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YMCA Camp Ernst "I do believe I'll remember this place for a long long time". https://ymcacampernst.square.site
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Helping people grow in spirit, mind, body, and friendship since 1928. YMCA Camp Ernst is the most popular summer camp in the Greater Cincinnati area. Steeped in tradition and built on the YMCA values of honesty, caring, responsibility and respect, Camp Ernst hosts campers who enjoy top-notch counselors and make friends, doing a wide variety of activities including our ropes course, 100 ft waterslide, ropes course, archery, horseback riding, and much more!

"A gift from the creek"Finding fossils, critters, and clay in Salamander Creek is one of our favorite pastimes at !
10/19/2026

"A gift from the creek"
Finding fossils, critters, and clay in Salamander Creek is one of our favorite pastimes at !

So grateful for the support the Kentucky Equine Education Project - KEEP Foundation provided for our Rockin 'E Ranch - Y...
10/18/2026

So grateful for the support the Kentucky Equine Education Project - KEEP Foundation provided for our Rockin 'E Ranch - YMCA Camp Ernst this summer! Here's some of the magic they helped make--

Flashback to 2011! What do you remember from that era? It was the first year we had the yurts and we still had the old v...
10/16/2026

Flashback to 2011! What do you remember from that era? It was the first year we had the yurts and we still had the old valley pool and barn. The lake featured the banana boat and mini blob and the LITs' cardboard boat competition! Some things never change though--the friendships, the banana costumes, the crew bonding, the silly counselors, the confidence, the time of your life!

Another 2016 throwback — Rockin ‘E Ranch edition 🐎🐎🐎How many Ernst favorites can you name? 👀Ranch staff applications are...
10/16/2026

Another 2016 throwback — Rockin ‘E Ranch edition 🐎🐎🐎

How many Ernst favorites can you name? 👀

Ranch staff applications are open now! Spend your summer riding and teaching campers, making the best Ernst friends along the way 🫰🏼

Click the link in our bio!

10/13/2026

Beautiful day on Camelback

Oh E-Team, we love you so 🥹💕🫰 Teen Staff applications are open now! If you’re currently a sophomore in high school, appl...
10/13/2026

Oh E-Team, we love you so 🥹💕🫰

Teen Staff applications are open now! If you’re currently a sophomore in high school, apply to join E-Team today 🤩

Click the link in our bio!

we love e-team fun night!

we love our teen photographers!

we love working with camp friends!🔻🫶

we love pablo and the double disco!

we love our lifeguards!

FLASHBACK TO 2016--can you believe this was TEN YEARS AGO?
10/09/2026

FLASHBACK TO 2016--can you believe this was TEN YEARS AGO?

10/09/2026
Our fall riding season is wrapping up at the Rockin E Ranch!Sign your rider up for one of our remaining Ranch Day spots ...
10/08/2026

Our fall riding season is wrapping up at the Rockin E Ranch!

Sign your rider up for one of our remaining Ranch Day spots where they can brush up on their riding skills or learn something new.
You can also sign yourself (and your favorite horse crazy kid) up for volunteering at the ranch year-round! No horse experience required, we can teach you what you need to know.

Make sure you follow the ranch page to keep up with the herd and their adventures!

Address

7615 Camp Ernst Road
Burlington, KY
41005

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+18595866181

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