Plan Your Trip

Test your bulls-eye skills by using a bow and arrow. Our trained staff take you through the steps to become an expert archer. We even have an indoor range, making this camp tradition available all year long.

Your creative side opens up with a variety of activities here at Frost Valley. Our instructors will help you make crafts including candles, decoupage, tie-dye, upcycled crafts, and many seasonal projects. (additional fees may apply)

(Spring & Fall Only)  During the warmer fall and spring months, guests can go out in a rowboat or canoe on Frost Valley’s Lake Cole.

(Winter Only) Grab your group or family and create a team to compete in one of the oldest games here at Frost Valley. Participants use brooms to play a version of hockey on Reflection Pond.

All challenge course elements require wearing a helmet and harness to ascend up high. Most have an age minimum. Guests who are uncomfortable with heights can participate in other ways, such as functioning as part of the belay or ladder team. Options may be limited by availability.

• Caterpillar: The Caterpillar is a traversal element that features 4 horizontal wooden beams for participants to navigate across while using the cables and hand ropes for support. Ages 10 and up.
• NEW: Crate Stacking: Crate Stacking is located at the Y-Tower. See how high you can go as you build your own leaning tower, and have your friends pass the crates up to you. Ages 10 and up.
• Climbing: The climbing walls at Frost Valley are suitable for all ages. We have 2 climbing walls, an outdoor wall at our Y-Tower and an indoor wall in Margetts. The climbing walls have different routes that range from less to more challenging.
• Flying Squirrel/Fish: The Flying Squirrel and Flying Fish are the same element. Both are great for younger children or guests who are not comfortable with heights. A pull team of at least 4 people is clipped into one end of the rope, and a Flyer is clipped into the other. The Flyer is pulled into the air as high or as fast as they would like to go and then lowered to the ground. These elements are suitable for all ages.
• Giant Ladder: The Giant Ladder is similar to the Vertical Playpen, only the climbing obstacle is different. At this element, participants climb a giant ladder. This element works best as a partner climb, meaning 2 people will be climbing at the same time. Ages 10 and up.
• Glider: The Glider is a giant swing where participants are pulled into the air by a pull team and released from the pull rope at the height they select. Participants swing on permanently attached steel cables and must be able to climb a ladder to be clipped into the element. Ages 10 and up.
• Leap of Faith: Participants climb to a platform, jump off, and try to hit a ball suspended in the air. Participants can also step off the platform or sit on the platform and slide off. Ages 12 and up.
• Vertical Playpen: The Vertical Playpen is similar to the climbing wall, but instead of a rock wall, you are climbing an obstacle course. The element starts with a rope ladder and moves to climbing on boards and ropes, and finishes with tires at the top of the element. This element can have either 1 or 2 climbers climbing at a time. Ages 10 and up.
• Zipline: Participants can zip with a partner from our dual zipline located at the Y-Tower. The ziplines feature a gravity brake. Participants must be able to climb a ladder to exit the zipline. Ages 12 and up.

(Winter Only) Experience some of the best cross-country skiing New York State has to offer! We have boots and skis for every size, as well as a wide variety of trails for you to check out. Whether it’s your first time or you’re a regular skier, there us something for everyone!

A night at Frost Valley isn’t complete without more fun programming, including Bingo, the Observatory, a campfire, Trivia, a Night Hike, Hayrides, Floor Hockey, or Family Feud!

Learn about gardening, try your hand at planting, and learn about Frost Valley’s very own aquaponics system.

No weekend at Frost Valley is complete without taking a hike down one of our many trails. Visit High Falls or Brother’s Hole, search for Sasquatch, or cross a cable bridge, all led by our experienced Frost Valley staff.

(Spring & Fall Only) Whether you’ve never ridden a horse before or you’re an expert equestrian, our experienced and well-trained horses love to head out on the trails with families looking to experience a new adventure together. Children under 52 inches can sign up for a half-hour Pony Ride, and anyone over 52 inches can do an hour-long trail ride. *Additional fees apply. Sign up for horseback riding in the Dining Hall on Friday night of your weekend!

(Winter Only) Watch our staff cut a perfect hole in Lake Cole and wait for the big one to bite!

Learn to use a compass to navigate your way through the “forever wild” Catskill Preserve with the help of our highly trained staff.

(Spring Only) Hike out to Frost Valley’s Maple Sugar House and learn how that sweet sap is turned into delicious maple syrup. You’ll even get to try a taste and see for yourself why we love this time of year!

Learn how to survive in the wild by mastering the skills of building a fire, creating outdoor shelter, packing a bag for a camping trip, and more necessary skills needed for conquering the outdoors!

(Winter Only) Take a snowshoe hike with our staff and enjoy the beauty of winter while searching for tracks and walking across the top of new-fallen snow.

(Winter Only) Whether day or night, our mountainous setting provides the perfect opportunity to slide down the hill and enjoy the fresh mountain air nipping at your nose.

Enter a serene state of meditation in a peaceful natural setting. Reconnect your body, mind, and spirit.

Visit our teaching kitchen and create a healthy dish. From chips and salsa to apple turnovers, we’re always creating something new and delicious, and you’ll learn all about the health benefits in each recipe.

Allow your wee ones to enjoy Frost Valley at their level with programs just for them. Special crafts, hikes, and stuffed buddies are just a few of our program options.

Learn how to create a special project out of Frost Valley wood. We have projects for ages 8 and up, including walking sticks, tic-tac-toe boards, and Jacob’s Ladders.