Located on 485 beautiful acres in the Little Miami River Valley of Southwestern Ohio, YMCA Camp Kern is owned and operated by the YMCA of Greater Dayton.

YMCA Camp Kern is proud to be accredited by the American Camp Association. Developed exclusively for camps, this nationally recognized association focuses on program quality, and health and safety issues. ACA requires us to review every facet of our operation. Camp Kern has voluntarily submitted to this independent appraisal done by camp experts and has earned its mark of distinction.

YMCA Camp Kern is not a public facility and is open to registered guests only. For the safety and security of all guests, each member of your group must wear a wristband for the length of their stay. The group leader will be given wristbands at check-in to distribute to group members. You will be invoiced for the number of wristbands used, so please remember to return any unused wristbands to your camp host.