Camp Kum-Ba-Yah

Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center serves emerging social needs through the process of engaging children, families and community in meaningful outdoor experiences.

The 2nd phase Together We Grow Capital Campaign goal of $1.7 million will allow us to renovate the youth house to the Rosel and Elliot Schewel Education Building, construct Addison’s Amphitheater with a covered stage and terraced seating, add visitor bathrooms and a concession stand, create a new Friendship Circle Bus Loop with pollinator garden, add a year round retreat space to the back of the cottage and build our endowment.

Summer Day Camp Registration is open!

Nestled in the heart of Lynchburg, Camp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center offers 47 acres of natural play and education space for public and private enjoyment. Our facilities are open throughout the year, offering youth camp programs, pool memberships and environmental education programs for all in the community.

ABOUT CAMP KUM-BA-YAH
Camp Kum-Ba-Yah has offered quality outdoor enrichment day camp experiences for children in central Virginia for 72 years. Nestled in the heart of Lynchburg, Camp Kum-Ba-Yah offers 47 acres for campers to explore the natural world around them, experience personal discovery through new and challenging activities in a safe and encouraging environment, and an opportunity to cultivate friendships through shared responsibility and community. Tuition is intentionally affordable, and scholarships are available. Campers join us from every part of the city and every walk of life. We celebrate the specialness of difference and strive to enable all children to find confidence and a sense of self-worth.

Summer Camp 2023
Registration opens January 18th. Session dates are:

Session 1: June 12-16
Session 1: June 19-23
Session 3: June 26-30
Session 4: July 3-7
Session 5: July 10-14
Session 6: July 17-21
Session 7: July 24-28
Session 8: July 31-August 4

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