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ADVENTURE GUIDES

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.

                                        SPRING 2023 REGISTRATION IS 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

Camping Events:

Each campout will serve specific YMCA Branch Service area(s). All campouts will be held at camps with cabins that includes 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.

SPRING 2023 CAMPOUTS:

Below are the campouts for the spring as well as the registration link. Please note these are pair pricing, if you are bringing two children, there is a 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 cost 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. 

Dates: Camp: Branch: Registration Links:
February 3rd-5th Camp Classen

LH Guides, Winter Campout

 

 $287/pair
March 24th-26th Camp Grady Spruce Moody, PL 1st, RD 1st $257/pair
March 31st-April 2nd Camp Classen PL 3rd, RD 2nd, SM, FR $287/pair
April 14th-16th Camp Grady Spruce Kinder Campout (RD, WR, FR, MD) $257/pair
April 14th-16th Collin County Adventure Camp Kinder Campout (PL, SM, LH) $257/pair
April 21st-23rd Camp Grady Spruce WR, SM, LH $257/pair
April 21st-23rd Sky Ranch LH Girls, RD 3rd, WR, CP, CT, SM $307/pair
April 28th-30th Camp Grady Spruce LH Guides, PL 2nd $257/pair

 

* non member pricing

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. 

Father/Daughter Dance: Come for a night of dancing with your daughter!

When: February 17th 

Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM

Where: DoubleTree North Dallas Hotel 4099 Valley View Ln, Farmers Branch, TX 75244

Cost: $125 per pair includes DJ, dinner with desserts, free 5X7 professional portrait photograph and other entertainment that night!

Register HERE

Derby Day Events: Join us for an afternoon of racing your pinewood derby cars!

What is Derby Day: Derby Day is pinewood derby car racing! Your kids build wooden cars with plastic wheels that, propelled only by gravity, race each other down a set of tracks.

How do you register: Registration is done at your local branch and includes a pinewood derby car kit that you can pick up there. Everyone must register through the branch and use one of our cars during the race.

Cost: $10

Additional Race Information: We will be giving out placement trophies as well as participation trophies and awards for creativity. The whole family is invited and you can go to whichever race is best suited for your family!

Race One:

  • When: Saturday February 18th
  • Where: Plano YMCA
  • Race Time: 4:00 PM

Race Two:

  • When: Sunday March 5th

  • Where: Lake Highlands YMCA
  • Race Time: 3:30 PM

DERBY DAY RULES AND FAQS

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
January 10th 5:15 PM
February 7th 5:15 PM
March 7th 5:15 PM
April 4th 5:15 PM
April 25th 5:15 PM

SIGN UP HERE

We are also hoping to get a few in person meetings at the branches to kick off the fall! More to come!

For more information:

Email us: AGinfo@ymcadallas.org

or

Call us:

Isabella Hess

214-357-8431

or

Ethan Eismont

214-705-9459

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.

Guides Resources

 

Branch/Service Areas:

Celina Service Area Moody YMCA
Coppell YMCA Plano YMCA
Cross Timbers YMCA Prosper Service Area
Frisco YMCA Richardson YMCA
JER Chilton at Rockwall YMCA Semones YMCA
Lake Highlands YMCA Waxahachie YMCA
McKinney YMCA White Rock YMCA