YMCA Camp High Harbour at Lake Burton — Overnight Camp 2026

Outdoors · Clayton, GA · Ages 6–16

By YMCA of Metro Atlanta

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Nestled in the North Georgia mountains of Clayton, Y Camp High Harbour at Lake Burton is a 74-acre camp with a mile of shoreline on the banks of one of our state’s most beautiful lakes. Your children can experience our full ropes course with climbing wall, archery range, athletic field, sports court, nature trails and waterfront equipped with pontoon boats, kayaks, paddleboards, and of course the BLOB! Our Lake Burton location features traditional camp programs as well as watersports camp, our high adventure Trailblazer program, and the Advanced Leadership Academy.

Camp High Harbour at Lake Burton offers nine one-week sessions from late May through early August, with program tracks for every grade and adventure level:

• Pathfinders (rising 1st–6th grade) — the classic overnight camp experience.

• Watersports (rising 7th grade) — water skiing, wakeboarding, sailing, paddling.

• Navigators (rising 7th grade) — a hybrid of adventure and leadership: ropes course, boating, daily leadership training, group service project.

• Trailblazers (rising 7th grade) — four off-camp adventures during the week including cave camping, ziplining, and white water rafting.

• Voyagers (rising 8th grade) — high-adventure leadership program.

• SALT — Service, Adventure, Leadership, Teamwork (rising 8th–9th grade) — two-week immersive leadership.

• Advanced Leadership Camp (ALC) (rising 8th–9th grade) — two-week paired sessions, interview required.

• Leaders In Training (LIT) (rising 9th–10th grade) — three-week paired sessions, interview required.

Every camper needs an active YMCA Program Membership ($55/year) to register.