Stay together at camp while enjoying the full program including a canoe trip, cookout, crafts, waterfront activities, games, campfires and worship times.

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Free Style Camping

Bring your friends and family and enjoy camp on our specially designated weeks and weekends.

Our camps are also available to book for your church, group, scouts, special events, and more. You can even run your own camp program. Book early before the summer fills up.

We began our mission 75 years ago at Pathfinder Lodge. Throughout that time we have expanded our ministry at Camp Vick, and supported camping and youth programs all over the state. There have been marriages, careers, baptisms, and life-long friendships found through our camping programs. We invite you to join us as we celebrate 75 years of camping ministry in New York State, August 26-28th, 2022.

The weekend features both free and paid events. Tickets are available online. Click here for lodging and reservation information (space is limited).

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Find our full brochure and registration form on our Summer Camp Page.

This year’s theme is “Living Stones: More Precious than Diamonds”, as we will also be celebrating our 75th anniversary of Christian Camping in New York State (Our Diamond Jubilee).

Tickets are now on sale for our 75th Anniversary Celebration, August 26-28 at Pathfinder Lodge. Learn more on our 75th Anniversary Page.

Open Positions for Staff and Volunteers

Hiring is underway but we still have open positions for staff and volunteers. Please join us in making this an amazing summer for our campers. Job descriptions and links to apply are on our Employment and Volunteer pages.

Work Weekends

Every spring our camps host work weekends. It’s a great opportunity for groups, teams, and families to visit and help prepare the camps for the season. Bring your own tools, or use ours. There’s light work and heavy work. Tasks for novices and for experts. We have something for everyone!

Spring Work Weekends for Pathfinder Lodge and Camp Vick are May 7 & 14th.

The theme of our 2021 camp season was “Renewal.”  After enduring a year of illness, isolation, and uncertainty, I felt it an important reminder that our strength and our ability to keep shining as a light to the world comes from our loving Savior.  We focused on two key verses, Isaiah 40:31 and Isaiah 43:19, as well as other scriptures that focused on specific renewal areas such as body, mind, spirit, and the reasons that renewal is vital to our Christian health.  There were many great conversations among campers, counselors, and pastoral staff during Bible studies, devotions, and Chapel services.

Although we only had two weeks of camp, we reached 57 campers.  Among those, about 60% were first-time campers.  We also ministered to 6 families by providing 12 campers with $2,402 in scholarships.  It was a joy to see so many new campers become immersed in our camp community, making new friends and memories and learning about Jesus.

While our staff was small, we had a stellar group of individuals, some of whom were seasoned but most who were brand new!  I look forward to many of them returning in 2021.  There are a few camp staff positions that are absolutely necessary in order to open camp and provide our typical programming.  These include Camp Director, Camp Nurse, Aquatics Director, and Lifeguards.  If you aware of anyone who might be interested in serving as camp staff, please direct them to our Employment page, which will be updated in October.

In the next couple of months, we will have some exciting announcements regarding Pathfinder Lodge.  My hope and prayer for 2022 is that we will be able to offer a complete summer of camping between the two camps.  We have many needs, both financial and physical, and it is vital that we meet these needs in order to continue the Vick-Pathfinder camp legacy.  Please prayerfully consider how you can be part of the ministry efforts- whether through financial support, volunteering, or simply adding us to your prayer list.  Be sure to check out our Volunteer page, the Wish Lists for both Vick and Pathfinder, and our Donation Page.  As always, please keep VPCCM in your prayers for God’s blessing and the continued success of the camps.

God Bless and Happy Trails!

Mandy Simons, CEO

Planning a summer camping season in our ever changing environment has been challenging. We are so excited that the state has opened up overnight camping for the 2021 season and we are working hard to bring that programming to you. While it was our hope to open both camps this summer one of our camps, Camp Vick, needs some more time to recover. We will be dedicating this summer to making much needed repairs and improvements. Meanwhile we will condense our summer program to Pathfinder Lodge. We will be moving some our of Camp Vick camps to our sister camp and merging other camps together. See our new full schedule and brochure.

Camp Vick needs a number of critical repairs especially to the water system. We are writing in part to ask our dedicated families and volunteers to consider donating time and resources where you are able to. All summer there are opportunities to visit the camp, work on a list of projects and enjoy the camp with family or work groups. It is also our hope to create a list of volunteers (who we are calling the Vick Crew) who can learn the ins and outs of Camp Vick, be available for future projects and advocate for the camp’s needs.

Campers will not be without a camping program this year. Instead we are looking into options to transport campers to Pathfinder Lodge this summer. Campers will still experience summer fun activities in a safe environment all while growing in faith and learning about God’s love.

This was not an easy decision for the board to make. We love our camps and want them to be enjoyed now and for years to come which is why we are dedicated to getting them, with your help, in the best condition possible. We are inviting you, our friends, families, volunteers, and donors to a town hall style meeting to talk about this decision and answer any questions you may have. Join us at Camp Vick on June 5th, 2021, at 10AM an online option may also be available TBA at a later date.

For updates sent directly to your email inbox, sign up to be added to our mailing list here.

In Christ’s Service,

Vick Pathfinder Camp and Conference Ministries Board

You can now register for the 2021 camping season online. There are two ways to register. We have a new online form, or you can download the PDF and mail in your registration. We are excited to offer a full schedule of summer programming this year. There are also family camping weekends (at Vick and Pathfinder) and work weekends perfect for groups to volunteer and bond together. It’s been a tough year for all of us but now we are looking to RENEW our spirits by getting outside with fellowship, worship, and fun in a safe and loving environment.

This means we are hiring! We have many staff and volunteer positions available. Find the 2021 camping application and job descriptions here.

There are also other opportunities at each of our camps including family camp, bookings for groups, and volunteer projects.

Keep stopping by our website for more updates and details over the next several weeks.

Like so many other camps we have been hit hard by the financial effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. We are asking for your help to ensure our camping program can continue for generations to come. We know that you, like us, believe in the power of camping to help our youth grow in confidence, love, respect, and faith. Read the full letter from our Board of Directors and learn how you can help and become a Camping Ministry Hero.