Camp Twelve Trails

Orangeburg, NY • Established 2015

Camp Twelve Trails Details

Summer Address
44 Henry Kaufmann Rd
Orangeburg, NY 10972

Winter Address
54 Nagle Ave.
New York, NY 10040

845-735-2383

Camp Twelve Trails's Website

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

The Camp Twelve Trails Story

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.

Featured Activities at Camp Twelve Trails

Arts & Crafts Cooking Nature Education Science Sports

Our Camp Leadership

Camp Director | Adam Benmoise

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. [expand] After 5 years full time and 11 summers, Adam left Surprise Lake Camp to become the Executive Director of Habonim Dror Camp Na’aleh. Under Adam’s leadership, Camp Na’aleh thrived, and during his 4 years there he was honored to be selected by The Foundation for Jewish Camp for its Executive Leadership Institute. In December 2013, Adam joined the YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood as Camp Director for Camp Yomawha where he has continued the long standing tradition of camp excellence at the Y.[/expand]

Assistant Camp Director | Joe Smith

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. [expand] After five years at Special Olympics, he was recruited to manage a premiums and promotional company. During his entire professional career, Joe continued to work with Camp Sussex, a residential camp for underprivileged youth. Having attended as a camper and working his way up to Assistant Director, he would return on an annual basis to provide orientation for incoming staff and follow-up throughout the camping season. Up until Sussex closed its doors, Joe provided leadership as a Vice President on the Board of Directors. Joe returned to overnight camping by becoming the Director for Camp Marcella, an Easter Seals camp for adults with special needs and children with visual impairments. In the summer of 2010, Joe was the Training Director for Camp Romaca, a private all-girls camp and the following summer, the Athletic Director. Since June, 2012 Joe has been the Director of Camping, Family & Youth Services at the Riverdale YM-YWHA .[/expand]

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"Hosting Shlichim during the summers remains a wonderful experience for our family. Each year we meet dynamic and fascinating young Israelis with whom we maintain contact long after the summer has gone. Our kids are the greatest beneficiaries of the experience, finding in the Shlichim individuals who they come to regard as older siblings. It is an event we look forward to every year with good reason and plan on continuing for years to come."

- Soberman Family, The Jack and Pat Kay Centre Camp, Prosserman JCC

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“Although it was so new, Israel brought upon me a familiar sense of belonging much like what I feel at Camp Chi every summer. The ability to be in a place where one feels so free and proud to be a Jew is a feeling that makes me so proud to be involved in my Jewish heritage.”

- Joshua Krawitz, 17, Camp Chi, JCC Chicago