845-735-2383
Affiliated with YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood
Day Camp
Our camp has a special needs inclusion program in which children are mainstreamed.
Camp accepts special needs children on a case by case basis.
Session Lengths: 2 Weeks, 3 Weeks, 4 Weeks, 5 Weeks, 6 Weeks, 7 Weeks
Camp Twelve Trails™ is our new camp, which combines the best of the popular day camps of JCC on the Hudson, The Riverdale YM-YWHA, and YM & YWHA of Washington Heights and Inwood. Our mission is to provide children the finest summer experience, with innovative programming and personalized supervision, while maintaining affordability for all families.
Camp Twelve Trails™ gives children ages 5 – 16 the best of both specialty camp and contemporary day camp programs. It is comprised of five Neighborhoods: Play, Create, Explore, Discover, and Grow that allow campers to strengthen their skills in their favorite specialty while encouraging them to explore new areas. Deep friendships evolve as they engage with others who share their interests.
Adam Benmoise has over 15 years of experience in Jewish Communal work, starting with synagogue youth development in his native home of Toronto, Canada. There he developed a love for Judaism and Israel education, and of course maple syrup. Adam went on to work as a summer camp counselor, Specialist, Unit Head and Head Counselor at Surprise Lake Camp in Cold Spring, NY. After graduating from York University in Toronto, he continued on at Surprise Lake full time, as the Coordinator of Judaics and Off-Season Programming.
After returning to school for a Bachelor’s degree in 1992 with a major in Adaptive Physical Education, Joe began teaching for the NYC Board of Education. He then became a Director of Field Services for New York Special Olympics.
