Since 1921, Camp Duncan has served youth and adults from the Chicago-land area. A branch of Chicago Metropolitan YMCA, Camp Duncan is committed to the development of a healthy mind, body, and spirit.  Camp Duncan partners with parents, teachers, religious leaders, business leaders, and corporate executives to provide numerous programs and activities, in accordance with our core values of Caring, Honest, Respect, and Responsibility.

 

Team Building

Camp Duncan can offer your group with a variety of team building activities.  We adapt each session to the specific needs of the group but we focus on leadership, trust, communication, team work, and listening skills.  We can accomplish the  enhancement of these skills at our teams course, climbing tower, high ropes, and/or other group initiative activities. 
 

 

Meeting Rooms

Camp Duncan is a great place to hold monthly / annual meetings as the quietness of the camp environment provides a great climate to get work accomplished.   Camp has various sized meeting rooms that can be set up for the specific needs of your group.  We can accommodate groups from 20 - 400 participants.

 

 

Recreational Activities

Camp Duncan as a weekend retreat can offer a great mix of outdoor recreational  activities for your group.  A day can easily be filled with activities such as climbing tower, archery, boating, hiking, wagon rides, campfires, crafts and more.  
 

Camp Duncan is much more than a place to take students for a field trip.  It is a special place that gives students a hands-on experience with nature through enriching activities in the outdoors.

 

Classrooms come to life on our 300 acres of forest trails, meadowlands and 65 acre lake. We welcome school groups (public, private, and home), and other learning institutions throughout the year.  Our unique program design involves the entire academic curriculum including art, science, and social studies.  Outdoor education is more than learning, it is living within our natural environment.