Make Friends

Meet new and interesting kids from Delaware County and beyond. Together you will explore nature, cook and camp in the great outdoors, share a special bond with bunk mates, work in special groups, and sing and enjoy evening programs around the glowing campfire.

Learn Skills

Swimming. Arts and Crafts. Archery. Science and Nature. Photography. Drama. Camp Newspaper. Woodworking. Rocketry. Fishing. Tennis. Golf. Backpacking. Shooting Sports. Energy Explorations. Backyard Cookery. Sports and Recreation. And so much more!...

Have Fun

Camp is not just a weekend in the woods. It is what happens to campers, what they take home in their memories, in their new purposes, in their improved and newly acquired skills, in their friendships, in their appreciation of nature and out-of-doors.

Years 50 To The Present

1979
Tennis added. Two campers win the Dann Campership.

1980
Bing, backpacking, and canoeing High Adventure trips are led by Jack Mallory, who is also the camp program director this year. Fee is raised to $50 per week.

1981
There are now 25 classes. Dramatics, needlepoint, gymnastics, and biking are the new ones.

1982
Fee is raised to $60 per week.

1983
Four weeks, $65 per week.

1985
$5000 donated to the camp for camperships. Scott Oles, Camp Director, Jim Rice, Camp Administrator. Five weeks

1987
John Lennox dies, leaving his estate to the camp. Farm children can attend camp for half price due to Mr. Lennox's generosity. Four memorial camperships were offered to campers.

1988
The present day dining hall is built by students from SUNY Delhi.

1989
Lennox fund allows farm children to come to camp for free. Six weeks.

1990
Bicycle trip to Montreal, Canada offered for campers. Many international counselors worked at camp.

1991
Mark Finney, Camp director. 26 classes are now offered. The fee becomes $100 per week.

1992
New pool is built. Dining hall is heated.

1993
Astronomy added as a class.

1994
Bike trip to Hudson. Pete Naples, Camp director

1995
Bike trip to Bar Harbor Maine. George Morgan, Jr. Camp Director. $140 per week

1996
Bike trip to Quebec, Canada. History Mystery class to celebrate Delaware County's bicentennial.

1997
Bike trip from Niagara Falls to Delhi. $150 per week

1998
Advanced backpacking class offered for older campers. Patti Hoyt, Camp director

1999
Walter B. Gladstone Science Center is built. Woodworking and a backpacking class for younger campers are added as classes.

2000
New archery range opens. $160 per week.

2001
Camp's 75th anniversary!

2002
New ropes course is completed. Menu is changed. Ford Hall built which houses the nurse's station, staff lounge, and housing for staff; Diane Oles Director.

2003
Wind Storm on July 21 which closed camp for the remainder of the week while repairs made; Camp fee increased to increased to $180 for Delaware County residents.

2004
Jim Rice retired as Camp Administrator; the Staff Annex was built and John Hannum was hired as the new Camp Administrator

2005
Lisa Huyck Director; Edna B. Gladstone Director’s House is completed; Camp Fee for Delaware County residents is $200.

2006
Camp’s 80th Anniversary; Bathhouse is remodeled; menu is changed.

Camp Facts

  • Shankitunk is an Indian word meaning Woody Place.
  • Shankitunk is located on 165 acres of county owned land.
  • Shankitunk is right on the west branch of the Delaware River.
  • Open since 1927, Shankitunk is the oldest continuously operating 4-H camp in New York State!