Adventure Guides
The Adventure Guides program provides fathers and their children the opportunity to spend valuable time together. As part of a larger group, both father and child create unforgettable memories playing games, spending the weekend at an overnight camp, family adventures, and much more. Program registration is now open, please see below for pricing and registration links.
2024-2025 CAMPOUTS LISTED.
PROGRAM AND FALL CAMPOUT REGISTRATION ARE NOW OPEN.
Program Registration:
The program registration fee cover expenses that are not covered by campouts or events. Program registration for the child is needed prior to registering for any campouts and events. This is a yearly fee that only needs to be paid once a school year. We do offer an additional child discount for multiple siblings in the same household please email aginfo@ymcadallas.org for this discount and we will credit your account.
If you're new to the Adventure Guides program and interested in leading a new group, please submit our New Group Interest Form.
This fee is included during the campout registration process. If you are new to the program or not ready to register for the campouts, please use the link below to pay for the registration fee. This fee is prorated if you are signing up in the spring.
PROGRAM REGISTRATION- $88PROGRAM MANUALREGISTRATION GUIDELINES
Camping Events:
Each campout will serve specific YMCA Branch Service area(s). All campouts will be held at camps with cabins that include A/C, electricity, and bathrooms. More details on each camp can be found on their website and their links are under each campout description. Please be aware that we do not reserve cabins per group, all beds are on a first-come, first-serve basis, and all registrations are done by each family pair.
If you are new to Adventure Guides or have no YMCA affiliation, please Register for the program above and complete our New Group Interest Form. We will contact you to place your group in a campout.
CAMPOUTS:
Please note these are pair pricing, if you are bringing two children, there is an option for that during the registration process. Please note pricing is different per camp due to the cost the camp charges the Adventure Guides program. We try and keep costs as low as possible.
Breakfast Saturday and Sunday as well as lunch on Saturday will be provided at all camps. Activities at the camps include horses, archery, BBs, zipline, climbing wall, hikes, and more! Specific detail on each camp will be updated a few weeks prior to the camp.
FALL 2024 CAMPOUTS*:
Group: | Location: | Date: | Registration: | Campout Packet: |
LH Guides, SM 2nd/3rd, WR,MD, | Sky Ranch | Sept. 20th-22nd | $327 | HERE |
SM 1st, MD | Camp Grady Spruce | Oct. 4th-6th | $262 | |
RD 2nd/3rd | Camp Classen | Oct. 4th-6th | $312 | |
PL/RD 1st, CP, CT, FR | Camp Grady Spruce | Oct. 18th-20th | $262 | |
LH Girls, WR | Camp Classen | Oct.18th-20th | $312 | |
PL 2nd/3rd | Camp Grady Spruce | Nov. 1st-3rd | $262 | |
Kinder- LH, SM, MD | Camp Grady Spruce | Nov. 8th-10th | $262 | |
Kinder- RD, PL | Collin County Adventure Camp | Nov. 8th-10th | $272 |
*non-member pricing
SPRING 2025 CAMPOUTS*:
Group | Location | Date |
RD 2nd/3rd, WR | CGS | March 28th-30th |
SM 1st, MD, WR | Classen | March 28th-30th |
Kinder- LH, SM, MD | CCAC | April 4th-6th |
Kinder- RD, PL | CGS | April 4th-6th |
LH Girls, SM 2nd/3rd | CGS | April 11th-13th |
PL 2nd/3rd | Classen | April 11th-13th |
LH Guides | CGS | April 25th-27th |
RD/PL 1st, CP, CT, FR | Classen | April 25th-27th |
*subject to change.
Additional Events:
Please check back frequently as we will be keeping this area updated with additional local events. We will try to offer locations around the service area to ensure everyone can make it. These are the events we have each year. If they are coming up, there will be a date
Event | Day | Location |
Kinder Induction | Oct 8th | Richardson |
Pumpkin Carving | Oct 24th | Richardson |
Turkey Shoot Out | Nov 16th | Plano |
Local Holiday Activities | Varies | Varies |
Mom's Campout- Day | Dec 14th | Collin County Adventure Camp |
Chili Cook Off | Late Jan | White Rock YMCA |
Father/Daughter Dance | Mid Feb | DoubleTree in Richardson |
Derby Day 1 | Early March | Lake Highlands YMCA |
May Event | TBD | TBD |
Group Leader Meetings:
These meetings will be available to all group leaders and will go over upcoming campouts and events. A meeting invite with the link to the meeting will be sent a few days before each meeting. Please make sure you sign up for the meeting you want to attend, this is the list we will use to send the links. If you are not on the group leader distribution list, please email Samantha Buehler at sbuehler@ymcadallas.org.
Date | Time | Location |
September 3rd | 6:00 PM | Ten50 BBQ |
September 17th | 5:15 PM | Virtual |
October 1st | 5:15 PM | Virtual |
October 29th | 5:15 PM | Virtual |
For more information:
Email us: AGinfo@ymcadallas.org
or
Call us:
Isabella Hess
214-357-8431
Allison Baca
214-526-7293
Recruitment Tools:
Additional Resources:
History
Adventure Guides began as the Y-Indian Guide program for fathers and sons in 1926. The program’s purpose was to support the father’s lead role in the family as a teacher, counselor, and friend to his son.
For 89 years, the Indian Guides program was the cornerstone for family programs in YMCAs across the country. Because of the changing world today, the YMCA adapted to the cultural sensitivity of Native Americans. Being a nationally recognized organization with the reputation of being respectful, honest and responsible prompted YMCA staff and volunteers to adapt the parent child program to be more susceptible to the changing world. Thus, the name Adventure Guides replaced the original, but the mission has remained the same.
Branch/Service Areas & Branch Campout Codes:
Celina Service Area | Moody YMCA (MD) |
Coppell YMCA (CP) | Plano YMCA (PL) |
Cross Timbers YMCA (CT) | Prosper Service Area |
Frisco YMCA (FR) | Richardson YMCA (RD) |
JER Chilton at Rockwall YMCA (RW) | Semones YMCA (SM) |
Lake Highlands YMCA (LH) | Waxahachie YMCA |
McKinney YMCA | White Rock YMCA (WR) |