Established in 1901 as one of the nation's first summer camps, Frost Valley YMCA now provides four seasons of outdoor, experiential and educational opportunities. Frost Valley YMCA is a 6,000 acre residential camping, environmental education, and conference center. 

Programs include:

• Resident Summer Camp
• Teen Adventure Camp
• Farm Summer Camp
• After School Program
• Day Camp
• Environmental Education
• Family and Group Retreats
• Elderhostel and Adult Education
• Cross Country Skiing
• Three Season Horseback Riding
• Environmental Science Research Partnerships
• Programs with the Tokyo YMCA.

Frost Valley YMCA Visitors Include:

• 15,000 students through the residential environmental education programs from schools in NY and NJ.
• 14,000 overnight families and groups guests including scout troops, individual families, YMCA, not-for-profit, and church groups.
• 1,600 children in summer resident camp programs from throughout the United States , with most residing in the tri-state region .

Program partnerships Include:

• Frost Valley YMCA/Community Agencies Corporation (CAC) Newark Family Partnership.
• Tokyo/Frost Valley YMCA Partnership
• Mainstreaming at Camp Program, a partnership with the Young Adult Institute/National Institute for People with Developmental Disabilities
• Dialysis Center at Frost Valley, a partnership with the Ruth Carol Gottscho Kidney Foundation and Montefiore Children's Hospital

Scientific Research Partnerships

• U.S. Geological Survey
• U.S. Department of Agriculture¹s Forest Service
• Army Corps of Engineers
• NY State Department of Environmental Conservation
• NYC Department of Environmental Protection
• SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry
• Cornell Cooperative Extension
• Watershed Agricultural Council
• Catskill Forest Association
• Catskill Center for Conservation and Development

With a budget of close to $8 million a year, Frost Valley YMCA is an independent association operated by more than 100 year-round employees with an additional 200 seasonal employees.